Troubleshooting

The following offers solutions to some of the common problems you may encounter. We suggest that you consult this chart before contacting your dealer.

Images aren't projected on the screen.

Problem

Cause and solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power isn't turned on.

Check the states of the indicators.

 

 

POWER

STATUS

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect the power cord to the projector.

 

 

Off

Off

Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any objects are blocking the air inlet or outlet grille, remove them and carry out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the following.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

 

 

 

 

Off

 

2.

Make sure that the projector has cooled off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Plug the power cord into the wall outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Press the POWER button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any objects are blocking the air inlet or outlet grille, remove them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't expose the air outlet grilles to hot air emitted from a heating appliance.

 

 

Steady red

Blinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the STATUS indicator stops blinking, press the POWER button.

 

 

 

 

Blinking

 

If you unplug the power cord while the fan is rotating, the lamp may not turn on about one minute when

 

 

 

 

 

 

you plug the power cord next time.

 

 

 

 

green

 

The lamp can't turn on again for one minute after it goes out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the POWER button several times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace the lamp. (The lamp is at the end of its life.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steady red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attach the lamp cover on the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

Blinking red

 

 

 

 

Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and contact your dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/ green

Steady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images aren't projected on

• Cancel the AV mute by pressing the MUTE button.

the screen.

• Remove the lens cap.

The lamp sometimes takes about one minute to light up.

On rare occasion, the lamp fails to light up. In such cases, wait a few minutes and try to light the lamp again.

If the projector was turned off before the lamp cooled down completely, the fans may start rotating and the POWER button may not function when you plug the power cord into the wall outlet next time. Wait for the fans to stop and press the POWER button to turn on the lamp again.

Set SCART INPUT in the FEATURE menu to OFF. (See page 18.)

Check that the lamp cover are closed.

Check that the cable connected to the external device isn't broken.

When an extension cord is being used, replace it with the supplied cable and check whether images are projected correctly. If images are projected correctly, use an RGB signal amplifier along with the extension cord.

Images suddenly disap-

• The air inlet or outlet grille may be blocked. (In such cases, the STATUS indicator blinks orange.)

pear.

￿ Remove the objects blocking the air inlet or outlet grille and carry out the following.

 

1.

Wait for the air inlet or outlet fan to stop (or wait for the STATUS indicator to go out.)

 

2.

Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

 

3.

Wait about 10 minutes.

 

4.

Plug the power cord into the wall outlet.

 

5.

Press the POWER button.

 

• When the STATUS indicator is blinking red, it is indicating that the lamp should be replaced.

 

Replace the lamp in this case.

 

 

"NO SIGNAL" is displayed.

• Turn on the power of the connected device, or check whether there is something wrong with

 

the connected device.

 

• Check whether the external device outputs signals. (Check this especially when the external

 

device is a notebook computer.)

 

• Check that the cable connected to the external device isn't defective.

 

• Check that the projector is connected to the external device using the correct terminals.

 

• Check that the connected device is correctly selected as the input source.

 

• When an extension cord is being used, replace it with the supplied cable and check whether

 

images are projected correctly. If images are projected correctly, use an RGB signal amplifier

 

along with the extension cord.

 

 

The screen for entering the

• PASSWORD FUNCTION in the FEATURE menu has been set to DISPLAY INPUT to enable the

password appears.

password lock.

 

￿ Enter the password or contact the person in charge of management of the projector. (See page

 

 

25.)

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Mitsubishi Electronics XD480U user manual Troubleshooting, Images arent projected on the screen, Problem Cause and solution