BenQ W100 Connection

Connection

Connection

You can connect the projector to any type of video equipment, such as a VCR, DVD player, digital tuner, cable

or satellite decoder, video game console or digital camera. You can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or

Apple Macintosh system.

The projector can be connected to multiple video equipment at the same time by using different cables. All you

need do is select the appropriate input for the projector to display.

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.

Note that all cables shown in the following connection diagrams may not be supplied with the projector

(see page 8 for the shipping contents). Most cables are commercially available from electronics stores.

You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the following output

sockets:

•DVI

•Component Video

•S-Video

• Video (composite)

You need only connect the projector to a Video source device using just one of the above connecting methods,

however each provides a different level of video quality. The method you choose will most likely depend upon

the availability of matching terminals on both the projector and the Video source device as described below:

The best available video connection method is DVI, if your source device is equipped with a DVI socket. Based

on the type of DVI connector you have, you can enjoy a digital or high-end analog video quality.

See "Connecting a DVI source device" on page 19 for how to connect the projector to a DVI source device and

other details.

If no DVI source is available, the next best video signal is available by connecting your device to the projector

with a Component Video (not to be confused with composite Video) cable. Digital TV tuner and DVD players

output Component Video natively, so if available on your devices, they should be your connection method of

choice in preference to S-Video or (composite) Video.

See "Connecting a Component Video source device" on page 20 for how to connect the projector to a

component video device.

The S-Video method provides a better quality analog video than standard composite Video. If you have both

composite Video and S-Video output terminals on your Video source device, you should elect to use the S-

Video option.

See "Connecting an S-Video source device" on page 21 for how to connect the projector to an S-Video device.

Composite Video is an analog video and will result in a perfectly acceptable, but less than optimal result from

your projector, being the least video quality of the available methods described here.

See "Connecting a composite Video source device" on page 22 for how to connect the projector to a composite

Video device.