Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Table 5-1provides some general guidelines for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with the Vision 10/12. If you encounter an issue not described here, please contact your Vidikron dealer or Vidikron Technical Support.

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom

 

Possible Cause(s)

Solution

 

 

 

 

The projector does not turn on

The Vision 10/12 is not

• Ensure that the Vision

after initial installation.

 

plugged in or the AC outlet

10/12 is plugged in and

 

 

is not active.

that the AC outlet is active.

 

The remote control

• Replace the batteries.

 

 

batteries have run out.

 

 

 

 

 

The projector is on, but there is

Incorrect source selection.

• Select the correct source.

no video image on-screen.

Source component is not

• Turn on the source

 

 

turned on.

component.

 

 

 

 

A projected image from a DVD

DVD player is set to

• Turn off progressive scan

is split or otherwise scrambled.

 

progressive scan mode.

on the DVD player.

 

 

 

• Connect the DVD player to

 

 

 

the HD/RGB 1 or HD/RGB 2

 

 

 

input.

 

 

 

 

5.7

Troubleshooting Tips

Image is too bright and/or

• Contrast is set too high.

lacks definition in the bright

 

areas of the image.

 

Image appears “washed out”

• Brightness is set too high.

and/or dark areas appear too

 

bright.

 

Colors in the image are

• The Red/Pr, Green/Y or

swapped; for example, reds

Blue/Pb outputs from the

appear blue or vice versa.

source are connected to the

 

wrong inputs on the Vision

 

10/12.

RGB-HD images appear

• Clock and Phase settings

“noisy.”

need adjustment.

The projector will not turn

• The projector will not turn

back on after it was powered

on for two minutes after

down, or the image disappears

power-down, to protect the

during operation.

lamp.

 

• The lamp has failed or was

 

improperly installed.

Lower the contrast setting.

Lower the brightness setting.

Ensure that the source outputs are connected to the correct Vision 10/12 input.

Manually adjust Clock and Phase settings, or perform an Auto-Tune (refer to HD/RGB Adjust on page 42).

Wait until the cooling fan stops.

Replace or re-install the lamp.

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