Using the pen tray
In addition to providing a convenient place to hold the included pens, the interactive pen tray on the SMART Board M680 or M685 interactive whiteboard has several controls and indicators.
Notes
SMART Board M680V and M685V interactive whiteboards feature a durable pen ledge that holds the two included pens, rather than an interactive pen tray.
For information on the different types of pen tray and pen ledge for each model, see Differentiating pen trays.
Pen tray buttonsIn the center of the pen tray, there are six buttons. The middle four change the color of digital ink that appears when you touch the screen. The buttons on either side of the pen color buttons default to the select (left button) and eraser (right button) functions. These buttons light up to indicate the current selected tool.
The buttons on the right side of the pen tray enable the right-click, on-screen keyboard and orientation functions.
Note
If the interactive whiteboard is part of a projector system, the left side of the pen tray includes controls for power, volume, and input selection.
Understanding the Select button’s status lightThe Select button’s light also indicates the status of the interactive whiteboard. The Select button’s light is solid white when the system is working properly.
The following table shows the Select button’s normal states. If the light’s behavior doesn’t match a state listed here, see Troubleshooting using the status lights.
| Select light state | Meaning |
|---|---|
Flashing white | The interactive whiteboard is receiving power and is communicating successfully with the computer’s USB HID driver, but SMART Product Drivers isn’t installed. Note 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. The Right-Click button on the pen tray might work, depending on the version of operating system you’re using. Neither the Keyboard nor the Orient button works in HID mode. |
Solid white | The interactive whiteboard is receiving power and is communicating successfully with SMART Product Drivers. When you press another pen tray button, the Select button’s light turns off and the light on the button you pressed turns on. |
Solid amber | The controller module is in service mode or the firmware is being updated. |
Off | You have selected a non-standard digital ink color using SMART Notebook software or SMART Ink, the interactive whiteboard isn’t receiving power or the interactive whiteboard is in Standby mode. If you’re using a pen tray with projector controls, the SMART or Epson for SMART projector might not have activate the USB source switch in the pen tray. Make sure the projector’s USB port mapping setting is set to turn on the correct USB port on the pen tray for the selected video source. |
Note
If all pen tray lights are lit, see Resolving issues using the pen tray status light on the SMART Board M600 interactive whiteboard.
Customizing the pen tray buttonsYou can customize the pen tray button settings. For example, you can change line transparency, color and style; you can change the width of the eraser; and you can change the Keyboard and Right‑Click button settings so that they perform another action.
To customize the pen tray button settings
Press the SMART software icon in the Windows notification area or Mac Dock, and then select SMART Settings.
SMART settings opens.
Press SMART Hardware Settings and select your SMART Board interactive whiteboards.
Select Pen and Button Settings from the drop-down list, and then select the button you want to customize.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information about customizing settings, open the online Help by pressing the SMART software icon in the Windows notification area or Mac Dock, selecting Help Center, and then selecting SMART Hardware Settings.