Smart Technologies Board 480 User Manual

SMART Board™ 480 Interactive Whiteboard

User’s Guide

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable p rotection against harmful interf erence when the e quipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radi o frequency ene rgy and, if no t installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential ar ea is l i kely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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SMART Board, SMART Notebook, DV iT, smarttech, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. All third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Portions of the software that ships with this product are copyrighted by Intel Corporation.

Portions of the software that ships with this product are copyrighted by ParaGraph, a business unit of Vadem.

Patent No. US5448263; US6141000; US6337681; US6421042; US6563491; US6674424; US6747636; US6760009; US6803906; US6829372; US6954197; US7184030; US7236162; US7289113; US7342574; US7379622; US7532206; US7619617; US7626577; US7692625; US7751671; CA2058219; CA2386094; EP1297488; EP1739528; JP4033582; JP4052498; JP4057200; ZL0181236.0; and DE60124549. Other patents pending. 01/2011

Important information

Before you install and use your SMART Board™ 480 interactive whiteboard, read and understand the safety warnings and precautions in this user’s guide and the included warnings document. The included warnings document describes the safe and correct operation of your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and its accessories, helping you to prevent injuries and equipment damage.

NOTE

In this document, the term “interactive whiteboard” refers to your interactive whiteboard and its accessories and options.

Content

Important information.....................................................................................................i

Introducing your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard........................................ 1

Introduction..................................................................................................... 1

Features.......................................................................................................... 1

How does your SMART Board interactive whiteboard work?......................... 2

Computer requirements...... .... ... ... ... .... ... ........................................................ 3

Accessories and replaceable parts................................................................. 3

Installation tips................................................................................................ 3

Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer.............. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... . 5

Overview......................................................................................................... 5

Installing SMART Product Drivers .................................................................. 6

Orienting your interactive whiteboard............................................................. 6

Using the interactive whiteboard..................................................................... 7

Maintenance and troubleshooting................................................................................ 9

Tips for trouble-free performance........... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .................................. 9

Cleaning your interactive whiteboard.............................................................. 9

General troubleshooting ............................................ ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 10

Transporting your interactive whiteboard...................................................... 15

Contacting SMART technical support........................................................... 15

Hardware environmental compliance ..................................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 17

Customer support...................................................................................................... 18

Online information and support..................................................................... 18

Training......................................................................................................... 18

Warranty....................................................................................................... 18

iv | CONTENT

Registration................................................................................................... 18

Index.......................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 1

Introducing your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard

Introduction

Your SMART product is a wall-mounted, front projection interactive whiteboard. It enables you to do everything that you can do at your computer— open and close applications, scroll through files, hold meetings with others, create new documents or edit existing ones, visit websites, play video clips and more— by touching the interactive surface with your finger or the included pen. When you connect your interactive whiteboard to a computer and a projector, your computer image displays on the interactive surface. You can write over any application in digital ink, and then save these notes to a file in SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software for future reference and distribution.

Your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard is a full-speed USB 1.1 bus powered device with no external power supply. Because USB is the primary connectivity mode, your interactive whiteboard receives power from the computer through the included 3 m (9’ 10") USB cable. There’s no power switch on your interactive whiteboard. It’s always running when your computer is turned on.

Features

Your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard is durable and reliable. It features a rugged, hardened interactive surface, a damage-resistant pen and SMART’s proprietary DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology. Your interactive whiteboard measures 195.6 cm (77") diagonally and has a 4:3 aspect ratio. The pen tray holds up to two pen tray pens.

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Feature highlights

DViT technology

Two digit al camera s, one in each of the inter active whiteboard ’ s top corne rs, track the position of your finger or the pen as it moves across the interactive surface.

Durable surface

The interactive surface is scratch-resistant, dent-resistant and optimized for projection.

How does your SMART Board interactive whiteboard work?

Your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and pen function as input devices for your computer, like a mouse, enabling you to work in any application on your connected computer from your interactive whiteboard’s surface.

When you connect your interactive whiteboard to a computer with SMART Product Drivers, the following actions occur:

• The computer runs an application, and then sends the image to your projector.

• Your projector casts the image onto your interactive whiteboard.

• Your interactive whiteboard acts as your computer’s monitor and it s inpu t device s enable you to control any application by touching the interactive surface.

When you install SMART Product Drivers on your computer, a Floating Tools toolbar appears over your desktop and any open application. By default, SMART Product Drivers interprets your touches and pen contact on the intera ctive surface as left mouse clicks. When you select a pen button on the Floating Tools toolbar, SMART Product Drivers interacts with the computer’s mouse driver to change the pointer to a colored pen, which enables you to write over your desktop or any open application with digital ink. You can change pen settings, including the transparency, color and width of the ink. You can then save your notes to a file in SMART Notebook software or directly into any Ink Aware application. You can also customize othe r tools, such as the width of the eraser tool you use to erase your notes.

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Computer requirements

To successfully power your interactive whiteboard and run SMART Product Drivers, your computer must meet certain minimum requirements. For your interactive whiteboard’s computer requirements, see the SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard specifications (smarttech.com/kb/154638

Accessories and replaceable parts

For a full list of items that you can order for your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard, go to smarttech.com/accessories

Contact your authorized SMART reseller replaceable parts for your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard.

to order accessories and standard

Installation tips

For the installation instructions for your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard, see its textless installation guide (smarttech.com/kb/154700

Extending your USB cable

The USB cable included with your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard is within the limit defined by the USB standard for maximum length. Your interactive whiteboard has a built-in 1.5 m (5’) USB cable and a 3 m (9’ 10") USB cable is also included.

IMPORTANT

The combined USB cables connected from your interactive whiteboard to your computer should not exceed 5 m (16’).

However, if this cable isn’t long enough to reach from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, you can use a bus-powered hub, such as the SMART Active USB Extension Cable (Part No. USB-XT) to extend your USB connection.

Avoiding electromagnetic interference (EMI)

You can take some precautions to prevent EMI to your interactive whiteboard:

• Don’t route USB cables parallel to power cables.

• Cross USB cables over power cables at a 90º angle to reduce the risk of interference on the USB cables.

• Don’t route USB cables close to common sources of EMI, such as electric motors or fluorescent lighting ballasts.

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