Dell 1800MP Projector Owners Manual

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To go back to Main Menu, press Menu button on the control panel or the remote 
control. 
To exit the OSD, go to Exit tab and press Enter on the control panel or the remote 
control.
MAIN MENU
INPUT SELECT 
AUTO SOURCE—Select ON (the default) to 
autodetect the available input signals. 
When the projector is on and you press 
SOURCE, it automatically finds the next 
available input signal. Select OFF to lock 
the current input signal. When OFF is 
selected and you press SOURCE, you...

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SET UP 
V.  KEYSTONE—Adjust image 
distortion caused by 
tilting the projector.
P
ROJECTOR MODE—Select how the image appears:
•  Front Projection-Desktop (the default). 
•  Front Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector turns the image upside 
down for ceiling-mounted projection.
•  Rear Projection-Desktop — The projector reverses the image so you can 
project from behind a translucent screen.
•  Rear Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector reverses and turns the 
image upside...

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PICTURE (IN PC MODE) 
BRIGHTNESS—Use  and 
 to 
adjust the 
brightness of the image.
C
ONTRAST—Use  and 
 
to control the degree 
of difference between the 
brightest and darkest parts 
of the picture. Adjusting 
the contrast changes the 
amount of black and white 
in the image. 
C
OLOR TEMP—Adjust the color temperature. The higher the temperature, the bluer 
the screen. The lower the temperature, the redder the screen. User mode activates 
the values in the color setting menu. 
C...

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COLOR TEMP—Adjust the 
color temperature. The 
higher the temperature, the 
bluer the screen. The lower 
the temperature, the redder 
the screen. User mode 
activates the values in the 
color setting menu. 
C
OLOR ADJUST—Manually 
adjust red, green, and blue 
colors.
DISPLAY (IN PC MODE) 
VIDEO MODE—Select a mode 
to optimize the display on 
how the projector is being 
used: PC, MOVIE, sRGB 
(provides more accurate 
color representation), 
GAME , and CUSTOM 
(set your preferred...

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VERTICAL POSITION—Press  to adjust the vertical position of the image down 
and   to adjust the vertical position of the image up.
FREQUENCY—Change the display data clock frequency to match the frequency of 
your computer graphics card. If you see a vertical flickering bar, 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...

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ECO MODE—Select ON to use the projector at a lower power level (190 Watts), 
which may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, and dimmer luminance 
output on the screen. Select OFF to operate at normal power level (255 Watts). 
L
AMP RESET—After you install a new lamp, select Ye s to reset the lamp timer.
LANGUAGE  

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PREFERENCES 
VOLUME—Press  to 
decrease the volume and 
 to increase the volume.
MUTE—Allows to mute the 
sound.
M
ENU LOCK—Select ON to 
enable Menu Lock for 
hiding the OSD menu. To 
disable Menu Lock, press 
the Menu button on the 
control panel or the remote 
control for 15 seconds.
M
ENU TIMEOUT—Adjust the 
time delay of the OSD 
Timeout. The Default 
setting is 30 seconds.
P
ASSWORD—Protect your projector and restrict access to it with Password 
Security feature. This...

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11st time password input request:
aGo to Preferences menu, press Enter and then select Pa s s w o r d to 
ENABLE the password setting.
bEnable the Password function will pop-up a character screen, key in 
a 4-digit number from the screen and press the 
ENTER button.
cTo confirm, reenter the password. 
dIf the password verification is successful, you may resume with 
accessing the projectors functions and its utilities.
2If you have entered incorrect password, you will be given...

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3To cancel the password function, select OFF and enter the password to 
disable the function.
CHANGE PASSWORD—Key in the original password, then enter the new password 
and confirm the new password again.
TEST PATTERN—Select ON to activate the built-in Test Pattern for self-testing 
on focus and resolution. Press the 
Menu button to turn off Test Pattern.
FACTORY RESET —Select ON to reset the projector to its factory default settings. 
Reset items include both computer sources and...

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