The User’s EasyGuide to Using the

Kodak ™ DIGITAL PROJECTOR

Adapted from the novelette, Nerdism Made Easy by Donald McBride

INTRODUCTION:

Dwyer High School purchased, through the Technology Committee, a Kodak ™ DP900 Digital Projector. This high quality, light weight unit provides a bright and clear projected image of a computer screen onto a screen or wall. With care and proper handling, this somewhat delicate and expensive unit should serve our faculty for many years.

SAFETY CONCERNS:

1. Don’t look directly into the lens when the projector is turned on.

2. The projector lamp bulb is pressurized and may rupture after more than 1,000 hours of use. Always change the bulb as soon as you notice a decrease in brightness.

CAUTIONS:

1. Like any projection device, the DP900 has a projection bulb that is has a finite life of something less than 1,000 hours, or about half that of an ordinary incandescent light bulb.

2. Moving the projector while it is on or even after it has just been turned off can significantly shorten the life span of the bulb

3. The projection bulb for this unit has a cost approaching $500

4. Please don’t set liquids on the projector. Spilled liquids will damage the unit.

5. Please use the padded protective carry case to protect the unit in transit.

6. The projector may suffer damage from being exposed to direct sunlight.

USING THE Kodak™ DP900 DIGITAL PROJECTOR:

1. Remove unit from protective carry case and place on solid flat surface.

2. Connect the supplied Cable Hub Connector Cable between the rear of the projector and the VGA port on a PC or the RGB Video on a Macintosh. (A small adapter, provided in the case) is required between the Cable Hub Connector Cable and a Macintosh computer.

3. If using a desktop computer, connect the external monitor to the Cable Hub Connector.

4. If remote software operation is desired, connect the PS/2 cable between the Cable Hub Connector and the PS/2 Mouse port of the PC

5. Adjust level or angle of anticipated projection beam with small release on side of unit. A small elevation foot will drop from the bottom of the unit.

6. Press the “I” side of the power switch on the side of the unit to turn on the projector.

Allow it to go through its initialization procedure.

7. Turn on the computer. If using a laptop computer, it may be necessary to toggle the video from the laptop screen to the VGA out port using the appropriate keystrokes.

8. Focus the image by carefully rotating the front bezel of the projector lens.

9. To turn the unit off, press the “0” side of the power switch on the side of the projector and avoid touching the unit or bumping the support or table until the unit has fully cooled.

10. Only after the unit has returned to near room temperature should the connecting cables be removed from the projector and presentation computer.

11. Replace the unit into the protective carry case with all accessory cables and return promptly to the Media Center for the use by others.