COMPUTER MODE

SELECTING COMPUTER MODE

DIRECT OPERATION

Select COMPUTER mode by pressing the MODE button on the Top Control or the COMPUTER button on the Remote Control Unit.

MODE button

COMPUTER

VIDEO

MENU OPERATION

Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select

Computer and press the SELECT button.

CURRENT MODE DISPLAY

When selecting the Computer Mode, the Current Mode display appears. It shows the information of the computer of the mode selected.

Providing the information of the computer detected by the projector.

SELECTING COMPUTER SYSTEM

AUTOMATIC MULTI-SCAN SYSTEM

This projector automatically tunes to most different types of computers based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA (refer to “COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATION” on page 23). When selecting Computer, this projector automatically tunes to the incoming signal and projects the proper image without any special settings. (Setting of the Computer System may be required when connecting some computers.)

Note : The projector may display one of the following messages.

Go to PC adj.

The projector cannot discriminate or detect the input

 

signal from the computer. Adjust and set the

 

 

computer system manually. (Refer to page 24.)

 

There is no signal input from the computer. Make

No signal

 

sure the connection of the computer and the

 

 

projector is set correctly.

 

(Refer to TROUBLESHOOTING on page 37.)

SELECT COMPUTER SYSTEM MANUALLY

To set the Computer system manually, select the mode on the

ON-SCREEN MENU.

1

Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will

appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select

 

SYSTEM and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box

 

SYSTEM MENU will appear.

2

Press the POINT DOWN button and a red-arrow icon will

appear. Move the arrow to the system that you want to set, and

then press SELECT button.

SYSTEM BOX

Displays the SYSTEM being selected.

The system being selected.

The systems on these dialog boxes can be selected.

Closes SYSTEM

MENU.

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Canon 5100 owner manual Selecting Computer Mode, Selecting Computer System

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