Subj : Re: Power Point
To   : ALAN ZISMAN
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sat Sep 10 2005 11:08 am

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

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

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

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

AZ> JE> Jay

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

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

InFocus states there is no known conflicts between the projector and
the Toshiba laptop.

Chopped off ONLY at the bottom?  Not on the sides or top? Also, when
booting up the correct (not chopped off anywhere) boot up screens are
displayed on the projector but the computer screen is black then. I have
since installed a monitor in place of the projector and get identical
results. So it isn't the projector - it is the laptop.

When booting up, the external monitor displays the Windows boot
displays and the laptop screen is black. After the boot up is complete,
the external monitor goes black and the laptop screen takes over.

So far I have been unable to get into the BIOS setup of the laptop.
There is scads of messages on  this very thing - stating the BIOS is
inaccessible on some Toshiba laptops!

I will call Toshiba next week and hope they have a possible solution.

Jay


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