Connect To The Computer Or Monitor - ViewSonic VS16500 User Manual

Connect to the computer or monitor

Connect to the computer
1. Use the VGA cable provided. Plug one end to the D-Sub output jack at the com-
puter end.
2. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the COMPUTER IN1 or IN2 signal
input jack on the projector.
3. To use the remote mouse cursor control function, plug in the larger end of the
USB cable to the USB port on the computer and the smaller end to the MINI
USB jack on the projector. See
Many notebooks have not activated their monitor jack after being connected to the monitor. The
user can often press FN + F3 or CRT/LCD button to switch ON/OFF the externally connected
monitor. Find the function key labeled with the CRT/LCD or monitor icon on the notebook. Press
the FN key and the labeled function key. Please refer to the instruction manual provided with the
notebook computer for the combination keys and their functions.
Connect to the monitor
If you want the display to be shown both on the computer monitor as well as the
screen, refer to the following instructions. Connect the VGA cable to the MONITOR
OUT signal output jack on the projector as well as the external display.
1. Connect the projector to the computer as described in the [Connect to Com-
puter] section.
2. Use a suitable VGA cable (only 1 such cable is provided) and connect one end
of the cable to the D-Sub input jack on the video display.
If the display is provided with a DVI input jack, then connect the DVI end of the
VGA-DVI-A cable to the DVI input jack on the video display.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the COMPUTER OUT jack on the
projector.
COMPUTER OUT output will only be generated when the cable is connected to the COMPUTER
IN jack of the projector.
This connection mode can only be used when the projector is in Standby Mode. Go to Signal
Source > Standby and activate the VGA Out function in the setup menu.
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