Smartboards and Projectors at Chapin

Click here for the one page INFORMATION SHEET that is placed into the Lucite wall hanging of each tech room

IMPORTANT ... Please install the latest software from the SMART Website for all the computers in the school using SBs.
http://www.smarttech.com/support/software/sb_mac.asp#8

Overview (with pictures)

  • Projector Sheet
  • Find the plastic wall unit in the room ... it contains an instruction sheet

  • In rooms with a mounted television that looks like this you might find a REMOTE in this plastic wall unit

  • This REMOTE controls the DVD/VCR unit in your room which might be connected to the television and/or computer projector ... it looks like this

  • Find the metal box ... your gold key will open it ... here is a picture of a room ("room 39") with the metal box we are referring to ... click here

    after training, you will be given your gold key!

  • Use your gold key to open the metal box

  • Take out the cables and possibly the silver key that opens the DVD/VCR glass box cart (some rooms)

  • Take out the silver key to the DVD glass box unit (some rooms)

  • Find the EPSON remote which might look like this for Epson 811p projectors ... with the 811p model, the button marked COMP1 is crucial when using the computer while the button marked S-VIDEO should work for TV or DVD or VCR ...

  • Or find the EPSON remote which might look like this for Epson 81p projectors ... ... with the 81p model, the 4 button marked COMP1 is crucial when using the computer while the 1 button marked S-VIDEO should work for TV or DVD or VCR ... the 81p model also has a button marked SEARCH to make it even simpler!

Okay, let's try it STEP-BY-STEP for the Computer

  • STEP 1: turn on the projector
  • STEP 2: connect your laptop with the lid closed and you will probably be all set
  • STEP 3: if you are not all set, click the button on the REMOTE so that you using the COMPUTER

Okay, let's try it STEP-BY-STEP for a DVD or VCR

  • STEP 1: turn on the projector
  • STEP 2: turn on power buttons for both black and silver units ... you will know the power for the black unit is on if you see the numbers ... put in your DVD or VCR
  • STEP 3: press PLAY on the silver unit (if message says NO DISK, push CD/DVD button in the middle)
  • TROUBLE-SHOOTING: if you are not all set, click the button on the REMOTE so that you using the S-VIDEO ... make sure audio cable from computer is disconnected

now it is time to focus attention on the DVD box ... click here
the black box is a radio tuner/amplifier (TEAC or JVC)
the silver box is DVD/CD player (if the power is ON for the silver box and it is in STOP mode, that is when you will get cable TV; if it is PLAY mode it plays CD or VCR depending on that button in the middle) push POWER to see press speaker A button so that it is the SHORTER position press speaker B button so that it is the LONGER position press TAPE MONITORING so that it is on TAPE MONITORING (obvious) ... TEAC see page 8

in room 31, the video via S-VIDEO does not work ... COMP 1 did work ... we have a silver JVC and black JVC ... we discovered that on the black unit, pushing the DVD button allows the computer to play SOUND and puishing the TAPE/CDR button allows the silver unit CD/DVD unit to play sound (VCR sound did not work)

Useful Links and Information

  • The installer for smartboard software on your computer is located at http://www.smarttech.com/support/software

  • We will have 3 initial training sessions with Rob Sugarman from TEQ ... each one from 3:15-4:45 ... wed 9/22 ... mon 9/27 ... thurs 9/30 ...

  • Here is a list of the rooms we renovated in Summer 2004 ... click here

  • Click here for a FOUR PAGE document of all rooms at Chapin and what technology (projector, DVD, TV, VCR) is in each room as of 9/1/04

  • Here are pictures of the rooms we renovated in Summer 2004 ... click here

  • This web site from Rob Sugarman is a useful supplement to training sessions ... http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/online/index.asp ... there are plenty resources there for you and your teachers.

  • the unmounted projectors need the security cable and must be locked at all times!

  • click here for pictures of the 6 rooms renovated with mounted projectors, amplifiers and speakers in August 2003

  • click here for pictures of the 1 room renovated with a mounted smartboard and multimedia cart in March 2004 (room 210A)

  • Clicker is ideal for using with SmartBoards ... students create sentences with words and/or pictures by clicking and dragging (alas! the SmartBoards enters!) from a word/picture grid that can be created/customized by the teacher. It seems to have infinite possibilities ... from a tech colleague at Horace Mann ... go to http://www.cricksoft.com/us/products/clicker/default.asp

  • Summary info ... Fall 2003 ... click here

  • Our first gold room March 2004 ... Carolyn Crandall's room

Getting Help

  • You can always contact us with technical issues. TEQ
  • SMART Technologies, Tech Support @ 888.427.6278. Our favorite technician is Judy Menjivar at extension 2542. (e-mail: judym@smarttech.com)
  • Another technician is Jake Odumeru at extension 2540, (e-mail: jacobodumeru@smarttech.com)
    • Lastly, you can go to these support pages for more options:
  • http://www.smarttech.com/Support/.
  • http://www.smarttech.com/support/product/sb/faq.asp.
  • http://www.smarttech.com/support/contact.asp.

What we learned:

Silver box must be in VCR mode in order to play cable television ... black box button must be in TAPE mode (room 402; tues 9/7)

 

Last updated 09.13.07

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