# Using the Buttons

The front control panel contains the Power, Input Select, Menu, Freeze, Mute and volume control buttons.

<table cellspacing="0" class="TableStyle-Data" id="bkmrk-no.-name-smart%C2%A0board"><colgroup><col class="TableStyle-Data-Column-Column1"></col><col class="TableStyle-Data-Column-Column1"></col><col class="TableStyle-Data-Column-Column1" data-mc-conditions="InteractiveDisplays.withIQ"></col></colgroup><thead><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Head-Header1"><th class="TableStyle-Data-HeadE-Column1-Header1">No.

</th><th class="TableStyle-Data-HeadE-Column1-Header1">Name

</th><th class="TableStyle-Data-HeadD-Column1-Header1">SMART Board MX procedure

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">1

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Power

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to wake the display.

Press to again enter Sleep mode.

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">2</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Input select

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to switch input source.

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">3</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Menu

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to open the display’s settings.

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1" data-mc-conditions=""><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">4</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Freeze</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to freeze and unfreeze the screen. See [Freezing the screen](https://support.smarttech.com/docs/hardware/displays/smart-board-mx/en/using/using-the-front-control-panel.cshtml#Freeze)

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">5</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Mute

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to mute or unmute the volume.

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">6</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyE-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Volume decrease

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyD-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to turn down the volume.

</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Data-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyB-Column1-Body1" data-th="No.">7</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyB-Column1-Body1" data-th="Name">Volume increase

</td><td class="TableStyle-Data-BodyA-Column1-Body1" data-th="SMART Board MX procedure">Press to turn up the volume.

</td></tr></tbody></table>

[![image-1586805117246.png](http://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2020-04/scaled-1680-/image-1586805117246.png)](http://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2020-04/image-1586805117246.png)

You can use the buttons on the front control panel to increase and decrease the volume. You can also use the buttons on the remote control.

You can temporarily freeze the image on the screen by pressing the **Freeze![](https://support.smarttech.com/docs/hardware/displays/smart-board-mx/en/resources/images/button_e3_settings_annotationmenu.png)** button on the front control panel (see [Front control panel](https://support.smarttech.com/docs/hardware/displays/smart-board-mx/en/about/components.cshtml#FrontControl)).

<span class="autonumber">NOTES</span>

<div id="bkmrk-freezing-the-screen-">- Freezing the screen does not pause any applications that are running on the connected computer. It simply freezes the display of those applications.
- Touch and ink are still active.

</div>To unfreeze the screen, press the **Freeze![](https://support.smarttech.com/docs/hardware/displays/smart-board-mx/en/resources/images/button_e3_settings_annotationmenu.png)** button on the front control panel again.