How To Connect Your Laptop To The Projector

1.  Turn ON your laptop.

2.  Connect the video cable (usually VGA  or HDMI  ) from your laptop’s external video port to the projector. Depending on your laptop model, you may need an adapter to connect, for example, from the HDMI port on your laptop to the VGA port on the projector.

(Unsure what video output you have? View our laptop video connection guide.)

3.  Plug in the projector into an electrical outlet and press the power  button to turn it ON.

4.  If you are using VGA and need audio for your presentation, connect the laptop’s audio out  port to the projector. To use a different sound system, you will need to use an audio cable no matter what cable you use to connect the laptop and projector.

5.  Your laptop should automatically detect the projector. Press the Windows key  + P to quickly switch through the different display modes. Duplicate is the most common mode and projects exactly what is shown on your laptop screen.

(Note: Depending on your computer, you may have to use a different shortcut than listed above. You can always open the display settings from the start menu.)

6.  If your laptop doesn’t automatically see the projector, you may be able to go to your device’s Display Settings and prompt it to Detect displays. If your projector still doesn’t show up, check your cables and connections.