2. Installation and Connections
Making Connections
Connecting Your PC or Macintosh Computer
NOTE: When using with a notebook PC, be sure to connect the projector and notebook PC while the projector is in standby mode and before turning on the power to the notebook PC.
In most cases the output signal from the notebook PC is not turned on unless connected to the projector before being powered up.
*If the screen goes blank while using your remote control, it may be the result of the computer's
Enabling the computer’s external display
Displaying an image on the notebook PC’s screen does not necessarily mean it outputs a signal to the projector. When using a PC compatible laptop, a combination of function keys will enable/disable the external display. Usually, the combination of the ‘Fn” key along with one of the 12 function keys gets the external display to come on or off. For example, NEC laptops use Fn + F3, while Dell laptops use Fn + F8 key combinations to toggle through external display selections.
NP216
| AUDIO IN | COMPUTER 1 IN |
COMPUTER IN | AUDIO IN |
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| COMPUTER 2 IN | AUDIO IN |
| VGA signal cable |
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VGA signal cable | (supplied) |
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(supplied) |
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To mini | Stereo |
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nector on the projector. It is |
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recommended that you use a | (not supplied) | Stereo |
commercially available distri- |
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| cable (not supplied) | |
bution amplifier if connecting |
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PHONE |
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a signal cable longer than |
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the cable supplied. |
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IBM VGA or Compatibles |
| NOTE: For older Macintosh, |
(Notebook type) or Ma- |
| use a commercially available |
cintosh (Notebook type) | PHONE | pin adapter (not supplied) |
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video port.
NOTE:
•Before connecting an audio cable to the headphone jack of a computer, adjust the computer’s volume level to low. After connecting the projector to the computer, adjust the volume of both projector and computer to suitable level as desired to avoid damage to your ear.
•If an audio output jack of your computer is a mini jack type, connect the audio cable to it.
•An image may not be displayed correctly when a Video or
This is because the projector will process a video signal as a computer signal at the default setting. In that case, do the following.
-When an image is displayed with the lower and upper black portion of the screen or a dark image is not displayed correctly:
Project an image to fill the screen and then press the AUTO ADJ. button on the remote control or the projector cabinet.
-NP215/NP210/NP115/NP110: The COMPUTER IN connector supports Plug & Play (DDC2B).
NP216: Both the COMPUTER 1 IN and COMPUTER 2 IN connectors support Plug & Play (DDC2B).
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