Chapter 2
Getting Started
—
Connecting
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Connecting
Before connecting
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Before connecting, carefully read the operating instructions for the external de
v
ice to be connected.
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Turn off the po
w
er of all de
v
ices before connecting cables.
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C
onnect cables taking care of the follo
w
ing descriptions. Failure to do so
m
ay result in
m
alfunctions.
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When connecting a cable to a de
v
ice connected to the projector or the projector itself, touch any nearby
m
etallic objects to eli
m
inate static electricity fro
m
your body before perfor
m
ing
w
ork.
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Do not use unnecessarily long cables to connect a de
v
ice to the projector or to the projector body. The longer
the cable, the
m
ore susceptible to noise it beco
m
es. Since using a cable
w
hile it is
w
ound
m
akes it act like an
antenna, it is
m
ore susceptible to noise.
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When connecting cables, connect GND
fi
rst, then insert the connecting ter
m
inal of the connecting de
v
ice in a
straight
m
anner.
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Acquire any connection cable necessary to connect the external de
v
ice to the syste
m
that is neither supplied
w
ith the de
v
ice nor a
v
ailable as an option.
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Install the Interface Board necessary for the
v
ideo equip
m
ent to connect
w
ith the projector to the slot in
ad
v
ance.
Requesting a quali
fi
ed technician to install or re
m
o
v
e the optional Interface Board is reco
mm
ended. A
m
alfunction
m
ay occur due to static electricity.
C
onsult your dealer.
For details on ho
w
to install the Interface Board, refer to “Installing the Interface Board
(
optional
)”
(
x
page
31
8
)
.
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So
m
e co
m
puter
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odels or graphic cards are not co
m
patible
w
ith the projector.
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C
onnect using an extension de
v
ice, etc.,
w
hen installing the projector a
w
ay fro
m
the
v
ideo equip
m
ent. The
projector
m
ay not display the i
m
age properly
w
hen it is connected directly using a long cable.
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For details of the types of
v
ideo signals that can be used
w
ith the projector, refer to “List of co
m
patible signals
”
(
x
page
30
6
)
.
Connecting example: AV equipment
For <HDMI
输入
>/<DVI-D
输入
> terminals
Blu-ray disc player
DVD player with HDMI terminal (HDCP)
Note
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S
w
itching of the setting in the [DISPLAY OPTION]
m
enu
→
[HDMI
输入
]
→
[EDID SELE
C
T]
m
ay be required depending on the connected
external de
v
ice
w
hen HDMI signal is input.
f
S
w
itching of the setting in the [DISPLAY OPTION]
m
enu
→
[DVI-D
输入
]
→
[EDID SELE
C
T]
m
ay be required depending on the connected
external de
v
ice
w
hen DVI-D signal is input.
f
The <DVI-D
输入
> ter
m
inal can be connected
w
ith the HDMI and DVI-D co
m
patible de
v
ice. Ho
w
e
v
er, so
m
e external de
v
ices
m
ay not be
able to project i
m
ages properly, such as the i
m
age not displaying.
