Setting Up The On-Screen Display Control - SMART Board Installation Manual

To configure a COM port
1. Press the SMART Board icon in the system tray (Windows computers) or in the Dock
(Macintosh computers), and select Control Panel.
2. Select SMART Board Settings.
The SMART Board Settings dialog box appears.
3. Press the Add SMART Board arrow button and select Manually choose COM port.
The Select COM Port dialog box appears.
4. If you know which port you connected the interactive whiteboard to, select it from the
list, and press Select.
OR
If you're unsure of the correct port, click the Detect SMART Hardware button.
SMART Board software locates the correct port for the attached interactive
whiteboard.
The Ready Light in the pen tray should change to green to indicate that the interactive
whiteboard is now touch sensitive.

Setting Up the On-Screen Display Control

NOTE: The Display Control functionality described below is only available with a Windows
operating system.
With the On-Screen Display Control set up, you'll never again hunt for an elusive remote
control because you can control your flat-panel display right at the screen using this handy
feature in SMART Board software. Use the Display Control to control the volume, power and
input source for your interactive whiteboard
The On-Screen Display Control also prevents image burn-in: when an installed screen saver
activates, the Display Control waits for a specified period of time and then puts the flat-panel
display into sleep mode. If you don't have a screen saver installed, try using the Bulb Saver
program.
As soon as activity resumes on the interactive whiteboard—e.g., after you touch the
interactive whiteboard or move the mouse—the Display Control reactivates the flat-panel
display.
For the On-Screen Display Control to work, you'll need:
• an available port on your computer
• an RS-232 cable connection from the flat-panel display to the computer.
• an installed and active screen saver
The following procedures guide you through the process of:
• connecting the flat-panel display to a computer (this page)
• configuring the On-Screen Display Control (page 32)
• using the On-Screen Display Control (page 33)
Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use
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