Configuring And Using On-Screen Display Controls - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

To help you economize on expensive projector lamps or simply to prevent image burn-in
in your plasma display, SMART's On-Screen Display Controls have been designed to
detect the presence of any screen saver you may have installed. The On-Screen Display
Controls respond when the screen saver becomes active by automatically turning off the
projector lamp or putting the plasma display into sleep mode after a specified period of
time has elapsed.
As soon as activity resumes on the SMART Board − i.e., after the SMART Board is
touched or the mouse is moved − the On-Screen Display Controls will turn the projector
lamp back on or reactivate your plasma display.
To summarize, the On-Screen Display Controls:
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allow you to control such aspects of the projector or plasma display as volume, power
and input source right at the SMART Board surface
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work with your screen saver to put your display into standby mode (turning off your
projector lamp or putting your plasma display into sleep mode) after a period of
inactivity. The next time you touch the Board, the projector lamp or plasma display is
reactivated.
In order for an On-Screen Display Controller to work, you'll need:
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an available COM port on your computer
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an RS-232 serial cable connection from the projector or plasma display to the
computer

Configuring and Using On-Screen Display Controls

On-Screen Display Controls are available for both supported and non-supported projectors
and for all plasma display panels that work with a SMART Board for Plasma Displays. If your
projector does not appear on the list of supported projectors, you can select A Generic
Projector from the list of Display Controllers and configure it as shown in the procedure
below. After you've installed or configured the On-Screen Display Controls, a Display
Controls icon is added to your System Tray (on the right side of the Task Bar), as shown
below.
Press once on this icon to view the Controls dialog for your On-Screen Display Controls, and
then adjust and control your display by pressing the appropriate buttons in the dialog. You
can also access the controls in the form of a command menu list with a right-mouse press on
the icon. Pressing twice on the icon will cause your projector or plasma display to shut down
immediately.
NOTE: Specific on-screen controls vary according to the projector and plasma display model,
but, in general, standby mode, volume, display mode and input source controls become
touch accessible.
On-Screen Display Controls Icon
in System Tray
SMART Board User's Guide
Tip
If you don't have a
screen saver installed,
consider installing the
SMART Bulb Saver,
which is especially
designed for use with a
SMART Board. See
page 13 for details.
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