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as described in “Replacing the Projection
Lamp” on page 31.
Lamp shuts off
A minor power surge may cause the lamp to
shut off. Unplug the projector, wait at least a
minute, then plug it back in. Make sure the
vents are not blocked. The lamp screens may
be clogged. Avoid smocking around the
projector. Clean the screens. See page 33.
Make sure the lamp has not been in use for
over 2000 hours. The lamp automatically shuts
off after 2000 hours. See page 31.
Table 4: Problem with a video image
Symptom Remedy
Image is out of focus
Turn the projection lens to focus the image.
Make sure the projection screen is at least
5.6 feet (1.7 m) from the projector.
Check the projection lens to see if it
needs cleaning
Image isn’t centered on the screen
Move the projector to reposition the image.
Adjust the height.
Be sure the projector lens is at a 90-degree
angle to the screen.
Image is too wide or narrow for the
screen
Adjust the zoom or projector placement.
Adjust the screen aspect.
Adjust the resize option.
Image is not square
Adjust the keystone
Image is noisy
Turn overscan on
Color or text not being projected
You might need to adjust the brightness up or
down until the text is visible. Refer to
“Brightness” on page 23 for more information.
Image and menus are reversed left to
right
Rear projection mode is probably turned on.
Turn Rear Projection off in the Controls menu.
The image should immediately return to
forward projection. See “Rear Project” on
page 29.
Image and menus are upside down
Ceiling mode is probably turned on. Turn
Ceiling off in the Controls menu. See “Ceiling
Project” on page 29.
Projected colors don’t match the video
device’s color
Adjust the brightness, tint and/or contrast from
the Display menu. See “Brightness” on
page 36, “Tint” on page 24 and “Contrast” on
page 23.
Adjust the color space. See page 28.
Colors are washed out or too deep
Try selecting another Gamma setting. See
page 28.
Image from component source appears
“greenish”
Try selecting another color space setting. If the
source is 1080i, select “smpte240”. If the
source is 720p, select “rec709”. If the source is
480p, select “rec601”. See page 28.
Image appears “torn”
The wrong video standard may be selected. See
“Video Standard” on page 27.
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