Dell 1409x Projector Users Guide

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Using the Remote Control
1LED light LED indicator.
2Source Press to switch between Digital RGB, Analog 
RGB, Composite, S-video, Component (YPbPr 
via VGA).
3Auto adjust Press to synchronize the projector to the input 
source. Auto adjust does not operate if the OSD 
(On-Screen Display) is displayed.
4Up button  Press to select an item on the OSD.
5Left button  Press to adjust the OSD setting.
6Enter Press to confirm the selection.
7Menu Press to activate the OSD.
8Down button  Press to select an item on the OSD.
9Mute Press to mute or un-mute the projector speaker.
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Using the On-Screen Display
The projector has a multi-language On-Screen Display (OSD) that can be 
displayed with or without an input source present. 
To navigate through the tabs in the Main Menu, press the   or   buttons on 
your projectors control panel or remote control. To select a submenu, press the 
Enter button on your projectors control panel or remote control.
To select an option, press the   or   on your projectors control panel or remote 
control. The color changes to dark blue. When an item is selected, the color 
changes to dark blue. Use   or   on the control panel or remote control to 10Aspect ratio Press to change the aspect ratio of a displayed 
image.
11Power Turns the projector on and off. For more 
information, see Turning Your Projector On on 
page 15 and Turning Your Projector Off on 
page 15.
12Video mode The Dell 1409X Micro-projector has preset 
configurations that are optimized for displaying 
data (PC Graphics) or video (movies, games, 
etc.). Press the Video Mode button to toggle 
between PC mode, Movie mode, Game Mode, 
sRGB, or CUSTOM mode (for user to setup and 
save preferred settings). Pressing the Video Mode 
button once will show the current display mode. 
Pressing the Vi d e o  M o d e button again will switch 
between display modes.
13Page up  Press to move to the previous page.
14Blank screen Press to hide/un-hide the image.
15Page down  Press to move to the next page.
16Right button  Press to adjust the OSD setting.
17Volume up Press to increase the volume.
18Keystone adjustment Press to adjust image distortion caused by tilting 
the projector. (+40/-35 degrees)
19Volume down Press to decrease the volume.
20Keystone adjustment Press to adjust image distortion caused by tilting 
the projector. (+40/-35 degrees) 
						

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adjust the settings.
To go back to Main Menu, go to Back tab and press the Enter button on the 
control panel or the remote control. 
To exit the OSD, go to EXIT tab and press the Enter button or press the Menu 
button directly on the control panel or the remote control.
Main Menu
INPUT SELECT
The Input Select menu allows you to select your projectors input source.
A
UTO SOURCE—Select On (the 
default) to autodetect the 
available input signals. If you 
press the Source button when 
the projector is on, it 
automatically finds the next 
available input signal. Select 
Off to lock the current input 
signal. If you press the Source 
button when the Auto Source 
mode is set to Off, you can 
manually select the input signal.
VGA-A—Press Enter to detect VGA-A signal.
VGA-B—Press Enter to detect VGA-B signal.
DVI-D—Press Enter to detect DVI-D signal.
S-V
IDEO—Press Enter to detect S-Video signal.
C
OMPOSITE VIDEO—Press Enter to detect Composite Video signal. 
						

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AUTO-ADJUST
Auto Adjust automatically adjusts the 
projectors FREQUENCY and 
TRACKING in PC mode. While 
Auto Adjustment is in progress, the following message appears on the screen, 
Auto Adjustment in Progress....
SET UP
It includes V.  K e y s t o n e, Auto Keystone, Projector Mode, Aspect Ratio and 
Projector Info settings. 
V.  K
EYSTONE—Adjusts the image distortion caused by tilting the projector.
A
UTO KEYSTONE—Auto adjusts the image distortion by tilting the projector.
P
ROJECTOR MODE—Allows you to select the projector mode, depending upon how 
the projector is mounted.
•  Front Projection-Desktop — This is the default option.
•  Front Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector turns the image upside 
down for ceiling-mounted projection.
•  Rear Projection-Desktop — The projector reverses the image so that you can 
project from behind a translucent screen.
•  Rear Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector reverses and turns the 
image upside down. You can project from behind a translucent screen with a 
ceiling-mounted projection.
ASPECT RATIO—Allows you to set the aspect ratio. 
•  Original — The input source scales to fit the screen while keeping the aspect 
ratio of the input source.
• 4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen.
• Wide — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen.
Use Wide or 4:3 if you are using one of the following:
– Computer resolution greater than XGA 
						

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– Component cable (720p/1080i/1080p)
PROJECTOR INFO—Displays the projector model name, the present input source and 
projector series number (PPID#).
PICTURE (in PC Mode)
Using the Picture menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. The 
Picture menu, provides the following options:
B
RIGHTNESS—Use  and  to adjust the brightness of the image.
C
ONTRAST—Use   and   to adjust the display contrast.
C
OLOR TEMP—Allows you to adjust the color temperature. The screen appears 
cooler at higher color temperatures and warmer at lower color temperatures. 
When you adjust the values in the Color Adjust menu, the Custom mode is 
activated. The values are saved in the Custom mode.
C
OLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust the colours red, green, and blue. 
						

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PICTURE (in Video Mode)
Using the  Picture menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. The 
Picture menu, provides the following options:
B
RIGHTNESS— Use  and  to adjust the brightness of the image.
C
ONTRAST— Use   and   to adjust the display contrast.
C
OLOR TEMP— Allows you to adjust the color temperature. The screen appears 
cooler at higher color temperatures an d warmer at lower color temperatures. 
When you adjust the values in the  Color Adjust menu, the Custom mode is 
activated. The values are saved in the Custom mode.
C
OLOR ADJUST— Allows you to manually adjust the colours red, green, and blue.
S
ATURATION— Allows you to adjust the video source from black and white to fully 
saturated color. Press   to decrease the amount of color in the image and   to 
increase the amount of color in the image. 
S
HARPNESS— Press  to decrease the sharpness and  to increase the 
sharpness.
TINT— Press  to increase the amount of green in the image and  to 
increase the amount of red in th e image (Selectable for NTSC only). 
						

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DISPLAY (in PC Mode)
Using the Display menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. 
The Picture menu, provides the following options:
V
IDEO MODE—Allows you to optimize the projectors display mode: 
PC, Movie, sRGB (provides more accurate color representation), Game, and 
Custom (set your preferred settings). If you adjust the settings for White Intensity 
or Degamma, the projector automatically switches to Custom.
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for White Intensity or Degamma, the projector 
automatically switches to Custom.
S
IGNAL TYPE—Allows you to manually select signal type RGB, YCbCr, or YPbPr.
Z
OOM—Press   to digitally magnify an image up to 4 times on the projection 
screen and press   to reduce the zoomed image.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press     to navigate projection screen.
W
HITE INTENSITY—Set 0 to maximize the color reproduction and 10 to maximize 
the brightness.
D
EGAMMA—Allows you to adjust among the 4 preset values (1, 2, 3, 4) to change 
the color performance of the display.
H
ORIZONTAL POSITION—Press  to move the image to the left and  to move the 
image to the right.
VERTICAL POSITION—Press  to move the image down and  to move the image up. 
						

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FREQUENCY—Allows you to change the display data clock frequency to match the 
frequency of your computer graphics card. If you see a vertical flickering wave, use 
Frequency control to minimize the bars. This is a coarse adjustment. 
T
RACKING—Synchronize the phase of the display signal with the graphic card. If you 
experience an unstable or flickering image, use Tr a c k i n g  to correct it. This is a fine 
adjustment.
DISPLAY (in Video Mode)
Using the Display menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. 
The Picture menu, provides the following options:
V
IDEO MODE—Allows you to optimize the projectors display mode: 
PC, Movie, sRGB (provides more accurate color representation), Game, and 
Custom (set your preferred settings). If you adjust the settings for White Intensity 
or Degamma, the projector automatically switches to Custom.
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for White Intensity or Degamma, the projector 
automatically switches to Custom.
S
IGNAL TYPE—Manually select signal type RGB, YCbCr, or YPbPr.
Z
OOM—Press   to digitally magnify an image up to 4 times on the projection 
screen and press   to reduce the zoomed image.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press     to navigate projection screen.
W
HITE INTENSITY—Set 0 to maximize the color reproduction and 10 to maximize 
the brightness.
D
EGAMMA—Adjust among the 4 preset values (1, 2, 3, 4) to change the color 
performance of the display. 
						

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LAMP
Using the Lamp menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. The 
Picture menu, provides the following options:
L
AMP HOUR—Displays the operating hours since the last lamp timer reset.
P
OWER SAVING—Select Yes to set the Power Saving delay period. The delay period is 
the time you want the projector to wait without an input signal. By default, the 
delay period is set to 120 minutes. However, you can set this to 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, or 
120 minutes. 
If an input signal is not detected during the delay period, the projector turns off 
the lamp and goes into power saving mode. If an input signal is detected within 
the delay period, the projector automatically turns on. If an input signal is not 
detected within two hours, the projector switches from Power Saving mode to 
Power Off mode. To turn on the projector press the Power button.
E
CO MODE—Select On to use the projector at a lower power level (165 Watts), 
which may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, and dimmer luminance 
output on the screen. Select Off to operate at normal power level (200 Watts).
L
AMP RESET—After you install a new lamp, select Ye s to reset the lamp timer.
Q
UICK SHUTDOWN—Select Ye s to turn off the projector with a single press of the 
Po w e r button. This function allows the projector to quick power off with an 
accelerated fan speed. Slightly higher acoustic noise is expected during quick 
power off. 
						

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LANGUAGE
The Language menu allows you to set the language for the OSD.