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Troubleshooting (continued)
No image appears on the screen. (continued)
Problem Solution
The screen for
entering the password
appears.
• PASSWORDFUNCTIONintheFEATUREmenuhasbeensettoDISPLAYINPUT to
enable the password lock.
Enter the password or contact the person in charge of management of the
projector. (See page 58.)
“NO SIGNAL” is
displayed.
• Turnonthepoweroftheconnecteddevice,orcheckwhetherthereissomething
wrong with the connected device.
• Checkwhethertheexternaldeviceoutputsignals.(Checkthisespeciallywhenthe
external device is a notebook computer.)
• Checkthatthecableconnectedtotheexternaldeviceisn’tdefective.
• Checkthattheprojectorisconnectedtotheexternaldeviceusingthecorrectterminals.
• Checkthattheconnecteddeviceiscorrectlyselectedastheinputsource.
• Whenanextensioncordisbeingused,replaceitwiththesuppliedcableandcheck
whether images are projected correctly. If images are projected correctly, use an RGB
signal amplifier along with the extension cord.
Images are not displayed correctly.
Problem Solution
Projected images are
shaking.
Projected images are
displaced.
The edge of the
projected images is
not displayed.
• Checkthatthecableconnectedtotheexternaldeviceisn’tintermittent.
• Connectthecable’splugwiththeexternaldevice’sconnectorrmly.
• Projectanimagecontainingmanycharacterssuchasahelpmenuandpressthe
AUTO POSITION button.
• Somecomputersoutputout-of-specsignalsonrareoccasion.AdjusttheSIGNAL
menu. (See pages 39 and 40.)
• Checkwhetherthereisawindthatblowstheexhaustedairfromtheprojectortothe
direction of the projection lens.
Projected images are
distorted.
• Adjusttheprojectorandthescreensothattheyareperpendiculartoeachother.(See
page 14.)
Projected images are
dark.
• AdjustBRIGHTNESSandCONTRASTintheIMAGEmenu.(Seepage43.)
• Replacethelamp.(Seepage64.)
• Decreasethetemperaturewhentheambienttemperatureishighandthewarningis
displayed.
Projected images are
blurred.
• Adjustthefocus.(Seepage12.)
• Cleanthelens.
• Pressthe or button on the remote control to eliminate flicker.
• AdjustTRACKINGandFINESYNC.intheSIGNALmenu.(Seepage48.)
• AdjustBRIGHTNESSandCONTRASTintheIMAGEmenu.(Seepage 43.)
• Adjusttheprojectorandthescreensothattheyareperpendiculartoeachother.(See
page 14.)
White dots are seen
on projected images.
Black dots are seen
on projected images.
• ThissymptomisnormalforaDLP™projectorandisnotamalfunction.(Averysmall
number of pixels may stay lit or out, but such symptom is not a malfunction. Pixels of
99.99%ormoreareeffective.)
Rainbow effect is seen
on projected images.
• ThisisduetocolorbreakingnoisethatoccursinaDLP™systemandisnota
malfunction.
Fine streaks are seen
on projected images.
• Thisisduetointerferencewiththescreensurfaceandisnotamalfunction.Replace
the screen or displace the focus a little.
• Verticalorhorizontalstreaknoisemayappearontheprojectedimage,dependingon
the type of the DVD player or game console you use. In such a case, you can reduce
such streak noise by enabling the LPF.
Projected images
become wavy.
• Connecttheplugsofthecablestoexternaldevicessecurely.
• Keeptheprojectorawayfromdevicesthatemitinterferingradiowaves.
• Whenthekeystoneadjustmentiscarriedout,theimagemaynotbedisplayed
correctly depending on the type of input signal. This isn’t a product malfunction. In
this case, readjust the keystone so that the amount of keystone correction is as small
as possible.