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You might need to turn everything off and power up the
equipment again in the proper order. Refer to your com-
puter’s documentation to determine the correct order.
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Make sure your laptop’s external video port is turned on. See
the “Portable and Laptop Activation Chart” on page 52 or
your computer’s manual for details.
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Make sure your computer’s video board is installed and con-
figured correctly.
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Make sure your computer has a compatible video board. The
projector isn’t CGA, EGA or SXGA compatible.
If you’re using Windows 98:
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Open “My Computer” icon, the Control Panel folder and
then the Display icon.
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Click the Settings tab.
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Verify that the Desktop area is set to 1280x1024 or less.
Problem: Image is too wide or narrow for screen
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Adjust the zoom or projector placement.
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Adjust the resolution of your video card if it’s greater than
1280x1024.
Problem: Image is out of focus
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Turn the projection lens to focus the image.
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Make sure the projection screen is at least 3.3 feet (1 m) from
the projector.
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Check the projection lens to see if it needs cleaning.
Problem: Image and menus are reversed left to right
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Rear projection mode is probably turned on. Turn Rear Projec-
tion off in the Controls menu. The image should immediately
return to forward projection. See “Rear Projection” on
page 36.
