Maintenance 59
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. The method of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as
follows:
Total (equivalent) lamp hour
= 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 4/3 (hours used in normal mode)
See
"Setting Lamp mode eco function as Economic or SmartEco mode"
below for more
information on Economic mode.
The lamp hour in
Economic
mode is calculated as 3/4 of that in
Normal
mode. That is,
using the projector in
Economic
mode helps to extend the lamp hour by 1/3.
To obtain the lamp hour information:
1.
Press
Menu/Exit
and then press / until the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
menu is highlighted.
2.
Press to highlight
Lamp Settings
and press
Mode/Enter
. The
Lamp Settings
page displays.
3.
You will see the
Equivalent lamp
information displaying on the menu.
4.
To leave the menu, press
Menu/Exit
.
You can also get the lamp hour information on the
INFORMATION
menu.
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 OSD menu or remote control.
Setting Lamp mode eco function as Economic or SmartEco mode
Using
Economic /SmartEco
mode will reduces system noise and power consumption. If
the
Economic/SmartEco
mode is selected, the light output will be reduced and result in
darker projected
pictures, the projector protected for longer working life.
Setting the projector in
Economic/SmartEco
mode also extends the lamp operation life.
To set
Economic/SmartEco
mode, go into the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
>
Lamp
Settings
>
Lamp mode
menu and press
/ .
.
The lamp modes are defined as the chart below.
Setting Auto Power Off
This function allows the projector to turn off automatically if no input source is detected
after a set period of time to prevent unnecessary waste of lamp life.
To set
Auto Power Off
, go into the
SYSTEM SETUP: Basic
>
Auto Power Off
menu and press / . The time period can be set from 5 to 30 minutes in 5-minute
Lamp mode
Description
Normal
100% lamp brightness
.
Economic
Saves 20% lamp power consumption.
SmartEco
Saves up to 70% lamp power consumption depending on the content
brightness level.
