Smart Technologies SMART Board600i Series User manual

Firmware Update and User’s Guide
SMART Board™ 600i Series
Interactive Whiteboard System

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06/2008

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Using the Firmware
In this Chapter
This chapter explains how to use the features of the firmware with your SMART Board 600i
interactive whiteboard system. The firmware’s features include Whiteboard, Bridgit conferencing
software and the ability to connect to computers and video sources.
•Basic Tools (this page)
•Starting a Firmware Session (page 50)
•Whiteboarding (page 50)
•Collaborating (page 58)
•Connecting to Computers and Video Sources (page 68)
•Using Your SMART Board 600i Interactive Whiteboard System with Computer and Video
Source Inputs (page 71)
•Ending a Firmware Session (page 74)
Basic Tools
Regardless of which features of the firmware you use, you’ll find these tools useful:
• Welcome Center menu
• shortcut menu
• toolbar
• on-screen keyboard
• right-click
• volume adjustment and mute
• online Help

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Welcome Center
The Welcome Center allows you to create or open Whiteboard files, Bridgit software conferences,
and computer and video source sessions, as well as open the Unifi 35 Settings dialog box to
configure the firmware (see page 9) and end the current session (see page 74).
The Welcome Center appears when you start a firmware session. If you’re in a Whiteboard file,
Bridgit software conference, or computer or video source session, open the Welcome Center by
pressing Menu in the toolbar.
Shortcut Menu
The shortcut menu allows you to move between Whiteboard files, Bridgit software conferences,
and computer and video source sessions without opening the Welcome Center.
NOTE: A session only displays in the shortcut menu if you select its input’s Add a button for this
input in the shortcut menu check box (see page 18 and page 20).
To open the shortcut menu, press to the right of Menu in the toolbar. Press a session’s button to
move to that session, or press outside of the shortcut menu to close it.
The currently open
session is outlined
in yellow.
The LinQ/Bridgit dialog box only
displays if there are open
Bridgit software conferences or
LinQ software connections.

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Toolbar
The toolbar appears at the bottom of the display in Whiteboard files, Bridgit software conferences,
and computer and video source sessions. The buttons in the toolbar differ depending on the type
of session.
NOTE: The two right-most buttons in the computer or video source toolbar are only available for
computer inputs.
To minimize the toolbar, press Minimize . After minimizing the toolbar, you can move it to
different positions on the display by pressing the appropriate buttons.
Whiteboard Toolbar
Computer or Video Source Toolbar
Move to the Left-Middle
Position
Move to the Left-Top
Position
Move to the Left-Bottom
Position
Move to the Left-Middle
Position
Move to the Bottom-Left
Position
Move to the Right-Middle
Position
Move to the Right-Top
Position
Move to the Right-Bottom
Position
Move to the Right-Middle
Position
Move to the Bottom-Right
Position
Move to the Left-Bottom
Position
Move to the Right-Bottom
Position
Move to the Bottom-Right
Position
Move to the Bottom-Left
Position
Move to the Bottom-Middle
Position
Move to the Bottom-Middle
Position

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Alternatively, press Show/Hide Menu on the control module (on the left side of the pen tray) to
minimize the toolbar.
SMART Keyboard
If there’s no keyboard connected to the 600i interactive whiteboard system, you can use SMART
Keyboard to type information.
Press Keyboard or the keyboard button on the pen tray.
SMART Keyboard appears.
NOTE: SMART Keyboard uses the QWERTY layout.
Right-Click
If you connect a computer to the 600i interactive whiteboard system (see page 68) and there’s no
mouse connected to the system, you can simulate a right-click by pressing Right-Click or the
right-click button on the pen tray, and then pressing the interactive screen with your finger.
Volume Adjustment and Mute
Adjust and mute the volume by pressing Volume .
Adjust the volume by moving the slider to the right to increase volume, or to the left to decrease
the volume. Mute the volume by pressing Volume .
To open SMART Keyboard
Show/Hide Menu

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Alternatively, adjust and mute the volume using the volume control on the control module (on the
left side of the pen tray):
Adjust the volume by turning the volume control. Mute the volume by pushing down on the volume
control.
NOTE: Volume adjustment and mute aren’t available in Whiteboard or any computer or video
source connection without audio input.
Online Help
The firmware includes online Help.
Open the Welcome Center, and then press Help.
The Help Topics window appears.
To view the online Help
Volume Control

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Starting a Firmware Session
There are two situations in which you need to start a new firmware session.
When you start a new session, the Welcome Center appears.
Whiteboarding
Whiteboard allows you to capture notes and drawings in digital ink on your 600i interactive
whiteboard system.
Use Whiteboard for brainstorming, note taking and other activities for which you want to use your
interactive whiteboard system’s digital ink tools without connecting to a computer.
Situation Procedure
Your 600i interactive whiteboard system is off. Turn on your 600i interactive whiteboard
system as documented in document 87643.
Your 600i interactive whiteboard system is on
but the display is blank.
The firmware has timed out and is in sleep
mode. (For information on setting the number of
minutes before the firmware times out, see
page 22.)
Swipe your finger or a pen from the pen tray
across the display of your 600i interactive
whiteboard system.

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Getting Started
To use Whiteboard, create or open a Whiteboard file.
1. Press Menu.
The Welcome Center appears.
2. Press Whiteboard.
To create a Whiteboard file

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3. Press Whiteboard.
OR
Press New File.
A new file opens.
You’ve created a new Whiteboard file.

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1. Connect the USB storage device that contains the Whiteboard file to the Unifi 35 projector or
the Extended Connection Panel.
2. Press Menu.
The Welcome Center appears.
3. Press Whiteboard.
4. Press Open File.
The Open dialog box appears.
5. In the Look in list, select the USB storage device’s drive letter.
To open a Whiteboard file

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6. Browse to and select the file.
7. Press Open.
The file opens.
You’ve opened an existing Whiteboard file.
Using Whiteboard
After creating or opening a Whiteboard file, you can:
• draw digital ink
• erase digital ink
• add a page to the file
• delete a page from the file
• minimize and restore the toolbar
1. Pick up a pen from the pen tray.
OR
Press Pen .
The pen toolbar appears.
To draw digital ink

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2. In the pen toolbar, select the appropriate color and thickness options.
3. Draw digital ink.
1. Pick up the eraser from the pen tray.
OR
Press Eraser .
2. Erase digital ink.
Press Add Page .
A new page appears after the currently selected page.
Open the page you want to delete, and then press Delete Page .
The page deletes.
NOTE: If there’s only one page in the file, pressing Delete Page clears the page rather than
deleting it.
To erase digital ink
To add a page to the Whiteboard file
To delete a page from the Whiteboard file

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Saving or E-mailing a Whiteboard File
You can save your Whiteboard file on a USB storage device or e-mail it in one of the following
formats:
• Whiteboard file (.notebook)
• JPEG archive (.zip)
• PDF (.pdf)
After saving a file on a USB storage device, you can open, view and edit it in Whiteboard or on a
computer with Notebook software.
1. Connect a USB storage device to the Unifi 35 projector or the Extended Connection Panel.
2. Press Save .
The Save dialog box appears.
3. In the Look in list, select the USB storage device’s drive letter.
4. Browse to the folder where you want to save the file.
NOTE: Create a new folder for the file by pressing New Folder .
5. In the File name box, type a file name.
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6. In the Save as type list, select a file type:
– Whiteboard File (.notebook)
– JPEG Archive (.zip)
– Portable Document Format (.pdf)
NOTE: If you select JPEG Archive (.zip), the firmware saves each page in the Whiteboard file
as a JPEG image file inside an archive file.
7. Press Save.
You’ve saved the Whiteboard file to a USB storage device.
1. Press E-mail .
The E-mail dialog box appears.
2. In the Recipient list, select the recipient.
OR
In the E-mail address box, type the recipient’s e-mail address.
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NOTES
– Add a new recipient or edit the list of recipients by pressing the appropriate button in the
upper-right corner of the E-mail dialog box:
– If you’re using SMART Keyboard to enter e-mail addresses, press Shift to view the key for
the @ symbol.
3. In the Save as type list, select a file type:
– Whiteboard File (.notebook)
– JPEG Archive (.zip)
– Portable Document Format (.pdf)
NOTE: If you select JPEG Archive (.zip) file, the firmware saves each page in the Whiteboard
file as a JPEG image file inside an archive file.
4. Press Send E-mail.
You’ve e-mailed the Whiteboard file.
Collaborating
Bridgit conferencing software is a client/server application that lets you collaborate with anyone,
anywhere in the world. Using Bridgit conferencing software, you can:
• share your display
• view other participants’ displays
• communicate with others through chat
• use your SMART product to write digital ink notes
Add a New Recipient
Edit the List of Recipients

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NOTE: You must connect the 600i interactive whiteboard system to a network and configure it as
documented on page 29 to use Bridgit conferencing software.
Getting Started
To get started with Bridgit conferencing software, create or join a conference.
1. Press Menu.
The Welcome Center appears.
2. Press Collaborate.
IMPORTANT To use the Bridgit conferencing software features in the firmware, you must do one
of the following:
• Purchase and install Bridgit server software.
• Purchase a subscription for the Bridgit conferencing service.
• Install a trial version of Bridgit software for 30 days, and then purchase the
server software or service from SMART Technologies.
• Be invited to a conference by a person or organization with Bridgit software.
For more information on these options, see the Bridgit page of the SMART
support site.
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3. Press Create Conference.
The Create Conference dialog box appears.
4. In the Conference box, type a name for the conference.
NOTE: You define the default name in this box in the firmware settings (see page 29).
5. In the Password and Confirm boxes, type a password for the conference (if you want to
assign a password to the conference).
IMPORTANT
If you do not assign a password to the conference, any person with Bridgit
conferencing software and access to the server can join the conference.

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6. Press Create.
If the server administrator has assigned a password for creating conferences, the
Password Required dialog box appears. Proceed to step 7.
OR
If the server administrator has not assigned a password for creating conferences, the Bridgit
software conference screen appears. Do not proceed to step 7.
7. In the Creation Password box, type the password for creating conferences, and then press
OK.
The Bridgit software conference screen appears.
You’ve created a Bridgit software conference.

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1. Press Menu.
The Welcome Center appears.
2. Press Collaborate.
3. Press Join Conference.
The Conference Connection dialog box appears.
To join a Bridgit software conference