Mimio 600-0050 User guide

User’sGuideforMac®OSX

©2006VirtualInkCorporation

150CambridgeParkDrive

Cambridge,Massachusetts02140USA

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Contents

Chapter1: Introduction ....................................................................................1

1.1. WhatismimioStudio?................................................................................................................................1

1.2. ImportantTerminology...............................................................................................................................1

1.3. Minimumsystemrequirements.................................................................................................................1

1.4. What’snewinmimioStudio,Version5.1? ..............................................................................................2

Chapter2: Overview..........................................................................................3

2.1. OverviewofthemimioTools.....................................................................................................................3

ToaccessthemimioTools: .........................................................................................................................3

TocompressthemimioTools: ...................................................................................................................3

ToexpandthemimioTools:.......................................................................................................................3

ToaccesstoolswhenthemimioToolsarecompressed: ........................................................................4

2.2. OverviewofthemimioNotebook.............................................................................................................4

ToopenamimioNotebook:.......................................................................................................................4

2.3. OverviewofthemimioStudioSettings....................................................................................................4

ToaccessthemimioStudioSettings: ........................................................................................................4

Chapter3: Settingupyourmimio..................................................................5

3.1. Installingmimiohardware.........................................................................................................................5

TosetupyourmimioXi: .............................................................................................................................5

TorunmimioXiusingbatterypower:......................................................................................................7

TorunmimioXiusingwallpower: ..........................................................................................................8

Tosetupyourmimiowireless:...................................................................................................................9

TosetupyourmimioBoard:......................................................................................................................11

TosetupyourmimioMouse: ...................................................................................................................11

TosetupyourmimioStyluspens:...........................................................................................................12

TosetupyourmimioEraser:....................................................................................................................13

3.2. Adjustingpensettings...............................................................................................................................14

ToaccessthePenSettings:........................................................................................................................14

Toadjustthepenproperties:....................................................................................................................14

3.3. Adjustingthesettingsforadevice ..........................................................................................................15

ToaccesstheDeviceSettings: ..................................................................................................................15

Toadjustsurfacesizeforadevice: ..........................................................................................................15

Toadjustthemountinglocationforadevice:........................................................................................16

Toaccessdevicespecificsettings:............................................................................................................18

Tocreateacombinedsurface: ..................................................................................................................18

Chapter4: InteractiveWhiteboard ...............................................................19

4.1. UsingtheInteractiveMode ......................................................................................................................19

TosetuptheInteractiveMode: ................................................................................................................19

ToexittheInteractiveMode:....................................................................................................................20

TorecalibratetheInteractiveMode:........................................................................................................20

4.2. Usingthepenasamouse .........................................................................................................................21

Toexecutealeftmouseclick:...................................................................................................................21

Toexecuteadoubleleftmouseclick:......................................................................................................21

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Toexecutearightmouseclick: ................................................................................................................21

Tohoverthemouse: ..................................................................................................................................21

4.3. Annotatingthescreen ...............................................................................................................................21

ToenterScreenMarkupMode:................................................................................................................21

ToexitScreenMarkupMode: ..................................................................................................................22

TodisabletheScreenMarkupModeborder:.........................................................................................22

4.4. UsingtheSpotlightTool ...........................................................................................................................22

ToactivatetheSpotlightTool: .................................................................................................................22

ToexittheSpotlightTool:.........................................................................................................................23

Toadjustthelocationofthespotlight:....................................................................................................23

ToadjustthetransparencyoftheSpotlightTool: .................................................................................23

ToadjusttheshapeoftheSpotlightTool: ..............................................................................................23

ToadjustthesizeoftheSpotlightTool:..................................................................................................24

4.5. UsingtheRevealTool ...............................................................................................................................24

ToactivatetheRevealTool:......................................................................................................................24

ToexittheRevealTool:.............................................................................................................................24

Toadjusttherevealedarea:......................................................................................................................25

ToadjustthetransparencyoftheRevealTool:......................................................................................25

4.6. UsingtheWebBrowserTool....................................................................................................................25

ToactivatetheWebBrowserTool:..........................................................................................................25

4.7. AdjustingtheInteractiveSettings ...........................................................................................................25

ToaccesstheInteractiveSettings:............................................................................................................25

TosetuptheInteractiveModeforapermanentinstallation:...............................................................26

ToautomaticallystartInteractiveModewhenamimioisconnectedtoyourcomputer: ...............26

TocustomizethefunctionofabuttononyourmimioMouseordevice: ..........................................26

Chapter5: RecordingDigitalInk .................................................................27

5.1. UsingtheRecordingMode.......................................................................................................................27

TosetuptheInkRecordingMode: ..........................................................................................................27

5.2. Capturinganderasingdigitalink ...........................................................................................................27

Todrawink:................................................................................................................................................28

ToeraseInk:................................................................................................................................................28

5.3. Usingthehardwarebuttons.....................................................................................................................29

Toinsertnewpages:..................................................................................................................................29

Toinsertaduplicateofthecurrentpage:...............................................................................................29

Toprintthecurrentpage: .........................................................................................................................29

TomaximizeorminimizethemimioNotebook:...................................................................................29

5.4. StoringanddownloadingdigitalinkfromyourmimioXi..................................................................30

TorecordandstoredigitalInk:................................................................................................................30

Todownloaddigitalink:...........................................................................................................................30

Chapter6: UsingthemimioNotebook .......................................................31

6.1. WorkingwithmimioNotebooks.............................................................................................................31

ToopenamimioNotebook:.....................................................................................................................31

ToopenanexistingNotebook: ................................................................................................................31

TosaveaNotebook: ..................................................................................................................................32

ToexitaNotebook:....................................................................................................................................32

6.2. Workingwithviews ..................................................................................................................................32

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TochangetotheSinglePageview: .........................................................................................................32

TochangetotheMultiPageView:..........................................................................................................32

TochangetotheFullscreenview: ...........................................................................................................32

6.3. Workingwithpages ..................................................................................................................................33

Toinsertnewpages:..................................................................................................................................33

Tomakeduplicatesofexistingpages: ....................................................................................................33

Toselectpages:...........................................................................................................................................33

Todeselectpages: ......................................................................................................................................33

Toremovepages: .......................................................................................................................................33

ToimportpagesfromanotherNotebook:..............................................................................................33

Tochangethesizeofpages: .....................................................................................................................34

Tosortpages:..............................................................................................................................................34

Toprintpages:............................................................................................................................................34

Tochangethepagebackground:.............................................................................................................35

Toinsertthedesktopasanewpage: ......................................................................................................35

Tosetthezoomlevelforapage:..............................................................................................................36

6.4. CreatingObjects.........................................................................................................................................36

Toaccessthedrawingtools:.....................................................................................................................36

Todrawink:................................................................................................................................................36

Toeraseink:................................................................................................................................................37

Tohighlightanarea:..................................................................................................................................37

Todrawlines: .............................................................................................................................................37

Todrawshapes: .........................................................................................................................................38

Toaddtext: .................................................................................................................................................39

Toimportpictures: ....................................................................................................................................39

Toinsertascreenclipping:.......................................................................................................................39

6.5. ManipulatingObjects ................................................................................................................................40

Toselectobjects:.........................................................................................................................................40

Todeselectobjects:.....................................................................................................................................40

Tomoveobjects:.........................................................................................................................................40

Toresizeobjects: ........................................................................................................................................41

Torotateobjects: ........................................................................................................................................41

Toremoveobjects: .....................................................................................................................................42

Toreorderobjects:......................................................................................................................................42

Togroupobjects:........................................................................................................................................42

Toungroupobjects: ...................................................................................................................................42

Toadjustobjectproperties:.......................................................................................................................43

Toadjusttextobjects: ................................................................................................................................43

Toimportobjects:.......................................................................................................................................43

Toconvertinktotext:................................................................................................................................43

Tosnapobjectstogrid: .............................................................................................................................44

6.6. WorkingwithHyperlinkedObjects ........................................................................................................44

Toaddanewhyperlink:...........................................................................................................................44

Toremoveanexistinghyperlink:............................................................................................................45

Tojumptoahyperlink:.............................................................................................................................45

6.7. AdjustingthemimioNotebookSettings ................................................................................................45

ToaccessthemimioNotebookSettings: ................................................................................................45

Toadjustthegeneralsetting: ...................................................................................................................45

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TostartupthemimioNotebookforusewiththeInteractiveMode:..................................................46

TostartupthemimioNotebookforusewiththeRecordingMode:...................................................46

ToautomaticallydownloadDigitalInktoanewNotebook: ..............................................................46

ToautomaticallyclearDigitalInkafterasuccessfuldownload:.........................................................46

Chapter7: UsingthemimioGallery............................................................47

7.1. NavigatingthemimioGallery .................................................................................................................47

ToaccessthemimioGallery:....................................................................................................................47

TonavigatethemimioGallery: ...............................................................................................................47

Toselectgalleryitems: ..............................................................................................................................48

Todeselectgalleryitems:..........................................................................................................................48

7.2. ImportinggalleryitemsintoamimioNotebook...................................................................................48

ToimportpicturesintoamimioNotebook:...........................................................................................48

ToimportbackgroundsintoamimioNotebook:..................................................................................48

7.3. AddingcustomcontenttothemimioGallery .......................................................................................49

Toaddnewfolders:...................................................................................................................................49

Toaddnewgalleries: ................................................................................................................................49

Toaddnewpictures: .................................................................................................................................49

Toaddnewbackgrounds: ........................................................................................................................50

Tocopyexistinggalleryitems:.................................................................................................................50

Toremovegalleryitems:...........................................................................................................................50

Tosortgalleryitems: .................................................................................................................................50

7.4. Workingwithcatalogfiles........................................................................................................................50

Toexportcontenttoacatalogfile:...........................................................................................................50

Toimportcontentfromacatalogfile:.....................................................................................................51

Chapter8: UsingthemimioMarkups .........................................................52

8.1. NavigatingthemimioMarkups ..............................................................................................................52

ToaccessthemimioMarkups:.................................................................................................................52

Toselectscreenmarkups:.........................................................................................................................52

Todeselectscreenmarkups:.....................................................................................................................52

8.2. Exportingscreenmarkups........................................................................................................................53

ToexportscreenmarkupsintoaNotebook: ..........................................................................................53

Toexportscreenmarkupsintoanotherapplication: ............................................................................53

Toexportscreenmarkupstofile: ............................................................................................................53

Toprintscreenmarkups:..........................................................................................................................53

8.3. Organizingscreenmarkups .....................................................................................................................54

Tocopyexistingscreenmarkups: ...........................................................................................................54

Toremovescreenmarkups: .....................................................................................................................54

Tosortscreenmarkups:............................................................................................................................54

Chapter9: Keepingcurrentwithsoftwareupdates..................................55

9.1. Usingthesoftwareupdates......................................................................................................................55

Toaccessthesoftwareupdates:...............................................................................................................55

Tocheckforsoftwareupdates: ................................................................................................................55

Toinstallsoftwareupdates:......................................................................................................................55

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Chapter10: TipsandTroubleshooting..........................................................56

10.1. TroubleshootingyourmimioXiandmimioBoard................................................................................56

Ifrecordeddigitalinkappearsspottyorerratic:...................................................................................56

10.2. Troubleshootingyourmimiowireless....................................................................................................56

IftheLinkStatusLEDisamber: ..............................................................................................................57

Tomatethewirelessmoduleandreceiver:............................................................................................57

Chapter11: CopyrightandLegalInformation.............................................58

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Chapter1: Introduction

Readthissectionforanintroductiontothe

mimioStudiosoftwareandbasic

terminology.

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1.1. WhatismimioStudio?

mimioStudioisasuiteofsoftwaretoolsthatallowyoutocapture,create,andpresentinformation.When

usedwithmimiohardwareandadataprojector,mimioStudioturnsanywhiteboardintoapowerful

interactivepresentationtool.Withoutaprojector,mimioStudiorecordshandwrittennotesanddrawings

directlyfromyourmimioenabledwhiteboard.Withoutmimiohardware,mimioStudiocanbeusedto

preparepresentationsandmanipulatepreviouslycreatedcontent.

1.2. ImportantTerminology

RecordingMode–mimioStudioisbeingusedtorecordnotesanddrawingsfromyourwhiteboard.In

thismode,themimiohardwareisbeingusedwithoutadataprojector.Themimiostyluspensareused

withdryerasemarkerstowriteandthemimioeraserisusedtoerase.

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InteractiveMode–mimioStudioisbeingusedtocontrol,interact,andannotatetheWindowsDesktop

anditsapplications.Inthismode,themimiohardwareisbeingusedwithadataprojector.Themimio

Mouse(oramimioStyluswithamimioMouseinsert)isusedasavirtualmousetomanipulateimages

andtextprojectedonthewhiteboard.

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DigitalInk–DatacapturedduringtheRecordingMode.

1.3. Minimumsystemrequirements

TheminimumsystemrequirementsformimioStudioare:

• 400MHzprocessor(800MHzorfasterrecommened)

• MacOSXversion10.3.9orhigher

• 128MBRAMminimum(256MBRAMrecommended)

• 30MBfreediskspace.

• CD‐ROMdriveorinternetconnectiontodownloadthesoftwareinstaller.

• AvailableUSBport

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1.4. What’snewinmimioStudio,Version5.1?

• Simplifiedandsleekuserinterface

• Extendedobjectsupport,includingink,lines,shapes,text,andimages

• Fullpagesorting,includingadding,deleting,andmovingpages

• Backgroundimagesupport,includinganextensivegallery

• Advancedinteractiveandpresentationtools,includingreveal,spotlight,andwebbrowseraccess

• Enhancedscreenmarkupcapabilities,includingauto‐archivedmarkups

• Extendable*.inkfileformatbasedonXMLwithanti‐aliasing(smoothlines)

• FulldraganddropsupportformimioNotebookandmimioTools,includingthemimioGallery

• Enhancedpagesettings,includingpagecolorandnewbackgroundoptions

• Advancedzoomtools,forzoominginandanoutofNotebooksorscreenmarkups

• Enhancedgalleryfeatures,includingtheabilitytoaddusercreatedbackgroundsandpictures

• Expandedandreorganizedgallerycategories

• RevisedmimioTools,includingatabbedviewforaccessingdrawtools,gallery,andscreenmarkups

• CompressedmodeformimioTools,foroptimaluseofscreenrealestate

• Newselectiontoolforeasierinkandobjectselection

• Supportformultiplemonitorsystems

• Dynamiccalibrationadjustmentforreal‐timedisplaychanges

• InsertscreenclippingsfromanyapplicationdirectlyintotheNotebook.

• Snapobjectstogridortoangle

• Sharegallerycontentusingthenewcatalogimport/exportfeature

• Hyperlinklinksupportforallobjects

• Advanceddevicemountingstyles

• SupportforthemimioMouseStylus,withtworeprogrammablebuttons

• SupportforreprogrammablebuttoncommandsfromanymimiodeviceintheInteractiveMode,

includingtheabilitytoshow/hidethemimioTool,enter/exitScreenMarkup,launchtheRevealtool,

launchtheSpotlighttool,andmanymore

• ScreenMarkupbordertohelpdistinguishbetweenannotationandmousemode

Introduction2

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Chapter2: Overview

Readthissectiontolearnaboutthe

generalfeaturesofthemimioTools,

mimioNotebook,andmimioStudio

Settings.

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2.1. OverviewofthemimioTools

ThemimioToolsprovideacomprehensivesetofinteractivetoolsandresourcestocreateandpresent

information.ThemimioToolsareusedformodifyingmimioNotebooksandforscreenannotation.The

mimioToolshavetwomodesofoperation,afullyexpandedview,foreasyaccesstoallfeatures,anda

compressedview,whichtakesuplessspaceonthescreen.

ToaccessthemimioTools:

Dooneofthefollowing:

• LocatetheapplicationfolderonyourlocaldriveunderApplications/mimioanddouble‐clickon

mimioToolsicon.

• Right‐click(orcontrol‐click)mimioStudioicononthedockandselectmimioTools.

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• FromthemimioNotebook,dooneofthefollowing.

o Double‐ClickmimioTools.

o SelectToolsfromthemenuandclickmimioTools.

• (InteractiveModeonly)PresstheNewPagebuttononyourmimiodevice.

TocompressthemimioTools:

ClickCompressWindow onthemimioTools.

ToexpandthemimioTools:

ClickExpandWindow onthemimioTools.

Overview3

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ToaccesstoolswhenthemimioToolsarecompressed:

1. ClickthearrownexttoExpandWindow onthemimioTools.

2. Navigatethroughthemenutoselecttoolsandadjustproperties.

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2.2. OverviewofthemimioNotebook

ThemimioNotebookallowsyoutocreateandpresentinformation.UsingmimioNotebookisvery

similartousingotherwordprocessingorpresentationapplications.Contentcreatedinmimio

NotebookscanbesavedasnativemimioINKfilesorexportedtoavarietyofotherfileformatsincluding

HTML,JPEG,PNG,GIF,BMP,PICT,TIFF,andPDF.

ToopenamimioNotebook:

Dooneofthefollowing:

• LocatetheapplicationfolderonyourlocaldriveunderApplications/mimioanddouble‐clickon

mimioNotebook icon.

• Right‐click(orcontrol‐click)mimioStudioicononthedockandselectmimioTools.



• Double‐ClicktheiconforapreviouslysavedmimioNotebookfile.

2.3. OverviewofthemimioStudioSettings

ThemimioStudioSettingscontainoptionsforsettingandcustomizingthepropertiesandcharacteristics

foryourmimiosystem,includingPens,Devices,SoftwareUpdates,Interactive,NetMeeting,andmimio

Notebookoptions.

ToaccessthemimioStudioSettings:

Dooneofthefollowing:

• Right‐click(orcontrol‐click)mimioStudioicononthedockandselectSettings.



• FromthemimioNotebook,dooneofthefollowing.

o Double‐ClickSettings.

o ClickToolsandselectSettings.

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Overview4

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Chapter3: Settingupyourmimio

Readthissectiontolearnhowtosetup

yourmimiohardware.

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3.1. Installingmimiohardware

ThissectionwillguideyouthroughtheprocessofsettingupyourmimioInteractive,mimioCapture

(mimioXi),mimiowireless,mimioBoard,orsimplyreplacingabatteryinyourmimioMouseoroneof

themimioStyluspens.

TosetupyourmimioXi:

1. UnfoldthemimioXi.

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2. Plugtheincludedmini‐USBcableintothesocketonthebottomrecessedendofthemimioXi.

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Settingupyourmimio5

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3. AttachthemimioXitoyourwhiteboardorotherwritingsurface,usingoneofthefollowing:

• Forperiodsofextendeduseorrepeateduseinanylocation,attachthemimioXiusingthe

mountingbrackets:

a. Snapthemountingbracketsoverthesuctioncups,makingsuretheyclipintotherecesseson

theedgesofthemimioXi.

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b. Carefullypeelthebackingfromtheadhesivestrips.

c. MountthemimioXibypressingthebar,withmountingbracketinplace,intheupperleft‐

handcornerofyourwhiteboard.

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• Forshortperiodsofuse,attachthemimioXiusingthesuctioncups.

a. Cleanthesurfaceofthewhiteboardwithadampcloth.

b. PressthemimioXiintheupperleft‐handcornerofyourwhiteboard.

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Settingupyourmimio6

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4. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.Thecapturebarshouldbe

automaticallydetectedbythecomputerandthemimioStudiosoftware.Refertoyoursystem

documentationifyoucanʹtfindtheUSBport,orifyourcapturebarisnotautomaticallydetected.



TorunmimioXiusingbatterypower:

(NotrequiredwhenusingaUSBconnection.)

1. RemovethebatterycoverontherearofyourmimioXi.



2. InsertfourAAbatteries.

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3. Putthebatterycoverbackon.

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4. PressthePowerbuttonuntilitturnsgreen.

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TorunmimioXiusingwallpower:

(NotrequiredwhenusingaUSBconnection.)

1. PlugthewalladapterintothebottomrecessedendofthemimioXi.

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Settingupyourmimio8

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2. Plugthewalladapterintoawallsocket.

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Tosetupyourmimiowireless:

1. DepressthereleasebuttonandslidethemoduledownwardstoremovethelinkUSBmodulefromthe

mimioXi.

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2. Insert/slidethewirelessmoduleintothemimioXi.

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Settingupyourmimio9

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3. PowerthemimioXiusingbatteriesorawallpowersupply.

4. MountthemimioXionyourwhiteboardasbefore.

5. Ifusingbatterypower,pressthePowerbuttonuntilitturnsgreen.

6. Dooneofthefollowing:

• IfyourreceiverhasanintegratedUSBend,plugthereceivermoduleintooneoftheavailable

USBportsonyourcomputer.InsomecasesinmaybenecessarytousethesuppliedUSB

extensioncable.Thecapturebarshouldbeautomaticallydetected.Refertoyoursystem

documentationifyoucanʹtfindtheUSBport,orifthecapturebarisnotautomaticallydetected.



• IfyourreceiverdoesnothaveanintegratedUSBend,dothefollowing:

1. Connectthe12”receiverUSBcabletothewirelessreceiver.



2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.Thecapturebarshould

beautomaticallydetected.RefertoyoursystemdocumentationifyoucanʹtfindtheUSBport,

orifyourcapturebarisnotautomaticallydetected.

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Settingupyourmimio10

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TosetupyourmimioBoard:

1. PlugtheincludedmimioUSBcableintothesocketonthesideofthemimioBoard.



2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.Thecapturebarshouldbe

automaticallydetected.RefertoyoursystemdocumentationifyoucanʹtfindtheUSBport,orifyour

capturebarisnotautomaticallydetected.



TosetupyourmimioMouse:

1. Remove the battery cover by lightly pressing down and pushing the cover back away from the mimio

Mouse tip.

2. Insert AA battery.

Settingupyourmimio11

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3. Put the battery cover back on by gliding the cover back into place.

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TosetupyourmimioStyluspens:

4. Removetheendofthestylusbygentlytwistingandpulling.



5. Removethecoloredcapbypressingonthecolorednodesandpulling.



6. InsertN‐Cellbattery.

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7. Putthecoloredcapbackonbysnappingitintoplace.

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Settingupyourmimio12

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8. Dooneofthefollowing:

a. Tousethestylustorecorddigitalink,insertanExpoMarkerintothestylus.



b. Tousethestylusinteractively,insetthemimioMouseinsertintothestylus.

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9. Putthestylusbacktogetherbypushingandtwisting.



TosetupyourmimioEraser:

(NotusedintheInteractiveMode.)

1. Removetheerasercoverbylightlypressingonthesidesoftheeraserinwhilelifting.

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Settingupyourmimio13

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2. InsertAAAbattery.

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3. Puttheeraserbacktogether.

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3.2. Adjustingpensettings

ThePenSettingsallowyoutochangethewidthandcolorassignmentformimiostyluspens.Youmust

haveamimiopluggedintoyourcomputertoadjustpensettings.Thesesettingsareonlyusedwhenyour

mimiodeviceisusedtorecorddigitalink.

ToaccessthePenSettings:

1. OpenthemimioStudioSettings.

2. ClickPens.



Toadjustthepenproperties:

1. SelectthepentoadjustfromthePenslist.

2. Toadjustthepenthickness,dooneofthefollowing:

• DragthePenWidthslider.

• EnteravalueintothePenWidthfield.

3. Toadjustthepencolor,dooneofthefollowing:

a. Touseanyofthedefaultcolors,clickonanycolorintheColorPalette.

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