Interactive Projector Pens Overview

Audience: Staff

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show staff the functions of the interactive projector pens.

Summary: The projectors come with a blue pen and an orange pen, identified by the line of color at the end of the pen. You can use either pen, or both pens at the same time (one of each color) in built-in whiteboard or annotation mode. Make sure the pen batteries are installed.

Notes:

• The pen turns off automatically after 15 seconds of inactivity. Hold the pen to turn it back on.

Pen Overview

1. Pen tip

2. Battery light

3. Function button

4. Attachment for optional strap or cord

5. Battery cover

• To turn on the pen, move the pen.

• If you press the function button, the battery light flashes briefly, then turns off. If the battery is low, the battery light flashes continuously.

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Pen Tips

• The projector pens have 2 different tip options.

  • Marker-like foam tip 

  • Hard rubber tip

    • If you do not have both options available to you and would like to, contact the Help Desk. 

Using the Pens

• For best performance, hold the pen perpendicular to the board.

  • Do not cover the black section near the tip of the pen.

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• To write or draw on the projection surface in built-in annotation mode or built-in whiteboard mode, do the following:

  • To select a projected item, such as an icon, tap the projection surface with the pen tip.

  • To draw on the projected screen, tap the projection surface with the pen and drag it as necessary.

  • To move the pointer, hover over the surface without touching it.

  • To switch the pen from drawing tool to eraser, press the button on the side.

    • You can change the function of the button by changing the Pen Button Function setting in the Extended menu.

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• To use the pen as a mouse in PC Interactive mode, do the following:

  • To left-click, tap the board with the pen tip.

  • To double-click, tap twice.

  • To right-click, press the button on the side or press and hold the pen on the screen.

  • To click and drag, tap and drag with the pen.

  • To move the cursor, hover over the board without touching it.

    • You can turn off the hovering feature using the Hovering setting in the projector's Easy Interactive Function menu.

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• To change between these modes, you can tap on the button pictured below.

  • The icon with the projector and pen will be for annotation, and the icon with the PC and mouse will be for PC Interactive.

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