34 Troubleshooting Your Projector
Guiding Signals
Projector Status Description
Control Buttons
Indicator
Power Menu Others
TEMP
(Amber)
LAMP
(Amber)
Standby mode Projector in Standby mode. Ready to power on. BLUE
Flashing
OFFOFFOFFOFF
Warming up
mode
Projector takes some time to warm up and power
on.
BLUE BLUE BLUE OFF OFF
Lamp on Projector in Normal mode, ready to display an
image.
Note: The OSD menu is not accessed.
BLUE BLUE OFF OFF OFF
Cooling mode
Projector is cooling to shutdown.
BLUEOFFOFFOFFOFF
Power Saving
mode
Power Saving mode has been activated. The
projector will automatically enter standby mode, if
an input signal is not detected in two hours.
AMBER
Flashing
OFFOFFOFFOFF
Cooling before
Power Saving
mode.
The projector takes 60 seconds to cool down before
entering Power Saving mode.
AMBER OFF OFF OFF OFF
Projector over-
heated
Air vents might be blocked or ambient temperature
may be above 35
℃
. The projector automatically
shuts down. Ensure that the air vents are not
blocked and that the ambient temperature is within
operational range. If the problem persists, contact
Dell.
OFF OFF OFF AMBER OFF
Lamp over-
heated
The lamp is over heated. The air vents may be
blocked. The projector automatically shuts down.
Turn the display on again after the projector cools
down. If problem persists, contact Dell.
BLUE OFF OFF AMBER OFF
Lamp driver
over-heated
The lamp driver is over heated. The air vents may
be blocked. The projector automatically shuts
down. Turn the display on again after the projector
cools down. If the problem persists, contact Dell.
AMBER OFF OFF AMBER OFF
Fan breakdown
One of the fans has failed. The projector
automatically shuts down. If the problem persists,
contact Dell.
OFF OFF OFF
AMBER
Flashing
OFF
Lamp driver
breakdown
The lamp driver has failed. The projector
automatically shuts down. Unplug the power cable
after three minutes then turn the display on again. If
this problem persists, contact Dell.
AMBER
Flashing
OFF OFF OFF
AMBER
Flashing
Color Wheel
breakdown
Color wheel cannot start. The projector has failed
and the projector automatically shuts down.
Unplug the power
cable
after three minutes and
turn on the projector.. If this problem persists,
contact Dell.
BLUE OFF OFF
AMBER
Flashing
AMBER
Flashing
Lamp failure Lamp is defective. Replace the lamp. OFF OFF OFF OFF AMBER
Fault - DC
supply (+12V)
Power supply has been interrupted. The projector
automatically shuts down. Unplug the power cable
after three minutes and then turn on the projector. If
this problem persists, contact Dell.
AMBER
Flashing
OFF OFF AMBER AMBER
Fault - DC
supplies
(secondary)
Power supply has been interrupted. The projector
automatically shuts down. Unplug the power cable
after three minutes and then turn on the projector. If
this problem persists, contact Dell.
AMBER
Flashing
OFF OFF AMBER OFF
*Others: control buttons on the control panel exept Power and Menu