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99-00881-20 A0 Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard System 19
Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard System
In this Chapter
When you connect a computer with SMART Notebook software, you can display and interact with Ink Aware
programs on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard system. After you connect the video output of a
hardware device such as a VCR or DVD player to the Extended Control Panel (ECP), you can display this video
signal on your system.
Refer to your installation document 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 Notebook Software (this page)
• Connecting One or More Computers to the Interactive Whiteboard System (page 20)
– Connecting Your Host Computer’s Audio/Visual Outputs to the Projector Inputs (page 20)
– Connecting Audio/Visual Outputs from Your Guest Computer to the Interactive Whiteboard System’s
ECP Input (page 21)
– Connecting Peripheral Visual or Audio-Visual Devices (page 22)
To connect your 500 series interactive whiteboard, refer to the SMART Board 500 Series Setup Instructions.
To connect accessories to your SMART Board interactive whiteboard, refer to the documents included with
the accessories and consult the SMART technical support website for 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
You should upgrade the version of SMART Board software installed on your computer to ensure compatibility
before you use your SMART Board interactive whiteboard system’s features.
Notebook software upgrades and online help are available at www.smarttech.com/support/software/index.asp.
This page also lists the minimum software requirements for each software version.