Promethean Board Functionality Orientation

How to connect your Connected Classroom and start working

Locate Your Equipment

 For Each JPPSS Connected Classroom Promethean installation, a Projector Bag with Required Video and Data Cables, Projector Remote control, ActivStudio software, and ActivPens(2) inside.

The Bag

Video Cable

 The Bag contains a 6 foot and a 25 foot Video Signal Cable that connects the laptop/desktop to the projector. Cable length is for convenience and both do the same duty

Projector Remote

To turn the projector on. Point the remote and press the green button.

    The Dell remote control turns your projector on and off. It can also be used to momentarily hide the viewable image. Point at the black remote sensors located on the front and back of the projector.

A single blue blinking light indicates electrical power to the projector. The remote has turned the projector on when all lights turn blue.

Connecting Video

  Connect one end of the cable to the Video connector located near your board (left or right or sometimes below the board.

Do not over tighten thumbscrews

Connecting Video cont’d

SECOND Briefly hit key FIRST Press down and hold key

     Connect the cable to the back of your laptop On Dell Laptops, Press and hold FN then press F8 The Laptop cycles from LCD only, to LCD+Projector, to Projector only by pressing F8 The Projector will auto detect RGB(VGA) signal and display your desktop on the board Be patient while it searches! It may take a minute or two.

USB Data Cable

1 foot USB Short CABLE 15 foot USB Active repeater LONG CABLE

 2 Portable cables are provided to make one continuous signal from Laptop and Promethean Board  A 1 foot USB A plug to USB A plug cable

must be connected to the wall plate

.

 A 15 foot USB A PLUG to A Jack cable

completes connection from the 1ft cable to the laptop.

USB Data Cable Cont’d

 IMPORTANT 1.

1.

Connect USB in this exact manner Connect 1 foot cable to Wall plate

USB Data Cable Cont’d

2.

With

laptop on

, connect USB A plug of 15 foot data cable to your laptop 3.

Wait 5 Seconds then move to next Step

USB Data Cable Cont’d

4.

Connect fat end USB A jack of long Cable to the 1 foot USB plug end of short cable at Wall plate.

USB Data Cable Troubleshooting

 If ActivStudio icon on taskbar of computer does not change and has a red X, keep the cable arrangement.  Disconnect the power to the board, restart the computer, and once the computer starts, reconnect power to board.

ActivPen

 The ActivPen is a stylus used to calibrate the video image with the board and also to interact with ActivStudio content

Promethean Board Use

   A fixed projector installation has already been calibrated to the Promethean board so further calibration is not necessary.

If your ActivPen does not move your mouse when touching or moving across the board, your board may have lost calibration.  To calibrate your board from the computer, right click the Activboard icon on your taskbar, select calibrate and follow the onscreen prompts.

Refer to ActivStudio Training Documentation for further information

Promethean Planet

If you to get a jump start until your training, you can go to: www.prometheanplanet.com