Connecting to Other Video Sources

You can connect a VCR, camcorder, laser disc player, DVD player, digital camera, or any other compatible video source to your projector.

The projector supports HDTV, 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 page 65.) Note that the projector will then be able to detect only one type of video signal.

The projector can receive composite video, S-Video, or component video. You can connect the projector to one or more of these video sources at the same time. If all three are connected, the projector automatically selects S-Video as the video source.

The type of cable you use depends on whether you have composite video, S-Video, or component video. For composite video, use the RCA cables supplied with the projector. For S-Video, use the S-Video cable supplied with your video device or obtain one from your computer or video equipment dealer. For component video, use the BNC-style cable that came with your video source. See the following illustration if you’re unsure of which type of connectors you have.

note

The projector is not compatible with cable TV-style

F connectors.

S-Video

component

composite

4-pin, mini-DIN

BNC connector

RCA

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Follow the instructions below for your type of connection.

The Computer2/Component Video port and the S-Video port share the same audio input. So if you have connected a video source to both interfaces, note that you can use audio from only one of them.

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