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Connections

When connecting a signal source to the projector, be sure to:

1.Turn all equipment off before making any connections.

2.Use the correct signal cables for each source.

3.Ensure the cables are firmly inserted.

In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping contents" on page 8). They are commercially available from electronics stores.

Connecting a computer or monitor

Connecting a computer

The projector provides a VGA input socket that allows you to connect it to both IBM® compatibles and Macintosh® computers. A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers.

Additionally, you can also connect the projector to a computer via the USB cable so you can perform paging operations of the application on the PC or notebook.

To connect the projector to a notebook or desktop computer:

• With a VGA cable:

 

• With a HDMI cable:

 

 

 

Your computer must be

 

 

equipped with a HDMI output

 

 

socket.

1. Take a VGA cable and connect one

 

1. Take a HDMI cable and connect one

end to the D-Sub out put jack of the

 

end to the HDMI jack of the

computer. Connect the other end of

 

computer. Connect the other end of

the VGA cable to the

 

the cable to the HDMI signal input

COMPUTER signal input jack on

 

jack on the projector.

the projector.

 

 

2. If you wish to use the remote paging function, take a USB cable and connect the larger end to the USB port of the computer, and the small end to the (USB) socket on the projector. See “Remote paging operations” on page 39 for details.

3. If you wish to make use of the projector (mixed mono) speakers in your presentations, take a suitable audio cable and connect one end of the cable to the audio output jack of

the computer, and the other end to the AUDIO jack of the projector. Once connected, the audio can be controlled by the projector On-Screen Display (OSD) menus. See "Audio Settings" on page 53 for details.

The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:

 

 

 

 

 

Many notebooks do not

 

 

 

 

 

turn on their external

 

 

 

 

 

video ports when

 

 

 

 

 

connected to a

 

 

 

 

 

projector. Usually a key

 

 

 

 

 

combo like FN + F3 or

 

 

 

 

 

CRT/LCD key turns the

 

 

 

 

 

external display on/off.

 

 

 

 

1. USB cable

Locate a function key

 

 

 

 

labeled CRT/LCD or a

1

2

3

4

2. Audio cable

function key with a

3. VGA cable

monitor symbol on the

 

 

 

 

4. HDMI cable

 

 

 

 

notebook. Press FN

 

 

 

 

 

and the labeled

 

 

 

 

 

function key

 

 

 

 

 

simultaneously. Refer

 

 

 

 

 

to your notebook's

 

 

 

 

 

documentation to find

 

 

 

 

 

your notebook's key

 

 

 

 

 

combination.

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BenQ SP840 Connections, Connecting a computer or monitor, To connect the projector to a notebook or desktop computer