Dell M409WX User Manual

Dell™ M409WX Projector

User’s Guide

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you

make better use of your projector.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to

hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property

damage, personal injury, or death.

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Model M409WX

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1 About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting a DVD Player

Connecting a DVD Player using an S-video Cable

Connecting a DVD Player using a Composite Cable

Connecting a DVD Player using a

Component Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting a DVD Player using an HDMI Cable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

. . 9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

. . 12

3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning Your Projector Off

Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Raising the Projector Height

Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the Projector Zoom and Focus . . . . . . . . 15

Adjusting Projection Image Size

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

. . . . . . . . . . . . 14

. . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Contents 3

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Remote Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Main Menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Input Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Auto-Adjust

Set Up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PICTURE (in PC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

PICTURE (in Video Mode)

DISPLAY (in PC Mode)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

DISPLAY (in Video Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LAMP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

OTHERS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . . 31

Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the Lamp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

6 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4 Contents

About Your Projector

Before connecting your projector ensure that all the necessary components are available. Your projector ships with the components shown below. Contact Dell

Contacting Dell on page 40

(see

Your Dell™ M409WX projector ships with the following components:

Package Contents

Power cable 1.8m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)

AAA Batteries (2) Remote control

) if any of the components are missing.

CD User’s Guide& Documentation Carrying case

About Your Projector 5

About Your Projector

1 Control panel

2 Zoom tab

3 Focu s r ing

4 Lens

5 Elevator button

6 IR receiver

CAUTION: Safety Instructions

Do not use the projector near appliances that generate a lot of heat.

Do not use the projector in areas where there is an excessive amount of dust. The dust may cause the system to fail and projector will automatically shutdown.

Ensure that the projector is mounted in a well-ventilated area.

Do not block the ventilation slots and openings on the projector.

Ensure the projector operates between ambient temperatures (5ºC to 35ºC).

NOTE: For more information, see the safety information that shipped with your

projector.

6 About Your Projector

Connecting Your Projector

1 USB remote connector

2 VGA input connector

3 HDMI input connector

4 S-video input connector

5 Video input connector

6 Audio output connector

7 Audio input connector

8 Security cable slot

9 Power cable connector

M409WX

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

Safety Instructions as described on page 6.

Connecting Your Projector 7

Connecting a Computer

1 Power cable

2 VGA to VGA cable

3 USB to USB cable

NOTE: The USB cable is not provided by Dell.

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8 Connecting Your Projector

Connecting a DVD Player

Connecting a DVD Player using an S-video Cable

1 Power cable

2 S-video cable

NOTE: The S-Video cable is not provided by Dell.

Connecting Your Projector 9

Connecting a DVD Player using a Composite Cable

1 Power cable

2 Composite video cable

NOTE: The Composite video cable is not provided by Dell.

10 Connecting Your Projector

Connecting a DVD Player using a Component Cable

1 Power cable

2 D-sub to YPbPr cable

NOTE: The D-sub to YPbPr cable is not provided by Dell.

Connecting Your Projector 11

Connecting a DVD Player using an HDMI Cable

1 Power cable

2 HDMI cable

NOTE: The HDMI cable is not provided by Dell.

12 Connecting Your Projector

Using Your Projector

Turning Your Projector On

NOTE: Turn on the projector before you turn on the source. The Power light

blinks blue until the Power button is pressed.

Remove the lens cap.

Connect the power cable and appropriate signal cables. For information about connecting the projector, see Connecting Your Projector on page 7.

Press the projector

Turn on your source (computer, DVD player, etc.). The projector automatically detects your source. If you have multiple sources connected to the projector, press

Source

the source.

The projector displays the Dell logo, if it does not detect a signal.

If the "Searching for signal..." message appears on the screen, ensure that the appropriate cables are securely connected.

Turning Your Projector Off

NOTICE: You must turn off the projector before you disconnect the power

cable from the projector.

To turn the projector off:

Press the

Press the The projectors cooling fans are on for 90 seconds before the projector switches off completely.

To quickly turn off the projector, press the Power button while the projectors cooling fans are still running.

Disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet and the projector.

Power Power

NOTE: Wait for 60 seconds before you turn the projector on again.

Power

button (see Using the Control Panel on page 17).

button on the remote control or control panel to select the desired

button . button again to turn off the projector.

Using Your Projector 13

NOTE: If you press the Power button while the projector is running, the

"Press Power Button To Turn Off Projector" message appears on the screen. To clear the message, press a button on the control panel. The message disappears after 5 seconds.

Adjusting the Projected Image

Raising the Projector Height

Press the

Raise the projector to the desired display angle, and then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position.

Use the tilt adjustment wheel to fine-tune the display angle.

Lowering the Projector Height

Press the

Lower the projector, and then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position.

Elevator

button.

1 Elevator button

2 Elevator foot

3 Tilt adjustment wheel

14 Using Your Projector

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