Using The Smart Bulb Saver (Windows Only) - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

To configure a generic projector (not in list of supported projectors):
1 Select A Generic Projector from the drop-down list under Display Controller.
2 Select the amount of time to elapse between screen-saver activation and the initiation of
standby mode by pressing the up or down arrow button in Delay Time.
NOTE: Position your cursor in the time field you want to adjust – seconds, minutes or
hours – and then press on the up or down arrow to increase or decrease the time value.
3 Press the Set Serial Port button and configure the communication protocol for this
projector.
NOTE: You can locate the information you need to complete this dialog in the owner's
manual for your projector. Look in the specifications section of the manual for the
following communication protocol information: bits per second, data bits, parity, stop bits,
and flow control.
4 Enter the name of your projector in the Display Name text-entry box.
5 Enter the binary PC command codes for Power On and Power Off in their respective
text-entry boxes.
NOTE: You'll find this information in the PC Command or Control Code section of the
owner's manual for your projector.
6 If necessary, enter the single-digit values that represent the byte length of the projector's
acknowledgement response to the computer's control commands in the AckLen text-
entry boxes.
NOTE: If you set up the On-Screen Projector Controls for your projector and they fail to
work, it may be necessary to enter the AckLen values in AckLen. If this information can't
be found in the owner's manual for your projector, you may need to contact the projector
manufacturer for this information.
7 Press the Install button and then the Start button.
The On-Screen Display Controls for your projector will immediately appear, together with
the On-Screen Display Controls icon in the System Tray.

Using the SMART Bulb Saver (Windows Only)

If you want to take advantage of the On-Screen Display Controls feature but have no screen
saver installed, we've provided one that's especially tailored for SMART Board 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, 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
11).
2 Press the Start button
3 Double-press on Display.
The Display Properties dialog will appear.
4
Press the Screen Saver tab.
, point to Settings, and then press on Control Panel.
SMART Board User's Guide
Win
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.
13