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- Page 1 Firmware Update and User’s Guide SMART Board™ 600i Series Interactive Whiteboard System...
- Page 2 © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written consent of SMART Technologies ULC.
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Page 3: In This Chapter
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. •... -
Page 4: Welcome Center
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. - Page 5 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. Whiteboard Toolbar Computer or Video Source Toolbar NOTE: The two right-most buttons in the computer or video source toolbar are only available for computer inputs.
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Page 6: Smart Keyboard
Alternatively, press Show/Hide Menu on the control module (on the left side of the pen tray) to minimize the toolbar. Show/Hide Menu SMART Keyboard If there’s no keyboard connected to the 600i interactive whiteboard system, you can use SMART Keyboard to type information. To open SMART Keyboard Press Keyboard or the keyboard button on the pen tray. -
Page 7: Online Help
Alternatively, adjust and mute the volume using the volume control on the control module (on the left side of the pen tray): Volume Control Adjust the volume by turning the volume control. Mute the volume by pushing down on the volume control. - Page 8 Starting a Firmware Session There are two situations in which you need to start a new firmware session. 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 Swipe your finger or a pen from the pen tray but the display is blank.
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Page 9: Getting Started
Getting Started To use Whiteboard, create or open a Whiteboard file. To create a Whiteboard file 1. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears. 2. Press Whiteboard. Using the Firmware... - Page 10 3. Press Whiteboard. Press New File. A new file opens. You’ve created a new Whiteboard file. Using the Firmware...
- Page 11 To open a Whiteboard file 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.
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Page 12: Using Whiteboard
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 •... - Page 13 2. In the pen toolbar, select the appropriate color and thickness options. 3. Draw digital ink. To erase digital ink 1. Pick up the eraser from the pen tray. Press Eraser 2. Erase digital ink. To add a page to the Whiteboard file Press Add Page A new page appears after the currently selected page.
- Page 14 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.
- Page 15 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.
- Page 16 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: Add a New Recipient Edit the List of Recipients – If you’re using SMART Keyboard to enter e-mail addresses, press Shift to view the key for the @ symbol.
- Page 17 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. To use the Bridgit conferencing software features in the firmware, you must do one IMPORTANT of the following: •...
- Page 18 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).
- Page 19 6. Press Create. If the server administrator has assigned a password for creating conferences, the Password Required dialog box appears. Proceed to step 7. 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.
- Page 20 To join a Bridgit software conference 1. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears. 2. Press Collaborate. 3. Press Join Conference. The Conference Connection dialog box appears. Using the Firmware...
- Page 21 4. Select the Bridgit software conference you want to join, and then press Join. If the Bridgit software conference owner has assigned a password for joining the conference, the Join Conference dialog box appears. Proceed to step 5. If the Bridgit software conference owner has not assigned a password for joining the conference, the Bridgit software conference screen appears.
- Page 22 To share your display 1. Press Share This Display or Share A blue border appears around your display. NOTE: If you’re a participant in another person’s Bridgit software conference, the other person must approve your request before you can share your display. 2.
- Page 23 To view another participant’s display Other participants can share their displays. When they do, a red border appears around the display. Depending on how the owner or presenter configures the Bridgit software conference settings (see page 66), you can draw digital ink on the participant’s display or request remote control of the other participant’s display.
- Page 24 To relinquish remote control of another participant’s display Press Relinquish Remote Control You’ve relinquished remote control of the other participant’s display. To chat with other participants 1. Press Participant List The Participant List dialog box appears. 2. Press 3. Type a message. 4.
- Page 25 To configure the Bridgit software conference settings 1. Press Options The Conference Options dialog box appears. 2. Select the Allow others to draw check box to allow other participants to draw digital ink notes when you’re sharing your display. 3. Select the Allow others to share their desktop check box to allow other participants to share their displays.
- Page 26 Complete the following steps: 1. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears. 2. Press Collaborate. 3. Press Exit Conference. You’ve left the Bridgit software conference. Connecting to Computers and Video Sources After connecting the 600i interactive whiteboard system to a computer or video source, you can view the computer or video source’s input on your SMART product’s interactive screen.
- Page 27 To connect to a local computer 1. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears. 2. Press Computer Access. Press Watch Video. NOTE: The computer input that appears in the Watch Video tab isn’t connected to the interactive whiteboard through the USB or RS-232 interface. Therefore, you can view this input on the interactive whiteboard but you’re unable to interact with it through touch.
- Page 28 You’ve connected to a local computer. To connect to a LinQ software client computer 1. Start LinQ software on the client computer. NOTE: You can download LinQ software for client computers from the SMART Technologies website. 2. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears.
- Page 29 To connect to a video source 1. Press Menu. The Welcome Center appears. 2. Press Watch Video. 3. Press one of the video source input buttons. The video source’s input appears. You’ve connected to a video source. Using Your SMART Board 600i Interactive Whiteboard System with Computer and Video Source Inputs When viewing computer or video source input, you can draw digital ink notes on the display.
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Page 30: To Clear The Display
To erase digital ink 1. Pick up the eraser from the pen tray. Press Eraser 2. Erase digital ink. To clear the display Press Clear. Your digital ink notes clear from the display. To freeze the display Press Freeze. The display freezes. NOTE: To unfreeze the display, press Resume. - Page 31 3. Press Whiteboard. 4. Press Whiteboard. A Whiteboard file opens. The last page in the file contains a screen capture of the display. Using the Firmware...
- Page 32 Ending a Firmware Session When you’ve finished using the firmware, you can end your session. Ending your session: • closes open Whiteboard files • closes open Bridgit software conferences • disconnects LinQ software client computers To end a firmware session 1.
- Page 33 To end a firmware session and turn off the Unifi 35 projector 1. Press Power on the control module (on the left side of the pen tray). Power The End Session dialog box appears. 2. Press Yes. The Save Changes? dialog box appears. 3.
- Page 34 Using the Firmware...
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