Why don't I get a signal when I plug projector to laptop? I went to control panel, followed instructions to connect projector but it didn't work.

Your laptop has a VGA output for connecting to a projector. Plug the projector lead into the VGA output then to activate the VGA output

Right click anywhere on the desktop
Personalize
display settings
follow the on-screen instructions to select your projector

you have to change the video out put on the laptop and it is differant for each setup if you are running win 7 you will find connect to projector in the control panel

i didn't know mac needed drivers for projectors.... windows just connects right away

I thought mac did the same thing



I didn't find drivers for any Hitachi projectors


you might wanna get the conversion thingy for the mac input tho, if you don't already have it


and if you do you might wanna get another one, cuz some don't work correctly which might be the case

When I connect a computer to a projector no additional drivers are needed. Just connect the VGA or DVI port to the projector. The projector may be the limiting factor, though, as far as detecting the signal from the VGA cable, and you may have to follow the instructions of the projector to make it work correctly as far as when to power up the computer and what not.

Good luck on this.

i connecto laptop my projecto useing display cable but not display

check that you have a signal going out of the monitor socket on your lalptop.

On Dell with projector connected and switched on, press the blue fn button bottom left usually, and while holding, press one marked CRT/LCD, (maybe f8) this will cycle to the following.
laptop only, laptop and monitor, monitor only, while holding Fn button press until you have desired outcome.

hope this helps.

Hello,

start the connecting all over again, by following the steps below:

1. Turn your computer off.

2. Connect the cable from the computer to the projector. If you want to have your monitor to be hooked up as well, connect a splitter to the video out port (DVI or VGA). You can also just hook the projector up to the second port on your video card (If you have one) or if you have a laptop, you can connect to the video out port on the back.

3. Turn the computer on and boot into your desktop.

4. Turn on the projector. Most projectors have an auto detect function, that will detect a video signal and auto configure the projector to display that signal. If you have a laptop, you have to hit a function key to activate the second display. Usually this is FN Key + F5 or one of the F Keys across the top of the laptop keyboard. It looks like two squares, one empty and one with something in it.

5. Adjust the focus, brightness, contrast, and color on the projector.

6. Aim the projector at something white. Try not to aim it at something highly reflective.

7. Step back ... Load up your favorite game or video ... and enjoy.

Your project should work, after following the above instruction.

Good luck.

You must enable external video on the laptop for one. Also, verify that the resolution is within the projector's range. Most likely, you do not have the external video connector enabled. There should be an "F" key with a symbol that looks like a TV screen. Holding down the function key and pressing that "F" key should toggle between the following 3 options:

1) External screen only
2) Laptop screen and External screen
3) Laptop screen only.

Toggle through the above as well and you should get the projector to work.

Dan

I have the same model of Acer and it worked in all of my classroom LCD with powerpoint lectures and with a SONY TV at home. Try right-clicking your screen to view the NVIDIA control panel. Configure "dual" multiple display (costumize to "dual" configuration or "forced-detect."

One problem may be that you must tell the PC to send the signal to the external monitor. Usually, if you hold down the function button and hit the F5 key you will see several options on the screen. (Other laptops use different function keys. Look for the one that shows two tv screens. You want the option which shows the laptop and the external monitor.) To advance between options, you hit the F5 button again and it moves over to the next option.

My computer needs me to lower the resolution on the laptop in order to send the signal to the projector. If you also need to do that, you can do it in Control Panel, Display, and Settings, and lower the resolution on screen number 1.

Doing both of these things should work.

Also, confirm that it is finding signals by hooking it to a DVD or video and see if it finds the signal through one of the other ports.