Connecting With A Usb Cable - SMART Board 600i Series Installation And Configuration Manual

Connecting with a USB Cable

You can connect all 600i interactive whiteboards systems to a computer using the USB
interface on the extended connection panel. SMART provides a 6' (1.8 m) USB cable, or you
can purchase cables locally. The systems have a high-power USB 2.0 full-speed peripheral
interface that runs at speeds of up to 12 Mbps. The units work with USB 2.0- and USB 1.1-
compliant USB interfaces.
To connect to the extended connection panel (ECP)
1. Connect the included 6' (1.8 m) USB cable to the USB
Type B receptacle on the ECP.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB
receptacle on your computer.
IMPORTANT
3. Connect the included 6' (1.8 m) VGA-HD cable to the ECP's DB15 VGA connector.
4. Plug the other end of the VGA-HD cable into a DB-15 VGA receptacle on your computer.
5. If you use the audio output from your computer, connect the included 6' (1.8 m) 3.5 mm
stereo phone cable to the ECP's 3.5 mm phone jack.
6. Plug the other end of the audio cable into a 3.5 mm phone jack on your computer.
If you are using a Mac computer (with the OS X operating system), or if you already have
the appropriate USB driver installed on your computer, you can install SMART Board
software.
To install the USB driver (Windows only)
The computer sees the 600i system as a USB Human Interface Device (HID). If an appropriate
driver isn't installed on the computer, a Found New Hardware wizard helps you locate a driver.
1. Click the Next button to direct the wizard to search for an appropriate driver.
2. Click Next again to make the Windows operating system search the driver database on
the computer's hard drive for an appropriate driver.
NOTE: If the Windows operating system can't find a driver, insert the Windows 2000/XP
CD in your CD drive and install a USB HID driver. USB HID is a subclass of USB devices,
and the drivers are not always included in a default installation. Computers must have
these drivers before a USB connection to the 600i system will work correctly.
3. Click the Finish button after the driver search and installation is complete.
NOTE: If you have a Mac computer or a Windows computer with a USB driver installed, you
can now connect the 600i in HID (Mouse) mode. USB drivers are not currently available for
Linux computers, so you must install SMART Board software before you can connect to the
600i.
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Do not use a USB cable longer than 6' 5" (2 m) to connect your computer to
the extended connection panel. If you use a longer cable, its length, when
combined with that of the extended connection panel cable, exceeds USB
specifications, resulting in communication failure.
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