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How do I operate the holographic projection device?
1 of 6: One thing a lot of people miss is the location of the controls. They are to the left of the staircase as you're facing out, on the wall.
2 of 6: Look at the note with the instructions. The green thing in the corner is a control button.
3 of 6: Press it and you'll see two numbers with arrows on them. Setting these numbers will control what will be projected by the device. Just press the button on the control panel first, and if necessary, press the button below the projector itself.
4 of 6: Any of the three numbers on the instruction sheet will work, but there is another option.
5 of 6: The note told you to enter the number of marker switches into the device. If you don't know what a marker switch is, then look at the projection of one that you can get from the device.
6 of 6: The number is 8. Enter a leading 0 -- as in "08" to view a message.
