Help with a projector please

kcaternolo · 08-27-2008, 11:17 AM

i found buried at the back of a closet at work an Infocus IN24 i am trying to use it with an Acer Aspire 3000 (yes i can hear you guys saying the whole setup is outdated, but its cost effective if it works) i was wondering if there was anyway of testing the 15pin connnector on both the projector and the laptop i know that the blue video wire i am using is in working order i have tested that with a desktop but when i try to connect the latop to the projector i get nothing except the projectors loading screen and then a blank blue screen

yustr · 08-27-2008, 01:43 PM

The problem is probably in the laptop. There is a certain key that tells the LT to send a signal to an external monitor. I don't know which on your particular LT but on most its a Fn key plus one other. It will have a symbol that somewhat resembles a monitor if you squint just right...Pressing it cycles through: laptop only>laptop + external monitor>external monitor only. Try that.

It might also be the resolution setting on the LT. Set it as low as possible at the start: 600x800 or such.

hope that helps

kcaternolo · 09-01-2008, 07:06 AM

thanks found it

08-27-2008, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
kcaternolo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 73 OS: XP Pro SP3	Help with a projector please i found buried at the back of a closet at work an Infocus IN24 i am trying to use it with an Acer Aspire 3000 (yes i can hear you guys saying the whole setup is outdated, but its cost effective if it works) i was wondering if there was anyway of testing the 15pin connnector on both the projector and the laptop i know that the blue video wire i am using is in working order i have tested that with a desktop but when i try to connect the latop to the projector i get nothing except the projectors loading screen and then a blank blue screen

08-27-2008, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,061 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Help with a projector please The problem is probably in the laptop. There is a certain key that tells the LT to send a signal to an external monitor. I don't know which on your particular LT but on most its a Fn key plus one other. It will have a symbol that somewhat resembles a monitor if you squint just right...Pressing it cycles through: laptop only>laptop + external monitor>external monitor only. Try that. It might also be the resolution setting on the LT. Set it as low as possible at the start: 600x800 or such. hope that helps __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

09-01-2008, 07:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
kcaternolo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 73 OS: XP Pro SP3	Re: Help with a projector please thanks found it