Dell S300 Projector Users Guide

							70Specifications
Dimensions (W x H x D) 12 x 3.9 x 9.7 inches (306 x 99 x 246.5 mm)
Environmental Operating temperature: 5
oC - 35oC (41oF- 95oF)
Humidity: 80% maximum
Storage temperature: 0
oC to 60oC (32oF to 140oF)
Humidity: 90% maximum
Shipping temperature: -20
oC to 60oC 
(-4oF to 140oF)
Humidity: 90% maximum
I/O Connectors Power: One AC power socket (3-pin - C14 inlet)
VGA input: Two 15-pin D-sub connector (Blue), 
VGA-A & VGA-B, for analog RGB/Component 
input signals.
VGA output: One 15-pin D-sub connector (Black) 
for VGA-A loop through.
S-Video input: One standard 4-pin min-DIN
S-Video connector for Y/C signal.
Composite video input: One Yellow RCA jack for 
CVBS signal.
HDMI input: One HDMI connector for supporting 
HDMI 1.3. HDCP compliant.
Analog Audio input: One 3.5 mm stereo mini phone 
jack (Blue) & one pair of RCA connector 
(Red/White).
Variable audio output: One 3.5 mm stereo mini 
phone jack (Green).
USB port: One USB slave (Mini USB) for remote 
support.
3.9(99mm)
12(306mm)
9.7(246.5mm) 
						

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 NOTE: The lamp life rating for any projector is a measure of brightness 
degradation only, and is not a specification for the time it takes a lamp to fail 
and cease light output. Lamp life is defined  as the time it takes for more than 50 
percent of a lamp sample population to have brightness decrease by 
approximately 50 percent of the rated lumens for the specified lamp. The lamp 
life rating is not guaranteed in any wa y. The actual operating life span of a 
projector lamp will vary according to operating conditions and usage patterns. 
Usage of a projector in stressful  conditions which may include dusty 
environments, under high temperatures, many hours per day and abrupt 
powering-off will most likely result in a lamp’s shortened operating life span or 
possible lamp failure. RS232 port: One mini-DIN 6-pin for RS232 
communication. 
RJ45 port: One RJ45 connector for control of 
projector through network.
Microphone: One 3.5 mm stereo mini phone jack 
(Pink).
12V output One 12V DC / 200mA max. relay output for driving  automatic screen.
Lamp OSRAM 190 W user-replaceable lamp (up to 5000  hours) 
						

							72Specifications
RS232 Pin Assignment
RS232 Protocol 
• Communication Settings 
• Command types
To pop up the OSD menu and adjust the settings.
• Control command Syntax (From PC to Projector)
[H][AC][SoP][CRC][ID][SoM][COMMAND] 
•Example: Power ON Command (Send low byte firstly)
--> 0xBE, 0xEF, 0x10, 0x05, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xFF, 0x11, 0x11, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01
•Control Commands List 
To view the latest RS232 code, go to the Dell Support site at: support.dell.com.
Connection settingsVa l u e
Baud Rate: 19200
Data Bits: 8
Pa r i t y N o n e
Stop Bits 1 
						

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Compatibility Modes (Analog/Digital) 
ResolutionRefresh Rate (Hz)Hsync Frequency 
(KHz)Pixel Clock (MHz)
 640 x 35070.08731.46925.175
 640 x 48059.94031.46925.175
 640 x 480 p60 59.940 31.469 25.175
 720 x 480 p60 59.940 31.469 27.000
 720 x 576 p50 50.000 31.250 27.000
 720 x 40070.08731.46928.322
 640 x 48075.00037.50031.500
 848 x 48060.00031.02033.750
 640 x 48085.00843.26936.000
 800 x 60060.31737.87940.000
 800 x 60075.00046.87549.500
 800 x 60085.06153.67456.250
 1024 x 76860.00448.36365.000
 1280 x 720 p50 50.000 37.500 74.250
 1280 x 720 p60 60.000 45.000 74.250
 1920 x 1080 i50 50.000 28.125 74.250
 1920 x 1080 i60 60.000 33.750 74.250
 1280 x 72059.85544.77274.500
 1024 x 76875.02960.02378.750
 1280 x 80059.81049.70283.500
 1366 x 76859.79047.71285.500
 1360 x 76860.01547.71285.500
 1024 x 76884.99768.67794.500
 1440 x 90059.88755.935106.500
 1152 x 86475.00067.500108.000
1280 x 96060.00060.000108.000
 1280 x 102460.02063.981108.000
 1152 x 86485.00077.095119.651
 1400 x 105059.97865.317121.750
1280 x 80084.88071.554122.500
 1280 x 102475.02579.976135.000
1440 x 90074.98470.635136.750
 1680 x 105059.95465.290146.250
1280 x 96085.00285.938148.500
 1920 x 108060.00067.500148.500
1400 x 105074.86782.278156.000
 1280 x 102485.02491.146157.000
1440 x 90084.84280.430157.000
 1600 x 120060.00075.000162.000 
						

							74Contacting Dell
Contacting Dell
For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-
3355). 
 NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact 
information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. 
Dell™ provides several online and telephone-based support and service 
options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may 
not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, 
or customer service issues:
1Visit support.dell.com.
2Verify your country or region in the Choose A Country/Region drop-
down menu at the bottom of the page. 
3Click Contact Us on the left side of the page.
4Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.
5Choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you. 
						

							Glossary75
Appendix: Glossary
ANSI LUMENS — A standard for measuring the brightness. It is calculated by 
dividing a square meter image into nine equal rectangles, measuring the lux (or 
brightness) reading at the center of each rectangle, and averaging these nine 
points.
A
SPECT RATIO — The most popular aspect ratio is 4:3 (4 by 3). Early television and 
computer video formats are in a 4:3 aspect ratio, which means that the width of 
the image is 4/3 times the height.
Brightness — The amount of light emitting from a display or projection display 
or projection device. The brightness of projector is measured by ANSI lumens.
Color Temperature — The color appearance of white light. Low color 
temperature implies warmer (more yellow/red) light while high color temperature 
implies a colder (more blue) light. The standard unit for color temperature is 
Kelvin (K).
Component Video — A method of delivering quality video in a format that 
consists of the luminance signal and two separate chrominance signals and are 
defined as YPbPr for analog component and YCbCr for digital component. 
Component video is available on DVD players.
Composite Video — A video signal that combines the luma (brightness), chroma 
(color), burst (color reference), and sync (horizontal and vertical synchronizing 
signals) into a signal waveform carried on a single wire pair. There are three kind of 
formats, namely, NTSC, PAL and SECAM.
Compressed Resolution — If the input images are of higher resolution than the 
native resolution of the projector, the resulting image will be scaled to fit the 
native resolution of the projector. The nature of compression in a digital device 
means that some image content is lost.
Contrast Ratio — Range of light and dark values in a picture, or the ratio between 
their maximum and minimum values. There are two methods used by the 
projection industry to measure the ratio:
1Full  On/Off — measures the ratio of the light output of an all white image (full 
on) and the light output of an all black (full off) image. 
2ANSI — measures a pattern of 16 alternating black and white rectangles. The 
average light output from the white rectangles is divided by the average light 
output of the black rectangles to determine the 
ANSI contrast ratio. 
Full On/Off contrast is always a larger number than ANSI contrast for the same 
projector. 
						

							76Glossary
dB — decibel — A unit used to express relative difference in power or intensity, 
usually between two acoustic or electric signals, equal to ten times the common 
logarithm of the ratio of the two levels. 
Diagonal Screen — A method of measuring the size of a screen or a projected 
image. It measures from one corner to the opposite corner. A 9 ft high, 12 ft wide, 
screen has a diagonal of 15 ft. This document assumes that the diagonal 
dimensions are for the traditional 4:3 ratio of a computer image as per the example 
above. 
DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol — A network protocol that 
enables a server to automatically assign a TCP/IP address to a device.
DLP
® — Digital Light Processing™ — Reflective display technology developed by 
Texas Instruments, using small manipulated mirrors. Light passing through a color 
filter is sent to the DLP mirrors which arrange the RGB colors into a picture 
projected onto screen, also known as DMD.
DMD — Digital Micro-Mirror Device — Each DMD consists of thousands of 
tilting, microscopic aluminum alloy mirrors mounted on a hidden yoke.
DNS — Domain Name System — An internet service that translates domain 
names into IP addresses.
Focal Length — The distance from the surface of a lens to its focal point.
Frequency — It is the rate of repetition in cycles per seconds of electrical signals. 
Measured in Hz (Hertz).
HDCP — High-Bandwidth Digital-Content Protection — A specification 
developed by Intel™ Corporation to protect digital entertainment across digital 
interface, such as DVI and HDMI.
HDMI — High-Definition Multimedia Interface — HDMI carries both 
uncompressed high definition video along with digital audio and device control 
data in a single connector.
Hz (Hertz) — Unit of frequency.
Keystone Correction — Device that will correct an image of the distortion 
(usually a wide-top narrow-bottom effect) of a projected image caused by 
improper projector to screen angle.
Maximum Distance — The distance from a screen the projector can be to cast an 
image that is usable (bright enough) in a fully darkened room. 
Maximum Image Size — The largest image a projector can throw in a darkened 
room. This is usually limited by focal range of the optics. 
Minimum Distance — The closest position that a projector can focus an image 
onto a screen. 
						

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NTSC — National Television Standards Committee. North American standard for 
video and broadcasting, with a video format of 525 lines at 30 frames per second.
PAL — Phase Alternating Line. A European broadcast standard for video and 
broadcasting, with a video format of 625 lines at 25 frames per second.
Reverse Image — Feature that allows you to flip the image horizontally. When 
used in a normal forward projection environment text, graphics, etc. are 
backwards. Reverse image is used for rear projection.
RGB — Red, Green, Blue — typically used to describe a monitor that requires 
separate signals for each of the three colors.
S-Video — A video transmission standard that uses a 4-pin mini-DIN connector 
to send video information on two signal wires called luminance (brightness, Y) and 
chrominance (color, C). S-Video is also referred to as Y/C.
SECAM — A French and international broadcast standard for video and 
broadcasting, closely related to PAL but with a different method of sending color 
information.
SVGA — Super Video Graphics Array — 800 x 600 pixels count.
SXGA — Super Extended Graphics Array, — 1280 x 1024 pixels count.
UXGA — Ultra Extended Graphics Array — 1600 x 1200 pixels count.
VGA — Video Graphics Array — 640 x 480 pixels count.
XGA — Extended Video Graphics Array — 1024 x 768 pixels count.
WXGA — Wide Extended Graphics Array — 1280 x 800 pixels count.
Zoom Lens — Lens with a variable focal length that allows operator to move the 
view in or out making the image smaller or larger. 
Zoom Lens Ratio — Is the ratio between the smallest and largest image a lens can 
project from a fixed distance. For example, a 1.4:1 zoom lens ratio means that a 10 
foot image without zoom would be a 14 foot image with full zoom.  
						

							78Index
Index
Numerics
12V output 71
A
Adjusting the Projected Image 21
Front tilt adjustment wheel
 21
Lowering the Projector Height
 
21
Raising the Projector Height
 21
Tilt adjustment wheel
 21
Adjusting the Projector Focus
 22
Adjusting the Projector Zoom and 
Focus
Focus tab
 22
Audio Input
 44
Audio Settings
 44
C
Capture Screen 43
Changing the Lamp
 67
Closed Caption
 47
Connecting the Projector
12V DC Plug
 18
Automatic Screen
 18
Composite video cable
 14
Connecting a Computer with a 
RS232 cable
 12Connecting with a Component 
Cable
 15
Connecting with a Composite 
Cable
 14
Connecting with an HDMI 
Cable
 16
Connecting with an S-video 
Cable
 13
HDMI cable
 16
Power cord
 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 
15, 16, 17, 18, 19
RJ45 cable
 17
RS232 cable
 12, 19
S-video cable
 13
To Computer
 10
USB-A to USB-B cable
 10
VGA to Component Video cable
 
15
VGA to VGA cable
 10, 11
Connection Ports
+12V DC out connector
 9
Audio output connector
 9
Audio-A input connector
 9
Audio-B left-channel input 
connector
 9
Audio-B right-channel input 
connector
 9
Composite video connector
 9
HDMI connector
 9
Microphone connector
 9
Mini USB remote connector
 9
Power cord connector
 9 
						

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RJ45 connector 9
RS232 connector
 9
Security bar
 9
Security cable slot
 9
S-video connector
 9
VGA-A input (D-sub) connector
 
9
VGA-A output (monitor 
loop-through)
 9
VGA-B input (D-sub) connector
 
9
Contact Dell
 6, 64, 67
Control Panel
 24
D
Dell
contacting
 74
F
Factory Reset 48
M
Main Unit 7
Control panel
 7
Focus tab
 7
IR receivers
 7
Lens
 7
Menu Position
 43
Menu Settings
 43
Menu Timeout
 43
Menu Transparency
 43Mute
 44
O
On-Screen Display 32
Display (in PC Mode)
 36
Display (in Video Mode)
 38
Input Select
 33
Lamp
 39
Main Menu
 32
Others
 42
PICTURE (in PC Mode)
 34
Picture (in PC Mode)
 34
Picture (in Video Mode)
 35
PICTURE ADVANCED
 36
Set Up
 39
P
Password 45
phone numbers
 74
Power Saving
 44
Power Settings
 44
Q
Quick Shutdown 45
R
Remote Control 27
IR receiver
 25
Reset
 44