SMART Sympodium
Smart Sympodiums are interactive pen touch displays which allow users to control and write over computer
applications.
How do I use this?
1.
To start, turn on the Extron
touch-screen display panel by
pressing the touch here to start
button.
2.
On the Extron touch-screen
display panel, select PC
3.
Ensure the Sympodium display
is switched on by pressing the
Power Button on the front of the
display.
4.
Log in to the PC using your
Anglia Ruskin Username and
Password.
5.
Use the tethered pen to touch
the display and select applications.
Interactive display screen
The tethered pen acts like a mouse because it allows you to control your applications like you would with a
normal mouse, but it also enables you to write or draw in digital ink over any application.
The display screen has three sets of buttons and indicators.
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Pen-tool buttons to enable digital ink located centrally at the top of the of the display screen.
Function buttons to enable
mouse modes, keyboard and
launch on screen floating tool
bar located centrally on the
bottom of the display screen.
Function Buttons
The function buttons provide quick
access to a number of frequently used
tools. Press a function button to launch
the On-Screen Keyboard, the Floating
Tools toolbar or the Capture toolbar.
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For assistance please contact 01245 68 4357
V1.0
There are 2 left hand mouse click buttons for both right handed and left handed users.
Pen Tool buttons
Pen tools allow users to use the tethered pen as either a mouse or to draw digital ink over any open
applications. These tools enable users to select different digital ink colours, erase any digital ink or return to
using the tetherered pen as a mouse.
Using Digital Ink
To write notes using digital ink on your
desktop applications:
1.
Pick up the tethered pen
2.
Press a pen-tool button to select your digital ink color
3.
Write on the interactive display.
4.
To erase your notes, select the eraser,and move the pen in a smooth motion over your notes.
5.
Press the left mouse button to return the pen to mouse mode.
For more information visit us at www.anglia.ac.uk/itservices
For assistance please contact 01245 68 4357
V1.0
SMART Podium
SMART Podium is a digital pen computer display screen that lets the user interact with digital content and
write on the pen display’s surface while projecting the content onto a large screen or SMART Board interactive
display.
Battery free tethered pen:
You can conveniently control your
computer from the display and
comfortably write over any application
with the battery-free tethered pen.
Illuminated console buttons:
Using the illuminated console buttons,
located on the top of the display screen,
you can access the right-click button,
select pen colours, the eraser, launch the
On-Screen Keyboard or Screen Capture
tool.
How do I use this?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press the Power button on the large Extron display
Select Press here to begin on the Lectern display panel
You will need to ensure that the Lectern PC is on. If not, press the Power button located on the front of
the PC to turn the PC on.
On the Extron touch-screen display panel, select PC
Log in to the PC using your Anglia Ruskin Username and Password using the keyboard
Once logged in you will have full access to your Anglia Ruskin desktop. You the SMART tethered pen to
tap the SMART Podium computer screen to open applications.
TIP: Using PowerPoint Presenter View with SMART Podiums
When using presentation view you can use the SMART podium pen to
annotate over your slides during your presentation. To enable this function,
ensure that you press one of the SMART colours buttons to engage the ink.
For more information visit us at www.anglia.ac.uk/itservices
For assistance please contact 01245 68 4357
V1.0