Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart (continued)

Symptom

 

Possible Cause(s)

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

The display is on and menus

Incorrect source selection.

• Select the correct source.

appear, but there is no

Source component is not

• Turn on the source

picture.

 

turned on.

 

component.

 

Source component is

Check connections from

 

 

connected incorrectly or

 

source component to DHD

 

 

not at all.

 

Controller.

 

 

 

 

A projected image from a

DVD player is connected

• Turn off progressive scan

DVD is split or otherwise

 

to the Component input

 

on the DVD player. Or,

scrambled.

 

and set to progressive

 

connect the DVD player to

 

 

scan mode.

 

the HD1 or HD2 input.

 

 

 

 

Image appears “squeezed” or

Incorrect aspect ratio

• Select a different aspect

vertically stretched into cen-

 

selection.

 

ratio.

ter of screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display is jittery or

Poor-quality or improperly

• Ensure that the source is

unstable.

 

connected source.

 

properly connected and of

 

 

 

 

adequate quality for

 

 

 

 

detection.

 

• The horizontal or vertical

• Correct at the source.

 

 

scan frequency of the

 

 

 

 

input signal may be out of

 

 

 

 

range for the projector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image is too bright and/or

Contrast is set too high.

• Lower the contrast setting.

lacks definition in the bright

 

 

 

 

areas of the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image appears “washed out”

Brightness is set too high.

Lower the brightness

and/or dark areas appear too

 

 

 

setting.

bright.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors in the image are

The Red/Pr, Green/Y or

• Ensure that the source

swapped; for example, reds

 

Blue/Pb outputs from the

 

outputs are connected to

appear blue or vice versa.

 

source are connected to

 

the correct DHD Controller

 

 

the wrong inputs on the

 

input.

 

 

DHD Controller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display freezes suddenly.

Excessive voltage noise on

• Power down the projector

 

 

the AC or ground input has

 

and disconnect from AC.

 

 

interrupted the projector’s

 

Then, plug in again and

 

 

ability to lock on to a

 

power up as usual.

 

 

signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The projector will not turn

The projector will not turn

• Wait until the LED at the

back on after it was powered

 

on for two minutes after

 

front of the DHD Controller

down, or the image disap-

 

power-down, to protect

 

turns red.

pears during operation.

 

the lamp.

 

 

 

• The lamp has failed.

Replace the lamp.

 

 

 

 

 

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