Epson LS500B Users Guide - Page 134

Displaying From a Mac Laptop, Solutions When \, Solutions When No Signal Message Appears

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1. Hold down the laptop's Fn key and press the key labeled with a monitor icon or CRT/LCD. (See your laptop manual for details.) Wait a few seconds for an image to appear. To display on both the laptop's monitor and the projector, try pressing the same keys again. Note: On Windows 7 or later, hold down the Windows key and press P at the same time, then click Duplicate. 2. If the same image is not displayed by the laptop and projector, check the Windows Display utility to make sure the external monitor port is enabled and extended desktop mode is disabled. (See your computer or Windows manual for instructions.) 3. If necessary, check your video card settings and set the multiple display option to Clone, Mirror, or Duplicate. Parent topic: Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears Displaying From a Mac Laptop If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a Mac laptop, you need to set up the laptop for mirrored display. (See your laptop manual for details.) 1. Open the System Preferences utility and select Displays, Display, or Color LCD. 2. Click the Arrange or Arrangement tab. 3. Select the Mirror Displays checkbox. Parent topic: Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears Solutions When "Not Supported" Message Appears If the "Not Supported" message appears, try the following solutions: • Make sure the input signal is supported by the projector. • Make sure the computer's display resolution does not exceed the projector's resolution and frequency limit. If necessary, select a different display resolution for your computer. (See your computer manual for details.) • As a test, try setting the computer's display resolution to the lowest possible setting, and then gradually increase it as necessary. • Check the input resolution under Projector Info in the Info menu and make sure that the projector supports that resolution. Parent topic: Solving Image or Sound Problems 134

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1.
Hold down the laptop's
Fn
key and press the key labeled with a monitor icon or
CRT/LCD
. (See your
laptop manual for details.) Wait a few seconds for an image to appear. To display on both the
laptop's monitor and the projector, try pressing the same keys again.
Note:
On Windows 7 or later, hold down the Windows key and press
P
at the same time, then click
Duplicate
.
2.
If the same image is not displayed by the laptop and projector, check the Windows
Display
utility to
make sure the external monitor port is enabled and extended desktop mode is disabled. (See your
computer or Windows manual for instructions.)
3.
If necessary, check your video card settings and set the multiple display option to
Clone
,
Mirror
, or
Duplicate
.
Parent topic:
Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears
Displaying From a Mac Laptop
If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a Mac laptop, you need to set up the laptop
for mirrored display. (See your laptop manual for details.)
1.
Open the
System Preferences
utility and select
Displays
,
Display
, or
Color LCD
.
2.
Click the
Arrange
or
Arrangement
tab.
3.
Select the
Mirror Displays
checkbox.
Parent topic:
Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears
Solutions When "Not Supported" Message Appears
If the "Not Supported" message appears, try the following solutions:
• Make sure the input signal is supported by the projector.
• Make sure the computer's display resolution does not exceed the projector's resolution and frequency
limit. If necessary, select a different display resolution for your computer. (See your computer manual
for details.)
• As a test, try setting the computer's display resolution to the lowest possible setting, and then
gradually increase it as necessary.
• Check the input resolution under
Projector Info
in the
Info
menu and make sure that the projector
supports that resolution.
Parent topic:
Solving Image or Sound Problems