Philips LC4246, LC4242 manual Installation Connecting to an external monitor

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7. Installation

Connecting to an external monitor

 

 

Connecting to an external monitor

General

The characters in brackets (a) correspond to characters in fig. 2 of ‘Controls and connections’.

Caution!

Always switch off PC, external monitor and projector before making any connections.

1. Connect the single end of the optional VGA Y-cable to the data in socket (b) of your projector.

2. Connect the VGA cable between the PC and one of the free VGA Y-cable connectors.

3. Connect the last VGA Y-cable connector to the VGA cable of the monitor.

4. Switch on your PC.

Data

5.Switch on the projector.

6.Press DATA to select data input.

Data appears on the screen.

7.Press MENU.

The menu bar appears on the screen.

8.Use Cursor Control to select SETTINGS in the menu bar.

To obtain the audio signal on the monitor instead of on the projector:

Connect the AUDIO IN sockets of the monitor to the AUDIO OUT socket (g) of the projector.

Insert the white plug into the L socket and the red plug into the R socket.

Some monitors have a single AUDIO IN socket for which a different audio connection cable with a 3.5 mm mini jack is required.

Notes: – One external monitor or projector can be connected at a time.

For further details on the operation with

On Screen Displays see chapter ‘8 Operation’.

Video

S-Video in

Video in

L Audio R

Audio

Power

Data

 

 

Audio

USB in

USB out

Data in

out

 

(b)

Projector

(male)

(optional)

Monitor cable

9.Use Cursor Control to select MONITOR OUT.

10.Use Cursor Control to select ON.

11.Press OK (–/–) to activate.

The projector will indicate the necessity to connect the Y-cable.

12.Switch on the external monitor.

Display Picture Audio Settings

Language

Start-up screen

Feedback

Monitor out

Lamp counter

Key lock...

Factory reset...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Display Picture Audio Settings

Language

Start-up screen

Feedback

Monitor out

Lamp counter

Key lock...

Factory reset...

Off

On

Monitor out is to be activated if an extra monitor is connected to the projector. Otherwise it should be de-activated and no special Y-cable should be connected.

USB

Dataata outt

Audioio outt

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Philips LC4246, LC4242 manual Installation Connecting to an external monitor, Connecting to an external monitor General

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