9
Connecting a Computer
NOTE: Many laptop computers
do not automatically turn on their
external video port when a sec-
ondary display device such as a
projector is connected. Refer to
your computer manual for the
command that activates the exter-
nal video port. Activation com-
mands for some laptop computers
are listed in the Appendix of this
manual on page42 and in the
Service section of our website.
1Plug one end of the computer cable into the blue “Computer
VGA” connector on the projector.
2Plug the other end of the computer cable into the monitor con-
nector on your computer. If you are using a desktop computer,
you need to disconnect your monitor cable from your com-
puter.
FIGURE 6
Connecting the projector to a computer
Do you want to play your computer’s audio on the projector?
1Plug either end of the audio cable (ordered separately) into
the audio connector on your computer.
2Plug the other end of the audio cable into the “Audio in” con-
nector on the projector.
Do you want to display the image on your desktop computer’s moni-
tor as well as on the projection screen?
1Plug the monitor’s cable into the “Monitor VGA” connector
on the projector.
S-VideoVideo Computer VGA MonitorVGA AudioinPS2/RS-232USB
computer cable