SMART M680 User Manual

SMART M680 User Manual

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SMART Board® M600
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Interactive whiteboard
User's guide
For models M680, M685, M680V and M685V

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  • Page 1 SMART Board® M600 series Interactive whiteboard User’s guide For models M680, M685, M680V and M685V...
  • Page 2 Product registration If you register your SMART product, we’ll notify you of new features and software upgrades. Register online at smarttech.com/registration. Keep the following information available in case you need to contact SMART Support. Serial number: Date of purchase:...
  • Page 3 © 2013 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written consent of SMART Technologies ULC. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SMART.
  • Page 4: Important Information

    Important information Before you install and use your SMART Board® M600 series interactive whiteboard, read and understand the safety warnings and precautions in this user’s guide and the warnings document included. The warnings document included describes the safe and correct operation of your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and its accessories, helping you to prevent injuries and...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important information Chapter 1: Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard Introduction Features Feature highlights Pen tray DViT technology Multitouch gestures Dual touch and dual write Durable surface Computer requirements How does your SMART Board interactive whiteboard work? Windows and Mac computers...
  • Page 7 Enlarging an area or object Reducing the scale of an object Scrolling horizontally or vertically Rotating an object Best practices for gestures and tools Updating your SMART software Chapter 4: Maintenance and troubleshooting Tips for trouble-free performance Cleaning your interactive whiteboard General troubleshooting...
  • Page 8 C O N T E N T S Appendix A: Hardware environmental compliance Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Battery regulations (WEEE and Battery Directives) Batteries Index...
  • Page 10: Chapter 1: Introducing Your Smart Board M600 Series Interactive Whiteboard

    Accessories and replacement parts Introduction Your SMART product is a wall-mounted, front projection interactive whiteboard. It enables you to do everything that you can do at your computer—open and close applications, scroll through files, teach collaborative lessons, create new documents or edit existing ones, visit websites, play video clips and more—by touching the interactive surface with your finger or the included pen.
  • Page 11: Features

    Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard Features Your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard is durable and reliable. It features a rugged, hardened interactive surface, two damage-resistant pens and SMART’s proprietary DViT® (Digital Vision Touch) technology. The SMART Board M680 interactive whiteboard measures 195.6cm (77") diagonally and has a 4:3 aspect ratio, while the M685 interactive...
  • Page 12: How Does Your Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard Work

    You can then save your notes to a file in SMART Notebook software. You can also customise other tools, such as the width of the eraser tool you use to erase your notes.
  • Page 13: Installation Tips

    C H A P T E R 1 Introducing your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard SMART Ink also includes the SMART Ink Document Viewer, which enables you to view your PDF files and to write over them in digital ink. For more information on using SMART Ink, see the SMART Ink user’s guide (smarttech.com/kb/170191).
  • Page 14: Accessories And Replacement Parts

    Don’t use USB plug adapters or passive USB wall plates. Accessories and replacement parts For a full list of items that you can order for your SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard, go to smarttech.com/accessories. Contact your authorised SMART reseller (smarttech.com/wheretobuy) to order accessories and...
  • Page 16: Chapter 2: Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard To A Computer

    For more information on changing your computer’s refresh rate, see the instructions included with your operating system. Installing SMART Product Drivers You can install SMART Product Drivers on any computer that meets certain minimum operating specifications by using the software installation DVD included with your SMART product or by downloading it from smarttech.com/downloads.
  • Page 17: Calibrating Your Interactive Whiteboard

    Digital cameras in the corners of the interactive whiteboard track the position of the pens and your finger on the interactive surface and then send the information to the SMART software, which interprets this information as mouse clicks, digital ink or ink removal in the appropriate location.
  • Page 18: Orientating Your Interactive Whiteboard

    To orientate your interactive whiteboard 1. On the interactive surface, click the SMART software icon in the notification area (Windows) or Dock (Mac) and then select Orientate. The Orientation screen opens.
  • Page 20: Chapter 3: Using Your Interactive Whiteboard

    W A R N I N G Do not stand (or allow children to stand) on a chair to touch the surface of the SMART Board product. Instead, safely fix the product at the appropriate height on a wall or use a SMART floor...
  • Page 21: Using The Pen Tray

    Using the Pen Tray In addition to providing a convenient place to hold the included pens, the interactive pen tray on your SMART Board M680 or M685 interactive whiteboard has several controls and indicators. N O T E SMART Board M680V and M685V interactive whiteboards feature a durable pen ledge that holds the two included pens, rather than an interactive pen tray.
  • Page 22: Understanding The Select Button's Status Light

    Flashing white Your interactive whiteboard is receiving power and is communicating successfully with your computer's USB HID driver but SMART Product Drivers isn't installed. N O T E In HID mode, interactive whiteboard tools such as the pens are unavailable, but you can move the mouse pointer and perform mouse functions by touching the interactive surface.
  • Page 23: Customising The Pen Tray Buttons

    Keyboard and Right-Click button settings so that they perform another action. To customise the pen tray button settings 1. Press the SMART software icon in the Windows notification area or Mac Dock and then select SMART Settings. SMART settings opens.
  • Page 24: Using Gestures, Dual Touch And Dual Write

    C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard To open the Floating Tools toolbar Press the SMART software icon in the notification area (Windows)or Dock (Mac) and then press Show Floating Tools. N O T E S SMART Notebook software includes additional toolbars which allow you to control...
  • Page 25: Single-Finger Gestures

    Displaying menu options (right-clicking) Press and hold the screen with your finger. In SMART Notebook software, Windows and Microsoft® Office programs, the right-click menu appears. Dragging an object or scroll bar Press and hold an object or scroll bar on the screen. Keep your finger on the screen and slowly move the object or scroll bar.
  • Page 26: Displaying The Next Or Previous Page

    C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard Displaying the next or previous page Press the screen and then quickly press again directly to the right of that point to display the next page. Press the screen and then quickly press again directly to the left of that point to display the previous page.
  • Page 27: Rotating An Object

    C H A P T E R 3 Using your interactive whiteboard Rotating an object Place one finger on either side of the object that you want to rotate. Keep one finger stationary and quickly move your second finger around the object.
  • Page 28: Updating Your Smart Software

    SMART Product Update (SPU). To check for software updates 1. Click the SMART software icon in the Windows notification area or the Mac Dock and then select Check for Updates and Activation. The SMART Product Update dialogue box appears listing the SMART software products installed on your computer.
  • Page 30: Chapter 4: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Transporting your interactive whiteboard Contacting SMART Support Tips for trouble-free performance Your SMART Board interactive whiteboard is durable, but take care to prevent any damage to it and its parts. Replace the pen when the nib wears out. Don’t touch the interactive surface with sharp or pointed objects.
  • Page 31: Cleaning Your Interactive Whiteboard

    Don’t touch the digital cameras located in the corners of the frame. Don’t attempt to clean the digital cameras without specific instructions from SMART Technologies. If ink is accidentally used on your interactive whiteboard, remove the ink as soon as...
  • Page 32: General Troubleshooting

    To troubleshoot some common cable routing issues, try disconnecting accessories such as USB hubs and USB extension cables that are connected to your interactive whiteboard. The basic system consists of the SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboard, a USB cable, a power cable, computer hardware, a computer operating system and SMART Product Drivers.
  • Page 33 C H A P T E R 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting Symptoms Cause Solution No image is Your projector isn’t receiving a video Check the video cable projected on your signal. connections. interactive Ensure that the correct video whiteboard, or a “No input is selected on your Input”...
  • Page 34 C H A P T E R 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting Symptoms Cause Solution SMART Board Tools isn’t running. Start SMART Board Tools. SMART software For Windows computers, select icon doesn’t appear Start > All Programs > in the notification SMART Technologies >...
  • Page 35 Orientating your interactive gaps appear when whiteboard on page 9. you draw or write. SMART Board Tools isn’t running. Start SMART Board Tools. For Windows computers, select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies > SMART Board Tools 2013.
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Using The Status Light

    Select button's status light to help you identify and resolve issues with your product. Refer to Using the Pen Tray on page 12 for information on the status light's states during normal operation. N O T E The pen ledge on SMART Board models SBM680V and SBM685V doesn’t have a status light.
  • Page 37 If another user reassigned the pen, eraser or other button functions, the tools might not work as expected. You can return them to normal operation using SMART Settings to change the SMART hardware settings.
  • Page 38: Transporting Your Interactive Whiteboard

    Maintenance and troubleshooting Transporting your interactive whiteboard Save your original SMART Board interactive whiteboard packaging so that it’s available if you need to transport your interactive whiteboard. When required, repack your interactive whiteboard with all of the original packaging. This packaging was designed with optimal shock and vibration protection.
  • Page 40: Appendix A: Hardware Environmental Compliance

    Appendix A Hardware environmental compliance SMART Technologies supports global efforts to ensure that electronic equipment is manufactured, sold and disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. For your interactive whiteboard’s environmental compliance information, see the specifications for your product located at smarttech.com/SupportSBM600.
  • Page 42: Index

    21 replacement parts 5 resetting your interactive whiteboard 23 resolution gestures 15 computer 7 best practices 18 projector 7 multi-finger 17 single-finger 16 serial number 29 SMART Board M600 interactive whiteboard humidity 21 features 2 how it works 3...
  • Page 43 I N D E X resetting 23 SMART Ink 3 SMART Notebook software 1, 3 SMART Product Drivers floating tools 14 installing 7 orientating your interactive whiteboard 9 SMART software updating 19 SMART Support 29 transporting 29 troubleshooting 23 USB cable 4...
  • Page 45 SMART Technologies smarttech.com/support smarttech.com/contactsupport...

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