When You Suspect a Problem

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Image colors are poor, tinted green or tinted red/purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Are the image signal format settings correct?

If a component video device is connected and “Computer” is set as the “Image”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Input Signal” configuration menu setting, the projected images will appear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

greenish. If a computer is connected and either “Component VideoYPbPr(

g )”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or “Component VideoYCbCr(

g)” is set as the “Image”“Input Signal”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuration menu setting, the projected images will appear red/purplish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please select the appropriate setting for the equipment you are using. ([Menu]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button “Image”“Input Signal”) SeeImage menu” on page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Does the lamp need replacement?

 

When the lamp is due for replacement, colors will weaken and the image will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

become dark. Replace the lamp when this is the case. See “Lamp replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period” on page 56.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Has the image contrast been adjusted correctly?

See “Image menu” on page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

([Menu] button “Image”

“Picture Quality”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Contrast”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Has the color been adjusted correctly? ([Menu]

See “Image menu” on page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button

“Image”“Picture Quality”

“Color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Has the saturation and tint been adjusted

See “Image menu” on page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly? ([Menu] button

“Image”

“Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality”

“Saturation,” “Tint”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Has the image brightness been adjusted

See “Image menu” on page 36.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly? ([Menu] button

“Image”

“Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality”

“Brightness”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Are the cables connected correctly?

 

See “Connecting to a Computer” on page 14, "Connecting to Video Equipment"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.20.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When connecting to a computer

 

Colors may not exactly match those displayed on the computer screen or LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen, but this is normal and is not the sign of a problem.