Dell 2400MP Projector Owners Manual

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Using the Remote Control
1Power Turn the projector on and off. For more 
information, see Turning Your Projector On on 
page 15 and Turning Your Projector Off on 
page 15.
2Press to adjust the OSD setting.
3Down button  Press to select OSD items.
4Mute Press to mute or un-mute the projector speaker.
5Volume  Press to increase the volume.
6Page  Press to move to previous page.
7Page  Press to move to next page. 

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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. 
In the Main Menu, press   or  to navigate through the tabs. Press Enter 
button on the control panel or the remote control to select a submenu. 
In the submenu, press   or   to make a selection. When an item is selected, the 
color changes to dark gray. Use   or   on the control panel or the remote 8Video mode The Dell 2400MP...

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control to make adjustments to a setting. 
To go back to Main Menu, go to BACK tab and press Enter button on the control 
panel or the remote control. 
To exit the OSD, go to Exit tab and press Enter button 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...

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V.  KEYSTONE—Adjust image 
distortion caused by 
tilting the projector.
A
UTO KEYSTONE—Auto 
adjust the image 
distortion 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...

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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 
screen appears bluer; the lower the temperature, the screen appears redder. User 
mode activates the values in the color setting...

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SATURATION—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.
DISPLAY (in PC Mode)
VIDEO MODE—Select a mode 
to optimize the display on 
how the projector is being 
used: PC,...

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TRACKING—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...

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ECO MODE—Select ON to use the projector at a lower power level (230 Watts), 
which may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, and dimmer luminance 
output on the screen. Select OFF to operate at normal power level (260 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.
C
USTOMIZED SCREEN—Press 
Enter will pop-up a menu, 
then select YES. The 
projector will capture the 
screen image as a My 
Customized logo. This 
screen will replace all the 
original screens which 
contains Dell logo. User 
can recover the default 
screen by selecting Dell 
Logo on the pop-up 
screen.
MENU LOCK— Select  ON to enable Menu Lock for hiding the OSD menu....

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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:
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...