Connecting a computer

Your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard’s USB interface enables you to connect your interactive whiteboard to your computer. Because the included USB cable provides both a digital signal and power from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, you don’t need an additional power supply.

Important 

Your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard system supports one interactive whiteboard per computer connection on a primary display only.

Ensure that the resolution settings for your projector and computer match. If your computer’s resolution doesn’t match the projector’s native resolution, the image doesn’t properly fill your interactive whiteboard’s surface and can shimmer or appear distorted.

Set the projector to its optimal image resolution by following the instructions included with your projector, and then set your computer’s resolution to match. If you need help changing your computer’s resolution, see the instructions included with your operating system.

You might need to adjust your computer’s refresh rate to obtain the best results. Set the computer to an initial refresh rate of 60 Hz, and then adjust this rate up or down to determine the ideal refresh rate. For more information on changing your computer’s refresh rate, see the instructions included with your operating system.

You can install SMART Product Drivers on any computer that meets certain minimum operating specifications using the software installation DVD included with your SMART product or from smarttech.com/downloads.

Note 

You must install the latest version of SMART Product Drivers on your computer in order to write in digital ink and to use touch on the interactive whiteboard’s surface.

For a complete list of computer requirements, go to smarttech.com/downloads and browse to the latest SMART Product Drivers download page.

Important 

  • Disconnect the SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard from your computer while you install SMART Product Drivers.

  • There are no status lights on your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard. SMART Product Drivers must be installed to view the interactive whiteboard’s status.

After you install SMART Product Drivers on your computer, orient your interactive whiteboard. Orienting your interactive whiteboard ensures the greatest possible level of writing and touch accuracy. Orient your interactive whiteboard any time your projector or interactive whiteboard has been moved since you last used it, or whenever the mouse pointer isn’t properly aligned with the pen or your finger when you touch the interactive surface.

To orient your interactive whiteboard

  1. On the interactive surface, click the SMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Orient.

    The Orientation screen opens.

  2. Pick up the pen from the pen tray.

  3. Beginning at the first target on the screen, touch the center of the target firmly with the tip of the pen and hold the pen steady until the target moves to the next point.

  4. Repeat step 3 until you arrive at the last point.

    Note 

    The orientation procedure consists of four touches.

  5. At the last point, touch the center of the target, pause and release the pen.

    The Orientation screen closes.

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