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Generating Diagnostic Reports

You can generate diagnostic reports that can assist the troubleshooting of your interactive whiteboard, which you 
can save for future reference, or e-mail to your technical support representative.

You can generate two types of report files:

To create a report

In 

SMART Board Software Diagnostics

, click

 File > Report

, and then select one of these three options:

NOTE:

 No matter which option you select, you’ll see a list of ranges and current values for voltage and resistance 

in the logging window. This list matches the data saved in 

SmartBoardService.log

.

ReportLog.html 

This file contains a summary of the computer’s hardware, software, and 
communications configuration, followed by a detailed table showing the allowed 
ranges and current values of the SMART Board product’s voltages and 
resistances.

SmartBoardService.log

 

This text file captures the current contents of the diagnostics display and 
includes a detailed list of the allowed ranges and current values of the SMART 
Board product’s voltages and resistances.

Send

Both reports files are attached to an e-mail message in your default e-mail program. The default 
destination address is [email protected], but you can change it.

Save As

Prompts you to save the 

ReportLog.html

 file to any location.

View

Opens the 

ReportLog.html

 file in your default browser.

Summary of Contents for Board 600 Series

Page 1: ...restore normal operation by resetting the interactive whiteboard To reset your interactive whiteboard You can reset the interactive whiteboard completely by disconnecting and then reconnecting the US...

Page 2: ...green Ready light may be normal if you want touch only operation of the interactive whiteboard If you want to use the SMART Board tools or use the pen tray pens go to Flowchart 4 on page 5 A steady g...

Page 3: ...el of support to ensure that all other possibilities have been checked Replace the SC9 with another that has been tested on an interactive whiteboard Ready light not on Is the computer turned on Turn...

Page 4: ...t upgrades installed The Windows 98 and 98SE operating systems require the system installation disk to install the HID drivers The computer s USB port might have become disabled or been assigned to an...

Page 5: ...SMART Board tools or the pen tray pens See the previous notes You can install SMART Board software from the CD provided with your interactive whiteboard or you can download it from the SMART Technolog...

Page 6: ...the detection of pen or eraser removal or show that they are removed when they are not Remove any obstructions and clean the IR sensors with a cotton swab and glass cleaner If a sensor or the pen tra...

Page 7: ...appears A pen is missing or not positioned properly in its pen tray recess A pen dry erase marker or old style black SMART stylus is not reflective to infrared light so pen tray sensors can t detect i...

Page 8: ...one of the messages listed in the following table NOTE Although the Status message displayed by the SMART Board Software Diagnostics program doesn t actually identify problems with the SMART Board in...

Page 9: ...from a SMART Board interactive whiteboard This message does not necessarily mean that the port is receiving data If it isn t this message changes to No data is being received on this port Data is bein...

Page 10: ...exists that the path is correct and that the SMARTBoardServices exe file exists This SMART Board interactive whiteboard is not currently active This message shouldn t appear It indicates that the SMAR...

Page 11: ...ervice log ReportLog html This file contains a summary of the computer s hardware software and communications configuration followed by a detailed table showing the allowed ranges and current values o...

Page 12: ...contact either as segments dots or dotted segments 3 Use a pen tray pen not your finger or a dry erase marker to draw a pattern that includes a rectangle around the edges of the screen two diagonal st...

Page 13: ...g and the Ready light will also reflect the loss of communication When you stop or uninstall the service the menu selections change to allow you to start or reinstall the service Message Description S...

Page 14: ...software service should start automatically when you start your computer If it doesn t perform the first of the following procedures By default the SMART Board tools do not start automatically when yo...

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