Connecting the Cables 15
Connecting the Cables
You can connect the projector to any type of video equipment, such as a VCR, DVD player,
digital tuner, cable or satellite box, video game console, camcorder, or digital camera. You can
also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or Apple
®
Macintosh
®
system.
You can connect up to five pieces of video equipment at the same time, using any of the
commercially available cables shown below:
Note: For details on compatible video formats, see page 69.
Port name Video equipment connection Computer connection
HDMI Use an HDMI cable: Use an HDMI cable:
Input A or
Input B
Use a component video cable
(with RCA-style connectors):
Connect the cable to the three
component video terminals on the
left, as shown. Be sure to match
corresponding colors between the
cable and the terminals.
Select YCbCr, YPbPr, or
RGB-Video as the Input Signal
setting (see page 19).
Use a VGA-to-BNC monitor cable,
and attach RCA adapters to each
of the five BNC connectors:
When connecting the cable, use
the marking on each connector as
a guide to match it to the correct
terminal on the projector.
Select RGB as the Input Signal
setting (see page 19).
S-Video Use an S-video cable: —
Video Use an RCA video cable: —
Component
video terminals
