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Dell Community Forum. The projector should automatically pick up the video signal and output it.
This is normal operation for the projector.
If for some reason it did not pick up the video signal, that is when you would try FN+F8.
The native resolution of the projector is 800X600.
The projector may not work if your system resolution is above that, but it does not hurt to try.
If you cannot get the projector to work at 1024X768, then you can simply reduce the resolution to 800X600.
Thank you for your answer but one point leaves me wondering. Working or not with the higher resulotion is that a function of the laptop or projector? It seems if that is the projector it would either would or not in all cases. I am trying to broaden my knowledge & have such a long way to go. Jim Johnston
It would be a function of the projector.
I check the specifications page, and it states that the projector should
work with various resolutions, including 1024X768. (Analog signal only)
You can see that chart
here. I also double checked with an engineer to make sure.
The specifications listed for some devices are not always correct, or clear.
But in any case, the projector should support that resolution but works best with 800X600.
And, from personal experience when a projector does not work at a higher resolution, reducing
it down to 800X600 seems to solve the problem.
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Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
The projector should automatically pick up the video signal and output it.
This is normal operation for the projector.
If for some reason it did not pick up the video signal, that is when you would try FN+F8.
The native resolution of the projector is 800X600.
The projector may not work if your system resolution is above that, but it does not hurt to try.
If you cannot get the projector to work at 1024X768, then you can simply reduce the resolution to 800X600.
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Karell
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It would be a function of the projector.
I check the specifications page, and it states that the projector should
work with various resolutions, including 1024X768. (Analog signal only)
You can see that chart here.
I also double checked with an engineer to make sure.
The specifications listed for some devices are not always correct, or clear.
But in any case, the projector should support that resolution but works best with 800X600.
And, from personal experience when a projector does not work at a higher resolution, reducing
it down to 800X600 seems to solve the problem.