Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information

Use the Info menu to view information about the display settings of your computer and the number of hours the lamp has been used.

1.Press the Menu button and select the Info menu. You see one of the following menus:

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You can make changes to many of the signal settings on the Signal menu. See page 55 for details.

Computer (analog RGB, digital RGB, RGB Video (Composite video, S-Video) Video/Component video

Lamp Hours

Displays the number of hours the lamp has been used. The life span of the lamp ranges from about 2000 hours in High brightness mode to about 3000 hours in Low brightness mode. If the number shown is close to 2000 or the information is displayed in red, make sure you have a spare lamp handy.

Source

Displays the input source currently being projected.

Input Signal (computer, RGB video, and component video) Displays the input signal setting.

Resolution (computer, RGB video, and component video) Displays the input resolution.

Video Signal (composite and S-video) Displays the video signal format.

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The lamp usage timer doesn’t register until you’ve used the lamp for at least 10 hours.

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