Dell 1209S Projector Users Guide

							Specifications41
Noise Level 34 dB(A) Full-on mode, 31 dB(A) Eco 
mode 
Weight 4.95 lbs (2.25 kg)
Dimensions (W x H x D) External 11.68 x 7.96 x 3.17 ± 0.04 
inches (296.5 x 202 x 80.5 ± 1 mm)
Environmental Operating temperature: 5
oC - 35oC 
(41oF- 95oF)
Humidity: 80% maximum
Storage temperature: 0
oC to 60oC
(32oF to 140oF)
Humidity: 90% maximum
Regulatory FCC, CE, VCCI, UL, cUL, Nemko-
GS, ICES-003, MIC, C-Tick, GOST, 
CCC, PSB, NOM, IRAM, SABS, 
CECP, SASO, PSE, eK
I/O Connectors Power: AC power input socket
Computer input: two D-sub for 
analog/component, HDTV input 
signals 
Computer output: one 15-pin D-sub
Video input: one composite video RCA 
and one S-video
Audio input: one phone jack (diameter 
3.5 mm)
Audio output: one phone jack 
(diameter 3.5 mm)
USB port: one USB slave for remote 
mouse support
One mini-DIN RS232 for wired remote 
control from PC 
DVI-D input: one DVI-D connector for 
DVI-D signal (HDCP compliant). 
						

							42Specifications
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 
						

							Specifications43
Compatibility Modes (Analog/Digital)
ResolutionV. Frequency (Hz) H. Frequency (KHz)
640X480 59.9 31.5
640X480 75 37.5
640X480 85 43.3
720X400 70.1 31.5
720X400 85 37.9
800X600 60.3 37.9
800X600 75 46.9
800X600 85.1 53.7
848X480 60 31
1024X768 60 48.4
1024X768 75 60
1024X768 85 68.7
1280X720 59.9 44.8
1280X768 59.9 47.8
1280X800 59.8 49.7
1280X1024 60 64
1280X1024 75 80
1280X1024 85 91.1  1360X768 60 47.7
1400X1050 60 65.3
1440X900 59.9 55.9
1600X1200 60 75
1680X1050 60 65.3 
						

							44Contacting 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. 
						

							Glossary45
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. 
						

							46Glossary
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 9FT high, 12FT 
wide, screen has a diagonal of 15FT. This document assumes that the diagonal 
dimensions are for the traditional 4:3 ratio of a computer image as per the example 
above. 
DLP
®— Digital Light Processing™—Reflective display technology developed by 
Texas Instruments, using small manipulated mirrors. Light passes 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.  
DVI-D— Digital Visual Interface-Digital connector.
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). 
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.
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. 
						

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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.
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 
projector 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.  
						

							48Index
Index
A
Adjusting the Projected Image 16
Adjusting the Projector Height
 
16
lower the projector
Elevator button
 16
Elevator foot
 16
Tilt adjustment wheel
 16
Adjusting the Projector Zoom and 
Focus
 17
Focus ring
 17
Zoom tab
 17
C
Changing the Lamp 38
Connecting the Projector
Composite video cable
 12
Connecting a Computer with a 
RS232 cable
 10
Connecting with a Component 
Cable
 13
Connecting with a Composite 
Cable
 12
Connecting with an HDMI 
Cable
 14
Connecting with an S-video 
Cable
 11
DVI-D adapter
 14
HDMI cable
 14
Power cord
 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 
14
RS232 cable
 10
S-video cable
 11
To Computer
 8, 9
USB to USB cable
 8, 9
VGA to VGA cable
 8, 9
VGA to YPbPr cable
 13
Connection Ports
Audio input connector
 7
Audio output connector
 7
Composite video connector
 7
DVI-D input connector
 7
Power cord connector
 7
RS232 connector
 7
Security cable slot
 7
S-video connector
 7
USB remote connector
 7
VGA-A input (D-sub) connector
 
7
VGA-A output (monitor 
loop-through)
 7
VGA-B input (D-sub) connector
 
7
Contact Dell
 5, 19, 20, 36, 38
Control Panel
 19
D
Dell
contacting
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							Index49
M
Main Unit 6
Control panel
 6
Elevator button
 6
Focus ring
 6
IR receiver
 6
Lens
 6
Zoom tab
 6
O
On-Screen Display 22
Auto-Adjust
 24
Display (in PC Mode)
 27
Display (in Video Mode)
 28
Input Select
 23
Lamp
 29
Language
 30
Main Menu
 23
Others
 31
Picture (in PC Mode)
 25
Picture (in Video Mode)
 26
Set Up
 24
P
phone numbers 44
Powering On/Off the Projector
Powering Off the Projector
 15
Powering On the Projector
 15
R
Remote Control 21
IR receiver
 20
S
Specifications
Audio
 40
Brightness
 40
Color Wheel Speed
 40
Contrast Ratio
 40
Dimensions
 41
Displayable Color
 40
Environmental
 41
I/O Connectors
 41
Lamp
 40
Light Valve
 40
Noise Level
 41
Number of Pixels
 40
Power Consumption
 40
Power Supply
 40
Projection Distance
 40
Projection Lens
 40
Projection Screen Size
 40
Regulatory
 41
RS232 Protocol
 42
Uniformity
 40
Video Compatibility
 40
Weight
 41
support
contacting Dell
 44
T
telephone numbers 44
Troubleshooting
 34
Contact Dell
 34