Connecting Peripherals
Most peripherals (monitors, scanners, projectors, speakers, etc.) connect in the
back.
Some keyboards and mice
connect to color coded inputs
on the back of the CPU.
Usually, however, local
printers, keyboards and mice
connect to rear USB ports.
External speakers usually
connect to the small green
input on the back.
The monitor is a larger port
that allows the monitor cable
to be screwed securely to the
CPU. When using an LCD
projector, you must unplug
this cable and attach the LCD
cable in its place (unless it’s
permanently mounted in your
room).
The front panel offers access for some of the most common needs.
Disc drive types:
CD ROM (read only) or CD-RW
(read and write) or
DVD ROM (read only) or
DVD-RW (read and write
Status light (lights when drive is
busy reading or writing)
Eject buttons
Power Button—
Push once to soft reboot (restart
computer)
Hold for 20 + seconds to do a hard
reboot (computer will turn off—then
push it to restart computer)
Power On Light (computer is on)
Hard Drive Activity Light
(computer’s hard drive is reading or
writing information)
USB ports—for external devices like
cameras, USB jump drives, etc.
Headphone Jack
Microphone Jack
LCD Connection
You must connect a VGA monitor cable from your projector to the back of your computer.
For sound, you have several options.
#1—if you have a permanently mounted projector, this is already connected.
#2—if you are connecting a portable unit to your computer, you can use the
speakers on your computer for sound.
#3—if you are connecting a DVD/VCR player to the LCD, you will need to run
cables from the VCR to the back of the projector. This will give you sound
from the built in speaker. If you wish to add external speakers to the projector,
you will need to connect the speakers to the back of the projector.
A splitter may be used at the computer end of the cable, so you can see both the
computer monitor and the LCD at the same time.
To monitor
To LCD
To back of
CPU
Controlling the projector
1. Turn on the power supply if there is one. Then turn on the projector by
pressing the power button. A green light means it is on.
Volume
2. Select the source (computer, VCR, TV, etc.)—This generally toggles through
your options and often automatically selects the active input.
3. Adjust the volume as needed.
4. Focus using the rotating
part by the lens.
5. Zoom in using the other
rotating part by the lens.
6. Turn off the projector by
pressing the power button
twice. Once it has cooled
down, flip off the main
power switch (if the unit
has one).
Note: If your projector has a remote, you can control many of these functions easily
with that device.