Pioneer PRO-1000HDI manual About the plasma panel’s, Protection function, STANDBY/ON indicator

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Although this unit incorporates high precision technology	About the plasma panel’s
in its design, please understand that there may be	protection function
extremely slight pixel breakup, or light emission fault.
Note	The brightness of this display will deteriorate slightly
	when an image with little movement such as a
In order to protect the panel and internal circuitry, this display is
	photograph or computer image is continuously displayed.
provided with a cooling fan designed to turn on/off and change
	This is caused by the plasma panel’s protection function
speed automatically in accordance with ambient temperature
conditions (the fan sound will change in accordance with its	which detects images with slight movement and
speed).	automatically adjusts brightness to protect the display,
Additional cautions	and is not a malfunction.
	The screen-saver function begins operating when the
• If the power is automatically turned off during operation	display detects no or little screen movement for a period
of this unit, the following reasons may be the cause.	of about three minutes.
1 Is the POWER MANAGEMENT or AUTO POWER
OFF function set to ON? (page 26).	CAUTION
2 Is ambient temperature too high?
	Panel sticking and after-image lag
3 The internal temperature has risen abnormally due to
blocked cooling vents, overheating of internal	• Displaying the same images such as still images for a
electronic parts, or other factors.	long time may cause after-image lagging.
4 If the display is moved suddenly from a chilled	This may occur in the following two cases.
location to a warm room, or if the room temperature	1. After-image lagging due to remaining electrical load
rises suddenly, condensation may form on internal
parts. To protect internal circuitry, the display is	When image patterns with very high peak luminance are
provided with a condensation detector that	displayed for more than 1 minute, after-image lagging may
automatically disables power in event of internal	occur due to the remaining electric load. The after-images
condensation; in this case, allow the unit to dry	remaining on the screen will disappear when moving images
thoroughly before using.	are displayed. The time for the after-images to disappear
If the power is automatically turned off for a reason	depends on the luminance of the still images and the time
other than the above reasons, there could be a	they had been displayed.
malfunction. In this case, unplug the power cord from	2. After-image (lag image) due to burning
the power outlet and request repair from your nearest
sales outlet.	Avoid displaying the same image on the Plasma Display
• The plasma display panel of this unit is very bright and	continuously over a long period of time. If the same image is
viewing it a close distance will cause eye strain.	displayed continuously for several hours, or for shorter
We recommend that you view the screen from a	periods of time over several days, a permanent after-image
suitable distance (9.8 to 19.7 feet (3 to 6m)).	may remain on the screen due to burning of the fluorescent
	materials. Such images may become less noticeable if
STANDBY/ON indicator	moving images are later displayed, but they will not
	disappear completely.
During operation of the Power Management function, the
	When viewing at aspect ratio 4:3 continuously for numerous
indicator will flash green at intervals of about 2 seconds
	hours, or for repeated short periods of time each day, some
(page 26). If the green light displays a flashing pattern
	after image may be burned into the screen. To avoid such
other than the above, an error message is indicated.
	burning of after images in the screen, use aspect ratios other
Consult any onscreen messages (page 35) and check
	than 4:3 whenever possible, unless necessary to avoid
ambient conditions (temperature, condensation, etc.) and
	infringement of copyright.
respond accordingly (pages 36 – 37).
If the problem persists, disconnect the power plug and	• The power control function can be set to help prevent
consult your dealer or a service center.
	damage from screen burning (page 33).
When STANDBY/ON is pressed to set the unit to the
standby mode, the indicator will flash red for several
seconds (page 22). Other than this, if the power turns off
by itself, or refuses to turn on, or if the red indicator
conditions flashing, a malfunction may be indicated.
Immediately disconnect the power plug and consult your
dealer or a service center.
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