Dell 1420X User manual

Dell™ 1420X/1430X Projector

User’s Guide

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you

make better use of your projector.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to

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

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property

damage, personal injury, or death.

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Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Othertrademarksandtradenamesmaybeusedinthisdocumenttorefertoeither

the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims

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Model 1420X/1430X

February 2012 Rev. A00

Contents 3

Contents

1 Your Dell Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting a Computer Using a VGA Cable . . . . 10

Monitor Loop-Through Connection

Using VGA Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting a DVD Player Using an S-video Cable . 12

Connecting a DVD Player Using a Composite

Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting a DVD Player Using a Component

Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adjusting the Projector Zoom and Focus . . . . . . . . 17

4Contents

Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . 24

Operating Range With Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Input Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Auto Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Brightness/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Video Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . . 44

Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

7 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Contents 5

6Your Dell Projector

Your Dell Projector

Your projector comes with all the items shown below. Ensure that you have all the

items, and contact Dell if anything is missing.

Pull the tab before using the remote control

Package Contents

Power cable 1.8 m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)

Remote control with battery CD User’s Guide & Documentation

VGA Video

S-Video

Volume

MuteMenu

Source

Freeze

Blank

Page Zoom

Down

Auto

VGA Video

S-Video

Volume

MuteMenu

Source

Freeze

Blank

Page Zoom

Down

Auto

Your Dell Projector 7

About Your Projector

WARNING: 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 the 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 (0 ºC to 35 ºC).

Do not try to touch the ventilation outlet as it can become very hot after the

projector has been turned on or immediately after it is turned off.

1Control panel

2Zoom tab and Focus ring

3Lens

4IR receivers

5Lens cap

6Quick-release button

7Lamp cover

8Mounting holes for ceiling mount: Screw hole M3 x 4.6mm depth.

Recommended torque <8 kgf-cm

9Front adjuster foot

10 Mounting hole for tripod: Insert nut 1/4"*20 UNC

11 Tilt adjustment wheel

Top View Bottom View

8Your Dell Projector

Do not look into the lens while the projector is on as it may cause injury to your

eyes.

Do not place any objects near or in front of the projector or cover its lens while the

projector is on as the heat may cause the object to melt or burn.

NOTE:

• Do not attempt to ceiling mount the projector yourself. It should be

installed by a qualified technician.

• Recommended Projector Ceiling Mount Kit (P/N: C4504). For more

information, see the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

• For more information, see the

Safety Information

that shipped with your

projector.

Connecting Your Projector 9

Connecting Your Projector

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

Safety Instructions as described on page 7.

1Mini USB (type B) remote

connector

7Audio input connector

2VGA-A output

(monitor loop-through)

8Security cable slot

3VGA-A input (D-sub) connector 9Audio output connector

4VGA-B input (D-sub) connector 10 Composite video connector

5RS232 control port 11 Power cord connector

6S-video connector

3 4 51 2 6 7

11 910

10 Connecting Your Projector

Connecting to a Computer

Connecting a Computer Using a VGA Cable

NOTE: The Mini USB-B cable is not provided with your projector.

NOTE: The Mini USB-B cable must be connected if you want to use the Page

Up and Page Down features on the remote control.

1Power cord

2VGA to VGA cable

3USB-A to Mini USB-B cable

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