Dell S500 User manual

Dell™ S500/S500wi Projector
User’s Guide
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Model S500/S500wi
December 2010 Rev. A00
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Contents 3
Contents
1 Your Dell Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About Your Interactive Pen (for S500wi only) . . . . 10
2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Optional Wireless Dongle . . . . . . 13
Install the Cable Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting a Computer Using a VGA Cable . . . . 15
Monitor Loop-Through Connection Using
VGA Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting a Computer Using a RS232 cable . . . 17
Connecting a Computer by USB Cable . . . . . . . 18
Connecting a Computer Using Wireless . . . . . . 19
Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting a DVD Player Using an S-Video Cable . 20
Connecting a DVD Player Using a Composite
Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting a DVD Player Using a Component
Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting a DVD Player Using a HDMI Cable . . 23
Connecting to Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . 24
To project an image and control the projector that is
connected to a network through a RJ45 cable. . . 24
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Professional Installation Options: Installation for
Driving Automatic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connection With Commercial RS232 Control Box . 26
Connecting With Your Interactive Pen
(for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the Projector Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the Projector's Mirror Process . . . . . 31
Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Interactive Pen (for S500wi only) . . . . . . 39
OSD warning messages - low battery . . . . . . . 40
OSD warning messages - out of range . . . . . . . 40
Combinations of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Wrist Strap (for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . 43
Charging the Interactive Pen Battery (for S500wi only) 44
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Docking Charger Introduction
(Optional, for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Charging the Interactive Pen Battery
by Docking Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Operating Range with Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 49
Operating Range with Interactive Pen
(for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
INPUT SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
AUTO ADJUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
VIDEO MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
AUDIO INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ADVANCED SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Wireless Networking Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Enable Wireless on the Projector . . . . . . . . . . 74
Install the Wireless Application Software
on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
S500 or S500wi Wireless Application Software . . 78
Presentation to Go (PtG) Installation . . . . . . . . . . 82
PtG Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Photo Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
PtG/Photo Function Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 84
PtG Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Photo Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Buttons Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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Set up PtG Converter - Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PtG Converter - Lite Application Software . . . . . 86
Managing the Projector From Web Management . . . 88
Configuring the Network Setting . . . . . . . . . . 88
Accessing Web Management . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Make Application Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . 108
Troubleshooting your Interactive Pen . . . . . . . . . . 112
Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Interactive Pen LED Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . 115
Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
6 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Contacting eInstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
7 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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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.
S500/S500wi Package Contents
Power cable 1.8 m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)
AAA Batteries (2) Remote control
CD User’s Guide and Documentation Cable cover
USB cable (USB-A to USB-B)
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8Your Dell Projector
Only for S500wi Package Contents
Interactive Pen Wrist strap
Nib Interwrite Workspace CD
2 m Mini USB cable (USB-A to Mini
USB-B)
5 m Mini USB cable (USB-A to Mini
USB-B)
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Your Dell Projector 9
About Your Projector
1Control panel
2Focus tab
3Lens
4IR receivers
5Lamp cover
6Mounting holes for wall mount: Screw hole M4 x 10 mm depth.
Recommended torque <10 kgf-cm
7Tilt adjustment wheel
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10 Your Dell Projector
About Your Interactive Pen (for S500wi only)
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 (5 ºC to 35 ºC).
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.
1Replaceable nib
2Lens
3Control buttons
4LED indicators
5Wrist strap holder
6Power switch
7Firmware upgrade connector
8Mini USB charge connector
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