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4 | CHAPTER 1 – BEST PRACTICES FOR CABLING YOUR HAWM-UX/UF
Customizing your cables
Cables supplied by SMART for connecting your projector to the extended control
panel (ECP) or interactive whiteboard are long enough to accommodate the additional
distances your HAWM-UX/UF requires. You might need longer cables to attach your
interactive whiteboard system to your computer and to other peripherals.
Before customizing or buying cables, assess your installation location and follow
these best practices for customizing your cabling to your peripheral devices:
• Carefully measure the distance between your devices and their connection
locations on the interactive whiteboard system. Measure the distances at the
HAWM-UX/UF’s lowest and highest height, and use the longest distance as your
minimum cable length.
• Make sure there’s enough slack in your cables to minimize cable strain.
• When measuring the minimum cable length make sure there are no obstructions
in the cable’s path. A rising or descending cable can catch on an obstruction
unless the cable is properly secured out of the way of the obstruction.