Dell M409WX Projector Users Guide

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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 the 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 
control to make adjustments to a setting. 
To  g o  b a c k  t o  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 Enter button 
 or press Menu button 
 on the control panel or the remote control.
Main Menu
Input Select
AUTO SOURCE—Select On (Default) to 
automatically detect the available input 
signals. When On is selected and you press 
Source on the control panel/remote, it 
automatically finds the next available input 
signal. 
Select Off to lock the current input signal or 
to manually select the input signal you want 
to use. When Off is selected and you press 
Source , you select which input signal you 
want.
VGA—Press Enter to detect VGA signal.
S-V
IDEO—Press Enter to detect S-Video signal. 19Auto adjust Press to synchronize the projector with the input 
source. Auto adjust does not operate if the OSD 
is displayed.
20Keystone adjustment  Press to adjust image distortion caused by tilting 
the projector. (+40/-35 degrees) 
						

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COMPOSITE VIDEO—Press  Enter  to detect Composite Video signal.
HDMI— Press Enter  to detect HDMI signal.
Auto-Adjust
Auto Adjust automatically adjusts the 
projectors display se ttings. While auto 
adjustment is in progress, the following 
message appears on the screen:  Auto Adjustment in Progress....
Set Up
V.  KEYSTONE—Allows you to 
adjust image distortion 
caused by tilting the projector.
A
UTO KEYSTONE— Auto adjusts 
the image distortion by tilting 
the projector.
P
ROJECTOR MODE— Select how the image appears:
•  Front Projection-Desktop (the default). 
•  Rear Projection-Desktop — The projector reverses the image so that you can 
project the image from behi nd a translucent screen.
ASPECT RATIO—Allows you to select an aspect ratio to adjust how the image 
appears. 
•  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 height of the screen.
• Wide — The input source  scales to fit the screen.
PROJECTOR INFO—Press to show the projector model name, the present input source 
and projector series number (PPID#). 
						

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PICTURE (in PC Mode)
BRIGHTNESS—Use   or   to 
adjust the brightness of the 
image.
C
ONTRAST—Use  or  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—Allows you to adjust the color temperature. The screen appears 
cooler at higher color temperatures and warmer at lower color temperatures.
C
OLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust red, green, and blue color. When 
you adjust the color value in the Color Adjust menu, the Custom mode is 
activated, and the color values are saved in the Custom mode.
PICTURE (in Video Mode)
BRIGHTNESS—Use   or   to 
adjust the brightness of the 
image.
C
ONTRAST—Use   or   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—Allows you to 
adjust the color temperature. 
The screen appears cooler at 
higher color temperatures and 
warmer at lower color 
temperatures.
C
OLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust red, green, and blue color. When 
you adjust the color value in the Color Adjust menu, the Custom mode is 
activated, and the color values are saved in the Custom mode. 
						

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SATURATION—Allows you to 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—Allows you to adjust the image sharpness. Press  to decrease the 
sharpness and
  to increase the sharpness.
T
INT—Press  to increase the amount of green in the image and  to increase 
the amount of red in the image (selectable for NTSC signal only).
DISPLAY (in PC Mode)
VIDEO MODE—Allows you to 
optimize the projectors 
display mode.
•PC, Movie, sRGB - 
provides accurate color 
representation
•
Game, and Custom - set 
your preferred settings
 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 the signal 
type. You set the signal 
type to RGB, YCbCr, or YPbPr.
Z
OOM—Press   to digitally magnify a default area of image in the center of the 
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 the color performance of the display. You can set 
the Degamma value to: 1, 2, 3, and 4. Adjust among the 4 preset values 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. 
						

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VERTICAL POSITION—Press   to move the image down and   to move the image 
up.
F
REQUENCY—Allows you to 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—Allows you to 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—Allows you to 
optimize the projectors 
display mode.
•PC, Movie, sRGB - 
provides accurate color 
representation
•
Game, and Custom - set 
your preferred settings
 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 the signal type. You set the signal type 
to RGB, YCbCr, or YPbPr.
Z
OOM—Press   to digitally magnify a default area of image in the center of the 
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 the color performance of the display. You can set 
the Degamma value to: 1, 2, 3, and 4. Adjust among the 4 preset values 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 Ye s 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 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 
minutes, 60 minutes, 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 when 
projector is in power saving mode, 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 (168 Watts). 
Operating at lower power levels may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, 
and dimmer luminance output on the screen. Select Off to operate at normal 
power level (212 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 
Power button. This function allows the projector to cool down within a short 
period of time by accelerating the fan speed.
 
NOTE: If Quick Shutdown is enabled, expect a slightly higher acoustic noise 
during power off. 
						

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LANGUAGE
OTHERS
VOLUME—Press  to 
decrease the volume and 
 to increase the 
volume.
M
UTE—Allows you to 
enable/disable sound.
A
UDIO SOURCE—Allows you 
to select the audio source 
to either HDMI  or 
Analog  (Audio In).
C
USTOMIZED SCREEN—Press 
Enter the Customized 
Screen menu appears. 
Select YES to capture the 
screen image as a My 
Customized logo. This  
						

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screen replaces all the original screens with the Dell logo. You can recover the 
default screen by selecting Dell Logo on the pop-up screen.
 
NOTE: To capture a full image, ensure the input signal that is connected to 
projector is 1280x800 resolution.
M
ENU LOCK—Select On to enable Menu Lock and hide the OSD menu. Select Off 
to disable the Menu Lock. 
 
NOTE: You can also disable Menu Lock by pressing the Menu button on the 
control pane or remote control for 15 seconds.
M
ENU TIMEOUT—Allows you to adjust the time delay of the OSD Timeout. The 
default setting is 30 seconds.
M
ENU POSITION—Allows you to select the location of the OSD on the screen.
M
ENU TRANSPARENCY—Allows you to select the transparency level of the OSD 
background.
P
ASSWORD—Allows you to password protect the projector. 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. 
Select On to enable password protection. A Please Key In the Password screen 
appears requesting you to enter a password when the projector is powered on the 
next time. Select Off  to disable password protection. 
 
NOTE: Password protection is disabled by default.
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 Others menu, press Enter and then select Password to Enable the 
password setting
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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, enter the password again. 
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.
3To cancel the password function, select OFF and enter the password to 
disable the function. 
						

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CHANGE PASSWORD—Allows you to change the password. Key in the original 
password and then enter the new password. Enter the new password again to 
confirm.
T
EST PATTERN—Select 1 or 2 to activate the built-in Test Pattern to test the focus 
and resolution. Select Off to disable the function.
1
To run the diagnostics test pattern 1, press and hold the Menu button and   
button on the projectors control panel simultaneously for two seconds.
2To run the diagnostics test pattern 2, press and hold the Menu button and  
button on the projectors control panel simultaneously for two seconds.
 
NOTE: To enable test pattern 2, it is required to connect an input signal to 
projector.
F
ACTORY RESET —Select On to reset the projector to its factory default settings.