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.
To obtain the lamp hour information:
1.
Press
MENU/EXIT
on the projector or
Menu
on the remote control and then press
/ until the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
menu is highlighted.
2.
Press
to
highlight
Lamp Settings
and press
MODE/ENTER
on the projector or
ENTER
on the remote control. The
Lamp Settings
page is displayed.
3.
You will see the
Equivalent lamp hour
information on the menu.
4.
To leave the menu, press
MENU/EXIT
on the projector or
Exit
on the remote
control.
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
Using
Economic
mode reduces system noise and power consumption by 20%. If the
Economic
mode is selected, the light output will be reduced and result in darker projected
pictures.
Setting the projector in
Economic
mode also extends the lamp operation life. To set
Economic
mode, go into the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
>
Lamp Settings
>
Lamp
Mode
menu and press / .
Setting Auto Power 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 Power Off
, go into the
SYSTEM SETUP: Basic
>
Auto Power Off
menu and
press / . 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.
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