Dell M409WX User manual

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Dell™ M409WX Projector
User’s Guide
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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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Model M409WX
January 2008 Rev. A00
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Contents 3
Contents
1 About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting a DVD Player using an S-video Cable . . 9
Connecting a DVD Player using a Composite Cable 10
Connecting a DVD Player using a Component Cable 11
Connecting a DVD Player using an HDMI Cable . . 12
3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the Projector Zoom and Focus . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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4Contents
Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Input Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Auto-Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PICTURE (in PC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PICTURE (in Video Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
DISPLAY (in PC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
DISPLAY (in Video Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . . 31
Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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About Your Projector 5
1
About Your Projector
Before connecting your projector ensure that all the necessary components are
available. Your projector ships with the components shown below. Contact Dell
(see
Contacting Dell on page 40 ) if any of the components are missing.
Your Dell™ M409WX projector ships with the following components:
Package Contents
Power cable 1.8m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)
AAA Batteries (2) Remote control
CD User’s Guide& Documentation Carrying case
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6About Your Projector
About Your Projector
CAUTION: Safety Instructions
1 Do not use the projector near appliances that generate a lot of heat.
2 Do not use the projector in areas where there is an excessive amount of dust. The
dust may cause the system to fail and projector will automatically shutdown.
3 Ensure that the projector is mounted in a well-ventilated area.
4 Do not block the ventilation slots and openings on the projector.
5 Ensure the projector operates between ambient temperatures (5ºC to 35ºC).
NOTE: For more information, see the safety information that shipped with your
projector.
1Control panel
2Zoom tab
3Focus ring
4Lens
5Elevator button
6IR receiver
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2
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Connecting Your Projector 7
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Connecting Your Projector
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
Safety Instructions as described on page 6.
1USB remote connector
2VGA input connector
3HDMI input connector
4S-video input connector
5Video input connector
6Audio output connector
7Audio input connector
8Security cable slot
9Power cable connector
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8Connecting Your Projector
Connecting a Computer
NOTE: The USB cable is not provided by Dell.
1Power cable
2VGA to VGA cable
3USB to USB cable
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2
3
MOLEX
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Connecting Your Projector 9
Connecting a DVD Player
Connecting a DVD Player using an S-video Cable
NOTE: The S-Video cable is not provided by Dell.
1Power cable
2S-video cable
2
1
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10 Connecting Your Projector
Connecting a DVD Player using a Composite Cable
NOTE: The Composite video cable is not provided by Dell.
1Power cable
2Composite video cable
2
2
1
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