Table 11: Indicator Messages (Continued)

POWER

LAMP

TEMP

Meaning or Action Required

indicator

indicator

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks/

Lights red

Turns off

Lamp is not lit.

Lights red

 

 

The interior of the equipment may be too hot. Switch POWER OFF,

 

 

 

wait 20 minutes until the equipment cools, and check whether the

 

 

 

ventilation openings are blocked, whether the air filter is dirty, or

 

 

 

whether the ambient temperature exceeds 95°F (35°C). And switch

 

 

 

POWER ON again.

 

 

 

Replace the lamp if the same problem occurs again.

 

 

 

 

Blinks/

Blinks red

Turns off

Lamp or lamp cover is not found, or hasn’t been fitted in correctly.

Lights red

 

 

Switch POWER OFF, and wait for 45 minutes until the equipment cools.

 

 

Check fitting of the lamp and lamp cover, and switch POWER ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

Contact your dealer if the same problem occurs again.

 

 

 

 

Blinks/

Turns off

Blinks red

The cooling fan is not operating.

Lights red

 

 

Switch POWER OFF, and wait for 20 minutes until the equipment cools.

 

 

 

Check for foreign matter in the fan, and switch POWER ON again.

 

 

 

Contact your dealer if the same problem occurs again.

 

 

 

 

Blinks/

Turns off

Lights red

The interior of the equipment is too hot. See NOTE: (about

Lights red

 

 

overheating) below.

 

 

Switch POWER OFF, and wait for 20 minutes until the equipment cools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check whether the ventilation openings are blocked., whether the air

 

 

 

filter is dirty, or whether the ambient temperature exceeds 95°F (35°C).

 

 

 

Then switch POWER ON again.

 

 

 

Contact your dealer if the same problem occurs again.

 

 

 

 

Lights green

Blinks red

Blinks red

The interior of the equipment is too cool.

 

alternately

alternately

Check whether the ambient temperature is below 32°F (0°C). Contact

 

with TEMP

with LAMP

 

your dealer if the same problem occurs when the ambient temperature

 

indicator

indicator

 

is 32°F ~ 95°F (0°C ~ 35°C).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lights green

Blinks red

Blinks red

The air-filter has been used for 100 hours or more.

 

synchronizing

synchronizing

Clean the filter, then reset the filter timer.

 

with TEMP

with LAMP

 

 

 

indicator

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: (about overheating) When the internal temperature rises too high, POWER to the unit switches OFF as a safety precaution; the LED lamp indicator turns OFF. Set the POWER switch to [0] and wait 20 minutes until the equipment has cooled sufficiently before continuing with operation.

Symptom

Before requesting repair, refer to the chart below. If the problem cannot be corrected, contact your dealer.

Table 12: Symptom

Symptom

Possible cause

Remedy

Page

 

 

 

 

No power

The main POWER switch

Turn on the main POWER switch.

page 9

 

is not turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power cord is

Plug the power cord into an AC power outlet.

page 7

 

disconnected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No video or

The Input is not correctly

Use INPUT button on projector control pad or remote control

page 10

audio

set.

to select input source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No signal input.

Connect correctly.

page 7,8

 

 

 

 

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