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Important safety instructions
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.
See
"Setting Lamp Power as Economic or SmartEco"
below for more information on Economic mode.
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. The lamp hour information is shown in the row of
Equivalent Lamp Hour
.
4. To leave the menu, press
MENU/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 OSD menu.
• Setting Lamp Power as Economic or SmartEco
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
Setting the projector in
Economic
or
SmartEco
mode also extends the lamp life. To set
Economic
or
SmartEco
mode, go to the
System Setup : Advanced
>
Lamp Settings
>
Lamp Power
menu,
and press
MODE/ENTER
. The
Lamp Power
page displays. Then press / repeatedly until your
desired mode is selected and press
MODE/ENTER
• Setting
Auto
Off
This function allows the projector to turn off automatically if no input source is detected after a set
period of time.
To set
Auto Off
, go to the
System Setup : Basic
>
Auto Off
menu and press / to select a time
period. The time period can be set from 5 to 30 minutes in 5-minute increments. If the preset time
lengths are not suitable for your presentation, select
Disable
. The projector will not automatically shut
down in a certain time period.
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