activremote

Quick Start Guide

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TP1750EN ActivRemote Quick Start GuideCopyright © 2009 Promethean Limited. All rights reserved.

All information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Any use of the contents of this guide other than for the purpose intended requires express written permission of Promethean Ltd.

All trademarks noted with the ® mark are the properties of their respective companies.

NOTE: All utility and driver software provided to operate Activ products is the property of Promethean. Use of this software is granted for the purpose of installation, setup and

operation of Activ products and the standard feature set outlined in this guide. Promethean does not encourage or authorise any other use.

Additional application software is provided from time to time as a service to our customers. This software is licensed to the end user by the supplier. Use, possession and upgrades are the responsibility of that supplier. Registered owners of Promethean products should

contact those suppliers directly for support.

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Contents �

Introduction 4

About the ActivRemote Device 4

About the ActivHub 5

How it Works 6

About Template Pages 7

Device Registration 8

ActivRemote Settings 9

Further Information 10

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introduCtion

ActivRemote is a hand-held presenter device, combining freedom to move around the classroom with a convenient six-button layout.

ActivRemote is used together with the ActivHub USB (model AH2) transmitter / receiver. The system can be used with Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

The ActivRemote software contains templates for a number of computer applications, including ActivStudio and ActivInspire.

abouttheaCtivremotedeviCe

Central button - for changing template pages and when registering the device.

Number buttons - for switching functions.

Toplights-flashwhenthedevicecommunicateswiththeserver.

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abouttheaCtivhub

The ActivHub transmitter / receiver (model AH2) is needed for communications between the ActivRemote device and the computer.

Insert the ActivHub into a USB slot on your computer.

Theindicatorlightflashes:

●RED while the ActivHub is powering on. ●GREEN when the ActivHub is functioning correctly.

For best use of the ActivHub, the ActivRemote device must be in clear view of the ActivHub. You can use the 1.8m (6ft) USB extension cable if necessary.

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howitworksYou install the ActivRemote application and ActivDriver from the Product CD, then register the ActivRemote device to an ActivHub (model AH2) installed on your computer (see Page 8).

Openaflipchart,lessonorpresentationfile.

Start the ActivRemote application. A ‘Reminder’ key to the controls is displayed for a few seconds. The popup display then disappears.

Press the ActivRemote buttons to control your presentation.

Using ActivRemote with ActivInspire

● Turn flipchart pages with buttons 1, 2, 3 and 5. Ifyoureachtheendoftheflipchart,blankpageswillbe

added.● Show and hide the Revealer with button 4. Page2ofthetemplatehasmoreRevealeroptions-seebelow.

● Start (and stop) a voting session with button 6. Votingcontrolworksonquestionpagesonly.

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abouttemplatepagesThe device buttons are set up in template pages. For more options with the ActivInspire Revealer tool press the central button. The template goes to page 2.

Now you can:

● Reveal and pausefromthetopandbottomoftheflipchartpage with buttons 1 and 3.

● Reveal and pausefromtheleftandrightoftheflipchartpage with buttons 2 and 5.

● Show and hide the Revealer with buttons 6 and 4.

If you press the central button again, ActivRemote goes back to template page 1. You can add more template pages to give a wider range of controls for each controlled application (See Page 9).

You can also change the time that the popup display stays on screen. When you have learned the layout of the controls you may want to disable this feature (See Page 10).

When the popup display is not being displayed, the ActivRemote icon shows you when the application is running. The icon is in the computer’s system tray, usually at the bottom or top of the screen. The screenshot below is from a Windows PC.

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deviCeregistrationStep One at the Computer

From the ActivRemote icon on the screen (see Page 7), click Setup.

In the Devices Tab, click on Register Remote. Instructions and a green, segmented timeout bar are displayed – the registration has to be done in 15 seconds.

Step Two on the ActivRemote Device

Press and hold the centre button until both lights are illuminated.

Press buttons to enter the PIN as displayed.

When the Serial Number is shown, the device is registered.

If the registration is not completed before the timeout expires, you have to click Register Remote and repeat the steps. If there is already an ActivRemote device registered on the hub, that device will automatically be removed by starting a new registration.

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aCtivremoteappliCationsettingsDevices Tab

Select this tab to select which program to control with the device.

The option Use most appropriate for the current program (Windows only) automatically changes the controls when you switch programs at the computer.

Templates Tab

Select this tab to change the control settings of each of the device buttons:

Select a template to edit.

Click on the button to change, and select the action for the button from the drop-down menu.

Each controlled program can have multiple template pages. In the default templates, the centre button is assigned to move between template pages.

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Settings Tab

Select this tab to change the settings for the pop-up display.

Any of three actions will display the pop-up reminder:● Switching programs (Display Reminder on Focus).● Pressing ActivRemote device buttons (Display Reminder

on Remote Command).● Changing Template Page (Display Reminder Before

Changing Template Page).

To change the time that the pop-up stays on the screen - move the slider.

To disable any of these actions from displaying the pop-up, uncheck the appropriate box.

You can also change the font and the size of the pop-up text.

FurtherinFormationTechnical Support

Telephone: +44 (0)844 855 2201 Email: support@prometheanworld.com Web: www.prometheankb.com

User Group Forum

This is an online forum and we would like to invite new users to join and contribute to our growing online community. http://www.prometheanplanet.com/forum/

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COmPLIANCE STATEmENTS FOR THE ACTIvREmOTE AND ACTIvHUb (UNITED STATES OF AmERICA, CANADA AND EUROPE): United States of America This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. For non-intentional radio parts, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Canada This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada and is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changesormodificationstothisequipmentnotexpressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Europe The radio interface on this product is intended for use with other Promethean radio devices for operation in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Declaration of Conformity statement A copy of the Declaration of Conformity is available on the software application CD. Should this not be available, please contact Promethean for a copy.

Updates

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