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 
select which input signal you want to use.
VGA—Press ENTER to detect VGA 
signal.
S-V
IDEO—Press ENTER to detect S-Video signal.
C
OMPOSITE VIDEO—Press ENTER to detect Composite Video signal.
AUTO-ADJUST 
Select to show Auto Adjustment in 
Progress... information. 
						

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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 down. You can project from behind a translucent screen with a 
ceiling-mounted projection.
ASPECT RATIO—Select an aspect ratio to adjust how the image appears. 
• 1:1 — The input source displays without scaling. 
Use 1:1 aspect ratio if you are using one of the following:
– VGA cable and the computer has a resolution less than XGA (1024 x 768)
– Component cable (576p/480i/480p)
–S-Video cable
– Composite cable
• 16:9 — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen.
• 4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen.
Use 16:9 or 4:3 if you are using one of the following:
– Computer resolution greater than XGA
– Component cable (1080i or 720p)
PROJECTOR INFO—Press to show the projector model name, the present resolution, 
and projector seri
al number (PPID#). 
						

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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
OLOR ADJUST—Manually adjust red, green, and blue color.
PICTURE (IN VIDEO 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. 
S
ATURATION—Adjust a 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 the image. 
						

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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 
settings). 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, YPbPr.
W
HITE INTENSITY—Setting 0 to maximize the color reproduction and 10 to 
maximize the brightness.
D
EGAMMA—Adjust among the 4 preset values to change the color performance of 
the display.
H
ORIZONTAL POSITION—Press  to adjust the horizontal position of the image to 
the left and   to adjust the horizontal position of the image to the right. 
						

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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 a c k i n g to correct it. This is a fine 
adjustment.
DISPLAY (in Video 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 settings). 
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, YPbPr.
W
HITE INTENSITY—Setting 0 to maximize the color reproduction and 10 to 
maximize the brightness.
D
EGAMMA—Adjust among the 4 preset values to change the color performance of 
the display.
LAMP 
LAMP HOUR—Display the 
operating hours since the 
lamp timer reset.
P
OWER SAVING—Select ON to 
set the power saving delay 
period. The delay period is the 
amount of time you want the 
projector to wait without 
signal input. After that set 
time, the projector enters power saving mode (Power light in Orange) and turns 
off the lamp. The projector turns back on when it detects an input signal or when 
you press the power button. After two hours, the projector automatically turns off 
(Power light in Blue), press the power button to turn on the projector again. 
						

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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 security utility enables you to impose a variety of 
access restrictions to protect your privacy and stop others from tampering 
with your projector. This means that the projector cannot be used if it is 
taken without authorization, and thus serves as a theft-prevention feature. 
When Password Protect is enabled (
On), a Password Protect screen 
requesting you to enter a password will be displayed when the power plug is 
inserted into the electrical outlet and the power for the projector is first 
turned on. By default, this function is disabled. You can enable this feature 
using the Password menu. This password security feature will be activated on 
the next time you turn on the projector. If you enable this feature, you will 
be asked to enter the projectors password after you turn on the projector: 
						

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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 another 2 
chances. After the three invalid attempts, the projector will 
automatically turn off.
 NOTE: If you forget your password, contact Dell or qualified service personnel. 
						

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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 video source settings. 
						

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