A projector is a necessary "device", which is now widely used both at work, in various educational institutions, and at home, during various holidays. But it is worth noting that many have a problem the first time they connect the projector to a laptop. How do you connect this handy device to your laptop?
VGA and HDMI connection
The projector is often connected as a second, more enlarged laptop screen, when you need to view photographs and movies. If you are also going to use the projector for this purpose, then first check if your laptop has a VGA connector. Disconnect both the laptop and the projector, then you can connect the device via the VGA connector. Now turn on both devices.
If you connect the laptop to the projector via the HDMI connector, then your steps will be the same.
Connecting two projectors
If you need to connect two projectors to a laptop at once, then you cannot do without a splitter for HDMI and VGA connectors (this is a splitter). Next, try to alternately press the function keys from F1 to 12 on the laptop keyboard - one of them should be responsible for connecting the projector. If the image you need still does not appear on the wall, then simultaneously press the Fn key with the function keys again (one by one).
There is another way to connect two projectors to a laptop: using hot keys, for example, P + Win.
Installing Drivers
Display setup may be required to connect the device. This is especially true for those devices with which you found a disk with drivers. In the case of the Windows 8 operating system, you will need to perform a couple of simple steps: when you turn on the laptop, the Plug and Play function will detect new connections, and then install their drivers. Then click on the desktop, select "Screen Resolution" - "Display Properties". Set the resolution to the optimum for the projector.
In Window 10, your actions will be the same, only you will work in the "Advanced display settings" section.
As you can see, in fact, there is nothing difficult in connecting a projector to a laptop. As a rule, instructions are attached to the projector - there you can find information on connecting a device and installing drivers for a particular model.
