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Maintenance
Lamp information
Getting to know the lamp hour
When the projector is in operation, the duration (in hours) of lamp usage is automatically calculated by
the built-in timer.
To obtain the lamp hour information:
1. Press
MENU
and then use the arrow keys (
/
/ /
) to go to
Information
or
Settings
>
Information
.
2. The
Equivalent Lamp Hour
information displays.
3. Press
BACK
to exit.
Extending lamp life
The projection lamp is a consumable item. To keep the lamp life as long as possible, you can do the
following settings via the
Advanced
OSD menu.
To access the
Advanced
OSD menu, see
30
for details.
Setting
Lamp Power
Setting the projector in
Economic
or
SmartEco
mode extends the lamp life.
Using
Economic
mode reduces system noise and power consumption by 30%. Using
SmartEco
mode
reduces system noise and lamp power consumption by up to 70%. If the
Economic
or
SmartEco
mode
is selected, the light output will be reduced and result in darker projected pictures.
1. Go to
Picture
>
Lamp Power
.
2. Press to
OK
display the
Lamp Power
window.
3. Press / to move to your desired mode, and press
OK
.
4. When done, press
BACK
to save your changes and exit.
Setting
Auto Off
This function allows the projector to turn off automatically if no input source is detected after a set
period of time.
1. Go to
System Setup : Basic
>
Auto Off
.
2. Press / to select a time period. If the preset time lengths are not suitable for your presentation,
select
Disable
, and the projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time period.
3. When done, press
BACK
to save your changes and exit.
Lamp mode
Description
Normal
100% lamp brightness
Economic
Saves 30% lamp power consumption
SmartEco
Saves up to 70% lamp power consumption depending on the content brightness level