Smart Technologies 3000i - Manual (Page 30)

3000i Installation Guide
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4 To enable network access, connect a standard RJ45 network cable from the network
room outlet to the umbilical’s network adapter (located at the rear of the cabinet).
Umbilical Connection to Laptop Network Connection Panel
If the guest laptop is already powered up, the desktop image will appear on the 3000i
screen.
5 If the laptop is off, turn it on.
6 Press the Display Source button to switch to the guest-laptop video source.
The initialization screen appears on the 3000i screen.
¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ If the initialization screen does not appear on the interactive whiteboard:
Try activating the external video port on your laptop computer. Some laptop computers
can't display their internal screens and activate the external video port or external
monitor at the same time.
You may need to de-activate the internal video port on your laptop or put the internal and
external video ports into simultaneous display mode, so that the laptop displays on both
the laptop monitor and the interactive whiteboard at the same time.
With newer laptops, you can synchronize the internal and external video ports at the
software level, as follows:
• From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Display
• Select the Refresh (or Monitor Refresh) tab
• Click the CRT/Panel option to activate simultaneous monitor and external video port
display
This may not be possible with older laptop models, so you may need to switch back and
forth between the internal and external video port. If you aren’t sure which commands or
keyboard combinations are required to do this, check your owner's manual.
You can now display any data stored on the laptop or external computer.
¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ If the image on the screen is too large or too small
The projector and external computer resolution may not match. To adjust your computer
resolution to match the projector resolution, click the Start button, and select Settings >
Control Panel > Display. Click the Settings tab, and move the sliding bar in Screen
Area to match the computer resolution to the projector’s resolution.
7 Install the SMART Board software CD on the guest laptop (see page 18 for instructions).
After installing the software, you should perform an orientation to ensure that the cursor
tracks your finger and the Pen Tray tools accurately. To do this, press the Orient button
in the SMART Board tools and follow the on-screen instructions (or turn to page 19).
Umbilical Network Adapter
RJ45 Network Cable
(from room outlet)