Portable Board and Calibration

[tingens4]

Hi again...:rolleyes:

My one and only ActivBoard is portable, which I do NOT like but it does give me the chance to show it off to all classrooms :D

anyway....... on Friday I noticed I had to recalibrate it a lot! That was one thing I despised about SmartBoards having to recalibrate a lot. I was curious if anyone has any thoughts on what I can do to eliminate some of these calibration needs....this is what I do...

I set up the board and lock the board in place, once I get my projector set up and display is okay, I lock that also.... I am just curious if I could be overlooking anything. I know our rep said it would be a much better board if it were mounted and not moved around but that is not an option for me at present.

Thanks!

Ann T+wave+

[scaulfield]

First off, are you using the quick way to calibrate? Just hover the pen over the flame in the upper left hand corner of the board.

If you have a projector cart, you can put tape down on the ground where it is supposed to be, making it easier to put it in the right spot. I would also use the "wings" on the stand to help keep it in place.

[tingens4]

I do use the quick way a lot! I always wondered what those wings were for:)

[scaulfield]

Try swinging those wings out and they should help to keep the board steady and you shouldn't have to calibrate as much.

[tingens4]

Thanks! I will definitely spread "my wings":D

[scaulfield]

Very, very punny! :D:D:D

[JMOakley]

Summertime and room cleanings... my portable board was moved and the USB accidentally disconnected. I plugged it back in, fired everything up and now the board is not interacting. The upper left corner fire flame guy is flickering continually. I tried the quick callibrate and no luck. The board and pens, are not talking to eachother. I have all the updates... and other ideas before tech support? :eek:

Many thanks....

[Daniel Bunker]

Have you tried all the USB ports? Older drivers worked with a particular usb port and each one had to be set up for it to work. This is not the case with lastest V4 driver though.

[JMOakley]

Thanks for the tip, I will try another port. I have a 4 port extension to run the mouse, votes, pen drive and board. I do also have the board using a USB extension. Perhaps, too many extensions? I also have the V4 installed. I tried to reinstall it as the forum suggested when the pen was not responding to the board with no luck. I'm supposed to do a demo this evening.... keep the tips coming... thanks

[Lee Nelson]

The maximum length of USB cable is 5m. If you extend beyond this you will need an 'active' extension which is effectively a single port hub. Try removing the extension.

[JMOakley]

Wonderful news. Thanks. After walking away last night and unplugging everything, I plugged it all back in today, turned everything back on... and voila, my old friend is back. Thanks for all the tips.[clap]