Vidikron 60 manual Replacing The Lamp For Service Only, The light-source lamp and its lamp time

REPLACING THE LAMP (FOR SERVICE ONLY)

■ The light-source lamp and its lamp time

The light-source lamp has a service life. The life of lamps currently used for this projector is about 2000 hours. [Average lamp life: 2000 hours]

When the light-source lamp approaches the end of its service life, deterioration progresses rapidly. Please contact your Vidikron dealer to install a new lamp when the accumulated lamp time exceeds 1900 hours. Depending on the operating conditions, the lamp may have to be changed earlier. If the image remains dark or the tone, unusual, even after adjustment, please replace the lamp as soon as possible. You can check the accumulated used hours of the lamp via the “Lamp time” item in the “Signal Info” menu.

•When lamp time exceeds 1000 hours:

When the accumulated lamp time reaches 1000, a message indicating “1000h” will appear on the projected screen.

-Press [EXIT] button to delete the message.

•When lamp time exceeds 1900 hours:

-When the accumulated lamp time reaches 1900 hours: The [LAMP] indicator on the projector lights up.

-When the accumulated lamp time exceeds 1900 hours: “Lamp replacement” appears on the screen.

* Press [EXIT] button to delete the message.

•When the lamp time exceeds 2000 hours:

The lamp indicator on the projector blinks.

“Warning” and “Lamp replacement” appear on the screen; the word “Warning” blinks. - To cancel the message, press the [EXIT] button.

However, the same message will appear again every one hour.

-Once the lamp time exceeds 2000 hours, and the projector is either put into the standby state or turned off, projection will not be possible again until the lamp is replaced and the lamp time is reset.

•When the lamp time exceeds 2010 hours:

The projector quits and shuts down.

The [LAMP] and [OPERATE] indicators blink on the projector.

- The projector does not turn on unless the lamp (lamp unit) is replaced and the lamp time is reset.

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