Troubleshooting
The following offers solutions to some of the common problems you may encounter. We suggest that you consult this chart before contacting your dealer.
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The power is off. | • The air inlet slots, outlet slots or air filter is | • Remove the object. | |
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| POWER indicator does not light up. | • Plug the power cord into the outlet. | |
| • Power cord is unplugged from the outlet. | ||
| • Power cord is disconnected from the projector. | • Insert the power cord into the projector. | |
| • The main switch is turned off. | • Turn the main switch on. | |
| • The lamp lid is open. | • Close the lamp lid. | |
| POWER indicator blinks red. | • Wait for the lighting sequence. | |
| • The projector has been turned on again too soon | ||
| after having been turned off. | • Turn the power switch on and off several times. | |
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| the fan was running, during or after lamp |
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| • The room temperature is too high. | • Refer to "Indicators" on page 25. | |
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| • Lamp is no longer working. | • Replace the lamp with a new one. | |
| POWER indicator blinks between red and green. |
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| • The filter cover is not closed. | • Close the cover correctly. | |
| • When the LAMP indicator or the TEMP | • Contact your dealer. | |
| indicator is either on or blinking, the main unit |
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No picture appears | • Lens is covered by lens cap. | • Take the lens cap off. | |
on the screen. | • When the LAMP indicator or the TEMP | • Replace the lamp with a new one. | |
| indicator is either on or blinking, the main unit |
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| requires repairs. |
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| • The equipment connected to this projector is not turned on. | • Turn on the connected equipment. | |
| • Hookup is not made correctly with other equipment. | • Confirm the hookup. | |
| • The input source is not selected correctly. | • Select the correct source according to the equip- | |
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The image is | • The air inlet slots, outlet slots or air filter is | • Remove the object and turn off the main power | |
clogged with dust or some objects. | switch. After about 10 minutes, Turn the pro- | ||
turned off. | |||
(In this case, the TEMP indicator does not light up.) | jector on. | ||
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The image is | • The projector is not at a right angle to the screen. | • Adjust the angle of the projector to make a right | |
distorted. |
| angle to the screen. See page 12. | |
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The image is dark. | • Brightness, tint and color are not adjusted correctly. | • Adjust brightness, tint and color correctly. | |
The image is | • The projecting distance is beyond the focused area. | • Adjust the projecting distance. See page 9. | |
blurred. | • Lens is dirty. | • Clean lens. | |
| • Screen size exceeds screen size specifications. | • Reduce screen size to within 40" to 300". | |
| • Brightness and contrast are not adjusted correctly. | • Adjust brightness, contrast. | |
| • FINE adjustment is not made correctly. | • Make FINE adjustment. | |
| • Tracking is not adjusted. | • Adjust tracking. | |
| • The projector is not at a right angle to the screen. | • Adjust the angle of the projector to make a | |
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The afterimage | • When a stationary image is projected for a long | time, its afterimage may persist on the screen. This | |
remains. | is not a failure, and the afterimage will disappear in a few minutes. | ||
Red, blue or green dots are | • It is normal. |
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viewed on the text of image. |
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The image is dis- | • The cable for connection with other equipment | • Plug the connecting cable securely into the | |
torted on the screen | is not plugged securely into the terminal. | terminal. See pages | |
and noise is heard. | • The projector is installed too close to other | • Install the projector far away from other equipment. | |
| equipment. |
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No sound is heard. | • Volume is not turned up. | • Turn up the volume. | |
| • Connection to other equipment is not made correctly. | • Check connections. See pages | |
Nothing is displayed on | • The PC monitor is not turned on. | • Turn on the monitor. | |
the PC monitor. | |||
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Warm air comes out of | • This is typical of the LCD projector. |
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the exhaust vents. |
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Adjustments cannot be | • The operation is incorrectly made due to noise or | • Press the reset button on the Terminal board. | |
interference. | See page 15. | ||
made. | |||
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is displayed. | • This mark is displayed when an invalid operation | is executed (for example, when the COMPUTER or | |
| VIDEO button is pressed while the menu is displayed). This is not failure. | ||
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