Dell Projector 1510X User Manual

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Using the On-Screen Display
• The projector has a multi-language On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu that can be 
displayed with or without an input source. 
• To navigate through the tabs in the Main Menu, press the   or   buttons on 
your projector’s control panel or remote control.
• To select a submenu, press the   button on your projector’s control panel or 
press the 
Enter button on the remote control.
• To select an option, press the   or   buttons on your projector’s control...

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INPUT SELECT
The Input Select menu allows you to select your projector’s input source.
A
UTO SOURCE—Select Off (the 
default) 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. Select On to auto detect 
the available input signals. If 
you press the Source button 
when the projector is on, it 
automatically finds the next 
available input signal.
VGA-A—Press   on the control panel...

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VGA-B—Use   and   to enable or disable VGA-B input.
S-V
IDEO—Use   and   to enable or disable S-Video input.
C
OMPOSITE VIDEO—Use   and   to enable or disable Composite Video input.
HDMI—Use   and   to enable or disable HDMI input.
 
NOTE:  You cannot disable your current input source. At anytime, a minimum of 
two input sources have to be enabled.
PICTURE (in PC Mode)
Using the Picture menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projector. The 
Picture menu, provides the...

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PICTURE (in Video Mode)
Using the Picture menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projector. The 
Picture menu provides the following options:
V
IDEO MODE—Allows you to optimize the display image: Presentation, Bright, 
Movie, sRGB (provides more accurate color representation), and Custom (set 
your preferred settings).If you adjust the settings for Brightness, Contrast, 
Saturation, Sharpness, Tin t, and Advanced the projector automatically switches 
to Custom.
 
NOTE:...

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PICTURE ADVANCED
Using the Picture Advanced menu, you can adjust the display settings of your 
projector. The Picture Advanced menu provides the following options:
W
HITE INTENSITY—Use   and   to adjust the display white intensity.
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...

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•  Original — Select Original to maintain the aspect ratio of image projected 
according to input source.
•  4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen and projects a 4:3 image.
•  Wide — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen to project a 
wide screen image.
ZOOM—Press   on the control panel or press Enter button on 
the remote control to activate Zoom menu. 
Select the area to zoom and press   on the control panel or 
press 
Enter button on the remote control...

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DISPLAY (in Video Mode)
Using the Display menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projector. The 
Picture menu provides the following options:
A
SPECT RATIO—Allows you to select the aspect ratio to adjust how the image 
appears.
•  Original — Select Original to maintain the aspect ratio of image projected 
according to input source.
•  4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen and projects a 4:3 image.
•  Wide — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen...

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LAMP
Using the Lamp menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projector. The 
Lamp menu provides the following options:
L
AMP MODE—Allows you to select between Normal and ECO mode. 
Normal mode operates at full power level. ECO Mode operates at a lower power 
level which may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, and dimmer 
luminance output on the screen. 
L
AMP HOUR—Displays the operating hours since the last lamp timer reset.
L
AMP HOUR RESET—Select Ye s to reset...

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LANGUAGE—Allows you to set the language for the OSD. Press   on the control 
panel or press 
Enter button on the remote control to activate the Language menu.
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...

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3D DISPLAY—Select On to start the 3D display function. Default is Off.
 
NOTE: To activate 3D Display function, ensure that 3D goggles, 3D video 
contents and 120Hz signal output graphic card supported on PC/NB are ready. 
3D Sync Invert—
If you see a discrete or overlapping image while 
wearing DLP 3D goggles, you may need to execute Invert to get 
best match of left/right image sequence to get the correct image. 
(For DLP 3D goggles)
Network—Select On to activate network...