Connecting your interactive whiteboard system, Upgrading your version of smart board software – Smart Technologies Smart Board 560 and 580 Interactive Whiteboards And UF55 Projectors 99-00964-20 User Manual
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Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard System
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Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard System
When you connect a computer with SMART Notebook software to your interactive whiteboard system, you can
display and interact with Ink Aware programs on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard. You can connect the
video output of a hardware device, such as a DVD/Blu-ray player or VCR, to the interactive whiteboard system’s
ECP to display this video signal on your system.
Refer to your Parts Kit for SMART Board 560 and 580 Interactive Whiteboards and UF55 Projectors
) to perform initial connection setup on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard system.
This chapter includes software installation instructions, precautions to follow and methods
to use when installing a new device for your interactive whiteboard system.
•
Upgrading Your Version of SMART Board Software (this page)
•
Connecting the Cables to the UF55 Projector (page 16)
–
Routing the Cables (page 16)
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Connecting Audio/Visual Outputs from Your Guest Computer to Your Interactive Whiteboard System’s
ECP Input (page 20)
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Connecting Peripheral Visual or Audio-Visual Devices (page 21)
To connect your 500 series interactive whiteboard, refer to the SMART Board 500 Series Setup Instructions
(
cument 1247
). To connect accessories to your SMART Board interactive whiteboard, refer to the documents
included with the accessories and consult
or additional instructions. When
connecting a guest computer or a host computer to your interactive whiteboard system, make sure that the
computer in use for the presentation is connected to your SMART Board interactive whiteboard.
Upgrading Your Version of SMART Board Software
If SMART Board software or SMART Notebook software is already installed on your computer, you can take this
opportunity to upgrade your software to ensure compatibility. SMART Notebook software upgrades and online
Help are available at
This page also lists the minimum
hardware requirements for each software version.