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  • Page 1 Installation Guide AirLiner WS100 Wireless Slate...

  • Page 2: Technical Support

    Certification and negate your authority to operate the product. Trademark Notice SMART Board, AirLiner, Notebook, DViT, and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Important Information

    Important Information Please read this manual carefully before setting up and using your AirLiner™ WS100 wireless slate. WARNING Keep all batteries out of the reach of children. WARNING Don’t puncture, crush, heat or disassemble the battery, expose it to fire or any liquid, short its terminals, or abuse the battery in any other way as this may cause the battery to explode or ignite, and could cause a fire or personal injury.

  • Page 4: Other Precautions

    If necessary, dampen the cloth using very mild soap that is diluted with water. • When you’re not using the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate and its tools, store them in a clean, dry place. • Avoid exposing this product to extreme hot or cold. The operating temperature range is from 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Information....................... i Other Precautions ........................ii About the Slate......................... 1 Features ............................ 1 Installing the Slate ........................5 Enabling the Wireless Connection .................... 5 Installing the Battery........................5 Recharging the Battery ......................7 Installing SMART Board Software................... 10 Installing the Underlay......................
  • Page 6 Sending Feedback ........................44 Obtaining More Information on SMART Products..............44 Index............................45...

  • Page 7: About The Slate

    About the Slate The AirLiner™ WS100 wireless slate is a tablet that enables you to manipulate and select on- screen objects, create and save notes, launch applications, and more. You can achieve all of this using SMART Board software and the slate’s customizable tools including a tethered pen, a cordless mouse, function buttons and a touch-sensitive tool strip.
  • Page 8 Locking Sliders for Overlay Overlay Power Connector Port Side View If you connect the power adapter cable to the Power Connector port, you can recharge the battery or use an external power source to power the slate. For information on recharging the battery, see page 7.

  • Page 9: Bluetooth Wireless Adapter

    Bluetooth® Wireless Adapter The Bluetooth wireless adapter connects to your computer and enables wireless communication between your slate and your computer. For more information, see the instructions that came with the adapter. NOTE: You don’t need to install this adapter if your computer already has an installed Bluetooth wireless adapter or built-in Bluetooth wireless support.
  • Page 10 Cordless Mouse You can use the cordless mouse to perform any task that you would with a standard mouse. Wheel Button Customizable Buttons The left and right mouse buttons are set to click and right-click respectively, and you can rotate the wheel button to scroll up and down in the active window.

  • Page 11: Installing The Slate

    Installing the Slate To install the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate, you need to: • enable the wireless connection (this page) • install the battery (this page) • recharge the battery (page 7) • install SMART Board software on the connected computer (page 10) •...
  • Page 12 CAUTION If you drop the battery onto a hard surface, you should replace the battery even if there is no obvious damage, as it may be damaged internally. This will prevent potential damage that could occur to the slate if a damaged battery leaks after you’ve installed it.

  • Page 13: Recharging The Battery

    4. Insert the battery into the battery compartment. Battery Battery 5. Close the compartment door. Battery Recharging the Battery The slate uses a rechargeable lithium polymer battery as the power source for mobile operation, and a power adapter cable is included for recharging the battery or for powering the slate from an external power source.
  • Page 14 2. Plug the round end of the power adapter cable into the Power Connector port. 3. Connect the other end of the power adapter cable to an active power outlet. 4. The battery immediately begins to recharge whenever the power adapter cable is connected and the battery isn’t fully charged.
  • Page 15 3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product The battery’s charge is illustrated in the bottom right corner. Battery Status: The battery symbol is illustrated as green arrows when the battery is charging.

  • Page 16: Installing Smart Board Software

    • When the battery is nearly empty, the Power indicator flashes slowly. The slate may stop operating properly and will soon turn itself off. Connect the slate to an external power source immediately using the power adapter cable. You may continue working while the battery is recharging.

  • Page 17: Installing The Anti-Slip Feet

    2. Grasp the overlay’s upper edges with your finger tips and lift the overlay away from the slate. 3. Place the underlay on the slate with the tool strip on the right side. 4. Insert the tabs on the overlay’s lower edge into the slots on the slate. 5.
  • Page 18 Installing the Slate...

  • Page 19: Turning On The Slate And Establishing A Wireless Connection

    (page 15). NOTE: The use of wireless devices is regulated in most countries. If you’ll be traveling with your AirLiner WS100 wireless slate, check with the appropriate regulatory authority for any restrictions that may apply.
  • Page 20 WARNING Don’t use the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate in a facility control system or any other environment that requires extremely high reliability, or where the use of a wireless device may cause interference; the slate may interfere with or cause other electronic devices to malfunction, or other wireless devices may interfere with or cause the slate to malfunction.
  • Page 21 6. When your computer detects the available devices and lists them in the control panel, select the slate and continue to follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE: If your computer doesn’t detect the slate, press the slate’s Connect button and repeat step 4.

  • Page 22: Terminating The Bluetooth Wireless Connection

    Terminating the Bluetooth Wireless Connection If required, you can terminate the Bluetooth wireless connection from either the slate or from the computer. To terminate the connection from the slate Press the Connect button on the back of the slate. Battery Connect Button To terminate the connection from the computer...

  • Page 23: Using The Slate And Its Tools

    Using the Slate and its Tools This chapter explains how you can use the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate and its tools including: • the battery-free, tethered pen (this page) • the cordless mouse (page 20) • the function buttons (page 21)
  • Page 24 Holding the Pen Hold the pen like you’d hold a normal pen or pencil. Ensure the side switch is in a position where you can conveniently toggle it with your thumb or forefinger, but where you won’t accidently press it while drawing. Pointing The workspace is a mapped representation of your computer screen and every point on the workspace corresponds exactly to one point on the display screen.
  • Page 25 To select text, move the pointer to the beginning of a text line, press the pen tip into the workspace, drag the pen across the workspace until the text is highlighted and then lift the pen. Erasing You can set the pen to erase using the side switch. To erase, press and hold the upper part of the side switch, position the pen in the appropriate location and press the pen tip on the workspace.

  • Page 26: Using The Cordless Mouse

    Eye-Hand Coordination The following exercise is designed to improve eye-hand coordination, a skill that is important for using the pen. EXERCISE 1. Open a graphics application or Notebook software. 2. Select a line tool and draw a rectangular grid with line spacings of about 3/4" (20 mm).

  • Page 27: Using The Function Buttons

    The cordless mouse has three buttons. The left mouse button is set to click, the right mouse button is set to right-click and the wheel button is set to middle-click. In addition, within many windows and applications, you can rotate the wheel button forward to scroll up, and rotate it backwards to scroll down.
  • Page 28 Using the Slate and its Tools...

  • Page 29: Customizing The Slate

    Customizing the Slate You can customize the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate to suit your preferences. The following pages show you how to: • customize the pen (this page) • customize the cordless mouse (page 25) • customize the function buttons (page 26) •...
  • Page 30 3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product The customized settings for the slate’s pen and function buttons will appear. Setting for the Setting for the...

  • Page 31: Customizing The Cordless Mouse

    Select this option... for this result when you press the side switch... Middle-Click Middle-click. NOTE: This is the default setting for the wheel button of the cordless mouse. Floating Mouse Prevents you from clicking or double-clicking with the pen. NOTE: This option is included for other SMART products and isn’t appropriate as a setting for the slate.

  • Page 32: Customizing The Function Buttons

    3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product 4. Select Mouse Settings from the drop-down list. 5. Select your preferred settings. Double-Click Zone - Select a larger double-click zone to make double-clicking easier.
  • Page 33 3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product The customized settings for the slate’s pen and function buttons will appear. In this setup, the left function...

  • Page 34: Customizing The Tool Strip

    The SMART Board Control Panel dialog box appears. 2. Press Pen and Button Settings. The SMART Board Settings dialog box appears. 3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product 4.
  • Page 35 The Configure Command Strip dialog box appears. The Available Tools area on the left displays all of the icons that you can add to the tool strip. NOTE: The available icons are displayed on four tabs called Display, Launch, General and Tools.

  • Page 36: Mapping To Multiple Monitors

    Mapping to Multiple Monitors When you move the pen over the slate’s workspace, the slate communicates its location to the connected computer. The pointer then mirrors your pen movement on the computer’s display. This is because the workspace maps to the display. That is, each point on the workspace has a relative position on the display.
  • Page 37 3. If the SMART Board Settings dialog box shows more than one SMART product, press AirLiner. A blue border surrounds the selected SMART product 4. Select Orientation/Alignment Settings from the drop-down list. 5. To map your pen movements to a specific display, select the display from the list.
  • Page 38 Customizing the Slate...

  • Page 39: Maintaining The Slate

    Maintaining the Slate Cleaning the Slate Regularly clean your AirLiner WS100 wireless slate with a soft, damp cloth to remove dust and dirt particles. If necessary, dampen the cloth using very mild soap that is diluted with water. CAUTION Don’t clean the slate with volatile liquids such as paint thinner or benzene, as they may damage the plastic case.
  • Page 40 3. Dispose of the old battery in accordance with the following recommendations. WARNING Keep all batteries out of the reach of children. WARNING Don’t puncture, crush, heat or disassemble the battery, expose it to fire or any liquid, short its terminals, or abuse the battery in any other way, as this may cause the battery to explode or ignite, and could cause a fire or personal injury.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If your AirLiner WS100 wireless slate isn’t functioning as you’d expect, try the following: • If an error message appears on your screen, perform the actions recommended by the message • If you’re having a compatibility conflict between the slate and a new hardware or software product, check for new versions of SMART Board software at www.smarttech.com/support/...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting Scenarios

    • Turn off any other devices that are operating in the 2.4 GHz radio spectrum, such as WiFi networks, mobile telephones, and so on, or move their antennas further away from your computer. Troubleshooting Scenarios If you encounter problems with the Bluetooth wireless connection or with the slate or any of its tools, refer to the following information and complete the suggested solution.
  • Page 43 When you try to establish a connection between your computer and the slate, the slate doesn’t appear in the list of available devices. If the Power indicator on the slate is flashing rapidly, the slate is still searching for devices. Wait for your computer to complete its search, as the wireless slate may yet appear in the list of available devices.
  • Page 44 If there is no indication of damage, insert the battery in the slate, connect one end of the power adapter cable to the Power Connector port, and the other end to an active power outlet. Recharge the battery until the Charging indicator glows green. You can use the slate while the battery is recharging.
  • Page 45 When you move the pen tip across the workspace, the pointer’s movement is erratic. After you try each of the following suggestions, drag the pen across the workspace to see if the issue is resolved. Turn off or move any wireless devices, other than the computer and the slate, that may be interfering with the Bluetooth wireless connection.
  • Page 46 When you use the tethered pen, it selects everything or won’t stop drawing because the pen tip is too sensitive. Set the tip feel to Firm (page 23). When you use the tethered pen, it’s difficult to select or draw anything because you have to press so hard.

  • Page 47: Function Buttons

    1. Press the SMART Board icon in the system tray (Windows computers) or in the Dock (Macintosh computers), and press Control Panel. 2. Press SMART Board Settings. 3. If more than one SMART product displays, press the AirLiner wireless slate. 4. Select Orientation/Alignment Settings from the drop-down list. 5. Select Entire Surface from the list.
  • Page 48 Multiple Users You installed the slate on a system with multiple users, but the slate only works for the primary user. Restart your computer. The multiple user settings should work correctly when the computer restarts. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 49: Customer Support

    (Available 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mountain time from Monday to Friday) Fax: +1.403.806.1256 E-mail: support@smarttech.com Website: www.smarttech.com/support When you phone Technical Support, it will be helpful if you have access to your AirLiner WS100 wireless slate during the call. The support representative may ask you for the following information: •...

  • Page 50: Sending Feedback

    Sending Feedback You can help us improve our technical documentation by e-mailing your comments to TechnicalDocumentation@smarttech.com. Obtaining More Information on SMART Products Visit www.smarttech.com/support to: • read technical bulletins, FAQs and tips • download PDF versions of our user guides and more Customer Support...
  • Page 51 Using 21 Battery 2 Checking the Charge 8 Installing 5 Installing SMART Board Software 10 Recharging 7 Installing the AirLiner Wireless Slate 5 Replacing 33 Installing the Anti-Slip Feet 11 Battery Compartment 2 Installing the Battery 5 Bluetooth Wireless Adapter 3...
  • Page 52 Using 17 Tool Strip 2 Customizing 28 Using 19 Troubleshooting 35 Turning Off the AirLiner Wireless Slate 16 Turning On the AirLiner Wireless Slate 13 Underlay 2 USB-to-Bluetooth Wireless Adapter 3 Using the Cordless Mouse 20 Using the Functions Buttons 21...
  • Page 53 SMART Technologies Inc. 1207 – 11 Avenue SW, Suite 300 Calgary, AB T3C 0M5 CANADA Support +1.403.228.5940 or Toll Free 1.866.518.6791 (Canada/U.S.) Support Fax +1.403.806.1256 support@smarttech.com www.smarttech.com 99-00666-00 REV B0...

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