Chapter 1
Welcome
Convenience panel
Proximity sensor
The proximity sensor is located in the top-left corner of the display's frame.
The proximity sensor can detect people up to 16' (5 m) away when the display is in an
energy saving mode mode.
When the proximity sensor detects people in the room, the display turns on,
depending on how its configured.
If the room is empty for a specified period, the display returns to an energy saving mode.
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For more information on energy saving modes, see the SMART Board 6000S and 6000S Pro series
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interactive displays installation and maintenance guide (smarttech.com/kb/171414).
The proximity sensors respond only when the display is in the networked standby power state. They
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do not respond in the standby power state.
For more information, see Waking up the display and putting it back in to an energy saving mode on
page 18.
Ambient light sensor
The ambient light sensor is located in the top left corner of the display's frame.
The ambient light sensor detects the room's brightness and adjusts the brightness of the
screen accordingly.
You can enable, disable, and adjust this feature. Refer to the SMART Board 6000S and
6000S Pro series interactive displays installation and maintenance guide
smarttech.com/kb/171415
The convenience panel provides buttons for turning the display on and off,
controlling the volume, freezing and unfreezing the screen, and showing
and hiding a screen shade. It also includes connectors for
and a computer or other input source (available connectors vary by model,
see Connecting room computers and guest laptops on page 43).
For more information about the convenience panel, see Using the
convenience panel on page 20.
USB peripherals
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