BrightLink Welcome Kit www.epson.com/brightlink Pre-sales support U.S. and Canada (800) 453-7766 Epson America, Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Epson Canada, Ltd. 185 Renfrew Drive Markham, Ontario L3R 6G3 www.epson.com www.epson.ca EPSON and BrightLink are registered trademarks and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PrivateLine is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc.
Welcome to BrightLink! This kit has everything you need to get started with BrightLink. Here’s how: 1 First, follow the steps on the Start Here card to get up and running. 2 Install the manuals from the BrightLink 475Wi/ 480i/485Wi CD in this kit. 3 Then click the BrightLink Training Resources link on your desktop to get a DVD containing BrightLink training videos. 4 Play with the software. Tip sheets for TeamBoard Draw and Easy Interactive Tools are right in this kit.
EPSON iProjection™ for iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod® touch The EPSON iProjection app lets you show documents and photos wirelessly from Apple® devices on your BrightLink! If the projector is on a network that includes a wireless access point (or you have the optional wireless module), the app will work for you. You can download EPSON iProjection for free from the App Store. For more information, visit: www.epson.com/projectorapp (U.S.) or www.epson.ca/projectorapp (Canada).
Getting up and running with BrightLink is easy! Learning BrightLink basics takes less than 30 minutes. The resources in this kit will help you take your first steps toward a more interactive classroom. The BrightLink online support center provides lots of additional resources. Click the BrightLink Training Resources link on your desktop or go to epson.com/brightlink (U.S.) or epson.ca/brightlink (Canada).
Epson America, Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Epson Canada, Ltd. 185 Renfrew Drive Markham, Ontario L3R 6G3 www.epson.com www.epson.ca EPSON and BrightLink are registered trademarks and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PrivateLine is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
BrightLink Interaction The BrightLink interactive pens turn any wall or table into an interactive area, either with or without a computer. • With a computer, you can use Easy Interactive Tools (dual pens). This software lets you use the pen as a mouse to annotate, save, and interact with content from your computer.
1 Connect Your Computer and Turn on the Projector 1 onnect the USB cable directly to any available C USB port on your computer. 6 Select Use Source and press Enter. 7 elect the source where your computer is S connected. For example, if your computer is connected with a VGA cable to the projector’s Computer1 port, select Computer1. If your computer is connected with an HDMI cable, select HDMI. I f you don’t know which source to select, check with your school’s tech coordinator.
2 Make Sure the Software Is Installed You may already have the software on your computer, or you may need to install it yourself. For Mac OS® X, you need Easy Interactive Driver and Easy Interactive Tools. For Windows, you only need Easy Interactive Tools.
3 Calibrate Calibration coordinates the position of the pen with the location of your cursor. If the pen position and cursor location don’t match, you can try auto calibration, or you can calibrate manually for even greater accuracy. You don’t need a computer, and you won’t need to calibrate again unless the projector or image is moved, or the image is resized. 1 o start calibration, press the User button on the T remote control.
4 Use the Pens Your projector came with 2 pens that have different colored ends, orange and blue. Make sure one AA battery is installed in each pen. Battery light Power switch Choosing the Right Tool If you already have annotation software, you can use it with BrightLink. If you are using Microsoft® Office 2003 or later, you can also use the “inking tools” to add handwritten notes to your documents and PowerPoint® presentations.
5 Use the Built-In Toolbar The projector’s built-in toolbar lets you annotate images from other devices that have been connected to the projector, such as a document camera, tablet, or other source. You can write with only one pen at a time, but you can use both pens and trade off. 1 Press one of the Source buttons on the remote control to select the source for the image you want to annotate.
Easy Interactive Tool Tips 1 To start Easy Interactive Tools on your computer, do one of the following: • Windows ® : Select or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Projector > Easy Interactive Tools. Easy Interactive Tools icon on your desktop. Or, double-click the • Mac OS X ® : Select Applications > Easy Interactive Tools > Easy Interactive Tools. he Easy Interactive toolbar appears on the projected image, and an T arrow appears on the other side of the image.
Tools for Annotation Write or draw with custom pen Change custom pen color and width Write or draw with transparent highlighter pen Change highlighter pen color and width Use black, red, or blue pen—select large dot for thick lines Use black, red, or blue pen—select small dot for thin lines Erase—select small dot for thin eraser Erase—select large dot for thick eraser Clear all annotations Toggle between hiding the toolbar after use and showing it continuously Exit Easy Interactive Tools Hide/mini
TeamBoard Draw Tips 1 To start TeamBoard, do one of the following: • Windows ® : Select or Start > All Programs or Programs > Teamboard > Draw. Or, right-click the TeamBoard Draw icon in your system tray (lower right corner of your screen) and select TeamBoard Draw. • Mac OS X ® : Open the Applications folder and select Draw.
Using the Annotation Toolbar Select Freehand or Rectangle to capture screen Collapse toolbar Use virtual keyboard resenting and P Annotating in PowerPoint First, you need to associate PowerPoint with TeamBoard. 1 2 Full-screen Open full Open annotate TeamBoard application Draw screen list 1 o access the floating annotation toolbar or T dashboard, do one of the following: • Windows: Select or Start > All Programs or Programs > Teamboard > Annotation.
