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Index of Subjects
	Audio Equipment	Roll Laminators
	Control Systems	Screens
	Digital Connection Standards	Slide Projectors
	Digital Television & HDTV	VCR
	DVD	Videoconferencing
	Furniture	Video & Data Projection
	Overhead Projectors	Video Cameras & Camcorders
	Plasma Displays	Video Monitors & Televisions
	Remote & Wireless Mouse

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Video and data projection

How to choose a video or data projector

Which should I start up first? My laptop or the projector?

Why won't my laptop send a signal to the projector?

Scrambled or unstable picture

My LCD projector won't power up

LCD projector dust filters

What you should know about third party power supplies

Colored dots on the image

There is no image from my overhead and LCD panel

Compressed XGA instead of true SVGA w/laptop set for SVGA

Why manufacturers specify scan rates instead of just resolutions

Image too bright to read clearly on Sony VPL-SC50/XC50/SC60

No image from computer with Sony VPL-SC50/XC50/SC60

SXGA and 16:9 aspect ratio and projector screens

Why won't our iMacs work with our LCD projectors?

Problems with replacing the lamp in a Sharp projector.

Problem with a symmetrical yellow (or other color) area appearing         in the center of the image of my projector.

Deleting "Freeze" from on screen display on Panasonic Projectors

What is the life expectancy of an LCD projector?

How can I get closed captioning subtitles to appear when using         my projector, plasma or LCD monitor?

My Sharp XGMB70X projector won't turn on and none of the buttons         work. What's wrong?

Plasma Displays

An overview of gas plasma displays

How does a plasma display work?

Digital Television (DTV) & HDTV

Seeing is Believing: an overview of DTV

What is DTV?

What are the DTV formats?

What is interlaced and progressive scanning?

What is Dolby Digital?

How long will the transition from analog to DTV take?

Digital-ready already?

Will I be able to watch DTV broadcasts on my "old style" TV?

What is simulcasting?

When will the new DTV products be available?

What can I do with my analog TV when analog broadcasts stop?

What about digital signals from cable?

DVD

Why is the playback of my DVD split into two side-by-side B&W images?

Remote control and wireless mouse problems

My wireless mouse won't control my computer's mouse pointer.

I can't access Menu functions on Sharp projector

Going back a slide using a wireless mouse and MS PowerPoint®

Use of Mouse adapters

VCRs

How to choose a video recorder or player

Picture loss, noise, snow or blue screen instead of an image

Tapes ejected when record button is pressed

My VCR won't accept tapes. They go in and pop right back out!

Why doesn't the counter work on new tapes but still works         on old tapes and prerecorded tapes?

Can a damaged video tape be repaired?

Video monitors & Televisions

How to choose a monitor

Can I use a scan converter to view computer images on my TV?

There is no sound, or low volume on some programs or channels

Intermittently a black box covers most of the screen

Closed captions got you baffled?

Why manufacturers specify scan rates instead of just resolutions

Why is the playback of my DVD split into two side-by-side B&W images?

Video Cameras and Camcorders

How to choose a camera or camcorder

How to care for rechargeable batteries

My camcorder won't run on battery power

Winter...summer, and my camcorder's batteries. (Cold battery)

Can a damaged video tape be repaired?

I get intermittent or no sound when I make recordings

There is a scraping or rubbing sound when the tapes is running

Videoconferencing

How to choose videoconferencing equipment

Tips for running a successful videoconference

Distance learning: background for educators

Distance learning: an academic perspective

Slide Projectors

How to choose a slide projector

Failing to reverse

Frequent jams

Mysterious advancing

What causes early projection lamp failure?

Auto-focus doesn't work

Auto-focus runs wild

Overhead Projectors

How to choose an overhead projector

Lamp instantly burns out

Dim images

Blurry, unreadable images

Partial images on a Dukane and In Focus portables

What causes early projection lamp failure?

The power button on my 3M 1800 series won't stay in the 'ON' position

My new Elmo HPL3600 is blowing out lamps immediately

Roll Laminators

Why you should appoint only one operator

A quick trick for preventing jams

Fixing jams

Audio equipment

Loud hum or roar when playing a cassette tape

How to choose audio equipment

Screens

How to choose a screen

How to buy the right size screen

How to remove marks from a screen fabric

Control Systems

How to choose a control system

Digital Connection Standards

Digital interfaces

Furniture

How to choose furniture for use with media