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- 1. Technology Tip Sheet College of Agriculture and Home Economics Technology Help Desk Overview Connecting Your Laptop to a Projector 4 Simple Steps Multimedia projectors function as a modern day replacement Step 1: Getting to know the laptop and projector for a slide projector, transparency adapter, or a whiteboard. Follow this step by step guide for easy setup. Blue VGA port located on the back of the laptop. Instructor: Sonja Jo Serna (505) 646-5659 sserna@nmsu.edu Computer In port located on the projector. S For More Information CAHE Technology Help Desk (505) 646-3305 Step 2: Making the connections cahe_help@nmsu.edu Important: Make all connections BEFORE turning on the laptop http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help or projector. Connect the projector VGA cable end to the port marked computer in on the projector. Connect the blue VGA cable end to the blue VGA port on the back of the laptop. Make sure the power cords to the laptop and projector are plugged in. AXED 300/590: Application of Computer Technology in the Workplace Computer Success at Work
- 2. Connecting Your Laptop to a Projector • page 2 Step 3: Power up sequence Once the cables are connected and the power cords are plugged in, turn on the laptop first, then the projector. With the laptop connected and powered up, you can press Fn+F8 key combination to cycle through various display modes. Press once to have the projector display the laptop screen. Pressing both keys again will black out your laptop display, but the image will still appear on the projector screen. Pressing Fn+F8 a third time will remove the image from the projector screen and display the image on the laptop. Step 4: Final adjustments Keystone Adjustment: If the projector is not directly in line with projection surface, the image may appear trapezoidal. This can be adjusted using the Keystone features on the projector control panel. Sync+ and Sync- : Adjusts the vertical image displayed. This can make the display larger or smaller and is useful if the projector is projecting at an up or down angle. Tracking+ and Tracking- : Adjusts the horizontal image displayed. This can make the display larger or smaller and is useful if the projector is not placed directly in front of the projection surface. Focus: Adjust focus by sliding the focus lever on lens. Disconnecting the laptop and projector Do not immediately disconnect the projector from its power supply. Switch off using the projectors on/standby button and let the fan run until it stops so the projector can cool down properly. After the unit is cool, turn off the projector and disconnect all the cables. © 2006 NMSU Board of Regents. All rights reserved. New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Agreement Number 0200310.