Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Vidikron Vision Model 110 Installation/Operation Manual 61
PRELIMINARY
5.3 Troubleshooting Tips

Table 5-1 provides some general guidelines for troubleshooting problems you may

encounter with the Vision 110. If the suggested solutions fail to resolve the problem or if you

encounter an issue not described here, please contact Vidikron Technical Support.

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom Possible Cause(s) Solution
The projector does not turn on
after initial installation.
• The Vision 110 is not
plugged in or the AC outlet
is not active.
• Ensure that the Vision 110 is
plugged in and that the AC
outlet is active.
The projector is on, but there is
no video image on-screen.
• Incorrect source selection.
• Source component is not
turned on.
• Select the correct source.
• Turn on the source.
A projected image from a DVD
is split or otherwise scrambled.
•DVD player is set to
progressive scan mode.
• Turn off progressive scan
on the DVD player.
Image is too bright and/or
lacks definition in the bright
areas of the image.
• Contrast is set too high. • Lower the contrast setting.
Image appears “washed out”
and/or dark areas appear too
bright.
• Brightness is set too high. • Lower the brightness
setting.
Colors in the image are
swapped; for example, reds
appear blue or vice versa.
• The Red/Pr, Green/Y or
Blue/Pb outputs from the
source are connected to the
wrong inputs on the Vision
110.
• Ensure that the source
outputs are connected to
the correct input.
Image geometry is incorrect. • Incorrect aspect ratio
selection.
• Select the aspect ratio that
best matches the source
image and screen size (refer
to Table 4-1).
The projector will not turn
back on after it was powered
down, or the image disappears
during operation.
• The projector will not turn
on for two minutes after
power-down, to protect the
lamp.
• The lamp has failed.
• Wait two minutes until the
STAND-BY LED at the rear
of the projector turns
orange.
• Replace the lamp.