Grand County I.S.

1
Grand County I.S.

• Instruction Series
• The Operation of Multimedia Projectors

2
Projectors

• Connecting the portable projector (LP340-B) to a
  Laptop Computer

3
TIP

• Most errors or problems can be avoided if, the
  video cables between the Computer and Projector
  are connected correctly,
• And the Projector is powered on and allowed to
  fully cycle on,
• The Computer may be started only after the
  Projector is has fully cycled up, If these steps
  are not followed, the projector will not function
  properly.

4
The Projector MUST be connected to the Laptop in
this order

• 1 Connect the Video Cable into the Projector
• 2 Connect the Video Cable into the Laptop
• 3 Connect the USB Cable into the Laptop
• 4 Connect the Power Cord into the Projector
• 5 Turn on the Projector, let it fully cycle up
• 6 Plug the Laptop Power Cord into an A/C power
  outlet
• 7 Turn on the Laptop

5
Getting Started

• On the back of the Projector is a Video input,
  an A/C power cord plug and a On/Off power switch.

6
Step 1

• Connect the Video Cable into the Projector
• Note there are two connectors attached to the
  opposite end of this cable, a blue Video
  connector and a small rectangular USB connector

7
Locate the Video port on the Laptop
8
Step 2

• Connect the Video Cable into the Laptop

9
Step 3

• Connect the USB Cable into the Laptop
• Note the USB port location varies depending on
  laptop model

10
Step 4

• Connect the Power Cord into the Projector

11
Step 5

• Turn on the Projector, let it fully cycle up

12
Step 6

• Plug the Laptop Power Cord into an A/C power
  outlet

13
Step 7

• Turn on the Laptop

14

• If, all the following steps were followed in
  order, you will have the video image from the
  Laptop projected through the Projector.
• This method uses the Laptops Operating System to
  find and configure the Projector using
  Microsoft's Plug-and-Play Feature.

15
Problems

• If the Projector is not finding a signal from the
  laptop, (No Image being projected)
• Re-check your cables, if a cable was not properly
  connected, power down both the Laptop and
  Projector and begin again.
• If all the cables are connected and the equipment
  has power, and there is still a problem

16

• On the Laptop, Keyboard
• Hold down the Keyboard Function Key (Fn)
• Press the (LCD/CRT) key (usually the Keyboard
  (F2) Key)
• Once to display only through the Projector
• Twice to display through the Laptop and Projector
• Three times to project only on the Laptop

17
Problems

• The Projector is working but the image is not
  equal to the quality of the Laptop.
• 1. Screen is Tiled Horizontal or Vertical
  breaks in the image from the image being randomly
  tiled
• 2. Or the screen overlaps the projected area and
  the outside margin is missing

18
Solution 1

• You have a desktop background that is
  incompatible with the maximum resolution of the
  Projector.
• Remove the background image, shutdown and
  re-start the computer.
• On the desktop, right mouse click on a neutral
  area, from the drop down menu select
  Properties,
• Click on the Desktop Tab,
• Chose the (None) option for the background
• Click apply, then OK
• Re-start the computer

19
Solution 2

• Your screen resolution setting is greater than
  the Projectors. This often happens because YOU
  TURNED ON THE COMPUTER BEFORE THE PROJECTOR!
• On the desktop, right mouse click on a neutral
  area, from the drop down menu select
  Properties,
• Click on the Settings Tab
• Using the Screen Resolution slider select 800 x
  600 pixels as your screen resolution.
• Click apply Click OK
• You should not have to re-start the system

20
Please!!!

• Treat the equipment with respect
• Return all cables (keep your Laptop power cable)
• Return the Laser pointer and remote mouse
• Ask for instructions if you are not sure or have
  not used the equipment.
• Dont wait for the last minute to reserve the
  equipment.