Dell S500 User manual

Dell™ S500/S500wi Projector

User’s Guide

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you

make better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware

or loss of data if instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property

damage, personal injury, or death.

____________________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written

permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of

Dell Inc.; DLP and DLP logo are trademarks of TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

INCORPORATED; Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered

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

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either

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

any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

Model S500/S500wi

December 2010 Rev. A00

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Contents 3

Contents

1 Your Dell Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About Your Interactive Pen (for S500wi only) . . . . 10

2 Connecting Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Optional Wireless Dongle . . . . . . 13

Install the Cable Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a Computer Using a VGA Cable . . . . 15

Monitor Loop-Through Connection Using

VGA Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting a Computer Using a RS232 cable . . . 17

Connecting a Computer by USB Cable . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a Computer Using Wireless . . . . . . 19

Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting a DVD Player Using an S-Video Cable . 20

Connecting a DVD Player Using a Composite

Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting a DVD Player Using a Component

Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting a DVD Player Using a HDMI Cable . . 23

Connecting to Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . 24

To project an image and control the projector that is

connected to a network through a RJ45 cable. . . 24

http://www.pureglare.com.au

4Contents

Professional Installation Options: Installation for

Driving Automatic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connection With Commercial RS232 Control Box . 26

Connecting With Your Interactive Pen

(for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 Using Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Turning Your Projector On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Turning Your Projector Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Adjusting the Projected Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Raising the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Lowering the Projector Height . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adjusting the Projector Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Cleaning the Projector's Mirror Process . . . . . 31

Adjusting Projection Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Interactive Pen (for S500wi only) . . . . . . 39

OSD warning messages - low battery . . . . . . . 40

OSD warning messages - out of range . . . . . . . 40

Combinations of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the Wrist Strap (for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . 43

Charging the Interactive Pen Battery (for S500wi only) 44

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Contents 5

Docking Charger Introduction

(Optional, for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Charging the Interactive Pen Battery

by Docking Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Operating Range with Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 49

Operating Range with Interactive Pen

(for S500wi only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

INPUT SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

AUTO ADJUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

VIDEO MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

AUDIO INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

ADVANCED SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Wireless Networking Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Enable Wireless on the Projector . . . . . . . . . . 74

Install the Wireless Application Software

on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

S500 or S500wi Wireless Application Software . . 78

Presentation to Go (PtG) Installation . . . . . . . . . . 82

PtG Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Photo Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

PtG/Photo Function Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 84

PtG Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Photo Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Buttons Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

http://www.pureglare.com.au

6Contents

Set up PtG Converter - Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

PtG Converter - Lite Application Software . . . . . 86

Managing the Projector From Web Management . . . 88

Configuring the Network Setting . . . . . . . . . . 88

Accessing Web Management . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Make Application Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

4 Troubleshooting Your Projector . . . . . . 108

Troubleshooting your Interactive Pen . . . . . . . . . . 112

Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Interactive Pen LED Guiding Signals . . . . . . . . . . 115

Changing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

5 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

6 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Contacting eInstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

7 Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Your Dell Projector 7

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.

S500/S500wi Package Contents

Power cable 1.8 m VGA cable (VGA to VGA)

AAA Batteries (2) Remote control

CD User’s Guide and Documentation Cable cover

USB cable (USB-A to USB-B)

http://www.pureglare.com.au

8Your Dell Projector

Only for S500wi Package Contents

Interactive Pen Wrist strap

Nib Interwrite Workspace CD

2 m Mini USB cable (USB-A to Mini

USB-B)

5 m Mini USB cable (USB-A to Mini

USB-B)

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Your Dell Projector 9

About Your Projector

1Control panel

2Focus tab

3Lens

4IR receivers

5Lamp cover

6Mounting holes for wall mount: Screw hole M4 x 10 mm depth.

Recommended torque <10 kgf-cm

7Tilt adjustment wheel

Top View Bottom View

http://www.pureglare.com.au

10 Your Dell Projector

About Your Interactive Pen (for S500wi only)

CAUTION: Safety Instructions

1Do not use the projector near appliances that generate a lot of heat.

2Do 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.

3Ensure that the projector is mounted in a well-ventilated area.

4Do not block the ventilation slots and openings on the projector.

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

6Do 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.

7Do not look into the lens while the projector is on as it may cause injury to your

eyes.

8Do 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.

1Replaceable nib

2Lens

3Control buttons

4LED indicators

5Wrist strap holder

6Power switch

7Firmware upgrade connector

8Mini USB charge connector

Top View Bottom View

http://www.pureglare.com.au

Other manuals for S500

This manual suits for next models

Table of contents

Popular Projector manuals by other brands

iEmmet

iEmmet MP-312 user manual

Epson

Epson VS400 Specifications

Sony

Sony VPL-HS10 Marketing Specifications & Features manual

Sony

Sony VPL-HW65ES Quick reference manual

Toshiba

Toshiba TLP-791U Specifications

Philips

Philips LC1341 Declaration of conformity

Panasonic

Panasonic PTL735NTU - LCD PROJECTOR-NETWORK IB operating instructions

NEC

NEC NP600S EDU Specifications

BenQ

BenQ SH753P user manual

Eiki

Eiki EK-623U series quick start guide

Epson

Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 6020UB user guide

Epson

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD user guide

Christie

Christie LHD700 user manual

Navitar

Navitar FX instruction manual

InFocus

InFocus LitePro 560 user guide

Sony

Sony SRX-R815P operating instructions

Vivitar

Vivitar DP1500 X specification

Acer

Acer C20 Series manual