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Telephone: 0845 309 6369 / 07876755357
7am - 10 pm
Monday - Sunday
Email: info@proscreens.co.uk
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information on how to
setup a projector
Setting up a laptop computer and
projector
Begin by setting up the peripheral devices and power supply for your
laptop/computer. This includes the keyboard, mouse, IR mouse and power
supply. Do not turn the power to the computer on yet.
The above picture shows a typical setup for a laptop computer. The black
box and cable to the right of the computer is the power supply. The IR
mouse equipment is to the left of the equipment, which includes a remote
control and an IR receiver. Connect the IR mouse receiver to the 9 pin
serial port of the laptop. Connect the power supply to the 9-12 VDC
jack. See picture below to see what jacks to plug into.
Set the LCD projector in the preferred spot and provide power for it.
This is accomplished by using the provided 3 pin modular power cord,
which plugs into the "AC in" jack of the projector. Please see picture
below to locate the AC input jack.
Use the VGA male to male cable provided to interconnect the laptop and
the LCD projector. The cable looks like this:
Plug one end of the VGA cable into the 15 pin "monitor out" jack of the
laptop. It is the blue colored jack on the right side of the computer
shown in the picture below.
Plug the other end of the VGA cable into the "RGB 1" input jack on the
LCD projector. See picture below to determine the location of this jack.
Most projectors have two RGB inputs. This allows the user to connect
more than one computer to the projector at a time. If you wish to use
this option, simply plug the monitor output of the second computer into
the "RGB 2" input. Then, you can use either the monitor or the control
panel on the projector to toggle between the two inputs. Remember,
computer signals use the RGB inputs only! Be sure that you have the
appropriate RGB input selected when projecting one or more computer
images.
If you wish to have sound connected to the projector, please locate the
"line out" jack on your computer. This typically is a 1/8" or "mini"
type connector. Most projectors have "RCA" type connectors for the audio
input jacks. As a result, in order to connect the computer's sound
output to the projector, you will need to have a 1/8" male to stereo RCA
male patch cable. See pictures below to determine where these jacks are
located. Both the audio cable and the audio input jacks on the projector
are color coded. White stands for the left audio channel, while red
stands for the right audio channel. Plug the 1/8" mini connector into
the "line out" jack of the laptop. Plug the RCA connectors into the
"Audio L and R" input jacks on the projector. Match the color codes on
the cable to the input jacks (white to white, red to red) to maintain
stereo integrity. If you need to send a mono signal, just plug into the
left input only.
If you need to connect a VCR or other composite device into the LCD
projector, do so by means of the yellow "Video In" RCA jack located just
above the audio inputs. If you want to connect an S-Video signal into
the projector, note that the input for this is located just above the
composite video input jack. See the picture below. Remember, the Video
jacks run through different inputs than the computer signals. Be sure
that the projector is set to the Video or S-Video input in order to
project the video images. Once all connections have been made, you may
proceed to power up all devices. This is accomplished by activating the
power button on the laptop and the "Standby/On" button on the projector.
Once you have power to the devices and the computer has booted up, the
projector should automatically sense the active input and display the
appropriate image. If it does not, you need to use the remote control or
the control panel on the projector to select the proper input.
You may need to command the computer where to send the monitor signal.
This is accomplished by holding the "Function" key and pressing the "F3"
key. This will toggle between 3 options: Monitor, Projector, or both. If
you wish to see the display on both the projector and the monitor, hold
the "Function" key and then press the F3 key until the display is being
projected and also is on the laptop's monitor. See related links below
if you need Macintosh instructions on enabling mirroring.
11. You may need to adjust the projector's focus or zoom to sharpen the
image and make it fit on the screen. Depending on the projector, this is
done either by selecting those options on an internal menu or by using
manual focus and zoom controls. For more information on these features,
please consult the included projector manual.
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