multimedia projector hookup?

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I have a Power point presentation to do later this week and was wondering if
anyone can tell me what wires I'll need to connect my notebook computer to a
multimedia projector, in the back of my notebook I have a S-video and
Monitor connecters.
 
R Doornbosch,

The "monitor" connector will give you a much better picture than the s-video
connection.

You need a 15-pin cable (supplied with most projectors) to connect to your
laptop.
Then you "toggle" the laptop to display the presentation on "both" screens.
Normally some magic key combination to toggle...like Fn-F3 or Fn-F5

Some reading beforehand
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00370.htm

And if you are using video clips in your presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00467.htm

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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The setup is very easy. You will want to use the monitor connector over the
S-video, so the only thing you should need is a monitor cable. Connect to
your computer, connect to projector and most computers have a special key
combination to turn on the second video port (so the projector gets a signal
from the computer).

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Troy Chollar
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Thank you

I'm afraid of showing up for the presentation only to find out I don't have
the proper cables and such, I may need to pickup a monitor cable.
 
A word of caution...

I know that it should be as simple as plugging the cable in and turning
everything on but it rarely is. If there is anyway at all to do it, test
the setup well before your presentation. Finding any problems ahead of time
is much better than explaining to your audience why you can't get things to
work.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team
 
3rd! And leave yourself enough time to run through the pres after you test
but before the audience is listening, just in case something doesn't
translate the way you want.

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Do you have any audio (videos, music, etc.)? If so, check to see if the
projector has a speaker or if there will be external sound system you need
to connect to.

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Troy Chollar
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.... and make sure you have a CD-ROM with your presentation in your pocket.
So if you cannot connect YOUR laptop to the projector, you might use the
computer of your host or someone else. (And because storage capacity of
CD-ROMs are quite large, you might as well put a copy of PowerPoint Viewer
on that CD as well - just in case they use another PowerPoint version than
you do.)

Good luck and best regards,
Ute
 
Ute said:
... and make sure you have a CD-ROM with your presentation in your pocket.
So if you cannot connect YOUR laptop to the projector, you might use the
computer of your host or someone else. (And because storage capacity of
CD-ROMs are quite large, you might as well put a copy of PowerPoint Viewer
on that CD as well - just in case they use another PowerPoint version than
you do.)
Click to expand...

I've been using data thumbs/cigar drives/jump drives, whatever you want
to call 'em, lately for this very thing. They've worked well.

(Just wanted to toss that in.)
 
Also try and find out the resolution of the projector. If your laptop
output is set to a different resolution to the projector then either the
picture quality will suffer due to the projector's internal
stretching/squashing or you won't get a picture at all.
 
Echo S said:
I've been using data thumbs/cigar drives/jump drives, whatever you want
to call 'em, lately for this very thing. They've worked well.
Click to expand...

I love 'em. I'll add those names to the exhaustive list of names that I've
heard them called (USB stick/dongle/USB Key/Pen Drive....I like your data
thumbs).
Be aware that they only work without drivers in Windows ME/2000/XP though.
 
Adam Crowley said:
I love 'em. I'll add those names to the exhaustive list of names that I've
heard them called (USB stick/dongle/USB Key/Pen Drive....I like your data
thumbs).
Be aware that they only work without drivers in Windows ME/2000/XP though.
Click to expand...
I love them, too - mine can even play MP3-music ;-) But you have to make
sure that the computer at the presentation site has an USB port available.
I've seen too many desktop PCs without any USB port and too many laptops
with only one (which ist often blocked by a mouse) to rely on that ...

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Sounds like a few other people out there have been caught "With their pants
down" or without there presentation. I'm basically building a Power Point
survival bag that includes

1) Video Cable
2) CD-ROM with presentation
3) Memory stick with presentation
4) PowerPoint Viewer
5) Extension cord (Just in case)
6) Anything else
 
Adam said:
I love 'em. I'll add those names to the exhaustive list of names that I've
heard them called (USB stick/dongle/USB Key/Pen Drive....I like your data
thumbs).
Click to expand...

I like that one, too, and in fact that's what I usually call them. But I
kinda like Pen Drive, too. Hadn't heard that one before.

Do these really get called dongles? I thought that was an old security
(activation-type) kind of thing.
Be aware that they only work without drivers in Windows ME/2000/XP though.
Click to expand...

Oh, good point about the drivers, Adam. I haven't seen a 95 or 98
machine in so long I'd forgotten that. (I actually have a 98 machine
here. I suppose I should turn it on sometime, eh? <g>)
 
Good point, Ute. I'll have to try to remember to add those caveats when
I recommend data thumbs in future! I've been confounded by that mouse
thing before. (I suck with touchpad mice, so I almost always use a
regular mouse -- even on a laptop.)
 
For your 6th point I'd recommend

- a laser pointer
- valerian drops for your nerves ;-)

Presentation magazine featured "The latest gear and gadgets for mobile
presenters" and "How the pros avoid disaster on the road" in their September
2003 issue, but unfortunately I couldn't find that on their website
www.presentations.com - maybe you manage to get your hands on a copy, its
worth reading.

Good luck,
Ute
 
Setup your computer for "show mode."
- Turn off screen saver
- Go to power settings and make everything NEVER (turn off hardisk, turn off
screen, standby, hibernate, etc.)
- Verify you are plugged into an a/c outlet and not running on battery
- Verify screen resolution (either 800x600 or 1024x768) matches projectors
native resolution
- My personal preference is to have "tap-clicking" turned off on laptops
(ever seen a pen be dropped, hit trackpad and advance slide...)

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Best Regards,
Troy Chollar
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TLC Creative Services, inc.
www.tlccreative.com
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I would add a printed or written list of the slides and slide titles. That
way if you need to skip around you can. (Personally, I always carry enough
of the outline and my notes to be able to give the presentation without the
computer. Living in Phoenix, this is a necessity during those years we
actually get rainstorms...)

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