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PolyVision Walk-and-Talk User Manual

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Part number 370-0199-01
©2008 PolyVision Corporation
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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Walk-and-Talk ™ User Guide Part number 370-0199-01 ©2008 PolyVision Corporation All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction in any manner without written permission of PolyVision Corporation is forbidden. PolyVision is a registered trademark of Steelcase, Inc. Walk-and-Talk and Lightning are trademarks of PolyVision Corporation. Webster is a registered trademark of PolyVision Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The Walk-and-Talk Driver ........
  • Page 4 Removing Permanent Marker ......38 Using Walk-and-Talk Wireless ........39 Technical Support .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on your purchase of a PolyVision® Walk-and-Talk™ product, a sleek and simple solution for interactivity with your computer. This manual describes how to use the Walk-and-Talk driver with these interactive products: Walk-and-Talk interactive whiteboard (WT) • Walk-and-Talk Lightning™ interactive whiteboard (WTL) •...

  • Page 6: What Are Walk-And-Talk Products

    With the Walk-and-Talk driver installed on your computer and your computer connected to a projector, you have the ability to operate your computer using the Walk-and-Talk product as a touch screen. You can operate your computer from the product using your finger or stylus, or you can roam freely about the room and operate your computer using the remote control touch pad and buttons.

  • Page 7: Operating Your Walk-And-Talk Product

    SING THE EMOTE ONTROL The Walk-and-Talk remote control operates at a distance of up to 40 feet (12 m) from any of the Walk-and-Talk products. Always point the remote control toward the infrared receiver on your product. When your computer is projected on the Walk-and-Talk product, the remote control enables you to roam freely about the room while you give your presentation.

  • Page 8: Remote Control Functions

    EMOTE ONTROL UNCTIONS Erase All Erase All Projection Erase everything and start fresh. All writing, Previous Next in dry-erase marker or projection mark-up, is erased from memory. Ink Color To write on the board, choose a dry-erase pen and press the button that matches Cursor Pen Pen Style Keyboard...
  • Page 9 R for a right mouse click (Windows) or control click (Macintosh). You Click trigger can also use the click trigger on the bottom of the remote control for a left mouse click or double-click. Operating Your Walk-and-Talk Product...
  • Page 10 Cursor/Pen In projection mode, press this button to toggle between controlling the cursor and marking-up the image. Pen Style Press this button in projection mode to choose a new type Cursor Pen of mark-up pen Pen Style Keyboard (color, width, and style). Ink Color Print Save...

  • Page 11: Cursor Control In Projection Mode

    • the remote control. • When you want to control your computer using the Walk-and-Talk product, always touch the Walk-and-Talk product’s display screen inside the borders of the projected computer image: To click, tap the display once.

  • Page 12: Marking-Up Computer Projections

    ROJECTIONS While your Walk-and-Talk product displays a projected computer image, the Walk-and-Talk driver enables you to draw, highlight, and write over the projected image. This type of writing is called “mark-up” and it is part of the projected image, not physical ink.
  • Page 13 To remove the spotlight: Press the red “Ink Color” button on the remote control again. • To use the reveal tool: Configure the red button for the reveal option. (Refer to “Projection Options” on page 23. Operating Your Walk-and-Talk Product...
  • Page 14 Press the red “Ink Color” button on the remote control. The projected screen becomes black except one strip at the top. Drag the strip down to reveal more of the screen. To reveal the entire projected screen and continue your presentation: Press the red “Ink Color”...

  • Page 15: Printing And Saving Mark-Ups

    To close the palette without changing pen style, you can either tap the “close” button at the upper corner of the palette, tap anywhere on the screen, press the “Pen Style” button on the remote control, or begin writing with a dry-erase marker outside the projected computer screen. Operating Your Walk-and-Talk Product...

  • Page 16: Erasing Mark-Ups

    SING THE CREEN EYBOARD Walk-and-Talk products provide quick access to your operating system’s on-screen keyboard so you can enter text in a dialog box or other projected computer window as an alternative to typing from your computer’s keyboard.

  • Page 17: The Walk-And-Talk Driver

    Windows 98 users.) Installing the Walk-and-Talk driver takes place when you connect the PolyKey on the Walk-and-Talk USB cable to your computer’s USB port. To install the Walk-and-Talk driver on your computer if you are not using Windows 98: Locate the PolyKey on the USB cable.
  • Page 18 Follow the prompts you see on the screen to complete the installation. On a Macintosh, you must re-boot your system. To install the Walk-and-Talk driver on a computer using Windows 98: Turn on your computer and wait for Windows to start. For best results, make sure no applications are running.

  • Page 19: Configuring Walk-And-Talk Options

    ONFIGURING PTIONS The Walk-and-Talk driver is ready to use as soon as it is installed. However, you can change the default options at any time. To configure Walk-and-Talk options: Click the Walk-and-Talk icon in the system tray (Windows) or system menu (Macintosh).
  • Page 20 The Walk-and-Talk menu appears. Choose “Configure Walk-and-Talk.” The Configure Options dialog box appears. (Shown below on the left for Macintosh users and on the right in Windows.) Options are organized in tabs. Each tab includes these buttons: “Help”: Click “Help” (Windows) or “?” (Macintosh) to view information about the options on a tab.

  • Page 21: General Options

    “Enable automatic checks for updates”: Check this box if you want the Walk-and-Talk driver to connect automatically to the PolyVision web site and check for driver updates. “Change drawing cursor for left handed person”: (Windows only) Switches the cursor for ease-of-use for left-handed users.

  • Page 22: Save Options

    PTIONS To configure Save options: Click the “Save” tab. You see these options: • “Save File As”: Specify the format of the snapshot file saved on your computer when you press “Save” on the remote control. Options include PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or BMP. In Windows, you can also save as GIF.

  • Page 23: Draw Options

    • “Startup Pen Style”: To specify the pen style that is used when you start up the Walk-and-Talk driver on your computer, check “Remember Last Used.” Otherwise, click “Choose Startup Style.” The factory default pen style is a medium black line.

  • Page 24: Print Options

    RINT PTIONS To configure print options: Click the “Print” tab. You see these options: • “Print To”: Specify the printer used when you press the “Print” button on the remote control. In Windows, the drop down list includes printers currently installed on your computer and you can click “Properties”...

  • Page 25: Projection Options

    “Reveal” for gradually revealing screen contents from top to bottom. Refer to “Marking-Up Computer Projections” on page 10. “Replay Strokes”: When you check this box, pen strokes are The Walk-and-Talk Driver...

  • Page 26: Hardware Options

    To configure hardware options: Click the “Hardware” tab. You see these options: • “Installed Hardware”: The communicating Walk-and-Talk whiteboards and their status appear in the list. “Change Remote ID”: Click this button to assign one of the remote control slide switch settings to a whiteboard. The slide switch has three positions corresponding to “A,”...
  • Page 27 When you click “Find Serial Whiteboards” the Walk-and-Talk driver searches all serial ports for attached boards and adds them to the list. Refer to “Using Walk-and-Talk Wireless” on page 39 or to the WT BT Installation and Operation manual.

  • Page 28: Using The On-Screen Remote Control

    Choose “Help” from the Walk-and-Talk menu for information about using Walk-and-Talk products. IEWING A UTORIAL Choose “Tutorial” from the Walk-and-Talk menu to start a video tutorial on using the board. HECKING FOR PDATES Walk-and-Talk driver updates are available via the Internet. Registered users receive notice when updates are available.

  • Page 29: Using Webster

    Advanced users can download a copy of the Webster® software from www.polyvision.com. If you would prefer to use the advanced features of Webster instead of the ease and simplicity of the Walk-and-Talk driver, you can start Webster. To use Webster software instead of the Walk-and-Talk driver: Click the Walk-and-Talk icon in the system tray (Windows) or system menu (Macintosh).

  • Page 30: To Uninstall The Walk-And-Talk Driver In Windows

    NINSTALL THE RIVER ON A ACINTOSH You have two ways to uninstall the Walk-and-Talk driver on a Macintosh, based on whether you have access to the PolyKey. If you have access to the USB cable with the PolyKey: Insert the PolyKey located at one end of the USB cable in the USB port of your computer.

  • Page 31: Using Walk-And-Talk Products With Multiple Monitors

    Three-position switch (A/B/C) By default, your Walk-and-Talk product responds to the remote control whether it is set to A, B, or C. However, if you use multiple Walk-and-Talk products with the same remote control, you must assign one remote control switch position to each device.
  • Page 32 Point the remote to any of the Walk-and-Talk products and press the desired button. Any of the connected devices can receive infrared commands from your remote, but the function will take place only on the device that is associated with the remote control.

  • Page 33: Using Walk-And-Talk Interactive Whiteboards

    SING NTERACTIVE HITEBOARDS SING RASE ARKERS Your Walk-and-Talk interactive whiteboard senses writing and erasing by detecting pressure. Use only the eraser provided with your whiteboard. • Use firm consistent pressure when you write and erase. • Make sure there is only one point of contact on the board at a time.

  • Page 34: Projecting Your Computer Onto The Whiteboard

    While using your interactive whiteboard in projection mode with a projector connected to your computer, a variety of powerful options become available. The Walk-and-Talk driver enables you to: Control your computer using your finger, the stylus, or the remote •...
  • Page 35 Assure that at least half of the projected image is actually projected onto the board. Press the “Projection” button on the remote control one time. To align the projected image with a Walk-and-Talk whiteboard (WT) without Lightning technology: Make sure your computer is connected to the board and Walk-and- Talk software is installed.
  • Page 36 Press the “Projection” button on the remote control. The following alignment window projects from the computer to the board. Using your finger or the stylus, touch the board exactly on each corner of the projected screen, following instructions you see on the board. (By default, you touch the four corner points of the projected screen.

  • Page 37: Writing Notes Next To A Projected Image

    While in projection mode, you can also use a dry-erase marker to write notes on the board beside the projected image from your computer. Snapshots include everything you see, including any writing with the dry- erase marker, the computer projection, and mark-ups. Using Walk-and-Talk Interactive Whiteboards...

  • Page 38: Using Ts And Tsl Interactive Whiteboards

    The TS Interactive Whiteboard includes a touch-sensitive icon strip along the edge of the board that functions in place of the Walk-and-Talk remote control. When you use the TS or TSL Interactive Whiteboard with the Walk-and-Talk driver, the icon strip on the TS or TSL board is mapped to correspond to buttons on the Walk-and-Talk remote control.
  • Page 39 TS Icon Remote Control Button Equivalent Pen Style Tools Next Forward Previous Back Print Print Save Snapshot Pen/Cursor Show Board Projection Projection Ink color: Red Red Pen Ink color: Black Black Pen Ink color: Green Green Pen Ink color: Blue Blue Pen Narrow Eraser (finger width) Narrow Erase...

  • Page 40: Cleaning Your Whiteboard

    If your board is used daily, the cleaning may be needed more often. Removing Permanent Marker Permanent marker should not be used on your Walk-and-Talk board, but if it is by accident, use the following steps to clean it from the board.

  • Page 41: Using Walk-And-Talk Wireless

    The Walk-and-Talk™ Wireless option provides infrared wireless communication between your interactive whiteboard and your computer. Walk-and-Talk Wireless components replace the USB cable connection between your interactive whiteboard and computer, giving you the freedom to position your computer up to 24 feet (7 m) away.
  • Page 42 Walk-and-Talk Wireless. note: NOTE: If you are using the wireless option with Walk-and-Talk Lightning interactive whiteboard, be sure to connect the power supply provided with the wireless components to your board and to a power outlet.
  • Page 43 The Walk-and-Talk driver searches all serial ports for attached boards and adds them to the list. Select your board and click OK. Test the wireless communication link by standing in front of the wireless transmitter. If the LED on the transmitter turns from green to amber, try moving the transmitter or other features in the room until the LED remains green even if someone stands in front of it.

  • Page 44: Technical Support

    Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 AM Eastern time to 8 PM Eastern time. E-mail: support@polyvision.com • Internet: www.polyvision.com • Or, outside North America contact PolyVision Europe/Asia Technical Support: Phone: +32 (0)89 32 31 30 • E-mail: business.center@polyvision.be •...

  • Page 45: Index

    NDEX Exit Walk-and-Talk A/B/C switch on remote control aligning the computer image with the board file name 25, 40 Find Serial Whiteboards alignment options find snapshot on computer Alignment Points flat-screen module infrared receiver projection mode options Bluetooth get started...
  • Page 46 8, 13 pen style for mark-up keyboard TS boards remote control button Pen/Cursor 8, 14 using the on-screen keyboard TS boards pen/cursor button large eraser pens TS boards using Lightning Permanently-Mounted Projector PolyKey for driver installation Make Sounds 9, 12 Previous markers previous...
  • Page 47 TS Interactive Whiteboard reveal entire screen mapping remote buttons 7, 9 right-click TS Lightning Interactive Whiteboard on the board Tutorial using the remote uninstall Walk-and-Talk driver save Macintosh TS boards Windows save button USB cable Save File As connection Save image size...
  • Page 48 writing beside projected computer color on the board and in snapshots on the board over computer projections Index...

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