Science Center Instructions

Pressing either of the three PROJ buttons will activate the projector in the classroom and project from the button input you selected. 

This article includes instructions on how to:

• Display the PC
• Display the Laptop
• Troubleshoot the Laptop Display
• Shut Down the Projector

Display the PC

1. On the wall panel, press the PROJ PC button, and the desktop will display on the large screen.

Display the Laptop

1. Connect the VGA cable or HDMI cable to your laptop. Please note, if you are using a Mac laptop, you may need to use your VGA adaptor.  If you need audio from your laptop, please connect the audio cable to the headphone jack on your laptop.
    
2. Turn on your laptop. 
    
3. On the panel, press the PROJ LAPTOP button, and the laptop image should display on the screen.
   

Troubleshoot the Laptop Display                                

If you do not get a picture on both your laptop and the projector screen:

• Windows - Press the following laptop keys simultaneously and then choose the projection option you want:  
  
• Mac OS X - navigate to System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement and then check Mirror Displays.

Shut Down the Projector

1. Press the OFF button on the panel. The display OFF light will flash while the projector cools down. NOTE: You will not be able to restart the system until the projector cools down (and the OFF light stops flashing). This will take approximately 2 minutes.