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Smart Technologies Hawkeye 480C Installation And User Manual

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Installation and User's Guide
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Optical Whiteboard Capture System

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  • Page 1 480C Installation and User’s Guide Technologies Inc. Optical Whiteboard Capture System...
  • Page 2 SMART Technologies Inc. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor.

  • Page 3: Important Information

    Handle it with care. Do not open the Camera Boom casing. Other Warnings and Safety Precautions For operating safety and to avoid damage to your Hawkeye 480C, read carefully and observe the following instructions. Avoid installing Hawkeye 480C near radio transmitting devices. The electromagnetic radiation created by radio transmitting devices may reduce the quality of images captured by Hawkeye 480C.
  • Page 4 480C’s operating temperature range is from 41° ° ° ° F to 95° ° ° ° F (5° ° ° ° C to 35° ° ° ° C) with up to 90% humidity non-condensing. The Hawkeye 480C shipping and storage range is from -40° ° ° ° F to 95° ° ° ° F (-40° ° ° ° C to 35° ° ° ° C) with up to 95% humidity non-condensing.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Hawkeye Features ..............3 Stand-Alone Control Unit............3 Networked Control Unit ............3 PART 1: INSTALLING HAWKEYE 480C Installing the Camera Boom and Control Unit ....4 Single Camera Boom with a Control Unit......... 4 Multiple Camera Booms with a Control Unit ......4 Unpacking and Checking Components........
  • Page 6 PART 2: USING HAWKEYE 480C Using Hawkeye at a Whiteboard ........47 Reactivating the Control Unit ..........48 Starting or Resuming a Session ..........48 Capturing the Notes from Your Whiteboard......50 Adjusting Control Unit Screen Brightness......51 Printing Captured Images on the Control Unit ....... 53 Deleting Captured Images on the Control Unit ......

  • Page 7: Hawkeye Overview

    Hawkeye Overview Hawkeye 480C is an optical whiteboard capture system that works with your existing whiteboard and markers. It enables you to capture, print and distribute whiteboard notes as full-color, digitally enhanced images. You can even use Hawkeye to capture, print and distribute flip chart pages that have been taped onto a whiteboard.

  • Page 8: Control Unit

    Control Unit The Control Unit includes an embedded processor with a built-in Web server, as well as firmware for capturing and enhancing images. It stores approximately 20 captured images at a time. A small screen on the Control Unit displays easy-to-follow instructions. Buttons on the Control Unit enable you to capture, print and organize your whiteboard images.

  • Page 9: Hawkeye Features

    Hawkeye Features Once it has been installed, Hawkeye is always ready. Because it simply photographs what you’ve written on your whiteboard, Hawkeye is also always reliable. When you press the Capture button on the Control Unit, the digital cameras in the Camera Boom take color photographs of the notes you’ve made on your whiteboard.

  • Page 10: Installing The Camera Boom And Control Unit

    NOTE: When you order additional Camera Booms for your Hawkeye 480C, you may receive the Hawkeye CAM Installation and User’s Guide. However, the information included in that manual does not apply to your Hawkeye 480C. Installing the Camera Boom and Control Unit...

  • Page 11: Unpacking And Checking Components

    Unpack the contents of the shipping container, checking each item removed against the shipping checklist. If any items are missing, contact SMART Technical Support. Hawkeye 480C includes the following: a Camera Boom with a mounting template and wall bracket •...

  • Page 12: Mounting A Camera Boom On The Wall

    Mounting a Camera Boom on the Wall If you’re planning to use multiple Camera Booms, repeat these instructions for each one. Step 1: Mark the drywall anchor locations Measure the width of the whiteboard and use a pencil to mark on the wall the center location of the whiteboard.
  • Page 13 Step 2: Fasten the wall bracket to the wall Using a Phillips No. 2 screwdriver, thread E-Z toggle drywall anchors into marked locations that aren’t at a wall stud. Don’t use a hammer to force the E-Z toggle drywall anchors into the wall. NOTE: The supplied drywall anchors are not suitable for walls thicker than 5/8"...
  • Page 14 Step 3: Mount the Camera Boom on the wall Lift the Camera Boom to the top of the wall bracket. Slide the base of the Camera Boom onto the wall bracket, fitting the Camera Boom mounting slots onto the wall bracket hooks. Camera Boom Hook x 3 Mounting Slot x 3...

  • Page 15: Connecting Multiple Camera Booms

    Connecting Multiple Camera Booms If you’re installing multiple Camera Booms to be used with one Control Unit, you’ll need to connect the Camera Booms to each other in a daisy chain pattern. The information that will be transmitted back and forth between the Control Unit and a Camera Boom will travel from one Camera Boom to the next Camera Boom and so on until it reaches its destination.
  • Page 16 Second Camera Boom First Camera Boom IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 Port Port Wire Wire Management Management Hook Hook IEEE 1394 Cable Connecting Multiple Camera Booms Open the door at the bottom of the next Camera Boom base. Insert the other end of the IEEE 1394 cable into the IEEE 1394 port closest to the previous Camera Boom, guiding the cable through the wire management hook.

  • Page 17: Mounting The Control Unit On The Wall

    Mounting the Control Unit on the Wall Step 1: Mark the drywall anchor locations Select a position for the Control Unit that will enable people of NOTE: varying body heights to read information displayed on the Make sure the Control Unit screen. Using a bubble level and pencil, mark the line that marks center of the bottom edge of the Control Unit by drawing a cross the bottom edge...
  • Page 18 Multiple Camera Booms are connected to one another in a daisy chain pattern. If you plan on using multiple Camera Booms with one Control Unit, position the Control Unit beside the last whiteboard in the chain. One Control Unit can be used with up to four Camera Booms. Camera Boom Whiteboard Bottom Edge of...
  • Page 19 Step 2: Fasten the wall bracket to the wall Using a Phillips No. 2 screwdriver, thread the drywall anchors for the Control Unit wall bracket into marked locations that aren’t at a wall stud. NOTE: If the marked location is at a wall stud, use a No. 8 by 1.5" (3.81 cm) long wood screw without a drywall anchor.
  • Page 20 Step 3: Mount the Control Unit on the wall Lift the Control Unit to the top of the wall bracket. Slide the Control Unit onto the wall bracket, fitting the Control Unit mounting slots onto the wall bracket hooks. Mounting Slot x 3 Hook x 3 Control Unit Control Unit...

  • Page 21: Connecting A Camera Boom To The Control Unit

    Using the Allen key provided, insert security hex screws into the two bottom corners of the Control Unit. These screws ensure the Control Unit can’t be accidentally knocked free from the wall bracket. They also help prevent unauthorized people from removing the equipment. Control Unit Security Hex Screw x 2 Control Unit...
  • Page 22 To connect a Camera Boom to the Control Unit: Open the door at the bottom of the Camera Boom base. Insert the IEEE 1394 cable into the IEEE 1394 port closest to the Control Unit. Camera Boom Base Door IEEE 1394 Port x 2 Wire Management Hook x 2 IEEE 1394 Cable Connecting the IEEE 1394 Cable to the Camera Boom...
  • Page 23 Guide the IEEE 1394 cable through the wire management hook and close the door on the Camera Boom base. Run the IEEE 1394 cable across the top and down the side of the whiteboard, and then along the wall towards the Control Unit.

  • Page 24: Configuring A Stand-Alone Control Unit

    Configuring a Stand-Alone Control Unit When the Control Unit isn’t connected to a network, captured images can only be printed and distributed in hard copy. This section of the manual explains how to configure a Control Unit that will not be connected to a network.
  • Page 25 To connect the Control Unit to a printer: Insert one end of the printer cable into the parallel port on the bottom of the Control Unit. Bottom View of Control Unit Parallel Printer Port Printer Cable To Printer Connecting the Printer Cable Insert the other end of the printer cable into the parallel port on the printer.

  • Page 26: Connecting The Control Unit To A Power Source

    Connecting the Control Unit to a Power Source NOTE: Don’t connect the Control Unit to a power source until you’ve connected the IEEE 1394 and printer cables. To connect the Control Unit to a power source: Insert the barrel-shaped connector end of the universal power supply cable into the power socket underneath the Control Unit.
  • Page 27 Connect the female end of the country-specific power cable to the male (pronged) end of the universal power cable. To Control Unit Central Europe (Germany) Japan United Kingdom (Ireland) Male End of Universal Power Supply Cable Australia (New Zealand) Female End of Country- Specific Power Cable North America Universal Power Supply Cable...
  • Page 28 Plug the male (pronged) end of the country-specific power cable into an electrical power outlet. The power indicator light will turn green immediately and the following screen will appear on the Control Unit within a couple of minutes. Initial Screen Power Indicator Scroll Light...

  • Page 29: Specifying The Type Of Printer

    Specifying the Type of Printer The Control Unit includes two types of buttons: those reserved for specific functions and those assigned as needed. Buttons that can be assigned are referred to as soft buttons. The current function of each soft button is identified on the Control Unit screen.
  • Page 30 * Press Brightness to adjust screen brightness. * Press Printer to change printer type. * Press Calibrate to refine image alignment and set image cropping. * Press Return to exit the Options Mode. Hawkeye 480C 1.0.1 Printer Calibrate Return Brightness...
  • Page 31 * Press Brightness to adjust screen brightness. * Press Printer to change printer type. * Press Calibrate to refine image alignment and set image cropping. * Press Return to exit the Options Mode. Hawkeye 480C 1.0.1 Printer Calibrate Return Brightness Press the Return button.

  • Page 32: Configuring A Networked Control Unit

    Configuring a Networked Control Unit It’s easier to share the information captured from your whiteboard when your Control Unit is connected to a network. When the Control Unit has a network connection, anyone within the network can view, print, copy and save the whiteboard images using a Web browser.

  • Page 33: Connecting The Control Unit To A Network

    Connecting the Control Unit to a Network NOTE: If your network uses Static IP addresses, you don’t need to connect the Control Unit to the main network until you’ve finished configuring the Control Unit. For more information, refer to the list of tasks required for a Static IP network on the previous page.

  • Page 34: Connecting The Control Unit To A Power Source

    Connecting the Control Unit to a Power Source NOTE: If your network uses DHCP, make sure that you connect the IEEE 1394 and network cables before you connect a power source. To connect the Control Unit to a power source: Insert the barrel-shaped connector end of the universal power supply cable into the power socket underneath the Control Unit.
  • Page 35 Connect the female end of the country-specific power cable to the male (pronged) end of the universal power cable. To Control Unit Central Europe (Germany) Japan United Kingdom (Ireland) Male End of Universal Power Supply Cable Australia (New Zealand) Female End of Country- Specific Power Cable North America Universal Power Supply Cable...
  • Page 36 Plug the male (pronged) end of the country-specific power cable into an electrical power outlet. The power indicator light will turn green immediately and the following screen will appear on the Control Unit within a couple of minutes. Initial Screen Power Indicator Scroll Light...

  • Page 37: Setting Up A Computer To Assign A Static Ip Address

    Setting Up a Computer to Assign a Static IP Address You only need to complete this procedure if your network uses Static IP addresses. Skip this procedure if your network uses DHCP. To set up a computer to assign a Static IP address to the Control Unit: Use a crossover cable, or a straight-through network cable and a hub, to connect a computer to the Control Unit.

  • Page 38: Configuring The Control Unit

    Click the Properties button. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box will appear. Click the IP Address tab in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. 10 Select the Specify an IP address radio button. 11 Enter the following in the IP Address box: “192.168.1.xx”, where xx is any number other than 10.
  • Page 39 To access the Configuration Web page: NOTE: If your network uses Static IP addresses, you may need to disable the proxy server on the Web browser before you’ll be able to access the Configuration Web page. Open a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator.
  • Page 40 The Configuration page will appear. To change the Admin Password: Click Change Admin Password in the Configuration page. For more information about accessing this Web page, refer to pages 33 through The Change Admin Password page will appear. Enter a New Password and re-type your password in the Confirm Password field.
  • Page 41 Click the Submit Password button. The Changing Admin Password page will appear. Click Back to the Configuration page in the Changing Admin Password page. To change the network settings on the Control Unit: Click Configure Network in the Configuration page. For more information about accessing this Web page, refer to pages 33 through The Configure Network page will appear.

  • Page 42: Disconnecting The Computer Used To Assign A Static Ip Address

    To change the Control Unit date and time: Before you begin capturing the notes on your whiteboard, you’ll need to adjust the date and time on your Control Unit. You’ll also need to use this feature if you live in an area that undergoes regular time changes for daylight savings. Click Configure Date/Time in the Configuration page.

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