Planar PD8150 Troubleshooting Tips, Troubleshooting Chart, Symptom Possible Causes Solution

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

5.2

Troubleshooting Tips

Table 5-1provides some general guidelines for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with the PD8130/PD8150. If the suggested solutions fail to resolve the problem or if you encounter an issue not described here, please contact Planar Technical Support.

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom		Possible Cause(s)		Solution
The projector does not	•	The PD8130/PD8150 is	•	Ensure that the
turn on.		not plugged in or the		PD8130/PD8150 is
		AC outlet is not active.		plugged in and that the
				AC outlet is active.
	• Lamp cover is not		•	Securely attach the
		securely attached.		lamp cover.
The projector does not	•	The projector will not	•	Wait until the
turn back on after it was		turn on for two minutes		PD8130/PD8150
powered off.		after power-off, to		completes its
		protect the lamp.		cool-down (POWER LED
				lights solid green).
The remote control does	•	The batteries have run	•	Replace the batteries.
not work correctly.		out.
	• IR code set mismatch		• Press and hold the
		between remote		LIGHT and ENTER
		control unit and		remote control buttons
		projector.		simultaneously until the
				remote control
				back-lighting “blinks”
				(approximately five
				seconds). Then, try
				again.
The projector is on and	•	Incorrect source	•	Select the correct
OSD menus appear, but		selection.		source.
there is no video image	•	Source component is	• Turn on the source.
on-screen.		not turned on.
	•	Source component is	•	Check cable
		connected incorrectly		connection from
		or not at all.		source component to
				projector.
A projected image from a	•	DVD player is	•	Turn off progressive
DVD is split or otherwise		connected to the		scan on the DVD
scrambled.		Component input and		player.
		set to progressive scan
		mode.
Image is blurred.	•	The lens is not correctly	• Adjust the focus with
		focused.		the remote control.
Image is too bright and/or	•	Contrast is set too high.	•	Lower the contrast
lacks definition in the				setting.
bright areas of the image.

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