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Troubleshooting tips – Smart Technologies X800 User Manual

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Troubleshooting tips

Try the troubleshooting tips in this table if the Ready light indicates that your

interactive whiteboard is operating normally, but you’re still encountering problems.

Symptom/observation Cause

Solution

There is no image

projected on your

interactive whiteboard,

or a “No Input”

message appears.

Your projector isn’t

receiving a video

signal.

• Check the video cable

connections.

• Check that the correct video input

is selected on your projector.

• Make sure your projector is on

and that it’s connected to a power

source and your computer.

• If you’re using a laptop computer,

switch the external video

connection on. Refer to your

laptop’s user guide for more

information.

Your computer is in

standby mode.

Move the mouse or touch any key

on your keyboard to bring your

computer out of standby mode.

Your computer is off. Turn on or restart your computer.

The orientation screen

doesn’t appear when

you press the

Orientation button.

The orientation

screen is appearing

on a different

display.

Press the Orientation button again,

or press the SPACEBAR on your

keyboard until the Orientation

screen appears.

The projected image is

blurry, too large or

doesn’t completely fill

the whiteboard’s

interactive surface.

Your projector’s

position, zoom and

focus settings aren’t

adjusted.

Adjust your projector’s position,

zoom and focus settings. Refer to

your projector’s manual for more

information.

Your computer’s

video resolution

settings don’t match

your projector’s

native resolution.

Consult your projector’s manual for

the correct video resolution, and

then go to Windows Control Panel or

the Mac System Preferences to

change the video resolution to

match your projector.