Powering on and using your IFP50-5
This article highlights the basics of powering on your IFP50-5 and getting started with the display.
Power your IFP50-5 ON/OFF
Follow these steps to starting using your ViewBoard:
- Before turning on your ViewBoard, ensure the power cord is connected, plugged into a power outlet, and the device's power switch is in the ON position.
- Press the Power button to turn the ViewBoard ON.
- To turn the ViewBoard OFF, press and hold the Power button.
Initial launch setup
When you turn on your ViewBoard for the first time, an initial setup wizard will guide you through first-time device settings:
- Select your language.
- Setup and verify your ethernet (LAN) connection.
- Set the date and time by using network detected time or selecting a time zone.
- Select your preferred system mode.
- Review the privacy and copyright protection statement before continuing.
Home screen
The home screen is where you'll find quick access to your ViewBoard's applications and input source options.
Home screen message
The content displaying in the home screen can be changed at any time. Simply press the title section of the home screen to change the title and subtitle.
Additionally, press Set password to require a password for anyone attempting to change title and subtitle content.
Applications tray
Find all pre-installed applications in the home screen app tray.
- View all applications by pressing the down arrow in the shortcut tray.
- Press-hold an application icon and drag it into the shortcut tray to make it more easily available.
- Press-hold an application icon in the shortcut tray and drag it down to remove it from the shortcut tray.
- You can also press-hold and drag applications onto the home screen.
Learn more about pre-installed apps on your ViewBoard.
Menu
In the input source tray, you'll find a menu that quickly allows users to select different ViewBoard options.
In the Menu popup, find the following options:
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Input:
- Quickly switch between available input sources.
- Adjust device brightness and volume.
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Display:
- Adjust various display settings, such as auto brightness, energy saving, and low blue light modes (and more).
- Access advanced settings for HDMI range, AI PQ, and dynamic contrast.
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Auto Brightness | Adjusts maximum brightness according to ambient light levels when enabled. | |||||||||||
Energy Saving | Reduces power consumption when enabled. | |||||||||||
Eye Care | Filters high-energy blue light for a more comfortable viewing experience when enabled. | |||||||||||
Paper Eye Care | When Eye Care is enabled, adjust transparency to lower the brightness and warm the color temperature. | |||||||||||
Picture Mode | Select a picture setting.
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Brightness | Adjusts backlight levels of the screen. The higher the value, the brighter the image. | |||||||||||
Contrast | Adjusts the difference between the image background (black level) and the foreground (white level). Use this to set the peak white level after you have previously adjusted the Brightness setting to suit your selected input and viewing environment. | |||||||||||
Saturation | The amount of color in a picture. Lower values produce less saturated colors; in fact, a setting of 0 removes color from the image entirely. If the saturation is too high though, that color will be overpowering and unrealistic. | |||||||||||
Sharpness | Adjust the definition of figures on the screen. A high value results in a sharper picture; a low value softens the picture. | |||||||||||
Color Temperature | Adjust the color temperature value. Lower values make the image warmer with more reddish and orange tones and higher values make the image cooler with blueish tones. |
Find Advanced Settings within the Display settings, as well.
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Color Space | Choose the color space according to different industry standards. Different color space settings can appropriate for different types of tasks.
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HDMI Range | Select a suitable color range according to the color range setting of the connected output device.
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Pixel Shift | Reduce the possibility of screen burn-in. This setting allows the user to program the time between movements of the picture in minutes. | ||||||||||||||||
AI PQ | Automatically set the optimal resolution of the display. | ||||||||||||||||
Dynamic Backlight (DCR) | Automatically detects the image signal and intelligently controls the backlight brightness and color to improve on the ability to make the black blacker in a dark scene, and make the white whiter in a bright environment. |
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Audio:
- Set the audio mode or customize various volume settings.
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Audio Mode | Select a predefined audio setting.
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Volume | Increase or decrease the display’s volume level. | ||||||||||
Bass | Increase or decrease the bass level (lower-pitched sounds). | ||||||||||
Treble | Increase or decrease the treble level (higher-pitched sounds). | ||||||||||
Balance | Adjust the left/right speaker balance. | ||||||||||
Mute | Toggle mute ON or OFF. |
Side toolbar
You can access always-available tools in the side toolbar. The icons to open this toolbar is always accessible no matter which app you have open or which input source you're in.
To access a given tool:
- Press the toolbar icon .
- Press your desired tool to open it.
- (Optional) Press the more icon to view more tools.
Tool |
Description |
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Back | Return to the previous screen. | |
Home | Return to the ViewBoard home screen. | |
Recents | Display all active or open applications. | |
Apps | View all installed applications. | |
myViewBoard Whiteboard | Launch myViewBoard Whiteboard, ViewSonic's whiteboarding software designed to make the most out of your ViewBoard. | |
myViewBoard Record | Record your screen and save it on your device. Used in combination with myViewBoard Whiteboard when recording a lesson. | |
Draw | Pen | Annotate over your current screen with black, white, yellow, orange, red, pink, green, or blue ink. |
Highlighter | Emphasize content on the screen with yellow, grey, gold, orange, red, pink, green, or blue highlights. | |
Eraser | Remove pen or highlighter marks. | |
Undo | Undo a previous action. | |
Redo | Redo a previously undone action. | |
Clean | Clears all marks on the screen. | |
Save | Save the current screen image including any annotation marks. | |
Exit | Close the drawing tool. | |
More | Screen Freeze | Convert the currently displayed screen into a still image into which you can zoom in or out. |
Spotlight | Enable a tool to focus on your desired part of the screen. Press the settings icon to adjust the spotlight size and level of transparency around the spotlight. | |
Stopwatch | Keep track of time duration during activities. Have the option to view the stopwatch in full screen or continue navigating your ViewBoard with a mini stopwatch running at your desired location. | |
Timer | Run a countdown with an optional alarm setting. Have the option to view the timer in full screen or continue navigating your ViewBoard with a mini timer running at your desired location. | |
Hide/ Unhide | Hide or unhide the toolbar trigger icons. When hidden, swipe from the edge to the center of the screen to make the icon available. | |
Screen Capture | Take a screenshot of the current screen. The image will save in Folders > Image. | |
Air Class1 | Interactive teaching tool for classroom usage. | |
Settings | Access your current input source's settings. (Icon will change depending on current input source.) |