Calibrating and orienting the 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. SMART software interprets this information as mouse clicks, digital ink or ink removal in the appropriate location.

If you haven’t used the interactive whiteboard before, you must perform a calibration. This process ensures that the cameras accurately track your finger and the pens on the interactive surface. If the system detects a problem with calibration, a warning bubble may also appear recommending that you perform a calibration.

To calibrate your interactive whiteboard

1. The first time you connect the interactive whiteboard, press the Please calibrate the SMART Board interactive whiteboard pop-up bubble that appears in the bottom right corner of the screen.

   If the pop-up doesn’t appear, click the SMART software icon in the Windows notification area or Mac Dock and select SMART Settings > SMART Hardware Settings > Advanced > Calibrate.

   The calibration window opens.

   

2. With a pen tray pen, press the first target.

3. Keeping the pen on the interactive whiteboard surface, draw along the track until you reach the second target. Keep the pen in the track, regardless of where the digital ink appears.

4. When you reach the second target, lift the pen from the surface.

5. If the calibration window remains open, the cameras require further calibration. Trace your pen around the track a second or even a third time until the calibration window closes.

   The orientation screen appears.

After you install SMART Product Drivers on your computer and have completed the calibration procedure, an orientation screen appears. Orienting the interactive whiteboard ensures the greatest possible level of writing and touch accuracy. Orient the interactive whiteboard any time the 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 software icon in the notification area (Windows) or Dock (Mac), and then select Orient.

   The Orientation screen opens.

2. Pick up a 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 turns green. When you lift the pen, the target moves to the next point.

4. Repeat step 3 on all the targets.

   The Orientation screen closes.