Connecting to a Video Source

You can connect a VCR, a camcorder, a laser disc player, or any other compatible video image source to your PowerLite 5000 projector.

The projector can receive composite video or S-Video. Your equipment has composite video if your video source has a one-pin RCA video jack. Your equipment has S-Video if your video source has a four-pin video jack.

Note: The PowerLite 5OOO projector is not compatible with a cableTV-style F connector.

You can connect the projector to both an S-Video and a composite video source at the same time. However, the projector automatically selects the S-Video as the video source. To display composite video, first disconnect the S-Video source.

The projector supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video formats, and automatically detects and identifies the video format. However, you can specify that a single broadcast format be detected. (See Chapter 3.) Note that the projector will then be able to detect only one type of video signal.

T he type of cable you use to connect the video source to the projector depends on whether you have composite video or S-Video. For composite video, use the audio/visual (A/V) cable supplied with the projector. For S-Video, use the S-Video cable supplied with your video device or obtain one from your computer dealer.

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