Install A Ceiling Projector

Install a Ceiling Projector

Wake up your presentations in the office or bring home the movie theater experience with a sleek, unobtrusive ceiling projector. Installing a ceiling projector isn't a complicated process and doesn't require the help of a professional. With the help of some items--available at most electronics stores--you can install a powerful, multimedia ceiling projector in your home or office.

Instructions

1. Tack a string or rope to the area of the ceiling where your projector will hang. Position the rope so that it dissects the projector's viewing area into two congruent parts. Once you've got the rope into position, mark the spot and install the projector mount.

2. Secure the mount to the ceiling with the mount's supplied screws. For suspended ceilings you'll need a mount with an extension arm to attach to one of the ceiling's internal beams and extend down through the suspended ceiling.

3. Invert the projector and then line up the mount holes on the bottom of the projector to the screw holes on the mount. Secure the projector to the mount using the supplied screws--or by using the mount's built-in screws.

4. Run a video cable from your projector to its video source (computer, cable box, DVD player, etc). For computers, connect a VGA cable to the blue VGA port on the back of the projector--connect the opposite end of the cable to the VGA port on the back of your computer. For DVD players and receivers, run a composite video cable from the yellow composite port on the back of the projector to the yellow "Video Out" port on the back of the video source.

5. Insert the female end of the projector's power cord into the DC power port on the back of the projector and plug the male end of the cable into a power outlet near your video source. Use twist ties and a staple gun to group the cables and staple the bundle to the ceiling in a straight line towards the video source and power outlet.

6. Turn the projector on with the remote control. Press the "Menu" button and then select the option labeled "Settings," "Setup" or "Installation." Choose "Invert" or "Picture Flip." Rotate the lens on the projector to adjust the picture's sharpness.

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