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8. Appendix
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• PoweronprocessfortheprojectorandthePC.
BesuretoconnecttheprojectorandnotebookPCwhiletheprojectorisinstandbymodeandbeforeturning
onthepowertothenotebookPC.
InmostcasestheoutputsignalfromthenotebookPCisnotturnedonunlessconnectedtotheprojectorbe-
forebeingpoweredup.
NOTE:Youcancheckthehorizontalfrequencyofthecurrentsignalintheprojector’smenuunderInformation.Ifitreads“0kHz”,
thismeansthereisnosignalbeingoutputfromthecomputer.Seepage76orgotonextstep.
• Enablingthecomputer’sexternaldisplay.
DisplayinganimageonthenotebookPC’sscreendoesnotnecessarilymeanitoutputsasignaltotheprojec-
tor.WhenusingaPCcompatiblelaptop,acombinationoffunctionkeyswillenable/disabletheexternaldis-
play.Usually,thecombinationofthe“Fn”keyalongwithoneofthe12functionkeysgetstheexternaldisplay
tocomeonoroff.Forexample,NEClaptopsuseFn+F3,whileDelllaptopsuseFn+F8keycombinationsto
togglethroughexternaldisplayselections.
• Non-standardsignaloutputfromthecomputer
IftheoutputsignalfromanotebookPCisnotanindustrystandard,theprojectedimagemaynotbedisplayed
correctly.Shouldthishappen,deactivatethenotebookPC’sLCDscreenwhentheprojectordisplayisinuse.
EachnotebookPChasadifferentwayofdeactivate/reactivatethelocalLCDscreensasdescribedinthepre-
viousstep.Refertoyourcomputer’sdocumentationfordetailedinformation.
• ImagedisplayedisincorrectwhenusingaMacintosh
WhenusingaMacintoshwiththeprojector,settheDIPswitchoftheMacadapter(notsuppliedwiththeprojec-
tor)accordingtoyourresolution.Aftersetting,restartyourMacintoshforthechangestotakeaffect.
ForsettingdisplaymodesotherthanthosesupportedbyyourMacintoshandtheprojector,changingtheDIP
switchon aMacadaptermaybounceanimageslightlyormaydisplaynothing.Shouldthishappen,set the
DIPswitchtothe13"xedmodeandthenrestartyourMacintosh.Afterthat,restoretheDIPswitchestoadis-
playablemodeandthenrestarttheMacintoshagain.
NOTE:AVideoAdaptercablemanufacturedbyAppleComputerisneededforaPowerBookwhichdoesnothaveaminiD-
Sub15-pinconnector.
• MirroringonaPowerBook
* WhenusingtheprojectorwithaMacintoshPowerBook,outputmaynotbesetto1024x768unless“mirroring”
isoffonyourPowerBook.Refertoowner’smanualsuppliedwithyourMacintoshcomputerformirroring.
• FoldersoriconsarehiddenontheMacintoshscreen
Foldersoriconsmaynotbeseenonthescreen.Shouldthishappen,select[View]→[Arrange]fromtheApple
menuandarrangeicons.