Dell S300w Projector Users Guide

							Using Your Projector31
18
Mute Press to mute or un-mute the projector speaker.
19Zoom + Press to increase the image.
20Zoom - Press to decrease the image.
21
Vo l u m e  u p  Press to increase the volume.
22
Vo l u m e  d o w n  Press to decrease the volume.
23Freeze Press to pause the screen image, then press 
Freeze again to unfreeze image.
24VGA Press to choose VGA source.
25Source Press to switch between Analog RGB, Composite, 
Component (YPbPr, via VGA), HDMI, and
S-video source.
26Auto adjust Press to synchronize the projector with the input 
source. Auto adjust does not operate if the OSD 
is displayed. 
						

							32Using Your Projector
Installing the Remote Control Batteries
 NOTE: Remove the batteries from the remote control when not in use.
1Press the tab to lift the battery compartment cover.
2Check the polarity (+/-) marking on the batteries.
3Insert the batteries and align their polarity correctly 
according to the marking in the battery compartment.
 NOTE: Avoid mixing different types of batteries or using 
new and old batteries together.
4Slip the battery cover back.
1
2
3
4 
						

							Using Your Projector33
Operating Range With Remote Control
 NOTE: Actual operating range may slightly differ from the diagram. Weak 
batteries will also prevent the remote control from properly operating the 
projector.
Operating range
Angle±20° 
Distance
7m/22.97feet
Distance
Angle
Angle
Distance 
						

							34Using Your Projector
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 projectors control panel or remote control.
• To select a submenu, press the   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. The color changes to dark blue. 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 Main Menu, go to Back tab and press the   button on the control 
panel or the remote control. 
• To exit the OSD, go to EXIT tab and press the   button or press the 
Menu 
button directly on the control panel or the remote control.
Main Menu
AUTO-ADJUST
Auto Adjust automatically adjusts the projectors Fr e qu e ncy  and Tr a c k i n g in PC 
mode. While Auto Adjustment is in progress, the following message appears on 
the screen: 
						

							Using Your Projector35
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   to detect VGA-A signal.
VGA-B—Press   to detect VGA-B signal.
S-V
IDEO—Press   to detect S-Video signal.
C
OMPOSITE VIDEO—Press   to detect Composite Video signal.
HDMI—Press   to detect HDMI signal.
Multiple Display—Press   to activate Input Select Multiple Display menu.
A
DVANCED—Press  to activate Input Select Advanced menu.
Input Select Multiple Display
The Input Select Multiple Display menu allows you to activate Wireless Display, 
USB Display and USB Viewer.
Wireless Display—Press   to access the projectors Wireless Guide screen.
USB Display—Allows you to via the USB cable to display PC/NB screen from your 
projectors. 
USB Viewer—Allows you to display photo and PPT files from your USB flash. 
						

							36Using Your Projector
INPUT SELECT ADVANCED
The Input Select Advanced menu allows you to enable or disable input sources.
VGA-A—Use   and   to enable or disable VGA-A input.
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.
Multiple Display—Use   and   to enable or disable Multiple Display 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 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).
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, 
Sharpness, Ti n t, and Advanced the projector automatically switches to Custom.
B
RIGHTNESS—Use  and  to adjust the brightness of the image. 
						

							Using Your Projector37
CONTRAST—Use   and   to adjust the display contrast.
A
DVANCED—Press  to activate Picture Advance Menu. See PICTURE 
ADVANCED on page 38.
PICTURE (in Video Mode)
Using the Picture menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projectors. 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).
 
NOTE: If you adjust the settings for Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, 
Sharpness, Ti n t, and Advanced, the projector automatically switches to 
Custom.
B
RIGHTNESS—Use  and  to adjust the brightness of the image.
C
ONTRAST—Use   and   to adjust the display contrast.
S
ATURATION—Allows you to adjust the 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—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 (available for NTSC only).
A
DVANCED—Press  to activate Picture Advance Menu. See PICTURE 
ADVANCED below.
 
NOTE: Saturation, Sharpness, and Ti n t are only available when input source is 
from Composite or S-Video. 
						

							38Using Your Projector
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 saved in the Custom mode.
C
USTOM COLOR ADJUST—Allows you to manually adjust the colors red, green, and 
blue.
C
OLOR SPACE—Allows you to select the color space, options are: RGB, YCbCr, and 
YPbPr.
DISPLAY (in PC 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. 
						

							Using Your Projector39
•  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  to activate Zoom menu. 
Select the area to zoom and press   to view zoomed image.
Adjust the image scale by pressing   or   and 
press  to view.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press  to activate Zoom Navigation 
menu.
Use         to navigate projection screen.
H
ORIZONTAL POSITION—Press   to move the image to the left and   to move the 
image to the right.
V
ERTICAL 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 wave, use 
Frequency control to minimize the bars. This is a coarse adjustment. 
T
RACKING—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. 
						

							40Using Your Projector
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 to project a 
wide screen image.
ZOOM—Press  to activate Zoom menu. 
Select the area to zoom and press   to view zoomed image. 
Adjust the image scale by pressing   or   and press   to 
view.
Adjust the image scale by pressing   or   and 
press  to view.
Z
OOM NAVIGATION—Press   to activate Zoom Navigation 
menu.
Use         to navigate projection screen.