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2. Installation and Connections
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Making Connections
Connecting Your PC or Macintosh Computer
Enabling the computer’s external display
Displaying an image on the notebook PC’s screen does not necessarily mean it outputs
a signal to the projector. When using a PC compatible laptop, a combination of function
keys will enable/disable the external display. Usually, the combination of the Fn-key
along with one of the 12 function keys gets the external display to come on or off. For
example, NEC laptops use Fn + F3, while Dell laptops use Fn + F8 key combinations to
toggle through external display selections.
To connect a PC or Macintosh computer to the projector, refer to the following guide.
1. Connect a computer to the projector through one of the three available input data
connections before turning on the PC or the projector. The best signal order
(from best to least suitable) is as follows:
Computer 3 (DVI-D connector with HDCP) in as shown below (see item 1,
Terminal Panel Features on page 10) is a digital signal and offers the best
connection to your computer.
Note:
The DVI (DIGITAL) connector (COMPUTER 3) accepts VGA
(640x480), SVGA (800x600), 1152x864, XGA (1024x768), SXGA
(1280x1024), and SXGA+(1400x1050) on the NP4100.
The DVI (DIGITAL) connector (COMPUTER 3) accepts VGA
(640x480), SVGA (800x600), 1152x864, XGA (1024x768), WXGA
(1280x800), SXGA (1280x1024), and WXGA+(1440x900@ up to
75Hz) on the NP4100W.
What is HDCP/HDCP technology?
HDCP is an acronym for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection.
High bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a system for pre-
venting illegal copying of video data sent over a Digital Visual Interface
(DVI).
If you are unable to view material via the DVI input, this does not nec-
essarily mean the projector is not functioning properly. With the
implementation of HDCP, there may be cases in which certain content
is protected with HDCP and might not be displayed due to the deci-
sion/intention of the HDCP community (Digital Content Protection,
LLC).
Computer 2 in (see item 17, Terminal Panel Features on page 10) is an
analog signal; use a DSUB-15 cable-to-5BNC connection.
Computer 1 in (see item 18, Terminal Panel Features on page 10) an
analog signal that uses a standard RGB computer cable.