Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 33
1. Press the On-Screen Display Control icon in your system tray.
A menu of commands appears.
2. Adjust and control your flat-panel display by selecting any of these commands.
Using the SMART Bulb Saver
If you want to use the On-Screen Display Control, but have no screen saver installed, consider
using the SMART Bulb Saver instead.
NOTE: This functionality is only available with a Microsoft Windows operating system.
The SMART Bulb Saver is designed especially for use with the interactive whiteboard, and it’s
highly configurable. You can set the bulb saver to put your flat-panel display into standby
mode, shut down the computer and log off the current user after a specified period of inactivity,
and you can designate a custom image as the screen saver graphic.
NOTE: Even if you have a screen saver installed, you can still use SMART Bulb Saver as an
alternative.
1. Connect a serial cable from the flat-panel display to an available serial port on your
computer.
NOTE: You may already have connected the flat-panel display to the computer to
activate the On-Screen Display Control (page 32).
2. Open the Windows Control Panel for your computer.
3. Double-click the Display icon.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
4. Press the Screen Saver tab.
5. Select SMART Bulb Saver from the screen saver list.
6. Press the Settings button.
The SMART Bulb Saver dialog box appears.
If you previously installed an On-Screen Display Control for your flat-panel display,
you’ll see that the serial port has been selected and associated with the display, and
the delay time has been specified. Proceed to step 8.
7. If you haven’t configured the On-Screen Display Control, configure it now by pressing
the Display Control Panel button (see page 32).
8. To specify parameters for shutting down the computer and logging off the current
user, press the Shut Down tab and follow the on-screen instructions.
9. To specify a custom bitmap or company logo as the SMART Bulb Saver graphic,
press the Custom tab and browse to the graphic file you want to use.
10. Press the Apply button, and then press OK.
To use the On-Screen Display Control
To activate the SMART Bulb Saver
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