Congratulations on your purchase of D

atadesk’sSm

artBoard™

, the keyboard that works the

way you do.

The Sm

artBoard’s patented SmartK

ey™ layout accom

modates

the natural movem

ents of your hands and fingers. Typing iseasier, faster and m

ore co

mfo

rtable than ever before.

Co

nnecting Your S

martB

oard™

To connect the SmartBoard™

to your computer:

1. Turn off your computer.

2. Find the end of the keybo

ard connecto

r cord that has 4 pins.

Plug this 4-pin end of the cord into the small round port located in

the back of the SmartBoard™

.3. Plug the other end of the cord (the end that has 6 pins) into your com

puter’s PS/2 keyboard port (the small round port w

ith 6 holes). O

n most com

puters, a keyboard icon (picture) is located above the keyboard port.

IMP

OR

TA

NT

: Make sure yo

u plug the 4-pin end, NO

T the 6-pin

end of the co

rd into the S

martB

oard™

or yo

u will dam

age thepins. In so

me m

odels, the end that plugs into

your co

mputer is

RE

D.

4. Restart your com

puter.

Note: If you ow

n an older computer,

you may have a larger 5-pin AT

styleport, rather than a PS/2 port. If so,you w

ill need to purchase a 6-pinfem

ale to 5-pin male (PS/2-to-AT

)adapter. T

hese are readily availableat any office or com

puter supplystore or you can order this adapterfro

m

Datadesk

by co

ntactingTechnical Support at (206) 842-5480,or em

ail us at:su

pp

ort@

da

ta-d

esk

.co

m.

Rem

ind

er: ALW

AYS turn your com

puter OFF before connecting or

disconnecting the SmartBoard™

.

1

The 4-pin end of the

cord plugs into theback of theSm

artBoard™

The 6-pin end of the

cord plugs into thecom

puter’s PS/2 port.

To adjust to the SmartBoard™

, just (1) take the 2 minute typing retrainer

and (2) each time you have a “C

”, “V” or “B” typo, type “bob the avocado

cob”. At the end of your first day you should be at your old speed, and

by the third day your should be typing faster.

51+ WP

M: A

t this level, your fingers are very tuned into where the keys

are, so you will probably m

istype some letters initially. In addition to the

“C”, “V

” and “B” keys, you may also have to slightly readjust for “N

” and“P”. To get used to the Sm

artBoard™, just follow

the instructions directlyabove. M

ost typists at this level will adjust by the end of the first day and

will be typing faster w

ithin the first week. Please be patient - it w

ill payoff w

ith faster, easier typing.

The 2 M

inute Typing Retrainer

The easiest w

ay to adjust to the SmartBoard™

is to just type. Com

pletethe follow

ing drills once or twice (or until com

fortable), and you will be

typing faster and easier in no time.

Repeat 3 T

imes:

“After the quick brow

n fox jumped over the lazy dog, he chased the kite

over and under the quiet Bavarian zookeeper who w

as holding a xylophone.”

Repeat 2 T

imes:

“After B

ob the avocado cob played a mean trick on Lucy the quiet

kangaroo, Lucy decided to

quickly point o

ut his wicked w

ays.”

How

is the Sm

artKey™

Layo

ut Different?

The Sm

artKey™

Layout is different from the standard key layout in tw

ow

ays. First, the columns of keys are arranged to m

atch the natural“fanning”m

otion of you fingers when you type. Second, the keys that you

type with your outside fingers are slightly larger than standard-sized keys.

Take the ‘BO

XC

AR

” Test

To demonstrate the typing advantages of the Sm

artKey™

Layout, take the“BO

XC

AR

” test. On your old keyboard, w

atch how your fingers are

forced to move unnaturally w

hen you type the work “BO

XC

AR

”. Youhave to reach w

ay over the “B”, the “O” is hard to find, and the “X

” and“C

” are in unnatural positions. Now

type the word “BO

XC

AR

” on theSm

artBoard™. A

ll the letters are right where your fingers reach. Just reach

down for the “B”, up for the “O

”, and down for the “X

” and “C”. Even

the “R” is in a m

ore natural position. Typing is just plain simpler w

ith theSm

artKey™

Layout.xxxx

How

Do

I Activate th

e Prin

t Screen

, Sys R

eq, S

croll L

ock,

Pause and B

reak Keys?

Keybo

ard Co

ntrol P

anel

You can use your computer’s ‘K

eyboard’ Control Panel to set the K

eyR

epeat and Delay U

ntil Repeat rates for your Sm

artBoard™. To access

this Control Panel, open the STA

RT m

enu, go to Settings, select Control

Panels, then Keyboard. A

djust the settings as desired.

Yo

u can

activate these keys by p

ressing th

e follow

ing keys:

Print ScreenR

ight Shift + N

umeric K

eypad “/”Sys R

eqR

ight Shift + N

umeric K

eypad “*”Scroll Lock

Right Shift +

“Num

Lock”Pause

Right Shift +

Num

eric Keypad “-”

BreakR

ight Shift + N

umeric K

eypad “+”

To engage these functions, PRESS the R

IGH

T SH

IFT key (w

ith the fn onthe skirt), then PR

ESS the key with the dual purpose function you w

ishto use. You’ll see that the key’s second function is printed on the front ofthe key.Pressing the right shift key sets the keyboard in dual-purpose m

ode andactivates secondary key functions. Pressing any key that is not a dual-purpose key sets the keyboard back to prim

ary mode and deactivates

secondary key functions.

Functio

n Keys: F

1-F15

The Sm

artBoard™ provides fifteen user-definable function keys. W

indows-

style operating system softw

are utilizes F1 as help, F

2 to rename an item

,F

3 to find files or folders and ALT

+F4 to quit a program

. F13 is assigned

to Print Screen. Microsoft Excel assigns the F

14 key to toggle the ScrollLock function. F

15 is assigned Pause.Som

e software has preprogram

med functions assigned to these f-keys,

such as Microsoft W

ord, Word Perfect and N

isus. Please consult yourm

anuals to determine if and how

this feature is implem

ented in yoursoftw

are.To get m

aximum

utilization from your function keys, third-party m

acroor shortcut softw

are programs such as K

eyboard Express or Macro

Express can be used. This type of softw

are will allow

you to design shortcutsw

hich instantly execute multi-step tasks, reduce com

plex comm

ands andprogram

functions to a single keystroke.

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Installation and

User G

uide for P

C

Adjusting the W

rist Leveler:

The W

rist Leveler located on the bottom of the Sm

artBoard™ is designed

to provide a straight wrist position w

hile typing. With the W

rist Leveler,you can position the Sm

artBoard™ in 3 w

ays: unelevated, halfway elevated,

or fully elevated. Select the position that is most com

fortable for yourw

ork environment.

Typing with Yo

ur Sm

artBo

ard™

Datadesk’s new

SmartBoard™

has been carefully engineered to encouragetyping in the m

ost natural position. It Incorporates the patented SmartKey™

Layout that especially designed to help alleviate both wrist and finger

stress problems.

While other ergonom

ic keyboards are designed to lessen wrist problem

s,they ignore the associated finger problem

s which are a m

ajor contributorto typing discom

fort and repetitive stress injuries. SmartBoard™

is notonly split for the alignm

ent of the wrists w

ith the forearms, but its

SmartK

ey™Layout aligns the colum

ns of keys so they match perfectly the

natural “fanning” of the hands and fingers.

Will I have to retrain to type w

ith the SmartBoard™

?

No. Sm

artBoard™ retains the standard Q

WERT

Y form

at, so each fingertypes the sam

e letters as on a standard keyboard. How

ever, depending onyour typing skills, it m

ay take a short time to adjust to the slightly different

key positions on the SmartK

ey™ Please find your typing skill level below

to determine the quickest w

ay to get acquainted with the Sm

artBoard™:

0-30 Wo

rds per minute (W

PM

): If you are familiar w

ith “split” key-boards, you w

ill not have any problem. Just take the 2 M

inute Typ

ing

Retrain

er below once or tw

ice, and you should be typing at your oldspeed. A

fter a day, you should begin to notice that you are typing faster.If you haven’t used a “split” keyboard before, it m

ay take you slightly longerto adapt. Just give it a little tim

e and you will be happy w

ith the results.

31-50 WP

M: A

t this typing speed, you may have to adjust to a couple

letters. In particular, you may find that you are m

istyping “C”, “V

” and “B”.T

hat is because, on the standard keyboard, your fingers have to reachdow

n and to the right to type those letters. On the Sm

artBoard™, the

letters are directly under the “D”, “F” and “G

” - exactly where your fingers

naturally reach. Typos may happen because your fingers are used to reaching

over to the right, when all they have to do is just naturally reach dow

n.2

Radio

and Television Interference

The Sm

artBoard™ has been tested and com

plies with the lim

its for aC

lass B computing device in accordance w

ith Part 15 of the FCC

Rules,

which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference when the equipm

ent is operated in a comm

ercial or residentialenvironm

ent. Operation is subject to the follow

ing two conditions: (1)

this device may not cause harm

ful interference, and (2) this device must

accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Pro

duct Registratio

n

You can register your new Sm

artBoard™ by com

pleting and mailing the

Registration C

ard.You can also register online at: w

ww

.data-desk.com

Datadesk Technical S

upport

You will find quick and easy answ

ers to almost any question on our

website. In addition, your can em

ail your questions to support@

data-d

esk.com

. Please describe your problem in detail, and tell us w

hichcom

puter and operating system your are using w

ith your SmartBoard™

.W

e will get back to you w

ithin 24 hours. If you would prefer to reach

technical support by phone, please call (206) 842-5480, Monday-Friday

9am-5pm

(PST).

WA

RN

ING

Some studies indicate a possible correlation betw

een extended periodsof repetitive m

otion and some types of physical pain and injury including

Carpal Tunnel Syndrom

e, Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis. Take these precautionsto reduce risk of repetitive stress injuries:

• Keep your w

rists straight while typing

• Do not rest on your w

rists while typing

• Touch keys lightly• R

est frequently to avoid muscle exhaustion

• Avoid unhealthy habits

For further information, please contact a qualified health professional.

SmartBoard™

Patents: #5,366,001 &

D348,87

IF Y

OU

HA

VE

QU

ES

TIO

NS

:If you need further help, please contact D

atadesk Technical Support:P

HO

NE

: (206) 842-5480 • FAX

: (206) 842-9219E

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IL: suppo

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