Connecting my iBook G4 to a Projector

Hello.
I have an iBook G4 (June 2005), and have never been able to successfully display on a projector (which is currently an Optoma MovieTime).
The computer does list the projector when they're connected, but the projector doesn't recognize the computer when it's scanning for devices.
Perhaps there is a way to use keyboard shortcuts to choose which display settings are wanted? Or maybe there is a way to toggle if the computer is giving any output...
Thanks.

With the projector turned on and the display wire plugged into the iBook,
you should be able to get some indication of it being attached on restart
of the iBook. It may show as a second display or component in Profiler.
Under the System Preferences>Displays control panel there should be
a way to see a second display or turn on Mirroring, but this usually shows
up like an auto-detect; it should be in the control panel in one or another
of the settings. In older OSX system controls, there also was a button
in Displays that said "Detect Displays."
If you have access to a second display, and the Apple display adapter
your computer may have been shipped with, you could test the adapter
and see if it shows in the Displays control panel and in the Profiler. It
may be that you either have a defective adapter or the wrong one for
use in the projector. You may need to research the needs of the proj-
ector to see if a different Apple adapter is needed; they have a few to
look at in the AppleStore online, in accessories.
You could see if SwitchResX can detect the projector and offer a few
more controls than you have in the default original Displays control panel.

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