User guides:
How to use the smart board
Switching on the equipment
In this guide: | Switching on the equipment | Calibrating the smart board | Using the smart board | Attaching a laptop | Help and support |
The smart board on the wall is controlled by the smart board bench.
PC. This is located on top of the bench. Keyboard and mouse.
Ensure that this is powered on (there will be an indicator light). If not, press the power button on the side of the PC, which will then take a few minutes to boot up. To start, turn on the projector and Smartboard by pressing the on button located on the bench-top control panel.
The projector powers up, and lights up the smart board. Note: If this does not occur, you may need to press the power button on the projector itself.
If the computer is not already showing on the screen, press the computer button on the control panel. All audio (PC, DVD through the PC, laptop,etc.) is controlled by the volume buttons on the control panel.
To turn the Smartboard off, press the off button on the control panel, and log out of the computer.
Using the keyboard and mouse, login to the computer with your University username and password.
Calibrating the smart board
A very common problem experienced is that the end of your finger or the pen is misaligned with what happens on the smart board: the ‘orientation’ is out. It is a good idea before you begin to spend a minute calibrating the smart board. To do this, look at the smart board icons on the screen, and press with your finger on the configuration button.
Press with your finger on the orient/align the smart board button.
The smart board control panel appears.
The crosses travel across the screen each time you press on them. Once finished your calibration is complete and you can proceed to use the smart board.
Please proceed to do this but it is recommended that you pick up one of the pens at the base of the board instead of your finger as the pen will be much more accurate.
The next screen tells you to press in the exact centre of a series of crosses that appear on the screen.
Using the smart board
Pressing gently on the smart board is the same as a left-click with a mouse. Double-press to open an application. Drag to select an area.
Your finger is the mouse.
If you need a keyboard, you can either revert to the keyboard on the smart board bench or press the keyboard button at the base of the smart board to bring one on-screen that you can touch-press.
To right-click, press the right-click button on the base of the smart board. The next finger-press that you do will be a right-click.
To write over your screen, applications, etc. pick up a blue, red or green pen from the pen tray at the base of the smart board.
Writing and erasing notes
To erase your pen marks, pick up the eraser and rub out.
To change colours, simply put the current pen back in it’s slot on the tray, and pick up an alternative one.
Note: Make sure that only one pen/eraser is out of it’s slot at any one time. Otherwise the results may not be what you expect. NOTE: Ensure that all pens and eraser are back in their slots when you use your finger as a mouse.
More options: the floating tools
Click on the floating tools button in the smart board toolbar.
Capture screen image
Use as mouse
Pen as a finger Highlighter Right-click as next press
A new palette floats at the top of the screen.
Undo-redo last press Finger as eraser
Attaching a laptop
On the top of the smart board bench, there is a laptop monitor and audio cable.
Plug the monitor cable into the VGA output socket of your laptop, and the audio cable (if required) into your headphones socket. On the control panel, press the laptop button.
You now need to route the screen through the projector by pressing the relevant F (function) key on your laptop.These vary depending upon the make of laptop. Some examples are:
Toshiba fn F5 Dell fn F8 Apple auto detect IBM fn F7
Note:The laptop function only allows your laptop to be projected onto the smart board. The smart board functions (finger-press, pens, etc.) do not work.
Help and support
Additional training material on how to use the smart board, including using the notebook software, capturing screens, etc. is available at:
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/
If you experience difficulties in using this smart board or faults, please contact ServiceLine immediately.We will aim to have a technician get to you within 15 minutes.
You can also book a training session with an instructor on this equipment by contacting ServiceLine.
Telephone +44 (0)23 8059 5656 or from internal phones Ext. 25656 Email: serviceline@soton.ac.uk
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