Maintenance
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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:
See
"Setting Lamp mode 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.
You will see the
Equivalent lamp hour
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.
Setting Lamp mode 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
Picture
>
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 prevent unnecessary waste of lamp life.
To set
Auto Off
, go into the
System Setup: Basic
>
Auto Off
menu and press / .
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
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