Windows Serial Cable Setup; Getting Started - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

Getting Started

Getting your SMART Board set up and ready to use is easy. Follow the steps below and you'll find
that as soon as you install SMART Board Software on your connected computer, your SMART Board
becomes touch sensitive: in other words, every touch on the Board will be interpreted by your
computer as a mouse click. Open, minimize or close applications, scroll through files, open your
browser – all just by touching the Board. You can also press a SMART Pen Tray button to use the
SMART Keyboard or make your next contact with the Board a right-mouse click (Windows only).
To activate your Pen Tray and other SMART Board tools so you can write over projected
applications, just open the SMART Board tools. You can now pick up a stylus from the Pen Tray and
write over any application displayed on the SMART Board surface.
For your SMART Board connection, you have the option of using the provided serial cable or, if you
prefer to use a USB cable, you can order a USB adapter cable from SMART Technologies Inc. that is
especially designed for connecting a SMART Board. To quickly find the connection procedure that
meets your needs, refer to the table below.
NOTE: The information provided in this section applies to the SMART Board 500 Series. If
you have a Rear Projection SMART Board or a SMART Board for Plasma Displays, refer
to the installation manual that came with your product for set up instructions.
Operating System
Windows
Windows
Macintosh
Macintosh

Windows Serial Cable Setup

1 Insert the SMART Board Software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
The SMART Board Software setup program should start automatically. If it doesn't, select Start,
Run and enter x:\autorun.exe (where x: is your CD-ROM drive). Follow the on-screen
instructions to install SMART Board Software.
During SMART Board Software installation, you'll be asked if you want to put the SMART Board
icon in your StartUp Folder. We recommend you reply affirmatively. Then, whenever you activate
Windows, SMART Board tools will always be open, and your SMART Board will be fully functional
without any further action.
2 Without removing the SMART Board Software CD, shut off your computer.
3 Connect the short DB9 end of the supplied serial cable to the 9-p in serial port
underneath the SMART Board (see the figure on the next page).
Cable Connection
Serial
USB
Serial
USB
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