Epson 826W - PowerLite WXGA LCD Projector, User Manual

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Solving Problems
119
Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information
Use the Info menu to view information about the display settings of
your computer and the number of hours the lamp has been used.
Press the
Menu
button and highlight the
Info
menu.
You see the lamp usage hours and various input signal settings on the
right.
The life span of the lamp is about 5000 hours if the
Brightness
Control
setting in the Settings menu is set to
High
(default), and
6000 hours if the
Brightness Control
setting is set to
Low
. Make
sure you have a spare lamp handy if the usage hours on this menu
are close to the life span of your lamp.
Solving Projector Operation Problems
The power doesn’t turn on.
■ If the projector doesn’t turn on when you press the
P
power
button, make sure the power cable is connected to the projector
and plugged into a working electrical outlet.
■ The power cable may be defective. Disconnect the cable from the
outlet and contact Epson as described on page 130.
■ Check to see if the A/V Mute slide is closed.
■ Check the status lights (see page 117).
The buttons on the projector don’t work.
If the control panels buttons have been locked, try using the remote
control instead. See page 99 for information about locking the control
panel.
note
The information displayed
depends on the input signal
currently selected.