Adjusting display and e³ experience settings

You can access the display and e³ experience’s settings using the Menu button on the front control panel or using the Settings icon in the launcher.

To exit the display’s settings

  • Tap Exit

    OR

    press the Menu button on the front control panel

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Ethernet

Ethernet

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables connecting to a network with the wired RJ45 jacks

Enabling Ethernet disables Wi-Fi.

Get IP address automatically

Enable

Disable

The display automatically acquires an IP address from a DHCP server on your network

Enabling Wi-Fi hotspot allows you to connect your mobile device to the display using Wi-Fi for screen sharing.

Static IP address

Enable

Disable

Enter a static IP address

Use the on-screen keyboard or connect a USB keyboard to the Display USB Type-A connector on the front connector panel to enter information.

Wi-Fi

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables connecting to a network wirelessly

Turn on Wi-Fi to discover networks.

Enabling Wi-Fi disables Ethernet.

Wi-Fi hotspot

Wi-Fi hotspot

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables the Wi-Fi hotspot

The lock screen appears after the display wakes up from sleep.

Set up Wi-Fi hotspot

[N/A]

Sets the network name, security, password and access point frequency

Use the on-screen keyboard or connect a USB keyboard to the Display USB Type-A connector on the front connector panel to enter information.

Network status

[N/A]

Shows information about the display’s current network connection

[N/A]

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Lock screen mode

Lock screen mode

Enable

Disable

Turns lock screen on or off

[N/A]

Image

[N/A]

Select a custom image for the lock screen

  • Supports .png, .jpg, .bmp files

  • Save the wallpaper file to a USB drive and insert it into the USB port. See Front connector panel.

Disable

[N/A]

Turns off the custom image for the lock screen

[N/A]

Lock screen password

Enable

Disable

Set a PIN to unlock the lock screen

[N/A]

Settings security

Enable

Disable

Set a PIN to access certain settings

When Settings security is enabled, only Advanced and About settings are available. To access the other settings, tap the setting and enter the PIN.

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Display

HDMI out

480p

1080p

4K

Select the output resolution

Ensure the device that receives the display’s HDMI out signal matches the selected output resolution.

For best results, make sure all devices from source to sync, use the same resolution settings.

Sleep

15 minutes

30 minutes

45 minutes

60 minutes

Always on

Sets the period of inactivity before the display’s screen turns off

This occurs when the e³ experience is selected as the input source.

Date and time

Automatically Set date and time

On

Off

Sets the display’s date and time automatically

This is based on your region and time-zone settings. The display connects to network time servers on the Internet to accomplish this.

Date

[N/A]

Sets the display’s date

Disable Automatically Set date and time to set the date manually.

Date format

YYYY/MM/DD

MM/DD/YYYY

DD/MM/YYYY

Sets how the date appears

[N/A]

Time

[N/A]

Sets the display’s time

Disable Automatically Set date and time to set the time manually.

Time format

12 hr

24 hr

Sets how the time appears

[N/A]

Time zone

[N/A]

Sets the display’s time zone

[N/A]

Language and input method

Language

[Languages]

Sets the language for the display

[N/A]

Input method

Sogou Keyboard

Android keyboard (ASOP)

[Simplified Chinese]

Sets the on-screen keyboard option

[N/A]

Brightness and volume

Auto

[N/A]

Adjusts the display’s brightness automatically

The ambient light sensor can detect the room brightness and adjust the display’s screen brightness

Manual

[N/A]

Sets the display’s brightness

Disable Auto to set the brightness manually

Volume

[N/A]

Sets the display’s volume

[N/A]

OTA

OTA server

[OTA servers]

Sets which server the display connects to for updates

Note 

The display must be connected to the Internet to check for system software updates.

Default is Auto.

Automatically check for updates

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables checking and downloading updates for the display’s firmware

Enabled by default.

If this is disabled, manually check for updates in Update.

Power saving mode

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables power saving mode

Enabled by default.

When enabled, power saving mode activates after 90 minutes of inactivity.

Enabling Power saving mode makes RS-232 control of the display unavailable until the display is turned on using the power button on the front control panel .

Default input

HDMI1

HDMI2

HDMI3

VGA

SMART MX e³

Select a default input when the display is turned on.

SMART MX e³ is enabled by default.

Use default touch settings

Enabled

Disabled

Sets the number of touch points.

Default is Enabled.

Select Enabled to use 10 touch points.

Select Disabled to use 20 touch points.

Power on RS232

Enabled

Disabled

When enabled, RS-232 can be used to turn on the display from low power state (soft off).

Default is Disabled.

HDMI [connector number]-EDID version

Default

EDID 1.4

EDID 2.0

Sets the HDMI-EDID version of the display's active HDMI connector to Default, EDID 1.4 or EDID 2.0.

Note 

Default is selected by default.

When Default is selected, the display automatically detects a connected device’s HDMI-EDID version and switches the display's HDMI connector between EDID 1.4 and 2.0. This feature might not work consistently for older or non-compliant EDID 1.4 devices.

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Firmware version

[N/A]

Shows technical information about the display’s scalar firmware.

To see the e³ experience system software’s version use the About option (see About).

Update

[N/A]

Checks for updates to the system software

If an update is available, the text changes to Apply update now.

Note 

The display must be connected to the Internet to check for system software updates. Check the display’s network settings.

To check the network settings for SMART Board MX100 series interactive displays, see Network.

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Restore user settings

[N/A]

Resets any options the user may have changed

[N/A]

Restore factory settings

[N/A]

Resets all options to their default values

Only administrators should reset the display.

Option

Values

Function

Notes

Name

[N/A]

Select a name for your display

[N/A]

RAM

[N/A]

Shows how much RAM is installed in the display

This is working memory available to the e³ experience apps, such as the Whiteboard and Browser.

Local storage

[N/A]

Shows how much storage memory is available and how much is currently in use

This is storage memory available to the e³ experience app like the whiteboard and browser.

Resolution

[N/A]

Shows the display’s current screen resolution

[N/A]

Android

[N/A]

Shows the current version of the Android operating system on the display

[N/A]

MX system version

[N/A]

Shows the current version of the display’s firmware and e³ experience

[N/A]

Touch kit

[N/A]

Shows the current version of the touch system firmware

[N/A]

HDMI-out

[N/A]

Shows the current version of the HDMI-out system firmware

[N/A]

MAC address

[N/A]

Shows the network’s MAC address

[N/A]

Serial number

[N/A]

Shows the display’s serial number

[N/A]

License

[N/A]

Shows third-party component licenses

[N/A]

User agreement

[N/A]

Shows the SMART EULA

[N/A]

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