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Whiteboar d Camera Camfire DCi TM User’ s Guide.
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Camfire DCi User's Guide i Important Information Read this manual carefully before setting up and u sing the Camfire DCi system. With proper care, your system sh ould pr ovide years of trouble-free service. About This Guide This guide explains how to use the Camfire DCi system with a camera boom and a control unit.
ii Camfire DCi User's Guide Cleaning the Control Unit Apply a mild detergent cleanser to a soft cloth and wipe the surf ace clean. Never use solvents or abrasive cl eansers, as these ma y damage the surface of the control unit. Cleaning the Camera Boom Only clean the lens with a cloth designe d spec ifically for that purpose.
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Camfire DCi User's Guide 1 Camfire DCi Whiteboard Camera System The Camfire DCi system works with your ex isting whiteboard and markers, enabling you to save the notes on your whiteboard as a high-resolution, color im age. You can print this image to a local or network printer.
2 Camfire DCi User's Guide You can connect the control unit to a network or u se it as a stand-alone device. Depending on the configuration you choose , you have the option of saving your whitebo.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 3 If you only need a paper copy of your whiteboard notes, attach a p rinter to the stand-alone control unit and press the Print button.
4 Camfire DCi User's Guide When the control unit is set up to save image s on a network server (using Image-Saving Software for Networks), the control unit displays a net work icon. This guide explains how to use whitebo ard notes saved by Image-Saving Software for Networks.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 5 Using the Camfire DCi System at a Control Unit Using the Camfire DCi system at a whiteboa rd is simple. Just follow the in structions on the control unit screen. You can scroll, save, create a new folder, initiate sleep mode and activate a range of other commands with the p ress of a button.
6 Camfire DCi User's Guide Creating a New Folder When whiteboard notes are saved, the image s are stored in a folder named by the date and time at which it was created. To create a new folder for a USB storage device or Web folder Press the New Folder button.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 7 To toggle through the available save modes for your configuration Press the Change Mode button. When you switch to a different mode, the folde r created in the previous mode closes. NOTE: If only one mode is available, this button is disable d.
8 Camfire DCi User's Guide If you have multiple whiteboards, the following screen appears. 2. Select a whiteboard, if required. 3. Press Save . Your notes are saved using the mo de identified in the status area of the control unit screen.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 9 The Activating Statusboard screen appears. 3. To save the whiteboard notes whenever you step away from the whiteb oard, select Auto Detect Mode and press Next . OR To automatically save the whiteboard notes at a regular time interval, select Timer Mode and press Next .
10 Camfire DCi User's Guide Printing Whiteboard Notes 1. Press the Print button on the control unit. The following screen appears. 2. To print the current image, use the scroll bu tton to navigate to the image you want and press the Current Image button.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 11 The following screen appears. 2. To delete the current image, use the scroll button to navigate to the image you want and press the Current Image button. OR To delete all of the images in the current folder, press the All Images button.
12 Camfire DCi User's Guide Reactivating the Camfire DCi System After an extended period of inactivity, the Camfir e DCi system automatically goes into sleep mode. You can also put the system into this mode by pre ssing the Sleep button. In sleep mode, the control unit screen is blank.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 13 Adjusting the Camfire DCi System at a Control Unit While working at the whiteboard, you can: • adjust the brightness of the control unit screen (p age 13) • refine.
14 Camfire DCi User's Guide To refine the image alignment 1. Using a dry-erase marker, mark the horizo nt al center of the whiteboard at the top and bottom of the writing surface. Make each ma rk approxim ately 2 in. (5 cm) long, beginning at the whiteboard frame.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 15 5. Press the Options button on the control unit. The Options screen appears. 6. Use the scroll button to select Administration and press OK . If you assigned an administrator pa ssword, the Enter Administrator Password screen appears.
16 Camfire DCi User's Guide If you have multiple whiteboards, the following screen appears. 9. Select a whiteboard, if required. The following screen appears.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 17 Working with Whiteboard Notes on a Computer You can access whiteboa rd notes at your desk in three different ways: • If you saved the images to a USB storage device,.
18 Camfire DCi User's Guide 1. Double-click the Camfire Image-Saving Softw a re for PCs icon in the system tray. Camfir e Image-Savi ng Sof tware for PCs Icon The following dialog box open s. 2. Click the Refresh Indexes button. 3. Click OK in the message box that appears.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 19 2. Double-click the index.html file in the folder containing the images you want. TIP If you’re not sure which folder the images were stored in, double -click the index.html file in the root directory. A Camfire Image-Saving Software page open s in your Web browser.
20 Camfire DCi User's Guide An intranet page with links to the whiteboard notes appears. 3. Select a folder. A calendar appears for the folder you selecte d.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 21 An index of images appears. 5. To view an image in greater detail, click its thumbnail. 6. To print an image, click the Printer Friendly Version (PDF) link below its thumbnail. Then select Print from the File menu. 7. To save the image in Internet Explorer, right-click its thumbnail a nd select Save Target As .
22 Camfire DCi User's Guide To save the notes in a Web folder on your hard drive or network 1. Open a Web browser, such as Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer or Netscape Co mmunicator, on a computer that’s within the same netwo rk as the control unit.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 23 To delete a Web folder NOTE : This procedure should only be com p leted by a system administrator. 1. Open a Web browser, such as Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer or Netscape Co mmunicator, on a computer that’s within the same network as the control unit.
24 Camfire DCi User's Guide Customer Support Our Technical Support team welcome s your ca ll. However, you may want to contact your local reseller first if you ex perience problems with any SMART product. SMART’ s resellers can readily provide you with quick advice so you can enjoy the benefits of the Camfi re DCi system without delay.
Camfire DCi User's Guide 25 Index A Accessing Whiteboard Notes In an Internal Web Folder, 21–23 On a Network Server, 19–21 On a Personal Computer, 18–19 On a USB Storage Device, 17 Adjustin.
26 Camfire DCi User's Guide R Reactivating the Control Unit, 12 Refining Image Alignment, 13–16 Registration of Product, 24 Removable USB Storage Device, 2, 17 Saving Whiteboard Notes, 6–8 S .
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