Orienting The Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard; Default Manufacturing Orientation; 4- And 9-Point User Orientation; 12 Or 20-Point User Orientation - SMART Board Board 600 Series Installation And User Manual

Orienting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

At the factory, we load a default manufacturing orientation data set into the interactive whiteboard's
controller module that it uses if you haven't oriented the interactive whiteboard with SMART Board
software. An orientation performed with SMART Board software is called a User Orientation.

Default Manufacturing Orientation

When the interactive whiteboard uses the default manufacturing orientation data, the touch point
on the screen corresponds fairly well to the projected computer desktop image, provided the
projected image fills the entire interactive screen. The default orientation is a simple 2-point
orientation, which may result in the projected touch point being offset from the actual contact
location. You can resolve this problem by performing a more accurate orientation such as a 9-, 12-
or 20-point orientation.
NOTE: You can restore the default orientation by holding the Reset button on the controller
module for more than three seconds.

4- and 9-Point User Orientation

When you use SMART Board software to perform a quick 4-point or the standard 9-point
orientation, the software saves the orientation data in the flash memory of the interactive
whiteboard's controller module (i.e., the orientation data stays with the interactive whiteboard). If
you attach a different computer, the orientation data for the interactive whiteboard remains
unchanged.

12 or 20-Point User Orientation

You can also perform a 12-point or 20-point user orientation. Unlike the 4- and 9-point orientations,
the software saves the 12- and 20-point orientation data in the computer, and therefore it stays
with the computer and not the interactive whiteboard. Resetting the controller module doesn't clear
the 12- or 20-point orientation data from the computer.
If you attach a different computer, the interactive whiteboard uses the highest level of orientation
data that resides in the controller's memory.

To orient the interactive whiteboard

To orient the unit, you must follow on-screen
instructions for touching specific points on the
interactive whiteboard's screen. This procedure can
be four, nine or twenty touches, depending on your
Alignment/Orientation Precision setting. The next
procedure shows how to change the precision setting.
Shown to the right is an example of a 9-point
orientation screen.
To access the orientation screen, press and hold the
two large pen tray buttons at the same time, or you
can press the Help button on the pen tray and select
Align/Orient the SMART Board.
NOTE: Use a fine-point tool such as a pen tray pen instead of your finger for greater precision
when touching the targets.
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