1. Turn Projector on by pressing the ON button on the station control panel. The button light will flash until the projector powers up and is ready for use.
2. Select the appropriate function button:
- To use
your Laptop:
- Connect
the VGA cable and Audio wire to your laptop (these should be the only
free wires on the station, the VGA cable has pins and the Audio is a 1/8th
inch input that plugs into the headphone jack on the laptop)
- Select
Laptop from the station
control panel
- If
there is no Laptop button, select
PC from the station control
panel
- If
laptop picture does not display on the projection screen within 30
seconds:
- For
IBM machines: Push Fn+F7 on your keyboard and then
choose LCD and Projector on
the screen menu
- For
HP machines: Push Fn+F4 on your keyboard
Note: Other types of laptops may have different key combinations to perform this function. Usually, the function key has a small picture of a monitor on it.
- To use
the Desktop computer:
- Make
sure the desktop computer in the station is turned ON
- Select
PC from the station control
panel
- The
PC picture should display on the projection screen
- To use
the Doc Camera (Elmo):
- The
document camera is located in the left hand sliding drawer
- Make
sure the Doc Camera is turned ON
- Select
the Doc Camera button from the
station control panel
- Select
Backlight on the unit for
transparencies
- Select
Toplight on the unit for
books or paper documents
- To use
the VCR or DVD player:
- The
VCR/DVD combo unit is located in the center of the front door panel
- Make
sure the VCR/DVD combo unit is turned ON
- Select
the VCR/DVD button on the
station control panel
Note: To rewind or fast forward videos, you have to use the remote control, located in the small top drawer on the front of the unit