Smart Technologies X-Port 20 Switch XP20-2000i - Manual (Page 11)

To connect a Guest Laptop
1. Extend the laptop end of the umbilical from the rear of the 2000i until it reaches the
laptop/videoconferencing shelf.
2. Connect the three cables that comprise the laptop end of the umbilical − the Computer 2
Audio, Computer 2 Video and Computer 2 Serial − to the appropriate connectors on the
guest laptop.
3. If the laptop is off, turn it on.
4. Press the Display Source button to switch to the guest-laptop video source.
The LED for the guest laptop (on the Control Panel) blinks slowly as the display source changes, and
then remains illuminated once the guest laptop becomes the video source. If you continue to use the
guest laptop video source for any period longer than a minute, you'll return to the host computer video
source the next time you press the Display Source button. To use the VCR/DVD player video
source, press the Display Source button twice, waiting only briefly between presses.
If the initialization screen does not appear on the interactive whiteboard
Try activating the external video port on your laptop computer. Some laptops can't display their internal
screens and activate the external video port or external monitor at the same time. You may also need
to deactivate the internal video port on your laptop or put the internal and external video ports into
simultaneous display mode, so that the laptop displays on both the laptop monitor and the interactive
whiteboard at the same time.
With newer laptops, you can synchronize the internal and external video ports at the software
level, as follows:
1 From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Display.
2 Click the Refresh (or Monitor Refresh) tab.
3 Click the CRT/Panel option to activate simultaneous monitor and external video port display.
This may not be possible with older laptop models, in which case you’ll have to switch back and forth
between the internal and external video port. If you aren't sure which commands or keyboard
combinations are required to do this, check the user’s manual for your laptop.
You can now display the output of your laptop or external computer.
If the image on the screen is too large or too small
The projector and external computer resolution may not match. To adjust your computer resolution
to match the projector resolution, click the Start button, and select Settings > Control Panel >
Display. Click the Settings tab, and adjust the resolution accordingly.
5. Insert the SMART Board software CD into the laptop’s CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-
screen instructions. After installing the software, you should orient the interactive screen to
ensure that the cursor tracks your finger and the pen tray tools accurately. To do this, click
the Orient button in the SMART Board tools and follow the on-screen instructions.
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