Troubleshooting

Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continued)

Phenomenon

Cases not involving a machine defect

Reference

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Video screen

The FREEZE function is working.

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display freezes.

Press FREEZE button to restore the screen to normal.

 

 

Color settings are not correctly adjusted.

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Colors have a

Perform picture adjustments by changing the COLOR

faded- out

TEMP, COLOR, TINT and/or COLOR SPACE settings,

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appearance, or

using the menu functions.

 

Color tone is

COLOR SPACE setting is not suitable.

 

poor.

Change the COLOR SPACE setting to AUTO, RGB,

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SMPTE240, REC709 or REC601.

 

 

The brightness and/or contrast are adjusted to an

 

 

extremely low level.

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Adjust BRIGHTNESS and/or CONTRAST settings to a

 

 

Pictures appear

higher level using the menu function.

 

The whisper function is working.

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dark.

Select NORMAL for WHISPER item in the SETUP Menu.

 

 

 

The lamp is approaching the end of its product

 

 

lifetime.

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Replace the lamp.

 

 

Either the focus and/or horizontal phase settings are

 

 

not properly adjusted.

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Adjust the focus using the focus ring, and/or H PHASE

Pictures appear

 

using the menu function.

 

blurry.

 

 

The lens or mirror is dirty or misty.

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Clean the lens or mirror referring to the section “Caring for

 

the lens”.

 

NOTE • Although bright spots or dark spots may appear on the screen, this is a unique characteristic of liquid crystal displays, and it does not constitute or imply a machine defect.

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Epson 8100 Color settings are not correctly adjusted, Color Space setting is not suitable, Whisper function is working

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