SMART Board Board 480 User manual

SMARTBoard® 480
Interactive whiteboard
User’s guide

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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.
N O T E
In this document, the term “interactive whiteboard” refers to your interactive whiteboard and its
accessories and options.
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Contents
Important information i
Chapter 1: Introducing your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard 1
Introduction 1
Features 2
How does your SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard work? 3
Computer requirements 4
Accessories and replacement parts 4
Installation tips 4
Chapter 2: Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer 7
Overview 7
Installing SMARTProductDrivers 8
Orienting your interactive whiteboard 8
Chapter 3: Using your interactive whiteboard 11
Using the Floating Tools toolbar 12
Using gestures, dual touch and dual write 13
Chapter 4: Maintenance and troubleshooting 19
Tips for trouble-free performance 19
Cleaning your interactive whiteboard 20
General troubleshooting 20
Transporting your interactive whiteboard 23
Contacting SMART Support 24
Appendix A: Hardware environmental compliance 25
Index 27
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Chapter 1: Introducing your SMARTBoard
480 interactive whiteboard
Introduction 1
Features 2
Feature highlights 2
DViT technology 2
Multitouch gestures 2
Dual touch 2
Dual write 2
Durable surface 2
How does your SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard work? 3
Windows computers 3
Computer requirements 4
Accessories and replacement parts 4
Installation tips 4
Extending your USB cable 4
Avoiding electromagnetic interference (EMI) 5
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.
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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.
Feature highlights
DViT technology
Two digital cameras, one in each of the interactive whiteboard’s top corners, track the position of your
finger or the pen as it moves across the interactive surface.
Multitouch gestures
Your interactive whiteboard supports multitouch gestures (Windows® only). You can use two fingers
to resize an object on a page, to rotate an object, to zoom in and out and more.
Dual touch
Your interactive whiteboard supports dual touch (Windows only). Two users can use their fingers to
simultaneously perform mouse functions.
Dual write
Your interactive whiteboard has limited support for dual write (Windows only). Two users can use
their fingers to simultaneously write on the interactive whiteboard.
Durable surface
The interactive surface is scratch-resistant, dent-resistant and optimized for projection.
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How does your SMARTBoard interactive
whiteboard work?
Your interactive whiteboard functions as an input device for your computer, enabling you to work in
any application on your connected computer. You need two additional components to use your
interactive whiteboard: a computer and a digital projector. These components work together as
follows:
lYour computer runs an application and sends the image to your projector.
lYour projector casts the image onto your interactive whiteboard.
lYour interactive whiteboard detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point,
along with Pen tool information, to the connected computer.
SMARTProductDrivers translates the information into mouse clicks and digital ink.
When you touch your interactive whiteboard’s surface, the touch of your finger becomes a mouse
click and you can control your computer from your interactive whiteboard. When you use a pen tool,
SMARTProductDrivers changes the pointer to a colored pen, which enables you to write over your
desktop or any open application with digital ink.
When you install SMARTProductDrivers, a Floating Tools toolbar appears on your desktop. You can
change pen settings such as the transparency, color and width of the ink. You can then save your
notes to a file in SMARTNotebook software. You can also customize other tools, such as the width
of the eraser tool you use to erase your notes.
Windows computers
SMARTNotebook collaborative learning software includes SMARTInk™ and
SMARTProductDrivers. SMARTInk works with SMARTProductDrivers to enable you to write on
your screen in digital ink using your interactive product’s pen or your finger.
SMARTInk starts automatically when you start your computer, and the
SMARTInk toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window on your
computer.
N O T E
SMARTNotebook software doesn’t display the SMARTInk toolbar because it includes its own ink
tools that you can use to write directly in your file.
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You can press SMARTInk to select ink properties and to perform common tasks such as
capturing your notes.
SMARTInk includes SMARTInk Notes which enable you to write in digital ink anywhere on your
desktop. When you write outside of the open windows on your computer, a SMARTInk Note appears
and you can write inside the note.
SMARTInk also includes the SMARTInk Document Viewer, which enables you to view your
PDFfiles and to write over them in digital ink.
For more information on using SMARTInk, see the SMARTInk user’s guide
(smarttech.com/kb/170191).
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 replacement 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 (smarttech.com/wheretobuy) to order accessories and
standard replacement parts for your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard.
Installation tips
For the installation instructions for your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard, see the
SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard 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.
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I M P O R T A N T
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 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:
lDon’t route USB cables parallel to power cables.
lCross USB cables over power cables at a 90º angle to reduce the risk of interference on the
USB cables.
lDon’t route USB cables close to common sources of EMI, such as electric motors or
fluorescent lighting ballasts.
lDon’t bend USB cables sharply.
lDon’t use USB plug adapters or passive USB wall plates.
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Chapter 2: Connecting your interactive
whiteboard to a computer
Overview 7
Matching your computer’s resolution to your projector’s resolution 7
Installing SMARTProductDrivers 8
Orienting your interactive whiteboard 8
Overview
Your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard’s USB interface enables you to connect your
interactive whiteboard to your computer. Because the included USB cable provides both a digital
signal and power from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, you don’t need an additional
power supply.
I M P O R T A N T
Your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard system supports one interactive whiteboard per
computer connection on a primary display only.
Matching your computer’s resolution to your projector’s resolution
Ensure that the resolution settings for your projector and computer match. If your computer’s
resolution doesn’t match the projector’s native resolution, the image doesn’t properly fill your
interactive whiteboard’s surface and can shimmer or appear distorted.
Set the projector to its optimal image resolution by following the instructions included with your
projector, and then set your computer’s resolution to match. If you need help changing your
computer’s resolution, see the instructions included with your operating system.
You might need to adjust your computer’s refresh rate to obtain the best results. Set the computer to
an initial refresh rate of 60 Hz, and then adjust this rate up or down to determine the ideal refresh rate.
For more information on changing your computer’s refresh rate, see the instructions included with
your operating system.
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Installing SMARTProductDrivers
You can install SMARTProductDrivers on any computer that meets certain minimum operating
specifications using the software installation DVD included with your SMART product or from
smarttech.com/downloads.
N O T E
You must install SMARTProductDrivers 10.7 or later on your Windows computer, or
SMARTProductDrivers 10.2 SP1 or later on your Linux® computer in order to write in digital ink
and to touch on the interactive whiteboard’s surface.
For your interactive whiteboard’s system requirements, see the SMARTBoard 480 interactive
whiteboard specifications (smarttech.com/kb/154638).
I M P O R T A N T
lDisconnect the SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard from your computer while you
install SMARTProductDrivers.
lThere are no status lights on your SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard.
SMARTProductDrivers must be installed to view the interactive whiteboard’s status.
Orienting your interactive whiteboard
After you install SMARTProductDrivers on your computer, orient your interactive whiteboard.
Orienting your interactive whiteboard ensures the greatest possible level of writing and touch
accuracy. Orient your interactive whiteboard any time your projector or interactive whiteboard has
been moved since you last used it, or whenever the mouse pointer isn’t properly aligned with the pen
or your finger when you touch the interactive surface.
gTo orient your interactive whiteboard
1. On the interactive surface, click the SMART Board icon in the notification area, and then
select Orient.
The Orientation screen opens.
2. Pick up the pen from the pen tray.
3. Beginning at the first target on the screen, touch the center of the target firmly with the tip of the
pen and hold the pen steady until the target moves to the next point.
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4. Repeat step 3 until you arrive at the last point.
N O T E
The orientation procedure consists of four touches.
5. At the last point, touch the center of the target, pause and release the pen.
The Orientation screen closes.
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Chapter 3: Using your interactive
whiteboard
Using the Floating Tools toolbar 12
Using gestures, dual touch and dual write 13
Single-finger gestures 14
Selecting and deselecting an object (clicking) 14
Displaying menu options (right-clicking) 14
Dragging an object, scroll bar or window 14
Double-clicking 14
Displaying the next and previous page 15
Multi-finger gestures 15
Displaying menu options (right-clicking) 15
Enlarging an area or object 15
Reducing the scale of an object 16
Scrolling horizontally or vertically 16
Rotating an object 16
Best practices for gestures and tools 16
When you touch your interactive whiteboard’s surface, the interactive whiteboard registers the
horizontal and vertical (or x and y) coordinates on the interactive surface. Your computer’s mouse
driver interprets those coordinates and moves the pointer to the corresponding point on the projected
image.
To open an application on your interactive whiteboard, press twice consecutively on the application’s
icon. When you press twice to open an application, it’s the same as double-clicking your mouse to
open an application on your computer. Similarly, each time you press once on your interactive
whiteboard’s surface, it’s the same as a single left click.
N O T E
If necessary, move the mouse or touch the interactive whiteboard’s surface or press any key on
your keyboard to bring your computer out of standby mode.
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Using the Floating Tools toolbar
You must install and run SMARTProductDrivers on your connected computer to have use of the
Floating Tools toolbar. While you work on your interactive whiteboard, the toolbar floats over your
desktop and any open application. Use your finger or the provided pen tray pen to select a tool from
this customizable toolbar to click, write, erase and open SMARTNotebook software on your
interactive whiteboard.
For more information on how to use SMARTNotebook software, see smarttech.com/support.
gTo open the Floating Tools toolbar
Press the SMARTBoard icon in the notification area, and then press Show Floating Tools.
N O T E S
lSMARTNotebook software includes additional toolbars which allow you to control digital ink
pens and other drawing tools.
lYou’re unable to use the Right-click tool from the Floating Tools toolbar on your
SMARTBoard 480 interactive whiteboard.
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lYou can move this toolbar to either the left or right side of the screen.
lYou can move this toolbar lower on your screen so younger students can reach it.
lYou’re unable to rotate this toolbar horizontally.
Using gestures, dual touch and dual write
Your interactive whiteboard supports multitouch gestures, dual touch and dual write with your
Windows computer.
I M P O R T A N T
Gestures, dual touch and dual write require the Windows 7 or Windows XP operating systems and
the latest version of SMARTProduct Drivers and SMARTNotebook software
(smarttech.com/downloads).
Multitouch gestures enable you to use pre-determined commands on your interactive whiteboard
without using the keyboard or mouse. With a series of two-finger touches on your interactive
whiteboard screen, you can navigate pages, change the look of an object and more.
Dual touch enables two users to touch the interactive whiteboard and to simultaneously perform
mouse functions.
Dual write enables two users to use their fingers to write on the interactive whiteboard at the same
time.
N O T E
Dual write has limited functionality with your SMARTBoard 400 series interactive whiteboard.
Before you use these features, enable your interactive whiteboard to recognize them.
gTo enable gestures, dual touch and dual write
1. Press the SMARTBoard icon in the notification area, and then press SMARTSettings.
The SMARTSettings window appears.
2. Press SMARTHardware Settings.
3. Select Mouse and Gesture Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Select Multitouch Mode.
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5. Press Apply.
6. Press OK.
Single-finger gestures
You can perform some gestures using one finger, including selecting an object and double-clicking.
Single-finger gestures include the following:
Selecting and deselecting an object (clicking)
Quickly press and release the interactive surface to select or deselect
an object or option. This performs a standard mouse click.
N O T E
This gesture starts programs if your operating system is set to start
applications on a single click.
Displaying menu options (right-clicking)
Press and hold the screen with your finger.
In SMARTNotebook software, Windows and Microsoft® Office
programs, the right-click menu appears.
Dragging an object, scroll bar or window
Press and hold an object or scroll bar on the screen. Keep your finger
on the screen and slowly move the object or scroll bar. When you
reach the position you want, release your finger.
Double-clicking
Quickly press and release the interactive surface twice in the same
spot. This performs a standard double-click.
N O T E
This gesture starts programs if your operating system is set to start
applications on a double-click.
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