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Section 4: Advanced Configuration and Controls
RPMSP-D132U & RPMSP-D180U User Manual User Manual 4-15
020-100245-03 Rev. 1 (11-2010)
• power the lamp with a specific wattage
Use the lamp mode that best suits your brightness needs. For example, in a tiled display application you may
want to precisely match brightness levels between adjacent images – judge by eye and set each individual lamp
“Power” setting as necessary. Or you may want images to be as bright as possible – choose “Max Brightness”.
Choosing a higher lamp power setting will shorten lamp life.
Lamp modes are:
MAX BRIGHTNESS - The lamp will burn as brightly as possible. It is the same as applying the maximum
power level - 132 watts or 180 watts depending on the model. The “maximum brightness” for a lamp gradually
diminishes with age making images dimmer over time.
POWER - The power supplied to the lamp will remain at the specified wattage level. Select this option and
enter the number of watts representing the power level you wish to maintain. Adjust the slidebar when
LAMP
MODE
is set to “Power”
,
to apply a specific number of watts to the lamp.
A lower power level will produce a dimmer image. Specifying a maximum power level is the same as
operating in “Max Brightness” mode, and will shorten lamp life.
Lamp Operation
From the pull down list, specify which lamp to operate the projector with. The other lamp remains in reserve
and will only turn on if
• the current lamp fails
• the mode is manually selected using the keypad
• the Lamp Control button is pressed.
NOTE:
A full lamp change will take approximately 80 seconds, including igniting the lamp and reaching
partial brightness.The “switch” can take up to 6 minutes, if the lamp doesn’t ignite on the first attempt. The
projector will try a total of 3 times to ignite the lamp.
Lamp Position
Use this slidebar to fine-tune the position of the lamp to achieve the brightest image possible. This is a fine
motor adjustment that applies to the current operating lamp only.
More Lamp 1 (More Lamp 2)
There are two lamp submenus accessed from the Lamp menu. Each submenu is dedicated to one lamp
displaying information such as lamp hours, lamp history and the current status of the lamp. You can also
change lamp operation modes.
LAMP HOURS – This read-only information shows the number of hours logged on the current lamp.
Whenever a new lamp serial number is detected, “Lamp Hours” will reset to the number of hours stored with
the new lamp and begin logging time for the new lamp. This information also appears in the
Status menu.
• LAMP S/N – This read-only information displays the serial number for the current lamp.
NOTE The serial number for each lamp is provided on the lamp card that comes with each lamp. Whenever a
lamp is replaced, this card must be replaced. The projector will automatically detect the new serial number
from this card and display it here.
• LAMP (1 or 2) STATUS – This read-only information displays the current status of the lamp and can be
viewed any time during operation. The lamp status messages you might see are:
GOOD Displays continually during operation until there is a lamp failure.