Page Contents
- Turning the Interactive TV On and Off
- Writing on the Interactive TV
- Importing Your Computer to the Interactive TV
- Exporting the Interactive TV to the Projector or Zoom
- Drawing on the Screen Over Your Laptop Image
- Using the Interactive TV with Zoom
- Saving Your Drawings to a USB Storage Device
- Importing Your Drawings from a USB Storage Device
- Have Questions or Need Help?
Turning the Interactive TV On and Off
To turn on the Interactive TV: press the power button on the lower right hand corner of the TV, the power button will light up when the device is on.
![classroom_interactive_tv_power.jpg Photo: TV power button.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_power.jpg)
To turn off the Interactive TV, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds. A pop-up will appear on the touchscreen reminding you that all content will be erased once it is shut down, hit continue to shut down the display.
![classroom_interactive_tv_delete_data.gif Dialog box: 'Do you want to continue?' Buttons: 'Continue' and 'Cancel'.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_delete_data.gif)
Writing on the Interactive TV
The Interactive TV features a touchscreen with a stylus that is used for drawing.
Touchscreen
![classroom_interactive_tv_parts.gif Annotated photo: Interactive TV screen menus to import/export, draw, & scroll](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_parts.gif)
- Import and Export Menus: Click on the menu button (three stacked lines) to open the "Import and Export" Tab.
- Drawing Tools and Settings Menu: Add layers, choose highlighters, pens, brushes, backgrounds, select pages, and more.
- Page Scroller: Users can click and drag left and right to scroll from one page to another.
Stylus
A stylus is required to draw on the Interactive TV, these are stored on the side of the displays.
![classroom_interactive_tv_stylus.jpg Photo: Stylus has a thinner point pen side & thicker wide highlight tip.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_stylus.jpg)
Each side of the stylus can be customized to a specific width and color by opening Palette, selecting the Pen or Highlighter and choosing a width and color.
The following image shows the Pen selected with a wide tip and the color black.
![classroom_interactive_tv_pallet.jpg Photo: Stylus interactive color palette.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_pallet.jpg)
Erase the screen by using your hand or finger. You can wipe away some or all of your drawing.
If a stylus is missing, please contact [email protected] to order a replacement.
Importing Your Computer to the Interactive TV
- Connect your computer to the display in the room using HDMI (wired connection) or Wireless Presentation (Airtame).
- Select the Import and Export Menu (3 stacked lines) on the right or left side of the screen.
![classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg Annotated photo: 2 Import & Export Menus are located half way down on the far edges of the screen.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg)
- Select the Import tab.
![classroom_interactive_tv_import.jpg Annotated photo: 'Import' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_import.jpg)
- Select PC.
![classroom_interactive_tv_pc.jpg Annotated photo: 'PC' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_pc.jpg)
- Select HDMI 1.
![classroom_interactive_tv_hdmi.jpg Annotated photo: 'HDMI 1' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_hdmi.jpg)
Exporting the Interactive TV to the Projector or Zoom
- Select Interactive on the podium keypad.
- Select the Import and Export Menu (3 stacked lines) on the right or left side of the screen.
![classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg Annotated photo: 2 Import & Export Menus are located half way down on the far edges of the screen.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg)
- Select the Export tab.
![classroom_interactive_tv_export.jpg Annotated photo: 'Export' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_export.jpg)
- Select Screen Share.
![classroom_interactive_tv_screen_share.jpg Annotated photo: 'Screen Share' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_screen_share.jpg)
- Select Wired.
![classroom_interactive_tv_screen_share_wired.jpg Annotated photo: 'Screen Share Wired' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_screen_share_wired.jpg)
Drawing on the Screen Over Your Laptop Image
- Import your computer to the Interactive TV.
- Select "Note On" under the "Drawing Tools and Settings" menu.
![classroom_interactive_tv_note_on.jpg Annotated photo: 'Note On selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_note_on.jpg)
- Once the "Note On" button has been pressed, it will create a new layer over the top of everything on the screen, including your laptop screen; you can now write on this layer.
- To draw on the screen, make sure the Selection Toggle is set for Writing.
- Tap anywhere on the screen to get rid of the pop-up and tool menu.
- To show the tool menu again, push the Power Button once.
- To exit drawing mode, select "Close", and "Don't Save" (unless you are saving to an external drive).
![classroom_interactive_tv_note_mode.jpg Dialog box: 'Write/draw on top of this layer. Tap hand icon to control content beneath note layer](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_note_mode.jpg)
Using the Interactive TV with Zoom
- Plug the Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable labeled "Interactive" into your computer.
![classroom_interactive_tv_cable.jpg Photo: Black cable plugged into laptop.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-11/classroom_interactive_tv_cable.jpg)
- Export the Interactive TV to Zoom.
- Open Zoom (or whichever video conferencing solution you would like to use).
- Select the camera: USB3.0 Video.
![classroom_interactive_tv_usb3.0_video.gif Screenshot: Select camera menu with 'USB3.0 Video' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-11/classroom_interactive_tv_usb3.0_video.gif)
Saving Your Drawings to a USB Storage Device
Exporting a drawing will save two file types to your Universal Serial Bus (USB) Storage Device: An Interactive Whiteboard file that allows you to import your drawings back into the Interactive TV and a PDF file that is viewable on your computer.
- Insert your USB Storage Device into the USB port on the Interactive TV, make sure you plug into the correct port as indicated:
![classroom_interactive_tv_usb_display.jpg Annotated photo: USB port. It is the 3rd port to the left of the power button.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_usb_display.jpg)
- Select the Import and Export Menu (3 stacked lines) on the right or left side of the screen.
![classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg Annotated photo: 2 Import & Export Menus are located half way down on the far edges of the screen.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg)
- Select the Export tab.
![classroom_interactive_tv_export.jpg Annotated photo: 'Export' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_export.jpg)
- In the export tab, click USB to export to a USB storage device.
![classroom_interactive_tv_usb.jpg Annotated photo: 'USB' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_usb.jpg)
- Click Save to save your export to the USB storage device.
![classroom_interactive_tv_save.jpg Annotated photo: 'Save' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_save.jpg)
Importing Your Drawings from a USB Storage Device
- Insert your USB Storage Device into the USB port on the Interactive TV, make sure you plug into the correct port as indicated in the following photo.
![classroom_interactive_tv_usb_display.jpg Annotated photo: USB port. It is the 3rd port to the left of the power button.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_usb_display.jpg)
- Select the Import and Export Menu (3 stacked lines) on the right or left side of the screen.
![classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg Annotated photo: 2 Import & Export Menus are located half way down on the far edges of the screen.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_Import_export_menu.jpg)
- Select the Import tab.
![classroom_interactive_tv_import.jpg Annotated photo: 'Import' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_import.jpg)
- Select File Browser.
![classroom_interactive_tv_file_browser.jpg Annotated photo: 'File Browser' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_file_browser.jpg)
- Select your USB Storage Device, in the following image the name of ours is 'Cruzer', your device will likely have a different name.
![classroom_interactive_tv_cruzer.jpg Annotated photo: 'Cruzer' selected.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_cruzer.jpg)
- In the USB Storage Device, if you have any saved files, you'll find them here. To import previous notes from an Interactive Display, select the file you'd like to import.
- Note: Selecting the PDF file will only open the file as an image. If you'd like to edit your saved Interactive Display File, click on the NON-PDF version of the file.
![classroom_interactive_tv_file_browser_cruzer.jpg Photo: example File Browser interface showing available files.](/sites/itss.d.umn.edu/files/2023-10/classroom_interactive_tv_file_browser_cruzer_0.jpg)
Have Questions or Need Help?
For questions, concerns, and help visit Classroom Technology.