Filter
Top Products
37
Problem Solving
Troubleshooting
TW500_English
Image colours are not right
Images appear dark
Projection stops automatically
Are the image signal format
settings correct?
If a composite video
or S-Video signal is being input
If projection does not occur when the "Video Signal" menu command is
set to "Auto", select the signal format that matches the signal source.
"Setting" - "Input Signal" - "Video Signal" p.22
If the signal source is connected to the [InputA] port, [InputB] port or
[D4] port
Use the "Input Signal" menu command to set the signal format that
matches the signal that is being projected from the connected
equipment.
"Setting" - "Input Signal" p.22
You can also press , or on the remote control to
select the format. Setup Guide
Are the cables connected
correctly?
Check that all of the cables required for projection are securely
connected. Setup Guide
Has the image Contrast
been adjusted correctly?
Use the "Contrast" or "White Level" menu command to adjust the
contrast.
"Image" - "Picture Quality" - "Input Adjustment" p.16
Has the colour been adjusted
correctly?
Use the "Color Adjustment" menu command to adjust the colour.
"Image" - "Color Adjustment" p.17
Have the colour intensity and
tint been adjusted correctly?
Use the "Color Intensity" and "Tint" menu commands to adjust the
colour and tint.
"Image"- "Picture Quality" - "Color Intensity", "Tint" p.16
Has the image brightness been
adjusted correctly?
Use the "Input Adjustment" and "Brightness" menu commands to make
the adjustments.
"Image" - "Picture Quality" - "Input Adjustment", "Brightness" p.16
Has the image contrast
been adjusted correctly?
Use the "Contrast" or "White Level" menu command to adjust the
contrast.
"Image" - "Picture Quality" - "Input Adjustment" p.16
Is the lamp due for
replacement?
When the lamp is nearly due for replacement, the images will become
darker and the colour quality will become poorer. When this happens,
the lamp should be replaced with a new one. p.42
Is sleep mode active? If the projector remains on while no images signals are being input, after
a while the lamp will automatically turn off and the projector will switch
to standby mode. Press the button on the remote control or the
button on the projector's control panel to turn the projector's power back
on. To cancel the sleep mode setting, change "Sleep Mode" menu
command to "OFF".
"Setting" - "Operation" - "Sleep Mode" p.20
Only when projecting
images from a video
source
TW500-E.book Page 37 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:52 PM