Smart Technologies Sympodium MP250 User manual

Quick Reference
Sympodium™MP250InteractiveLectern
Usethe Sympodiuminteractiveconsoleand the powerfulfeaturesof SMART Board™softwaretocontrol and writeover
computerapplications, imagesand video,all whilefacing youraudience.The source-switching action of the interactive
lectern’sX-Port™40 unitletsyou togglebetween an internalcomputer, alaptopcomputerand peripherals.
CheckingtheStatusoftheInteractive Console
Theconsole’spower indicator islocated intherowofdisplay
buttons, totheleft ofthepower button.It glowsbluewhentheunitis
receivingbothpower andavideo signal.Ifit glowsorange, make
sure that thecomputer isactiveandthat thevideo cableiscorrectly
connected totheconsoleandtoyourcomputer. Theconsole’s
statusindicator istotheleft ofthepower indicator.It turnsblue
whenyoutouchthetethered pentothe screen.Ifit doesn’t, ensure
that theUSB cableiscorrectlyconnected totheconsoleandtothe
computer andthat theSMARTBoard toolsare runningonthe
computer.
Pen-ToolButtons
Youcanwriteor drawover anyapplicationwiththepenusingthepentools. Pressapen-toolbuttontowritewithblack, blueor
red digitalink, toerasedigitalink, or toreturnthepentomousemode.
TM
Selectscolorofdigitalink
Erasesink
Returnspentomousemode
Powerand
status
indicators
Pen-tool
buttons Powerbutton
Functionbuttons Tetheredpen
Internalcomputer
X-Port40unit controlpanel
(notvisiblein thisphoto)
Laptopcomputer
Interactive
console
X-Port40unit
Lecternconnection
panel

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Function Buttons
Thefunctionbuttonsprovide quick accesstofrequentlyused featuresof
SMARTBoard software. Press afunctionbuttontolaunchtheOn-Screen
Keyboard, openanapplicationthathelpsyouorganize,saveandshare
notes,useapaletteofdrawingtools, takeascreencaptureor makeyour
next touchonthescreenaright-click.
ChangingVideoSources and ControllingAudio
Ifyouhavemore thanoneRGBvideo sourceconnected totheX-Port 40 unit, you
canpressabuttonontheunit’scontrolpaneltoswitchsources. Thesource
indicator willlightuptoshowyouthesourcethatiscurrentlyactive. You’llsee the
selected source’simage ontheinteractivescreen, be abletocontrolthatsource’s
computer applications(ifSMARTBoard software isrunning) andhear thesource’s
soundonaconnected audiodevice. Adjust thesoundvolumebyturningthe
volumecontroldialclockwisetoincreasethevolumeor counter-clockwiseto
decreaseit.
CreatingandSavingNotes withFloatingTools
1 Press oneof the console’spen-toolbuttons.
2 Usethe pen todraworwriteon the screen just asyou wouldon paper.Whenyou select
apen tool,the defaultFloating Toolstoolbarappears, allowing you tocaptureyournotes
intoNotebook™software.
CreatingandSavingNotes withNotebookSoftware
1 Open NotebookSoftware
2 Press the Camera button on the Notebooktoolbartolaunchthe Capturetoolbar.
CreatingandSavingNotes withAwareTools
Ifyou’reusing Microsoft®WordorExcel software, you’llsee the AwareTools, eitherasafloating toolbarorasapart of
the application’stoolbar.
Launches
Capturetoolbar
LaunchesNotebook™software
Launches
Floating
Tools
Launches
On-Screen
Keyboard
Makesnext
pencontacta
right-click
FloatingTools
Press to
capturean
areaof the
screen.
CaptureToolbar
AwareToolsToolbar
Press tocapture
an area ofthe
screen.
Press tocapturethe
entirescreen.
Press tocapturea
window.
Press toinserta
noteordrawing
asagraphicobject Press tocapture
thescreeninto
Notebooksoftware.
Press toinsert your
writingintothedocument
orspreadsheetastext.