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SMART Board 600 - The All New SMART Board
Sixth-generation series offers larger sizes, stylish look and more options for same price
Introduced in early 2006 - The
SMART Board 600 series.
Building on the success and popularity of SMART Board 500 series the new SMART Board 600
series provides substantial benefits:
- New Features
Larger screen sizes: SMART Board interactive whiteboards are now available in three sizes. The SMART Board 680 interactive whiteboard is 77" (195.6 cm), the 660 is 64" (162.6 cm) and the 640 is 48" (121.9 cm).
- Larger Sizes
The new screen sizes are 77" (195.6 cm), 64" (162.6 cm) and 48" (121.9 cm), which makes the series suitable for installation in larger classrooms with more students. The SMART Pen Tray has been redesigned to hold new ergonomic pens and an eraser and incorporates a Help button and an expansion slot. The Help button gives users quick access to the screen orientation feature and to SMART’s online training and support material.
- Updated design and aesthetics
The 600 series offers larger screen sizes, sophisticated styling, an easily accessed Help button, a hardware expansion slot and new accessories. The 600 series retains all the popular features that made the 500 series the
favorite of educators for the last seven years: finger-touch control, the SMART Pen Tray and the award-winning whiteboarding software that is powerful yet easy to use. The 600 series ships with SMART Board software 9.1 and immediately replaces the 500 series.
- Improved pen tray
The 600 series
offers a redesigned pen tray with sleeker, whisper-tip pens (stylus) more
compact eraser and buttons for on-screed keyboard, right mouse click and
help menu.
- New expansion slot
Expansion slot: Users can add hardware peripherals to the SMART Pen Tray.
The expansion slot enables the hardware to be upgraded over time. The first expansion accessory is a SystemOn module that provides a one-touch start-up of the computer, projector and SMART Board interactive whiteboard simultaneously.
USB connectivity: As a USB native device, the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is plug and play, allowing for easy integration of USB peripherals and accessories, such as the new USB audio system.
Help button: Located on the pen tray, the Help button provides quick access to the screen orientation feature and to SMART’s online training and support material.
- Improved functionality
SystemOn module: The SystemOn module integrates with an expansion slot on the pen tray and connects to the back of the interactive whiteboard so that when the newly installed SystemOn button is pressed, the computer, projector and interactive whiteboard are simultaneously switched on.
- New and improved accessories.
The SMART Board Audio System includes a pair of 15-watt speakers that enhance the delivery of multimedia content from a variety of sources. The speakers can either be mounted on the interactive whiteboard or to the wall, and volume control and an integrated two-port USB hub are located on the speakers within easy reach. The SMART Board Audio System requires only a single USB cable to connect both the speakers and the interactive whiteboard to the computer, simplifying cabling and installation.
SMART Board Audio System: The 15-watt USB speakers can be mounted directly to the interactive whiteboard or to the wall. Volume control and a two-port USB hub are integrated in the speakers.
- Updated accessories
Wireless module: The wireless module operates on the Bluetooth® wireless standard and integrates with AirLiner™ wireless slates.
- Warranty
The SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboards include a two-year limited warranty that can be extended to five years upon product registration.
The new boards were introduced
at the begining of 2006
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