Subj : Re: Power Point
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 06:26 pm

-=> JAY EMRIE wrote to ALAN ZISMAN <=-

 AZ> There are a couple of slightly-tricky parts:

 AZ>1) What happens when you plug in the projector to the laptop's external VGA
 AZ>port varies with the laptop... in many cases, you'll need to restart the
 AZ>laptop. In some cases, you need to go to the Display control panel and fuss
 AZ>around with settings to enable the external 'monitor'... in other cases, 
you
 AZ>may have to press a key combination-- often the laptop's FN key along with 
on
 JE> e
 AZ>of the F keys-- often it will have a rectangle icon on the key (to indicate 
a

 AZ>monitor)... you may have to press the proper key combination a couple of 
time
 JE> s
 AZ>to enable both the external device and the LCD panel at the same time.

 JE> Alan, I am having trouble using my laptop (XP home) with a
 JE> InFocus LitePro 580 LCD projector. I haven't been able to get a
 JE> simultaneous display on the projector and the laptop. Is there a
 JE> possibility that the projector is not compatible with XP? The 580 is
 JE> rather old. Further, the desktop image on the projected screen is
 JE> chopped off at  the bottom and I haven't been able to change the
 JE> projector screen size to prevent this.

 JE> Jay

 I'm not aware of any reasons why a particular projector model wouldn't be 
compatible with Win XP (or other windows version), but as I mentioned, there 
are no interface standards for the hardware/software controls on laptops-- so 
each manufacturer (and sometimes each model) reinvents the wheel... you may 
want to see if there's a manual for your model available for download or 
viewing online.

 If your notebook is set for (say) 1024x768 and the projector tops out at 
800x600 (which is quite possible with an older projector), you might be seeing 
the image chopped off as you describe-- try setting your laptop to 800x600 
(even if it doesn't fill the whole LCD screen) and see how it looks through the 
projector.
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