1. Begin by setting up the peripheral devices and power supply for your laptop/computer. This includes the keyboard, mouse, IR mouse and power supply. Do not turn the power to the computer on yet.
2. The picture shows a typical setup for a laptop computer. The black box and cable to the right of the computer is the power supply. The IR mouse equipment is to the left of the equipment, which includes a remote control and an IR receiver. Connect the IR mouse receiver to the 9 pin serial port of the laptop. Connect the power supply to the 9-12 VDC jack. See picture to see what jacks to plug into.
3. Use the VGA male to male cable provided to interconnect the laptop and the LCD projector. The cable looks like this: 
4. Plug one end of the VGA cable into the 15 pin "monitor out" jack of the laptop. It is the blue colored jack on the right side of the computer shown in the picture .
5. Plug the other end of the VGA cable into the "RGB 1" input jack on the LCD projector. See picture below to determine the location of this jack. Most projectors have two RGB inputs. This allows the user to connect more than one computer to the projector at a time. If you wish to use this option, simply plug the monitor output of the second computer into the "RGB 2" input. Then, you can use either the monitor or the control panel on the projector to toggle between the two inputs. Remember, computer signals use the RGB inputs only! Be sure that you have the appropriate RGB input selected when projecting one or more computer images.
6. Once all connections have been made, you may proceed to power up all devices. This is accomplished by activating the power button on the laptop and the "Standby/On" button on the projector. Once you have power to the devices and the computer has booted up, the projector should automatically sense the active input and display the appropriate image. If it does not, you need to use the remote control or the control panel on the projector to select the proper input.
7. You may need to command the computer where to send the monitor signal. This is accomplished by holding the "Function" key and pressing the "F3" key. This will toggle between 3 options: Monitor, Projector, or both. If you wish to see the display on both the projector and the monitor, hold the "Function" key and then press the F3 key until the display is being projected and also is on the laptop's monitor.
