Benq SP840 User Manual

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Connections
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Connecting a monitor
If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the screen, you 
can connect the MONITOR OUT signal output socket on the projector to an external 
monitor with a VGA or VGA to DVI-A cable by following the instructions below.
To connect the projector to a monitor:
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
With a VGA cable:
With a VGA to DVI-A cable:
 Your monitor must be equipped 
with a DVI input socket.
1.
Connect the projector to a computer 
as described in 
. The 
MONITOR OUTput only works 
when an appropriate COMPUTER 
input is made to the projector. Be 
sure the projector is connecting with 
the computer using the 
COMPUTER socket.
2.
Take a suitable VGA cable (only 
one supplied) and connect one end 
of the cable to the D-Sub input 
socket of the video monitor.
3.
Connect the other end of the cable to 
the MONITOR OUT socket on the 
projector.
1.
Connect the projector to a computer 
as described in 
. Th
MONITOR OUT put only works 
when an appropriate COMPUTER 
input is made to the projector. Be 
sure the projector is connecting with 
the computer using the 
COMPUTER socket.
2.
Take a VGA to DVI-A cable and 
connect the DVI end of the cable to 
the DVI input socket of the video 
monitor.
3.
Connect the VGA end of the cable 
to the MONITOT OUT socket on 
the projector.
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2
2
1. VGA cable
2. VGA to DVI-A cable
2. VGA cable
(DVI)
or
Notebook or
desktop
computer
(VGA)
Notebook or desktop computer