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Nothing appears on the external monitor. ■ Make sure the VGA computer cable is connected to your computer's video port and the projector's Computer1/Component Video1 port. It will not work if you connected the computer cable to the projector's Computer2/Component Video2 port. ■ Make sure the cable from your monitor is connected to the projector's Monitor Out port. You see a blue screen with the message No Signal displayed. ■ Make sure the cables are connected correctly, as described in Chapter 1. ■ Make sure the power to your computer or video source is turned on. ■ If you've connected a computer and one or more video sources, you may need to press the Source Search button on the projector or the Comp 1, Comp 2, S-video, or Video button on the remote control to select the correct source. Allow a few seconds for the projector to sync up after pressing the button. ■ If you've connected a laptop computer, make sure it's set to display on an external monitor. See page 33. If you're using a PC laptop: ■ Hold down the Fn key and press the function key that lets you display on an external monitor. It may have an icon such as , or it may be labelled CRT/LCD. Allow a few seconds for the projector to sync up after pressing it. Check your laptop's manual or online help for details. On most systems, the or CRT/LCD key lets you toggle between the LCD screen and the projector, or display on both at the same time. 84 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
Nothing appears on the external monitor.
■
Make sure the VGA computer cable is connected to your
computer’s video port and the projector’s
Computer1/Component Video1
port. It will not work if you
connected the computer cable to the projector’s
Computer2/Component Video2
port.
■
Make sure the cable from your monitor is connected to the
projector’s
Monitor Out
port.
You see a blue screen with the message
No Signal
displayed.
■
Make sure the cables are connected correctly, as described in
Chapter 1.
■
Make sure the power to your computer or video source is
turned on.
■
If you’ve connected a computer and one or more video sources,
you may need to press the
Source Search
button on the
projector or the
Comp 1
,
Comp 2
,
S-video
, or
Video
button on
the remote control to select the correct source. Allow a few
seconds for the projector to sync up after pressing the button.
■
If you’ve connected a laptop computer, make sure it’s set to
display on an external monitor. See page 33.
If you’re using a PC laptop:
■
Hold down the
Fn
key and press the function key that lets you
display on an external monitor. It may have an icon such as
, or it may be labelled
CRT/LCD
. Allow a few seconds for
the projector to sync up after pressing it. Check your laptop’s
manual or online help for details.
On most systems, the
or
CRT/LCD
key lets you toggle
between the LCD screen and the projector, or display on both at
the same time.