Digital Projection
E-Vision 8000 series
OPERATING THE PROJECTOR
Installation and Quick-Start Guide
Page Inst_8
Rev A April 2012
Operating the Projector
Switching the Projector On
•
Connect the power cable between the mains supply and the projector. Switch on at the switch next to the power connector.
•
Wait until the self-test has completed and the
Power
indicator on the projector control panel shows red. The lamp will be off and the
projector will be in
STANDBY
mode.
•
Press
POWER
on the control panel or
POWER ON
on the remote control.
The
Power
indicator on the control panel will flash green for a few seconds whilst the lamp comes up to full brightness. When the
projector is ready for use, the
Power
indicator will show steady green.
Selecting an Input Signal or Test Pattern
Input signal
•
Connect an image source to the projector. The signal should be automatically detected by the projector, and should be displayed within a
two or three seconds.
•
If more than one signal is connected, then select the image you want to display:
Press
INPUT
repeatedly on the control panel or remote control to cycle through the inputs.
or use
Input Selection
in the
INPUT menu
.
Test pattern
If you have an image source connected to the projector, then you can display a test pattern instead:
Press
TEST PATTERN
repeatedly on the remote control to cycle through the test patterns,
or select a
Test Pattern
from the
INPUT menu
.
To return to viewing the image from your image source, scroll through the test pattern list to
Off
.
Notes
Always allow the lamp to cool for
5 minutes before:
- disconnecting the power
- moving the projector
For full details of how to connect an
image source to the projector, see
the
Connection Guide
.
For full details of how to use the
controls and the menu system, see
the
Operating Guide
.
If there is no image source
connected to the projector, then
the Test Pattern feature is NOT
available.