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How to Use the Class Projector with a Laptop

Note: If you are in HIB 135, the lights must be turned off for the remote to work. We are looking for a fix...

 IBM Laptop (Windows) Instructions 

SET TIMER and BRING WHITE SCREEN DOWN
1. Set projector timer to number of hours (plus a little extra) that you will be using the projector. Timer is on wall.
2. Bring white screen down by pressing the black button on wall. Press “Down”.

TURN ON PROJECTOR
3. Using remote, turn on projector by pressing either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the green “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until you see a small green light blinking on the projector or hear the fan on the projector whirring.
4. Once projector is on, on the remote control, press “Computer” (Dukane projectors) or “RGB” (Hitachi projectors).

SET UP COMPUTER
5. Look inside the laptop bag for a thick long black cable. This is the VGA cable.
6. Connect one end of the cable to the laptop and connect the other end to “VGA” jack on the special audio/video wall plate.
7. Turn on the laptop.
a. Once the computer is on (you can see the desktop):
b. On your keyboard, press the FN key and the F7 key together. On a MAC, "video mirroring" must be turned ON.
c. Repeat until you see the computer screen on both monitor and white screen.

CLEANING UP, TURNING OFF AFTER THE PRESENTATION
8. To turn off the projector using remote: press either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until it turns off. If it won’t turn off, try again from a different angle.
9. Roll up the white screen by pressing “UP” on black button on the wall.
10. Turn off your computer by clicking on the Start Menu and selecting “Shut Down.
11. Unhook the video cable from the wall and from the computer.
12. Put computer and cables back into laptop bag.
13. Return remote and computer to department that gave them to you.

 Apple Laptop (MAC) Instructions 

SET TIMER and BRING WHITE SCREEN DOWN
1. Set projector timer to the number of hours (plus a little extra) you will be using the projector. Timer is on wall.
2. Bring white screen down by pressing the black button on wall. Press “Down”.

TURN ON PROJECTOR.
3. Using remote, turn on projector by pressing either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the green “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until you see a small green light blinking on the projector or hear the fan on the projector whirring.
4. Once the projector is on, on the remote control, press “Computer” (Dukane projectors) or “RGB” (Hitachi projectors).

SET UP COMPUTER
5. Look inside the laptop bag for a thick long black cable. This is the VGA cable.
6. Connect one end of the cable to the laptop and connect the other end to “VGA” jack on the special audio/video wall plate.
7. Turn on the laptop. Once the computer is on (you can see the desktop), you should be able to see the screen on the projector.

CLEANING UP, TURNING OFF AFTER THE PRESENTATION
8. To turn off the projector using remote: press either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until it turns off. If it won’t turn off, try again from a different angle.
9. Roll up the white screen by pressing “UP” on black button on the wall.
10. Turn off your computer by clicking on the Finder Menu and selecting “Special” then “Shut Down.
11. Unhook the video cable from the wall and from the computer.
12. Put computer and cables back into laptop bag.
13. Return remote and computer to department that gave them to you.

SET TIMER and BRING WHITE SCREEN DOWN
1. Set projector timer to the number of hours (plus a little extra) you will be using the projector. Timer is on wall.
2. Bring white screen down by pressing the black button on wall. Press “Down”.

TURN ON PROJECTOR
3. Using remote, turn on projector by pressing either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the green “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until you see a small green light blinking on the projector or hear the fan on the projector whirring.
4. Once the projector is on, on the remote control, press “Video”.

SET UP VCR
5. You should have an RCA cable that has a white, yellow and red connector.
6. Connect one end of this cable to the VCR’s “video out and audio OUT jacks and connect the other end to connector on the wall plate’s video and audio IN jacks.
7. Turn on the VCR.
8. Put tape in and play.
9. Turn sound up on VCR and Projector to desired levels

CLEANING UP, TURNING OFF AFTER THE PRESENTATION
10. To turn off the projector using remote: press either the “Operate” button (Dukane projectors) or the “Standby/On” button (Hitachi projectors) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS until it turns off. If it won’t turn off, try again from a different angle.
11. Roll up the white screen by pressing “UP” on black button on the wall.
12. Turn off your VCR.
13. Unhook cables from the wall and from the VCR.
14. Return remote and VCR equipment to department that gave them to you.

 TROUBLESHOOTING 

Projector just projects a blue screen with the words “No Signal”.
Answer: This means one of the following:
a. VCR: You didn’t set up the VCR correctly to output to the projector. See step #5.
b. COMPUTER: After turning the projector on, you didn’t press the “Computer” or “RGB” button on the projector’s remote control long or hard enough (see step #3).
c. Also, check that the cable between the computer/vcr and wall outlet is securely connected (see step #6).
d. If you think none of these is the problem, get help (see below**)

Projector will not turn on at all.
Answer: This means one of the following:
a. Do you hear any fan noise coming out of the projector? Is the little light panel on the projector is lit up? If yes, then it is on. The screen will take a while to show up, so wait for a minute and go on with Step #5.
b. If it is definitely not on, try Step #3 again, pressing the button for several seconds until you hear the projector making a little whirring sound and lights blinking on.
c. Try aiming the remote from different angles. After 30 seconds of pressing the button on the remote, if the projector hasn’t turned on, get help (see below**).

No Sound from Laptop to Projector
Answer: You need another cable that goes from the headphone jack of the computer into the wall plate. The HIRC has these cables. (see below***)

No Sound from VCR to Projector
Answer: Check that all cables are fully plugged in. Check sound volume on VCR and projector.

** Major troubles? Call x47891 or x47612 or go to HIB 279.
*** call HIRC at x48729 or HH 269.