SMART Board M600 series User manual

SMARTBoard® M600
series
Interactive whiteboard
User’s guide
For models M680, M685, M680V and M685V

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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Important information
Before you install and use your SMARTBoard® M600 series 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 M600 series interactive whiteboard 1
Introduction 1
Features 2
Computer requirements 2
How does your SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard work? 3
Installation tips 4
Accessories and replacement parts 5
Chapter 2: Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer 7
Overview 7
Installing SMARTProductDrivers 8
Calibrating your interactive whiteboard 8
Orienting your interactive whiteboard 9
Chapter 3: Using your interactive whiteboard 11
Using the Pen Tray 12
Using the Floating Tools toolbar 14
Using gestures, dual touch and dual write 15
Updating your SMART software 19
Chapter 4: Maintenance and troubleshooting 21
Tips for trouble-free performance 21
Cleaning your interactive whiteboard 22
General troubleshooting 23
Transporting your interactive whiteboard 29
Contacting SMARTSupport 29
Appendix A: Hardware environmental compliance 31
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Battery regulations (WEEE and Battery
Directives) 31
Batteries 31
Index 33

Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: Introducing your SMARTBoard
M600 series interactive
whiteboard
Introduction 1
Features 2
Feature highlights 2
Pen tray 2
DViT technology 2
Multitouch gestures 2
Dual touch and dual write 2
Durable surface 2
Computer requirements 2
How does your SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard work? 3
Windows and Mac computers 3
Installation tips 4
Extending your USB cable 4
Avoiding electromagnetic interference (EMI) 5
Accessories and replacement parts 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, teach
collaborative lessons, 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 M600 series interactive whiteboard is a full-speed USB 2.0 device with an
external power supply. Your interactive whiteboard receives power from a wall outlet through the
included country-specific power supply and cable.

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Features
Your SMARTBoard M600 series interactive whiteboard is durable and reliable. It features a rugged,
hardened interactive surface, two damage-resistant pens and SMART’s proprietary DViT®
(DigitalVisionTouch) technology. The SMARTBoard M680 interactive whiteboard measures
195.6cm(77") diagonally and has a 4:3 aspect ratio, while the M685 interactive whiteboard measures
221cm (87") diagonally and has a 16:10 aspect ratio.
Feature highlights
Pen tray
The pen tray connects to the interactive whiteboard and holds the two included pens. It features color
select buttons to change digital ink colors. The on-screen keyboard, the right-click and the orient
features are also accessible with pen tray buttons.
SMARTBoard M680V and M685V interactive whiteboards feature a durable pen ledge that holds the
two included pens.
DViT technology
Four digital cameras, one in each of the interactive whiteboard’s 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® and Mac only). You can use
two fingers to resize an object on a page, to zoom in and out, to rotate an object and more.
Dual touch and dual write
Your interactive whiteboard supports dual touch (Windows and Mac only). Two users can use their
fingers to simultaneously perform mouse functions or write on the interactive whiteboard.
Durable surface
The interactive surface is scratch-resistant, dent-resistant and optimized for projection.
Computer requirements
To successfully power your interactive whiteboard and run SMARTProductDrivers, your computer
must meet certain minimum requirements. For a complete list of computer requirements, go to
smarttech.com/downloads and browse to the latest SMARTNotebook software release notes
applicable to your operating system.

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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 to the
connected computer.
Use the pen tray buttons to select different tools. For example, press the left-click button so that
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 pick up a pen
and press one of the color buttons, digital ink appears, enabling you to write over your desktop or any
open application.
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 and Mac 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.
You can press SMARTInk to select ink properties and to perform common tasks such as
capturing your notes.

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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).
Installation tips
For the installation instructions for your SMARTBoard M600 series interactive whiteboard, see the
SMARTBoard M600 series interactive whiteboard installation guide (smarttech.com/kb/170429). If
you purchased a floor stand, wall-mount or an interactive whiteboard system that includes a projector
or other components, refer to the installation documents included with those components.
The optimal mounting height is 196 cm (77") from the floor to the center of the installation brackets.
However, consider the general height of your user community when you choose a location for
wall-mounting your interactive whiteboard and adjust accordingly.
Ensure that you use the correct mounting hardware for your wall type. You can also order the
SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard hardware kit (Part No. 1020342) from your authorized SMART
reseller.
Extending your USB cable
The USB cable included with your SMARTBoard M600 series interactive whiteboard is within the
limit defined by the USB standard for maximum length. Your interactive whiteboard includes a 5 m
(16') USB cable.
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' 5").
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.