Dell S300WI User manual

Dell™ S300wi Projector
User’s Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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make better use of your projector.
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hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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damage, personal injury, or death.
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Model S300wi
April 2010 Rev. A00

Contents 3
Contents
1 Your Dell Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About Your Interactive Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a Computer Using a VGA Cable . . . . 14
Monitor Loop-Through Connection Using VGA
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting a Computer Using a RS232 cable . . . 16
Connecting a Computer Using an USB Display . . . 17
Connecting a Computer Using Wireless . . . . . . 18
Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting a DVD Player Using a S-Video Cable . 19
Connecting a DVD Player Using a Composite
Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting a DVD Player Using a Component
Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting a DVD Player Using a HDMI Cable . . 22
Connecting to Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . 23
To project an image and control the projector that is
connected to a network through a RJ45 cable. . . 23
Professional Installation Options: Installation for
Driving Automatic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4Contents
Connection With Commercial RS232 Control Box . 25
Connecting with your Interactive Pen . . . . . . . 26
3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Projector Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Interactive Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the Interactive Pen Batteries . . . . . . . . . 42
Operating Range with Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 43
Operating Range with Interactive Pen . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
AUTO-ADJUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
INPUT SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Contents 5
PICTURE (in PC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PICTURE (in Video Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
DISPLAY (in PC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
DISPLAY (in Video Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SET UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Wireless Networking Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
S300wi Wireless Application Software . . . . . . . 72
USB Display Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Presentation to Go (PtG) Installation . . . . . . . . . . 77
PtG Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Photo Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
PtG/Photo Function Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 79
PtG Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Photo Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Buttons Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setup PtG Converter - Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
PtG Converter - Lite Application Software . . . . . 81
Managing the Projector From Web Management . . . . 83
Configuring the Network Setting . . . . . . . . . . 83
Accessing Web Management . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Make Application Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . . 103
Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Interactive Pen LED Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . 110

6Contents
Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
6 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Contacting eInstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
7 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Your Dell Projector 7
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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
Power cable 1.8m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)
Antenna Remote control
CD User’s Guide & Documentation AAA Batteries (2)
USB cable (USB-A to USB-B) Interactive Pen

8Your Dell Projector
AA Alkaline Batteries (2) Interwrite Workspace CD
Wrist Strap Nib
5m Mini USB Cable (USB-A to Mini USB-B)
Package Contents (continued)

Your Dell Projector 9
About Your Projector
1Control panel
2Focus tab
3Lens
4IR receivers
5Lens cap
6Antenna
7Mounting holes for wall mount: Screw hole M3 x 6.5mm depth.
Recommended torque <8 kgf-cm
8Mounting hole for tripod: Insert nut 1/4"*20 UNC
9Lamp cover
10 Tilt adjustment wheel
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10 Your Dell Projector
About Your Interactive Pen
CAUTION: Safety Instructions
1Do not use the projector near appliances that generate a lot of heat.
2Do not use the projector in areas where there is an excessive amount of dust.
The dust may cause the system to fail and the projector will automatically
shutdown.
3Ensure that the projector is mounted in a well-ventilated area.
4Do not block the ventilation slots and openings on the projector.
5Ensure the projector operates between ambient temperatures (5ºC to 35ºC).
6Do not try to touch the ventilation outlet as it can become very hot after the
projector has been turned on or immediately after it is turned off.
7Do not look into the lens while the projector is on as it may cause injury to your
eyes.
8Do not place any objects near or in front of the projector or cover its lens while
the projector is on as the heat may cause the object to melt or burn.
9Do not use the wireless projector near cardiac pacemakers.
10 Do not use the wireless projector near medical equipment.
11 Do not use the wireless projector near microwave ovens.
1Replaceable nib
2Lens
3Control panel
4LED indicators
5Security bar
6Battery cover
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