Thursday, 12 December 2013

Getting up and running

I took delivery of my FUZE at the end of November. My experience of technology is that nothing goes as smoothly as planned, so I always make sure I always have a clear afternoon or evening (at least) to devote attention to the project.

The FUZE comes with a clear set-up guide, which can also be downloaded from the FUZE website.

My main problem was with finding a suitable monitor to use with the FUZE and has taken quite an involved period of trial and error.

The FUZE is equipped with an HDMI port for attaching to a monitor.

I have available a laptop, a VGA monitor acting as a second monitor for the laptop, and a basic TV with an HDMI port.

Sequence of events:

Day 1: On unpacking my FUZE I didn’t realise it was an HDMI monitor connection. Not having an HDMI cable that put an end to my use of the FUZE for the first evening.

Day 2: Ordered an HDMI to VGA convertor on Amazon; went to Currys to buy an HDMI cable.

Day 3: Plugged HDMI cable into FUZE and TV – nothing happened.

Day 5: VGA convertor arrived; plugged VGA monitor into convertor and FUZE – nothing happened.

There then followed several days (in between working and other distractions) of reading forum and help pages on trying to get monitor up and running.

To be continued…