Proxima ASA DP5100

User’s Guide • 1–3

Chapter 1 • Introducing the Proxima® Desktop Projector

Quick Setup:

Desktop

Computers

Here are the steps you follow to connect your PC or Macintosh to

the projector (to connect to a laptop or notebook computer,

follow the instructions on the next page). Each step is described in

detail in Chapter 2.

1. Place the projector on a solid, flat surface, at a right angle

(perpendicular) to the projection screen, parallel to the floor.

2. Remove the lens cover.

3. Turn off the computer, the monitor, and the projector.

4. Unplug the monitor cable from the video monitor port on

your computer.

5. If you are using a Macintosh,

a) Connect the Macintosh video cable adaptor (supplied with

the projector) to either end of the DP5100 VGA video

cable.

b) Plug the other end of the Macintosh video cable adaptor

into the Macintosh’s video output (monitor) port. Skip

ahead to step 7.

6. To connect to a PC, plug one end of the DP5100 VGA video

cable into the computer’s video output (monitor) port.

7. Plug the other end of the DP5100 VGA video cable into the

projector’s COMPUTER (RGB) 1 or 2 port.

8. To connect additional video and audio sources to the

projector, see pages 2-6 through 2-9.

9. Turn on the projector, then turn on your computer and

monitor.

Macintosh Video

Cable Adaptor

RGB

VGA video cable