Orienting and calibrating your display

If the display is connected to a computer and the pointer appears a distance from the actual contact when you touch the screen, orient the display.

Note 

You can use your finger or a pen to orient the display.

To orient the display when connected to a computer

  1. Open SMART Settings:

    Operating system

    Procedure

    Windows 10

    1. Select Start.

    2. Scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Settings.

    Windows 8

    1. Open the Apps screen.

    2. Scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Settings.

    Windows 7

    1. Select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Settings.

    macOS

    1. Press the SMART Board icon on the Mac menu bar.

    2. Press SMART Settings.

    SMART Settings appears.

  2. Press Orient.

  3. If the orientation screen doesn’t appear on the display you’re orienting, press the SPACEBAR on a connected keyboard until it does.

  4. Press the red targets as they appear. Hold your finger or the tip of the pen at the center of each target, and then lift the pen or finger. When you lift the pen or finger, the target moves to the next orientation point.

    Important 

    Hold the pen at a right angle to the screen.

  5. Continue until you’ve pressed all the targets.

    The orientation window closes.

  6. If orientation doesn’t correct inaccurate touch, calibrate the display (see Calibrating the display).

Digital cameras in the corners of the display track the position of the pens, eraser and your finger on the interactive surface, and then send the information to the SMART software on connected computers, which interprets this information as mouse clicks, digital ink or an eraser in the appropriate location. Calibration determines the position and angles of the cameras to accurately identify the location of touches on the display.

Important 

If an error message appears while you calibrate the display, contact your authorized SMART reseller (smarttech.com/where).

To calibrate the display when connected to a computer

  1. Open SMART Settings:

    Operating system

    Procedure

    Windows 10

    1. Select Start.

    2. Scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Settings.

    Windows 8

    1. Open the Apps screen.

    2. Scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Settings.

    Windows 7

    1. Select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Settings.

    macOS

    1. Press the SMART Board icon on the Mac menu bar.

    2. Press SMART Settings.

    SMART Settings appears.

  2. Press SMART Hardware Settings.

  3. If more than one SMART product is connected to your computer, select the display.

  4. Select Advanced Settings from the drop-down list.

  5. Press Calibrate, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

    The calibration screen appears. This can take a few moments.

  6. Press the red target with the tip of a pen. Hold the tip at the center of the target until the target turns green, and then lift the pen.

    The target moves to the next location.

    Note 

    You can calibrate a target again by pressing the LEFT ARROW key on your keyboard.

  7. Continue pressing targets until the second calibration screen and a grid appears.

    An example appears briefly to demonstrate how to draw across the screen to calibrate the interactive surface.

  8. Use a pen to draw a spiral horizontally across the grid. As you draw, the ink is blue. As you complete each square, the square becomes green.

    When all the squares are green, a progress bar appears.

    When the progress bar is full, the message Calibration successful appears.

    Important 

    Wait until the calibration screen indicates that the display is operating correctly before proceeding.

  9. Orient the display (see Orienting the display).

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