Dell Projector 7700 User Manual

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IMAGE SETTINGS (IN PC MODE)—Select and press   to activate image settings. 
The image settings menu provides the following options:
COLOR TEMPERATURE—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 saved in the Custom mode.
RGB COLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust the colors red, green, 
and blue.
WHITE INTENSITY—Press   and use   and   to display white intensity.
DYNAMIC APERTURE—Allows you to set the projector dynamic aperture. 
The options are: Off, Dynamic, and Auto.
COLOR SPACE—Allows you to select the color space. The options are: RGB, 
YCbCr, and YPbPr.
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for Color Temperature, RGB Color Adjust, and 
White Intensity the projector automatically switch to Custom mode.
IMAGE SETTINGS (IN VIDEO MODE)—Select and press   to activate image settings. 
The image settings menu provides the following options: 
						

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COLOR TEMPERATURE—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 saved in the Custom mode.
RGB COLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust the colors red, green, 
and blue.
SATURATION—Allows you to adjust the video source from black and white 
to fully saturated color. Press   to increase the amount of color in the 
image and   to decrease the amount of color in the image.
SHARPNESS—Press   to increase the sharpness and   to decrease the 
sharpness.
TINT—Press   to increase the amount of green in the image and   to 
decrease the amount of green in the image (available for NTSC only).
WHITE INTENSITY—Press   and use   and   to display white intensity.
DYNAMIC APERTURE—Allows you to set the projector dynamic aperture. 
The options are: Off, Dynamic, and Auto.
COLOR SPACE—Allows you to select the color space. The options are: RGB, 
YCbCr, and YPbPr.
 
NOTE: 
1If you adjust the settings for Color Temperature, RGB Color Adjust, 
Saturation, Sharpness, Ti n t, and White Intensity the projector 
automatically switch to Custom mode.
2Saturation, Sharpness, and Ti n t are only available when the input source is 
from Component, Composite, or S-Video. 
						

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DISPLAY SETTINGS (IN PC MODE)—Select and press   to activate display settings. 
The display settings menu provides the following options:
HORIZONTAL POSITION—Press   to move the image right and   to move 
the image left.
VERTICAL POSITION—Press   to move the image up and   to move the 
image down.
FREQUENCY—Allows you to change the display data clock frequency to 
match the frequency of your computer’s graphics card. If you see a vertical 
flickering wave, use the Frequency control to minimize the bars. This is a 
coarse adjustment.
TRACKING—Synchronize the phase of the display signal with the graphic 
card. If you experience an unstable or flickering image, use Tracking to 
correct it. This is a fine adjustment.
ASPECT RATIO—Allows you to select the aspect ratio to adjust how the 
image appears. Options are: Origin, 16:9, and 4:3.
•Origin — Select Origin to maintain the aspect ratio of the image 
projector according to the input source.
•16:9 — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen to project a 
16:9 screen image.
•4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen and projects a 4:3 image.
ZOOM—Press   and   to zoom and view the image.
Adjust the image scale by pressing   or   
and press   to view on your remote control 
only.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press   to activate the Zoom Navigation 
menu.
Use         to navigate the projection screen. 
						

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DISPLAY SETTINGS (IN VIDEO MODE)—Select and press   to activate display 
settings. The display settings menu provides the following options:
ASPECT RATIO—Allows you to select the aspect ratio to adjust how the 
image appears. Options are: Origin, 16:9, and 4:3.
•Origin — Select Origin to maintain the aspect ratio of image projector 
according to the input source.
•16:9 — The input source scales to fit the width of the screen to project a 
16:9 screen image.
•4:3 — The input source scales to fit the screen and projects a 4:3 image.
ZOOM—Press   and   to zoom and view the image.
Adjust the image scale by pressing   or   
and press   to view on your remote control 
only.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press   to activate the Zoom Navigation 
menu.
Use         to navigate the projection screen. 
						

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PROJECTOR SETTINGS—Select and press   to activate projector settings. The 
projector settings menu provides the following options: 
AUTO 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.
AUTO KEYSTONE—Select On to automatically adjust image distortion 
caused by tilting the projector.
HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE—Use   and   to adjust the image horizontal 
keystone.
VERTICAL KEYSTONE—Use   and   to adjust the image vertical 
keystone.
PROJECTOR MODE—Allows you to select the projector mode, depending 
upon how the projector is mounted.
•Rear Projection-Desktop — The projector reverses the image so that 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.
•Front Projection-Desktop — This is the default option.
•Front Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector turns the image upside 
down for ceiling-mounted projection.
SPEAKER—Select On to enable the speaker. Select Off to the disable 
speaker.
CLOSED CAPTION—Select On to enable close caption and activate the 
closed caption menu. Select appropriate closed caption options: CC1, 
CC2, CC3, and CC4. 
						

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 NOTE: 
1Closed caption option is available for NTSC only.
2Closed captioning can only be enabled via S-Video and Composite Video 
inputs.
TEST PATTERN—Test Pattern is used to test focus and resolution.
You can enable or disable the Test Pattern by selecting Off, 1, or 2. You can 
also invoke the Test Pattern 1 by pressing and holding down   and   
buttons on the control panel simultaneously for 2 seconds. You can also 
invoke the test pattern 2 by pressing and holding down   and   buttons 
on the control panel simultaneously for 2 seconds.
FACTORY RESET—Select and press   to reset all settings to its factory 
default. The below warning message appears: 
Reset items include both computer sources and Video source settings. 
Test Pattern 1:
Test Pattern 2: 
						

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LAN SETTINGS—Select and press   to activate LAN settings. The LAN settings 
menu provides the following options:
WIRELESS AND LAN—Select Enabled to active the Wireless and LAN 
function.
DHCP—If a DHCP server exists in the network to which the projector is 
connected, the IP address will automatically be acquired when you select 
DHCP On. If DHCP is Off, manually set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, 
and Gateway. Use   and   to select the number of IP address, Subnet 
Mask, and Gateway. Key in enter to confirm each number and then use   
and   to set the next item.
IP ADDRESS—Automatically or manually assigns the IP address to the 
projector connected to the network.
SUBNET MASK—Configure the Subnet Mask of the network connection.
GATEWAY—Check the Gateway address with your network/system 
administrator if you configure it manually.
DNS—Check the DNS Server IP address with your network/system 
administrator if you configure it manually.
STORE—Press   to save the changes made in network configuration 
settings.
 
NOTE: 
1. Use  and  buttons to select IP Address, Subnet Mask, 
Gateway, DNS, and Store.
2. Press the   button to enter IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, or 
DNS to set the value. (The selected option is highlighted in blue)
a Use   and   buttons to select the option.
b Use   and   buttons to set the value.
c After the setup is complete, press the   button to exit. 
						

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3. After the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS is set up, 
select Store and press   button to store the settings.
4. If you select Store without pressing the Enter button, the system will 
keep the original settings.
RESET—Press   to reset network configuration.
WIRELESS SETTINGS—Select and press   to activate wireless settings. The 
wireless settings menu provides the following options:
WIRELESS—Default option is Connected. Select Disconnected to disable 
the wireless connection.
 
NOTE: It is recommended to use the default settings for Wireless 
Connect.
DHCP SERVER—Allows you to enable DHCP server of the wireless.
START IP ADDRESS—Automatically or manually assigns the Start IP 
address of the DHCP server to the projector connected to the wireless.
END IP ADDRESS—Automatically or manually assigns the End IP address of 
the DHCP server to the projector connected to the wireless.
SUBNET MASK—Configure the Subnet Mask of the wireless connection.
GATEWAY—Check the Gateway address with your network/system 
administrator if you configure it manually.
DNS—Check the DNS Server IP address with your network/system 
administrator if you configure it manually.
STORE—Press   to save the changes made in wireless configuration 
settings.
 
NOTE: 
1. Use  and  buttons to select IP Address, Subnet Mask, 
Gateway, DNS, and Store.
2. Press the   button to enter IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, or 
DNS to set the value. (The selected option is highlighted in blue) 
						

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a Use   and   buttons to select the option.
b Use   and   buttons to set the value.
c After the setup is complete, press the   button to exit.
3. After the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS is set up, 
select Store and press   button to store the settings.
4. If you select Store without pressing the Enter button, the system will 
keep the original settings.
RESET—Press   to reset wireless configuration.
MENU SETTINGS—Select and press   to activate the menu settings. The menu 
settings consists of the following options:
MENU POSITION—Allows you to change the position of the OSD menu on 
the screen.
MENU TIMEOUT—Allows you to adjust the time for an OSD timeout. By 
default, the OSD disappears after 20 seconds of non-activity.
MENU LOCK—Select On to enable the Menu Lock and hide the OSD 
menu. Select Off to disable the Menu Lock. If you want to disable the 
Menu Lock function and have the OSD disappear, press the Menu button 
on the control panel or remote control for 15 seconds, and then disable the 
function.
MENU TRANSPARENCY—Select to change the transparency level of the OSD 
background.
PASSWORD—When Password Protect is enabled, a Password Protect screen 
requesting you to enter a password will be displayed when the power plug is 
inserted into the electrical output and the power for the projector is first 
turned on. By default, this function is disabled. You can enable this feature 
by selecting Enabled. If the password has been set before, key in the 
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be activated the next time you turn on the projector. If you enable this 
feature, you will be asked to enter the projector’s password after you turn 
on the projector:
1
First time password input request:
aGo to Menu Settings, press   and then select Pa s s w o r d to Enabled 
the password settings.
b
Enabling the Password function will pop up a change screen. Key in a 
4-digit number from the screen and press  .
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 an incorrect password, you will be given another two 
chances. After three invalid attempts, the projector will automatically turn 
off.
 
NOTE: If you forget your password, contact DELL™ or a qualified 
service personnel.
3To disable the password function, select the Disabled option to close the 
function.
4To delete the password, select the Deleted option.