Connecting a Laptop - McMaster University
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1. MCMASTER UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES CAVS Connecting a laptop Windows MAC to a data projector Purpose Connect a laptop to a Data projector in the classroom Common Issues Common issues that arise during the connection process Hardware Setup Cable connection Turn ON data projector Turn ON the laptop Display Settings Setup For Windows XP For MAC Audio Setup CA VS 0G To connect a laptop in a classroom environment to an external display data projector To display a powerpoint presentation websites or any other teaching materials to the external display The laptop image is not being displayed or sent out to the data projector The VGA cable is either not plugged in or not connected properly The resolution settings on the laptop are incorrect resulting in a distorted image half image or image off the screen The external display output on the MAC is not turned ON mirroring Find the VGA cable from the equipment in the classroom blackbox or po dium Connect the VGA cable to your laptop and secure the cable Turn ON the projector first and wait for the projector to warm up approximately 1 minute When warmed up select the source this could be Computer 1 or RGB1 Turn ON your laptop NOTE If you have a MAC you will most likely need some type of VGA adapter For the MACBook you would need to purchase a Mini DVI to VGA Adapter The most com2. mon resolution on the data projectors is 1024 x 768 XGA therefore the laptop resolution should be set to 1024 x 768 For Windows Right click on the desktop and left click on Properties then click on the Settings tab Set the Screen Resolution to 1024 x 768 then click on Apply For MAC Go to System Preferences and then click on the Display icon Change the resolution and make sure Mirroring is checked Some presentations require an audio hookup Some classrooms are equipped with an audio cable Connect the audio cable to the earphone port on your laptop If there is no audio cable available in the room contact CAVS extension 22761 MCMASTER UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES CAVS Connecting a laptop Windows MAC to a data projector Display send out laptop image to the data projector For Windows For MAC Contact Information ap Need Help UN gt lt r Laptop Configuration Depending on the type of laptop you have there are different procedures to activate the VGA output port on the laptop When you turn ON the laptop and you have logged into the operating system Windows XP or MAC OSX and nothing shows up on the external display data projector this tells you that the VGA port is not active MAC laptops use a feature called Mirroring Windows laptops use function keys Windows laptops depending on the video card display adapter installed on the la
3. ptop can also use mirroring or cloning to activate the VGA output port Consult your user manual usually under the heading connecting to an external monitor or external display Make sure the VGA cable is connected and the projector is turned ON Select the source Computer 1 or RGB1 Turn ON the laptop Use the Function key combination to output the laptop display to the external monitor Function key combinations can be FN F4 FN F5 FN F7 or FN F8 NOTE Pressing the FN key combination toggle between each function will do the following Laptop display on laptop display only Laptop display on projector display only Laptop display on laptop and projector display Connect the laptop turn ON projector turn ON laptop select mirroring If you need assistance or have any questions contact Classroom Audio Visual Services CAVS Location McMaster University Classroom Audio Visual Services CAVS 1280 Main Street West GSB 105 Hamilton Ontario Canada L8S 4K1 Phone 905 525 9140 Extension 22761 Bookings equipbkg mcmaster ca Website http www ltrc mcmaster ca class OTTO GEISS Phone x 26967 Email geisso mcmaster ca
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