Optoma X501 User's Manual - Page 20

Connecting a monitor

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Connecting a monitor If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the screen, you can connect the VGA-OUT signal output socket on the projector to an external monitor with a VGA cable following the instructions below: To connect the projector to a monitor: 1. Connect the projector to a computer as described in "Connecting a computer" on page 19. 2. Take a suitable VGA cable (only one supplied) and connect one end of the cable to the D-Sub input socket of the video monitor. Or if your monitor is equipped with a DVI input socket, take a VGA to DVI-A cable and connect the DVI end of the cable to the DVI input socket of the video monitor. 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the VGA-OUT socket on the projector. VGA-OUT loop through: During working mode: 1. If VGA1 is projecting out, VGA-OUT source will be VGA1. 2. If VGA2 is projecting out, VGA-OUT source will be VGA2. 3. If VGA1 and VGA2 are all have sources, default VGA-OUT is VGA1. 4. If none of VGA1 and VGA2 is projecting out, VGA-OUT is disabled. During Standby 1. VGA-OUT will keep the latest display VGA source signal. Default VGAOUT is VGA1. 2. If the projector is in Power Mode (Standby) < 0.5W, VGA-OUT is disabled. EN-20

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Connecting a monitor
If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the
screen, you can connect the
VGA-OUT
signal output socket on the projector
to an external monitor with a VGA cable following the instructions below:
To connect the projector to a monitor:
1.
Connect the projector to a computer as described in
“Connecting a
computer” on page 19
.
2.
Take a suitable VGA cable (only one supplied) and connect one end of
the cable to the D-Sub input socket of the video monitor.
Or if your monitor is equipped with a DVI input socket, take a VGA to
DVI-A cable and connect the DVI end of the cable to the DVI input
socket of the video monitor.
3.
Connect the other end of the cable to the
VGA-OUT
socket on the
projector.
VGA-OUT loop through:
During working mode:
1.
If VGA1 is projecting out, VGA-OUT source will be VGA1.
2.
If VGA2 is projecting out, VGA-OUT source will be VGA2.
3.
If VGA1 and VGA2 are all have sources, default VGA-OUT is VGA1.
4.
If none of VGA1 and VGA2 is projecting out, VGA-OUT is disabled.
During Standby
1.
VGA-OUT will keep the latest display VGA source signal. Default VGA-
OUT is VGA1.
2.
If the projector is in Power Mode (Standby) < 0.5W, VGA-OUT is
disabled.