Troubleshooting

Phenomena that may easily be mistaken for machine defects (continued)

Phenomenon

Cases not involving a machine defect

Reference

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The lens cover is closed.

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Remove the lens cover.

 

 

 

The signal cables are not correctly connected.

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Correctly connect the connection cables.

 

 

No pictures are

The brightness is adjusted to an extremely low level.

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displayed.

Adjust the BRIGHT to a higher level using the menu function

or the remote control.

 

 

 

 

The computer cannot detect the projector as a plug

 

 

and play monitor.

10

 

Make sure that the computer’s can detect a plug and play

 

 

 

monitor using other plug and play monitor.

 

 

Color settings are not correctly adjusted.

 

Colors have a

Perform picture adjustments by changing the COLOR

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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 the BRIGHT and/or CONTRAST settings to a higher

 

 

 

level using the menu function.

 

Pictures appear

The WHISPER function is working.

 

dark.

Select the NORMAL to the item WHISPER in the SETUP

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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.

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

Pictures appear

 

using the menu function.

 

blurry.

 

 

The lens is dirty or misty.

 

 

 

 

Clean the lens by referring to the section “Caring for the

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lens”.

 

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

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