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Connecting Projectors to Video Devices

Multimedia projectors are designed to display more than just computer images. You can connect a VCR, camcorder, laser disc player, or any other compatible video image source to your projector. You can use your projector as a multimedia entertainment center!

Most projectors can receive composite video or S-Video. You can determine what type of video your projector can receive by performing the "pin" test. If your video source has a one-pin RCA video jack, your video equipment has composite video. If your video source has a four-pin video jack, your equipment has S-video.

Projectors usually include an audio/video (AV) cable for composite video. Additionally, S-Video sources should come with an S-Video cable. If yours does not, you can purchase one from your local projector dealer or electronics store.

To set up the video source

  1. Before connecting the video source, make sure the projector and video source are turned off.


  2. Locate the appropriate video cable. If the video source uses a small, round, one-prong composite (RCA) video connector, you need the audio video/cable included with the projector. If the video source uses a large, round, four-prong S-Video connector, you need the cable that came with the video source or you may need to purchase an appropriate one.

Composite video sources

  1. Connect the yellow RCA plug on one end of the audio/video cable to the projector's Video In jack. Connect the other yellow RCA plug to the Video Out jack of the video source.



  2. Connect the other plugs on the audio/video cable to the Audio jacks of the projector.


    • Insert the white plug into the L jack and the red plug into the R jack.


    • Connect the plug at the other end of the audio/video cable to the audio output jacks of the video source.

S-Video Sources

  1. Insert one end of an S-Video cable into the projector's S-Video In connector.


  2. Insert the other end into the S-Video Out jack of the video source.


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