Using The Smart Bulb Saver (Windows Operating Systems Only) - Smart Technologies Smart Board User Manual

The Display Controller Wizard will disappear and you'll be returned to the Display
Controllers tab of the SMART Board Control Panel.
14 Press OK in the SMART Board Control Panel.
The On-Screen Display Controller for your projector or PDP will be activated
automatically. The Control dialog box will appear, together with an icon in the system tray.
You can control many aspects of your projector from this interface.
15 If you don't have a screen saver installed, activate SMART Bulb Saver. The on-screen
control that automatically turns your projector bulb off during periods of inactivity will not
work unless you have a screen saver installed.
Using the SMART Bulb Saver (Windows Operating Systems
Only)
If you want to take advantage of the On-Screen Display Controller feature, but have no screen
saver installed, we've provided one that's especially tailored for interactive whiteboard use. Even
if you're already using another screen saver, you may want to consider using the SMART Bulb
Saver instead. Not only is the SMART Bulb Saver designed especially for use with a SMART
Board unit, but it's highly configurable as well: it can put your projector or plasma panel into
standby mode, customize the screen graphic, shut down the computer and log off the current
user after a specified period of inactivity.
To activate the SMART Bulb Saver:
1 Connect the appropriate cable from the projector's computer control connection to an
available COM port on your computer. You may have already made this serial connection
between the projector and computer to activate an On-Screen Display Controls (see page
14).
2 Press the Start button
3 Double-press on Display.
The Display Properties dialog box will appear.
4 Press the Screen Saver tab.
5 Select SMART Bulb Saver from the screen saver drop-down list.
6 Press the Settings button.
The SMART Bulb Saver dialog box will appear.
If you've previously installed an On-Screen Display Controller for your projector or
plasma display, the serial port will be selected and associated with your display. You
will likely have already specified the delay time. These values will be displayed in this
tab. You can proceed to step 8.
7 If you haven't configured the On-Screen Display Controller, press the Display Control
Panel button and configure the display with the serial port on your computer. Also
select the delay time.
8 To use your own custom bitmap or company logo as the SMART Bulb Saver graphic,
press the Custom tab and browse to the graphic file you want to use.
9 To shut down the computer and log off the current user, press the Shut Down tab and
follow the instructions in that dialog box.
10 Press the Apply button, and then the OK button.
, select Settings > Control Panel.
SMART Board User's Guide
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Warning
If you connect an
external computer (e.g.,
a guest laptop) to the
projected SMART
Board, turn the SMART
Bulb Saver off. The
screen saver responds
to periods of inactivity in
the internal computer,
so the image from the
external computer may
be unexpectedly
interrupted by its
activation.
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