Dell Projector S500/S500wi 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. 
• Press the Menu button on the control panel or the remote control to enter the  Main Menu.
• To navigate through the tabs in the Main Menu, press the   or   buttons on  your projectors control panel or remote control.
• To select a submenu, press the   or   button on your projector’s control  panel or remote control.
• To select an option, press the   or   buttons on your projector’s control  panel or remote control. When an item is selected, the color changes to dark 
blue.
• Use the   or   buttons on the control panel or remote control to adjust the  settings.
• To go back to the Main Menu, press the   button on the control panel or the  remote control. 
• To exit the OSD, press the  Menu button directly on the control panel or the 
remote control.
 
NOTE: OSD structure and set are the same  for the S500 and S500wi models.
INPUT SOURCE
The Input Source menu allows you to select your projectors input source.
VGA-A—Press   to detect a VGA-A signal.
VGA-B— Press   to detect a VGA-B signal.
HDMI— Press   to detect a HDMI signal.
C
OMPOSITE—Press   to detect a Composite Video signal.
S-V
IDEO—Press   to detect a S-Video signal.
M
ULTUPLE DISPLAY—Press   to activate the Input Source Multiple Display menu. 
						

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 NOTE: The Multiple Display can be used afte r the Wireless/LAN option is 
turned on.
INPUT SOURCE MULTIPLE DISPLAY
The Input Source Multiple Display menu allows you to activate the Wireless 
Display, USB Display, and USB Viewer.
W
IRELESS DISPLAY—Press   to access the projectors Wireless Guide screen. See
Wireless Guide screen on page 75.
USB D
ISPLAY—Allows you to, via the USB cable, display the computer/laptop 
screen from your projector. 
USB V
IEWER—Allows you to display photo and PPT files from your USB flash. See 
Presentation to Go (PtG) Installation on page 82.
AUTO ADJUST
Auto Adjust automatically adjusts the proj ectors Horizontal, Vertical, Frequency, 
and Tracking in PC mode. 
						

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BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
The Brightness/Contrast menu allows you adjust the brightness/contrast settings 
of your projector.
B
RIGHTNESS—Use  and  to adjust the brightness of the image.
C
ONTRAST—Use  and  to adjust the display contrast.
VIDEO MODE
The Video Mode menu allows you to optimize the display image:  Presentation, 
Bright , Movie , sRGB  (provides more accurate color representation), and Custom  
(set your preferred settings).
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for  Brightness, Contrast , Saturation , 
Sharpness , Ti n t, and  Advanced  the projector automat ically switches to Custom. 
						

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VOLUME
The Volume menu allows you adjust th e volume settings of your projector.
V
OLUME— Press   to increase the volume and   to decrease the volume.
AUDIO INPUT
The Audio Input menu allows you to select your audio input source. The options 
are:  Audio-A , Audio-B , HDMI , Wireless/LAN , and Microphone .
ADVANCED SETTINGS
The Advanced Settings menu allows you to change settings for  Image, Display , 
Projector , Wireless/ LAN, Menu , Po w e r,  and Information . 
						

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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 co lor 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.
COLOR SPACE—Allows you to select the color space. The options are: RGB, 
YCbCr, and YPbPr.
VGA OUTPUT—Select On or Off the VGA output function at projector 
standby status. Default is Off.
IMAGE SETTINGS (IN VIDEO 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 co lor 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. 
						

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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.
COLOR SPACE—Allows you to select the color space. The options are: RGB, 
YCbCr, and YPbPr.
VGA OUTPUT—Select On or Off the VGA output function at projector 
standby status. Default is Off.
 
NOTE: Saturation , Sharpness , and Ti n t are only available when the input 
source is from Composite or S-Video.
IMAGE SETTINGS (NO INPUT SOURCE)—Select and press   to activate image 
settings. The image settings menu provides the following options:
VGA OUTPUT—Select On or Off the VGA output function at projector 
standby status. Default is Off. 
						

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DISPLAY SETTINGS (IN PC MODE)—Select and press   to activate image settings. 
The image 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 ar e: 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 fi t 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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3D DISPLAY—Select On to start the 3D display function (default is Off).
 
NOTE: 
1. When you want to create a 3D experience, you will need a few other  components including:
a Computer/Laptop with a 120 Hz  signal output quad-buffered 
graphics card.
b Active 3D glasses with DLP Link™.
c 3D content. See Note 4.
d 3D Player. (Example: Stereoscopic Player...)
2. Enable the 3D function when it sa tisfies any of the below-mentioned 
conditions:
a Computer/Laptop with graphics  card, capable of outputting at 
120 Hz signal via VGA or HDMI cable.
b Input a suite of 3D content via Video and S-Video.
3. 3D Display selection will only be  enabled in the Display Settings of 
the Advanced Settings menu when t he projector detects either of 
the inputs mentioned above.
4. 3D support and refresh rate are as below:
a VGA/HDMI 1280 x 720 120 Hz, 1024 x 768 120 Hz and 800 x 600 120 Hz
b Composite/S-Video 60 Hz
c Component 480i
5. The recommended VGA signal for l aptop is Single-mode output 
(Dual mode is not recommended).
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) 
						

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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 ar e: 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 fi t 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  Zoom 
Navigation  menu.
Use         to navigate projection screen.
3D DISPLAY—Select On to start the 3D display function (default is Off).
 
NOTE: 
1. When you want to create a 3D experience, you will need a few other  components including:
a Computer/Laptop with a 120 Hz  signal output quad-buffered 
graphics card.
b Active 3D glasses with DLP Link™.
c 3D content. See Note 4.
d 3D Player. (Example: Stereoscopic Player...) 
						

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2. Enable the 3D function when it sa tisfies any of the below-mentioned 
conditions:
a Computer/Laptop with graphics  card, capable of outputting at 
120 Hz signal via VGA or HDMI cable.
b Input a suite of 3D content via Video and S-Video.
3. 3D Display selection will only be  enabled in the Display Settings of 
the Advanced Settings menu when t he projector detects either of 
the inputs mentioned above.
4. 3D support and refresh rate are as below:
a VGA/HDMI 1280 x 720 120 Hz, 1024 x 768 120 Hz and 800 x 600 120 Hz
b Composite/S-Video 60 Hz
c Component 480i
5. The recommended VGA signal for l aptop is Single-mode output 
(Dual mode is not recommended).
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)
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.
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.