SMART Smart 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.
NOTE
In this document, the term “interactive whiteboard” refers to your interactive
whiteboard and its accessories and options.

Content
Important information.....................................................................................................i
Introducing your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard........................................ 1
Introduction..................................................................................................... 1
Features.......................................................................................................... 1
How does your SMART Board interactive whiteboard work?......................... 2
Computer requirements.................................................................................. 3
Accessories and replaceable parts................................................................. 3
Installation tips................................................................................................ 3
Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer................................................ 5
Overview......................................................................................................... 5
Installing SMART Product Drivers.................................................................. 6
Orienting your interactive whiteboard............................................................. 6
Using the interactive whiteboard..................................................................... 7
Maintenance and troubleshooting................................................................................ 9
Tips for trouble-free performance................................................................... 9
Cleaning your interactive whiteboard.............................................................. 9
General troubleshooting ............................................................................... 10
Transporting your interactive whiteboard...................................................... 15
Contacting SMART technical support........................................................... 15
Hardware environmental compliance ........................................................................ 17
Customer support...................................................................................................... 18
Online information and support..................................................................... 18
Training......................................................................................................... 18
Warranty....................................................................................................... 18

iv | CONTENT
Registration................................................................................................... 18
Index.......................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 1
Introducing your
SMART Board 480
interactive whiteboard
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.
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. The pen tray holds up
to two pen tray pens.

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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.
Durable surface
The interactive surface is scratch-resistant, dent-resistant and optimized for
projection.
How does your SMART Board interactive
whiteboard work?
Your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and pen function as input devices for your
computer, like a mouse, enabling you to work in any application on your connected
computer from your interactive whiteboard’s surface.
When you connect your interactive whiteboard to a computer with SMART Product
Drivers, the following actions occur:
• The computer runs an application, and then sends the image to your projector.
• Your projector casts the image onto your interactive whiteboard.
• Your interactive whiteboard acts as your computer’s monitor and its input devices
enable you to control any application by touching the interactive surface.
When you install SMART Product Drivers on your computer, a Floating Tools toolbar
appears over your desktop and any open application. By default, SMART Product
Drivers interprets your touches and pen contact on the interactive surface as left
mouse clicks. When you select a pen button on the Floating Tools toolbar, SMART
Product Drivers interacts with the computer’s mouse driver to change the pointer to a
colored pen, which enables you to write over your desktop or any open application
with digital ink. You can change pen settings, including the transparency, color and
width of the ink. You can then save your notes to a file in SMART Notebook software
or directly into any Ink Aware application. You can also customize other tools, such as
the width of the eraser tool you use to erase your notes.

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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 replaceable 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 to order accessories and standard
replaceable parts for your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard.
Installation tips
For the installation instructions for your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard, see
its textless 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.
IMPORTANT
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 SMART 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:
• Don’t route USB cables parallel to power cables.
• Cross USB cables over power cables at a 90º angle to reduce the risk of
interference on the USB cables.
• Don’t route USB cables close to common sources of EMI, such as electric motors
or fluorescent lighting ballasts.

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• Don’t bend USB cables sharply.
• Don’t use USB plug adapters or passive USB wall plates.