Interwrite Learning Interwrite Pad User manual

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Getting Started InterwriteTM Pad
GETTING STARTED
for Windows and the Mac
InterwriteTM Pad

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Table of Contents
Interwrite Pads
About This Guide 5
Product Overview 5
Interwrite Pen 5
Bluetooth Technology 5
Workspace Software 5
Installation Overview
1. Unpack Your Interwrite Pad 6
2. Set Up Your Interwrite Pad and Interactive Pen 6
3. Install the Interwrite Workspace Software 6
4. Connect Your Interwrite Pad 6
Setting Up Your Interwrite Pad
Charging the Interwrite Pad and Interactive Pen 8
Attaching the Tether to the Pad and the Pen 8
The Electronic Interwrite Interactive Pen 9
Install the Interwrite Workspace Software
Installing the Interwrite Workspace Software on Windows 10
Installing the Interwrite Workspace Software on the Mac 11
Connect Your Interwrite Pad
BluetoothTM Wireless Installation 12
About Bluetooth and Workspace 12
Bluetooth Requirements 13
Bluetooth Communications 13
Installing the USB Adapter 14
Keeping Track of the Bluetooth Adapter 14
Moving the Bluetooth Adapter 14

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Connect the Interwrite Devices
Connecting a Wireless Device on Windows 15
Connecting a Wireless Device on the Mac 17
Operating the Interwrite Pad
Operating the Interwrite Pad 19
Operating the Buttons 20
The Sleep/Wake Button 20
The Connect Button 20
The Disconnect Button 21
Light and Tone Indicators 21
The Status Lights 21
The Power Status Light 21
The Connection Status Light 21
The Pad Battery Status Light 21
The Pen Battery Charging Status Light 22
Tone Indicators 22
Replacing the Battery Pack
Replacing the Interwrite Pad Battery Pack 23
Getting Started with Interwrite Workspace
Begin an Interwrite Workspace Session 26
The Interwrite Workspace Toolbar 27
Using the Pen Tool 28
Presentation Files 29
Distributing Presentation Files 30
Additional Interwrite Learning Resources 30
What is PRS? 30
Regulatory Statements and Warranty
Regulatory Statements 31
Warranty 39

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Product Overview
The Interwrite Pad is a tablet system featuring the patented digitizer and pen-
input technology. Used with the Interwrite Workspace software on a PC or a
Mac, Interwrite Pads allow you control the computer by running applications,
opening and editing files, and annotating screen images and presentation files
from anywhere in the room. When used with an InterwriteTM Board, Interwrite
Pads provide the ultimate collaborative system for the interactive class room
or the interactive meeting room.
Interwrite Pen
The electronic Interwrite Pen, when positioned just above (in prox of) or
touching the surface of a powered-on, connected Pad, controls the move-
ments of the mouse on the computer. The Pen becomes a writing and
drawing instrument when one of the many Workspace Annotation Tools is
selected from the projected Toolbar. When in Annotation Mode, a user can
make notes on a PowerPoint Slide Show, highlight areas of interest on a
spreadsheet, or edit a document using a wide range of pen attributes.
Bluetooth Technology
The Interwrite Workspace system uses the BluetoothTM wireless technology
to establish communication between the Pad and the computer. The Inter-
write Pads come with the Bluetooth module built into the Pad, so the only
installation required is the Bluetooth USB Adapter on the computer.
Workspace Software
The operation of your Interwrite Pad is facilitated by the Interwrite Work-
space software. The software is installed as part of the process of establish-
ing communication between the Pad and the computer and is covered in
this guide. The Workspace software has three operational modes: White-
board Mode,Interactive Mode and Office Mode (Windows only).
About This Guide
This Getting Started guide describes how to set up your Interwrite Pad and
Interactive Pen, install the Interwrite Workspace software, and establish a
communication connection with the PC or the Mac. It ends with an overview
of the Interwrite Workspace software.
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Interactive Mode, the operational mode used by both Interwrite Pads and
Interwrite Boards, allows you to take advantage of the power and features
of the Workspace software. An Interwrite Pad, acting as an input device to
the computer, remotely controls the computer from anywhere in the room.
When the Interwrite Board and a video projector are added, the computer’s
desktop image projects onto the Interwrite Board’s surface, and the board,
communicates as an input device to the computer.
In this environment, both the person at the Interwrite Board and users with
Pads seated around the room can interact with the presentation. Office
Mode makes it possible to interact directly with Microsoft’s Office suite of
products, PowerPoint, Word and Excel on the PC. Annotations, notes and
calculations can be added directly to the native application files when in this
operational Mode.
Installation Overview
This section describes what you will be doing and the order in which you will
be doing it, to facilitate the setup of your Interwrite Pad and its preparation for
use.
1. Unpack Your Interwrite Pad
The package includes the Interwrite Pad and the rechargeable Interwrite
Interactive Pen, a Pen tether, a Pad Charger, and an Interwrite LearningTM CD
and a Bluetooth USB Adapter.
2. Charge Your Interwrite Pad and Interactive Pen
Your Pad and Pen must be charged before you can use them. Place the
Interactive Pen in the Pad’s Pen Tray and plug the Pad Charger into the
Charger Jack located at the top of the Pad and the other end into a standard
wall socket. The Pad is charged when the Pad Battery Status Light goes off.
3. Install the Interwrite Workspace Software
4. Connect Your Interwrite Pad
Your Interwrite Pad must be able to communicate with the Interwrite Work-
space software on your computer. This communication link is established
wirelessly between two Bluetooth communication modules—one built into
the Pad and the other connected to the computer. The wireless Bluetooth
Pad must then be “connected” to Workspace by the Device Manager, one
of the Interwrite Workspace software applications.

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Setting Up Your Interwrite Pad
The Interwrite Pad communicates with the computer using BluetoothTM
wireless technology. The Bluetooth communications module is built into the
Interwrite Pad. The Pad communicates through its built-in Bluetooth module
with another Bluetooth module installed on the computer. The Interwrite Pad
runs on Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, which provide about 40 hours of
wireless operation before they have to be recharged.
InterwriteTM Pad
Charger
Power
Jack
On/Off
Power
Switch
Pen Battery Charging Status Light
Connection Status Light
Power Status Light
Pad Battery Status Light
Sleep/Wake Button
Connect Button
Disconnect Button
Pen Tray
Workspace

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Charging the Interwrite Pad and
Interactive Pen
Before you use your Interwrite Pad and Interactive Pen for the first time, they
should be charged for about three hours, or until the Pad Battery Status Light
goes off. Whenever the Pad battery is low and needs to be recharged, the Pad
Battery Status Light will flash slowly.
1Place the Interactive Pen in the Pen Tray with the Rocker Button and
Tether Loop facing up.
2Connect the Pad Charger’s cable to the Charger Power Jack at the top of
the Pad.
3Plug the Charger into an AC power outlet.
The Interwrite Pad can be used while it is charging.
4When the Pad and Pen are charged and the Pad Battery Status Light goes
out, unplug the Charger from the Interwrite Pad.
5Turn on the Power Switch when the Interwrite Pad is charged.
The buttons and status lights are described in more detail in the Operating the
Interwrite Pad section beginning on page 20.
Attaching the Tether to the Pad and the Pen
The tether has a loop at each end. One end has a metal ring attached to the
loop – that’s the Pen loop. The other end is the Pad loop.
1Thread the Pad loop up through the hole above the Pen Tray. Thread the
Pen loop through the Pad loop. Pull to tighten.
2Thread the metal ring through the Tether Loop eyelet on the Pen.
The first thing you should do when you unpack your
new Interwrite Pad and Interactive Pen is charge them.
The Pen can be charged only when it is placed in the Pen Tray on the
Pad, and only when the Pad is being charged. A Pen charge lasts over 40
hours. You should always charge the Pen when the Pad is being charged.

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The Electronic Interwrite Interactive Pen
The Interactive Pen is an input device to the computer. You will use it to write
and draw in Annotation Mode and to control mouse movements in Mouse
Mode by moving the tip of the Pen just above (in prox of) or touching the
Pad’s workspace surface. When the Pen Tip is in prox or touching the Pad’s
workspace, it simulates the same effects you would get using the left mouse
button both in Windows and on the Mac.
Using the Pen
When the Pen is in prox, press the left end of the Rocker Button to simulate a
left mouse button double-click in Windows and on the Mac. Press the right
end of the Rocker Button to simulate a right mouse button click in Windows
and a Ctrl-click on the Mac. In Windows, hold down the left Rocker Button
and touch the Pen Tip to the Pad’s workspace to erase. On the Mac, with the
Pen Tip touching the Pad’s surface, hold down the left Rocker Button to erase.
Sleep Mode
The Pen goes into Sleep Mode after about two minutes of inactivity to con-
serve power. Touching the Pen to a surface, or clicking one of its Rocker
Buttons, wakes up the Pen. When the Pen is in prox, the Power Status Light
on the Pad will go from flashing to solid green. It goes back to flashing green
when the Pen is out of prox.
Tether
Loop
Pen Tip – Up or Down
Same as Left Mouse Button on Windows and Mac
Rocker
Button
Left – Double-Click Mouse Button with Pen Up
Windows and Mac
Right – Right Mouse Button (Windows)
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1Log in as Administrator. Insert the Interwrite Learning CD into the
CD drive on your PC. The installer will autoload. If it doesn’t, click
on the Start button on the Windows Task Bar and select Run from
the menu. Type X:\setup.exe (Xrepresents the CD drive letter).
2Select the Install Interwrite Workspace Software menu option.
3Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation. You
will know Interwrite Workspace has installed successfully by the
appearance of the Interwrite Workspace icon in the System Tray on
the Windows Task Bar. If the icon does not appear, restart your
computer.
Installing the Interwrite Workspace
Software on Windows
The Interwrite Workspace icon on the Task
Bar indicates that the Interwrite Device Man-
ager is now running on your PC. Click on the
Workspace icon to display the options on the
Device Manager Menu shown here. Device
Manager, in addition to managing the Interwrite
hardware devices, provides direct access to the
three operational modes of the Interwrite
Workspace software.
Click the Interwrite Workspace icon in the System Tray of the
Windows Task Bar to display the Device Manager Menu. Select the
Check for Updates option. If a new version of Workspace is available,
download it now. You should periodically check for updates.
The Interwrite Workspace software must be installed on Windows
by a user with Administrator privileges. Interwrite Workspace is
compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.
If you are using Windows 98/Me/NT, you must use Interwrite
Workspace version 5.0. For more information, contact Technical
Support to order an installation CD.

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1Insert the Interwrite Learning CD into the CD-ROM drive on your
Mac. An Interwrite Workspace CD icon will appear on your
desktop.
2Double-click on the Interwrite icon on the desktop to display the
CD’s contents. Double-click on the Install Interwrite icon.
3Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation.
Installing the Interwrite Workspace
Software on the Mac
Interwrite Workspace must be installed on the Mac by a user with
Admin privileges. Interwrite is compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4
or higher.
The appearance of the Interwrite
Workspace icon on the Menubar
indicates that the Device Manager is
now running on your Mac. It will load
and run in the background every time
you start up your Mac. Click on the
Interwrite Workspace icon to display the
options on the Device Manager Menu,
shown here. Device Manager, in addi-
tion to managing the Interwrite hard-
ware devices, provides direct access to
the two operational modes of Interwrite
Workspace on the Mac.
Click the Interwrite Workspace icon on the Menubar to display
the Device Manager Menu. Select the Check for Updates option. If a
new version of Interwrite Workspace is available, download it now.
You should periodically check for updates.

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This section of the Interwrite Pad Getting Started guide describes how to
connect the Bluetooth USB Adapter to the computer
establish communication between the Bluetooth modules
using the Interwrite Workspace software.
Connect Your Interwrite Pad
BluetoothTM Wireless Installation
About Bluetooth and Workspace
The Interwrite Workspace system employs BluetoothTM wireless technology
to establish wireless communication between the Interwrite Boards and
Interwrite Pads and the computer. A Bluetooth Module must be installed on
each component involved in wireless communication. The Bluetooth
BTCOM2 Module is installed on the Interwrite Board. The Bluetooth USB
Adapter shown here is installed on the computer, if necessary. The Interwrite
Pads have the Bluetooth Module built in, so no installation is necessary.
Bluetooth BTCOM2
Module
Bluetooth USB Adapter

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If the computer has the Bluetooth Module built in, an external module is not
needed. Most computers with a built-in Bluetooth Module will also have the
Bluetooth driver software installed. Version 6.xx of the InterWrite software
and version 7.0 of the new Interwrite Workspace software support the three
most common Bluetooth stacks (driver software)—Toshiba, WIDCOM and
Microsoft.
Interwrite Model 100 Pads are the only Pads that have a cable that
connects the Pad to the computer. Interwrite Model 300, 310 and
400 Pads are wireless. You can have a mix of wired and wireless
Interwrite Pads and Interwrite Boards communicating with the
computer.
The Interwrite Board and Interwrite Pads in an Interwrite wireless system
communicate with the computer through a single Bluetooth Module con-
nected to the computer. Up to seven Bluetooth-enabled Interwrite Devices—
Boards and Pads—can communicate with the Bluetooth Module connected
to the computer. Only one Bluetooth Module, either built-in or external, can
be connected to the computer at a time.
Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista and Mac OS X
version 10.4 or above have built-in Bluetooth support. If you are
using Windows 98/2000/Me/NT, contact Technical Support to
order an installation Kit.
.
Bluetooth Requirements
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Moving the Bluetooth Adapter to Another Machine or
USB Port
The Adapter-to-USB-port and Bluetooth software installation (Windows only)
must be performed by a user with Administrator privileges. If the configura-
tion is changed, that is, if the Adapter is moved to another USB port on the
computer, or if a different USB Adapter is installed in the USB port on that
computer, the process must be managed by the Admin.
Do not install the USB Adapter behind metal enclosures, as this
will limit performance. Metal serves as a shield and reduces the
signal strength. Mount the Adapter so the top of the unit is
positioned above the computer or monitor case. Use a USB cable
extender when additional length is needed to mount the USB
Adapter away from metal or other enclosures.
Keeping Track of the Bluetooth Adapter
The Velcro button in your Bluetooth Comm Kit is used to attach the USB
Adapter to the side of your monitor, or to the lid of your laptop. Pull the
button apart, remove the paper backing from both pieces, and stick one piece
to the back of the USB Adapter and the other to the monitor or laptop lid. Use
a USB extension cable to connect to the USB port.
Plug the USB Adapter into one end of the USB cable and insert the other
end into one of the USB ports on your computer.
It cannot be plugged into a keyboard USB port on the Mac. The operating
system will auto-detect and configure the new hardware device.
Installing the USB Adapter

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Connect the Interwrite Devices
The Interwrite Workspace software component Device Manager is the
driver for the Interwrite Devices—Interwrite Boards, Interwrite Pads and
the Interwrite Panel. Device Manager is loaded when Interwrite
Workspace is successfully installed on the computer. It automatically
detects a cabled Interwrite Board or Interwrite Panel. However, the
wireless Interwrite Devices need to be discovered – and, in the case of
the Mac, to select a Service – before the communication connection is
complete.
The following sections describe how to connect wireless Interwrite
Devices, first on Windows, then on the Mac.
Connecting a Wireless Device on Windows
The last step in setting up wireless communications between the Bluetooth
modules on the Interwrite Pad and your PC is performed by Device Man-
ager. Make sure the Interwrite Pad is powered on.
1Click on the Interwrite Workspace icon in the
System Tray on the Windows Task Bar to display the
Device Manager menu.
2Select the Devices... menu option.
The icon is red when the Bluetooth module is not connected to the PC.
3Click on the Find Bluetooth Devices button.
A search inquiry for all Bluetooth Devices will begin automatically. When the
inquiry is completed, all Devices discovered during the search will be listed in
the Find Bluetooth Devices dialog.
The Devices
dialog box with
the Bluetooth
icon is displayed.

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4Click on the Remember checkbox
next to each discovered Device
you want to see listed in the
Devices List Window.
5Click OK to return to the Devices
dialog.
Each discovered device is identified in the Devices dialog by its Name, Type,
Connection, Status, Availability, and whether AutoConnect is enabled. The
Properties feature allows you to
give a connected Interwrite
Device the Name shown in the
Devices List Window (the Inter-
write Pad is given an additional
Bluetooth Name) and to program
its SoftKeys.
AutoConnect is a property unique
to Bluetooth-enabled Interwrite
Devices. When AutoConnect is enabled, the computer will scan continu-
ously for this and other active, AutoConnect-enabled Bluetooth Devices and
attempt to connect them. Scanning stops once a Device is detected and
connected. Therefore, if you are connecting multiple Devices, make sure
they are all powered on, so all of the Devices will be
detected by the scan. The Status property will tell you
whether the connection succeeded or failed. The Avail-
ability option indicates that a discovered Device is avail-
able for connection. The Connect button can be used to
manually connect discovered devices.
6If you want your Interwrite Pad to AutoConnect when it is powered on,
click on the AutoConnect checkbox.
7Select your Interwrite Pad in the Devices List Window and click on the
Properties button. Give the Pad a Name. This Name is stored in the
Interwrite Workspace software on this computer and will identify the Pad
when it is connected to this computer.
Once connected, your Interwrite Pad is available as a system pointing device.
Your computer mouse can still be used as a pointing device.
The Interwrite Device Addresses shown here are the Radio IDs and can be
found on the back of the Interwrite Device.

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2Select the Devices... menu option.
The Devices dialog box is displayed.
Connecting a Wireless Device on the Mac
The last step in setting up wireless communications between your Blue-
tooth Interwrite Devices is performed by Device Manager. Make sure
your Interwrite Pad is powered on.
3Click on the Scan Bluetooth
button.
The Select Bluetooth Device dialog
box is displayed.
4Make sure the Device Type is set
to Input Devices and the Device
Category is set to Discovered
Devices.
5Click on the Search button.
1Click on the Interwrite Workspace icon on the
Mac Menubar to display the Device Manager
Menu.
Every active Interwrite Board and Interwrite Pad running Bluetooth should be
discovered and listed in the left column of the Select Bluetooth Service dialog
box.

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6Select the Device in the left
column. A Service displays
in the right column. Interwrite
Bluetooth Devices—Interwrite
Boards and Interwrite Pads—will
use either the ZV-AT Service or
InterWrite Service.
7Click on the Service displayed in
the right column. When you do,
the Select button is activated.
8Click on the Select button.
The Bluetooth dialog box goes away. The Interwrite Pad beeps once when it is
connected.
Your Interwrite Pad is now listed in the
Bluetooth Devices section of the Devices
dialog with Status Connected. By default,
the Pad will automatically reconnect in the
future. If you want to change that, select
your Interwrite Pad, click on the Device
Properties button and clear the Automati-
cally connect when device is available
checkbox.
If you turn off your Pad and power it on
during the current session, Device Man-
ager will detect that the device has gone
away and will change its status to Discon-
nected. Click on the Connect Device
button to reconnect.
If the Device doesn’t connect, repeat the process—click on the
Device, click on the Service, click the Select button.
Tip: Give each Interwrite Device a Local Name so it will be
distinguishable in the Bluetooth Devices list box.

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Operating the Interwrite Pad
The Interwrite Pad provides the freedom to interact with a projected presen-
tation from anywhere in the room. You can write annotations and run
applications remotely, giving you the opportunity to engage others and
encourage participation.
You use the electronic Interactive Pen on the Interwrite Pad’s workspace,
the area defined by the Pad Insert, to move the mouse cursor on the pro-
jected image, to select and use Workspace tools, and to click on the pro-
grammable SoftKeys indicated along the sides of the Pad Insert. The Pen is
also used to press the indented buttons just above the workspace area.
InterwriteTM Pad Charger
Power Jack
On/Off
Power Switch
Pen Battery Charging Status Light
Connection Status Light
Power Status Light
Pad Battery Status Light
Sleep/Wake Button
Connect Button
Disconnect Button
Pen Tray
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Operating the Buttons
To operate any of the three buttons, position the Pen vertically above the button and
touch the Pen Tip to the button and hold for several seconds.
The Sleep/Wake Button
The Sleep/Wake Button allows you to put your Interwrite Pad into Sleep Mode at
any time. Sleep Mode conserves the battery charge. The Pad drops the connec-
tion and goes into an energy-saving standby mode. The Pad will automatically go
into Sleep Mode after a half hour to an hour of inactivity. This button is also used
to wake up the Interwrite Pad from Sleep Mode, returning it to full operating
power.
The Connect Button
The Connect Button wakes up an Interwrite Pad that is in Sleep Mode and
attempts to connect, or reconnect, the powered-on, discovered Pad.
How it Works in Windows
The Interwrite Pad is discovered when the signal sent from the Bluetooth device
installed on the computer is answered by the Pad. An exchange of device addresses
takes place. Device Manager displays the Pad’s address in the Pad’s Properties profile.
The Pad stores the computer’s Bluetooth address. The computer – or more accurately,
the Bluetooth device on the computer – and the Pad are now linked. If the Pad
becomes disconnected, or is powered off, pressing the Connect button on the Pad
will turn it on and reconnect it to the computer with the Bluetooth device that
discovered it.
If you were to take the Interwrite Pad to another location, say another classroom,
where a different computer and Bluetooth device are set up, your Pad would not
be able to communicate with the second computer until the second computer
discovers the Pad. The AutoConnect setting for your Pad determines whether
your Pad stays linked to the first computer, or whether it becomes linked to the
second computer. A link between the Bluetooth devices on the computer and
your Pad occurs only when the AutoConnect option for the Pad is checked. That’s
when the computer’s Bluetooth device address is stored as the Host Address on
the Pad and the link is created.
If you wanted to establish a new link between your Pad and the second computer,
check the AutoConnect setting. The second computer’s Bluetooth device address
will overwrite the value currently stored in the Host Address field on the Pad.
However, if you want to retain the link between your Pad and the first computer,
keep the AutoConnect setting unchecked. In this way, the connection to the
second computer is a temporary one, for this session only. If the Pad becomes
disconnected, it must be connected by clicking on the Connect button to con-
tinue communicating in the current session.