Setting up SMART Boards

There are four things you need to remember about using SMART Boards in your classes.

1. Install the SMART Board software on your laptop.
   
   All faculty laptops have this installed, but students wanting to use the SMART Boards for their presentations will need to install the software. There are installation CDs available in the lab and in room 160, and they will work with both Macs and Windows.
   
   
2. Connect your laptop to the ceiling-mounted projector.
   
   In rooms 150, 160, and 162, there are black video cables with white adapters attached. The adapters are used for different models of Mac laptops. Most Windows laptops do not need the adapters at all--simply detach the adapters and use the cable itself to attach to the laptop.
   
   Make sure that the adapter that you use is attached to the black video cable.
   
   
3. Connect your laptop to the SMART Board through a USB port.
   
   Each SMART Board has a long, black USB cable that fits into a USB port on your laptop. It is that cable that allows you actually use the SMART Board.
   
   
4. Orient the SMART Board to your laptop.
   
   Once you have the software installed and the video and USB cables attached, run the SMART Board software on your laptop. You will use this software to orient your laptop screen to the SMART Board.
   
   
   
   Click on the Control Panel icon (yellow-handled wrench) and choose Orient/Align the SMART Board. Touch the SMART Board with your index finger at each indicated location to align the board.
   

Troubleshooting

If you are not seeing an image from the projector, make sure:

1. The projector is turned on and warmed up.
2. The video cable is plugged into your laptop (and the correct adapter is attached to the video cable).
3. You have Mirroring turned on on your Mac laptop (Apple Menu...System Preferences...Displays...Turning Mirroring On).

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