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Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
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Touch isn’t working as expected
Symptom Troubleshooting steps
The display doesn’t respond to touch.
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Touch is not available right after waking up the display or turning it on. Wait a few
seconds and then the display will respond to touch.
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Make sure SMART Product Drivers are installed and running on connected computers.
(SMART Board MX (V3) displays require
SMART Product Drivers 12.18 or later, and
SMART Board MX (V2-C) and (V2) displays require SMART Product Drivers 12.14 or
later).
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Make sure the USB cable between the display and the computer doesn’t exceed the
supported maximum cable length. See
Connecting room computers and guest
laptops on page 35.
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Make sure any connected computers have detected the display’s USB connection.
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On Windows computers, open Device Manager and make sure there is no red X or
yellow explanation mark (!) over the display’s icon.
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On Mac computers, open System Information and make sure there are no error
messages in the display’s row.
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For Mac computers with macOS Mojave, see How to resolve issues with installing and
using SMART Learning Suite software on macOS Mojave .
The display responds to touch
intermittently.
OR
When you touch the screen, the
pointer doesn’t appear in the correct
place.
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Make sure jewelry or clothing doesn’t touch the board when erasing the ink.
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When erasing, make sure the palm or fist is flat on the screen.
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Touch is not available right after waking up the display or turning it on. Wait a few
seconds and then the display will respond to touch.
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Restart the display.
See Turning off, turning on, and resetting the display on page 54.
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Confirm with the installers that the computer is connected to the display with only a
single cable.
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Make sure SMART Product Drivers and SMART Ink are installed and running on any
connected computers. Orient the display. See Orienting your SMART interactive
product using SMART Product Drivers 12 .
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Remove infrared sources, such as incandescent or arc lights, desk lamps, and infrared
audio devices, or move the display to another location in the room.
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Remove any USB extenders to help isolate the USB cable.
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Update the firmware .