Dell 5100MP - SXGA+ DLP Projector User manual

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Dell™ 5100MP Projector
User’s Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use
of your projector.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of
data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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May 2008 Rev. A01

Contents 3
Contents
1Your Dell Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting a Computer with an M1 to D-sub/USB
Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting a Computer with a D-sub to D-sub Cable 10
Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a DVD Player with an M1 to HDTV
Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a DVD Player with a D-sub to YPbPr
Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a DVD Player with a RCA to RCA Cable 12
Connecting a DVD Player with an S-video Cable . . 12
Connecting a DVD Player with a Composite Cable . 13
Connecting a DVD Player with a BNC to VGA cable 13
Professional Installation Options: Installation for
Driving Automatic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation for wired RS232 remote control:
Connection with PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connection with Commercial RS232 Control Box: . 16

4Contents
3Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting the Projector Zoom and Focus . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Audio Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Language Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PIP Setting Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Factory Reset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Computer Source Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Video Source Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
RF Learning Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
To Manage the Projector from Web Management 37
4Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . . 43
Self-diagnostic for Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Contents 5
5Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6Appendix: Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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6Your Dell Projector
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Your Dell Projector
Your projector comes with all the items shown below. Ensure that you have all the
items, and contact Dell if anything is missing.
Package Contents
1.8 m power cord (3.0 m in Americas) 1.8 m M1 to D-sub/USB cable
2.0 m S-video cable 1.8 m Composite Video cable
1.8 m RCA to Audio cable 1.8 m mini pin to mini pin cable
1.8 m M1-A to HDTV cable Remote control

Your Dell Projector 7
About Your Projector
Documentation Batteries (2)
1Control panel
2Elevator button
3Remote control transceiver
4Lens
5Lens Cap
6Focus ring
7Zoom tab
Package Contents
(continued)

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8Connecting Your Projector
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Connecting Your Projector
1RJ45 network connector
2HDMI connector
3VGA input connector
4M1 signal in connector
5Video input connector
6S-video input connector
7VGA output connector
8RS232 connector
9IR receiver/ RF transceiver
10 Kensington lock hole
11 Power cord connector
12 12 Volt DC relay output
13 Audio output connector
14 Audio input connector
15 Component video input connector
16 BNC connector

Connecting Your Projector 9
Connecting to a Computer
Connecting a Computer with an M1 to D-sub/USB Cable
NOTE: The USB cable can not be connected if the USB Dongle is used, for the
USB dongle connection refer to page 35.
1Power cord
2M1A to D-sub/USB cable

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10 Connecting Your Projector
Connecting a Computer with a D-sub to D-sub Cable
NOTE: The USB cable can not be connected if the USB Dongle is used, for the
USB dongle connection refer to page 35.
1Power cord
2D-sub to D-sub cable