Macintosh Serial Cable Setup - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

Macintosh Serial Cable Setup

Mac
1 Connect the short DB9 end of the supplied serial cable to the 9-pin serial port
underneath the SMART Board (see the upper figure on page iv).
2 Attach the supplied Macintosh serial adapter to the long DB9 end of the supplied serial
cable and insert the barrel-shaped end of the adapter into the modem or printer port
on your Macintosh.
3 With your Macintosh turned off, unplug your keyboard connector from the keyboard
port. Next, connect the power plug end of the supplied SMART Macintosh Keyboard
Adapter to the power plug on the long DB9 connector and the other end to the vacated
keyboard port. Finally, reconnect the keyboard connector to the SMART Macintosh
Keyboard Adapter.
SMART Keyboard Adapter
NOTE: If your Macintosh isn't equipped with a keyboard port, connect an external power
supply to the power plug socket on the long DB9 connector. This external power supply
must have the following characteristics:
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Supplied Serial Cable
Modem or Printer Port
2.1 mm inner diameter — positive center post
5.5 mm outer diameter — negative outer barrel
6V DC to 12V DC output
minimum 200 mA output
Power Plug Socket
Long DB9
Connector
Connecting the SMART Keyboard Adapter
Preface
Power Plug
Socket
Long DB9
Connecter
Macintosh
Serial Adapter
To Serial To Keyboard
Connector
Adapter
To Keyboard
Port