Dell 4210X Projector Users Guide

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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 ±30° 
Distance 10m/32.8feet    
Distance
Angle
Angle
Distance 

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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...

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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...

34Using Your Projector
 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). If you adjust the settings for...

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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).If you adjust the settings for Brightness, Contrast, 
Saturation, Sharpness, Tin t, and Advanced, the projector automatically switches 
to Custom....

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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...

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•  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...

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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...

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LAMP
Using the Lamp menu, you can adjust the display settings of your projector. The 
Lamp menu provides the following options:
L
AMP MODE—Allows you to select between Normal and ECO mode. 
Normal mode operates at full power level. ECO Mode operates at a lower power 
level which may provide longer lamp life, quieter operation, and dimmer 
luminance output on the screen. 
L
AMP HOUR—Displays the operating hours since the last lamp timer reset.
L
AMP HOUR RESET—Select Ye s to reset...

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LANGUAGE—Allows you to set the language for the OSD. Press   to activate the 
Language menu.
P
ROJECTOR MODE—Allows you to select the projector mode, depending upon how 
the projector is mounted.
•  Front Projection-Desktop — This is the default option.
•  Front Projection-Ceiling Mount — The projector turns the image upside 
down for ceiling-mounted projection.
•  Rear Projection-Desktop — The projector reverses the image so that you can 
project from behind a translucent screen....