Epson Home Cinema 2100 Users Guide - Page 131

Displaying From a PC Laptop, computer or Windows manual for instructions.

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• Try a different video cable. • If the other solutions do not solve the problem, reset all of the projector settings using the options on the Reset menu. Displaying From a PC Laptop Displaying From a Mac Laptop Parent topic: Solving Image or Sound Problems Related concepts Projector Connections Displaying From a PC Laptop If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a PC laptop, you need to set up the laptop to display on an external monitor. 1. Hold down the laptop's Fn key and press the key labeled with a monitor icon or CRT/LCD. (See your laptop manual for details.) Wait a few seconds for an image to appear. To display on both the laptop's monitor and the projector, try pressing the same keys again. Note: On Windows 7 or later, hold down the Windows key and press P at the same time, then click Duplicate. 2. If the same image is not displayed by the laptop and projector, check the Windows Display utility to make sure the external monitor port is enabled and extended desktop mode is disabled. (See your computer or Windows manual for instructions.) 3. If necessary, check your video card settings and set the multiple display option to Clone, Mirror, or Duplicate. Parent topic: Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears Displaying From a Mac Laptop If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a Mac laptop, you need to set up the laptop for mirrored display. (See your laptop manual for details.) 1. Open the System Preferences utility and select Displays, Display, or Color LCD. 2. Click the Arrange or Arrangement tab. 3. Select the Mirror Displays checkbox. Parent topic: Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears 131

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• Try a different video cable.
• If the other solutions do not solve the problem, reset all of the projector settings using the options on
the
Reset
menu.
Displaying From a PC Laptop
Displaying From a Mac Laptop
Parent topic:
Solving Image or Sound Problems
Related concepts
Projector Connections
Displaying From a PC Laptop
If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a PC laptop, you need to set up the laptop to
display on an external monitor.
1.
Hold down the laptop's
Fn
key and press the key labeled with a monitor icon or
CRT/LCD
. (See your
laptop manual for details.) Wait a few seconds for an image to appear. To display on both the
laptop's monitor and the projector, try pressing the same keys again.
Note:
On Windows 7 or later, hold down the Windows key and press
P
at the same time, then click
Duplicate
.
2.
If the same image is not displayed by the laptop and projector, check the Windows
Display
utility to
make sure the external monitor port is enabled and extended desktop mode is disabled. (See your
computer or Windows manual for instructions.)
3.
If necessary, check your video card settings and set the multiple display option to
Clone
,
Mirror
, or
Duplicate
.
Parent topic:
Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears
Displaying From a Mac Laptop
If you see the "No Signal" message when you display from a Mac laptop, you need to set up the laptop
for mirrored display. (See your laptop manual for details.)
1.
Open the
System Preferences
utility and select
Displays
,
Display
, or
Color LCD
.
2.
Click the
Arrange
or
Arrangement
tab.
3.
Select the
Mirror Displays
checkbox.
Parent topic:
Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears