ViewSonic PA502X PA502S User Guide English - Page 42

Extending lamp life, Setting Auto Power Off

Page 42 highlights

Extending lamp life The projector lamp is a consumable item. To extend the lamp life, you can make the following settings in the OSD menu. Setting Lamp Mode Use the Eco mode to reduce system noise and power by 20%. If you select Eco mode, the light intensity will decrease and the projection pattern will be darker. Setting the projector to Eco mode also extends the lamp life. To set Eco mode, go to Advanced > Lamp Settings > Lamp Mode, press Enter to enter the lamp mode, and then press / to select Eco, or press Eco Mode on the remote control to select. Setting Auto Power Off This function allows the projector to turn off automatically when no input source is detected after the set time, to avoid unnecessary wastage of lamp life. 1. Open the OSD menu and go to the Power Management > Smart Energy menu. 2. Press Enter to display the Smart Energy page. 3. Select Auto Power Off and press / to select the time. 4. If the pre-set time length is not suitable for your needs, select Invalid. The projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time period. Setting the Sleep Timer This function allows the projector to shut down automatically after the set time, to avoid unnecessary wastage of lamp life. 1. Open the OSD menu and go to the Power Management > Smart Energy menu. 2. Press Enter to display the Smart Energy page. 3. Select Sleep Timer and press / to select the time. 4. If the length of the pre-set time does not apply to your presentation, select Invalid. The projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time period. Set power saving If no input source is detected after 5 minutes. The projector will reduce power consumption to avoid unnecessary waste of lamp life. You can further decide whether to let the projector turn off after the set time. 1. Open the OSD menu and go to the Power Management > Smart Energy menu. 2. Press Enter to display the Smart Energy page. 3. Select Eco. Press / and select Enable. 4. When Enable is selected, the projector lamp will be changed to Eco mode 5 minutes after no signal is detected. If the projector has not detected the signal after 20 minutes, its lamp power will be changed to SuperEco mode. 35

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78

35
Extending lamp life
The projector lamp is a consumable item. To extend the lamp life, you can make the
following settings in the OSD menu.
Setting Lamp Mode
Use the
Eco
mode to reduce system noise and power by 20%. If you select
Eco
mode, the light intensity will decrease and the projection pattern will be darker.
Setting the projector to
Eco
mode also extends the lamp life. To set
Eco
mode, go
to
Advanced
>
Lamp Settings
>
Lamp Mode
, press
Enter
to enter the lamp mode,
and then press
/
to select
Eco
, or press
Eco Mode
on the remote control to
select.
Setting Auto Power Off
This function allows the projector to turn off automatically when no input source is
detected after the set time, to avoid unnecessary wastage of lamp life.
1.
Open the OSD menu and go to the
Power Management
>
Smart Energy
menu.
2.
Press
Enter
to display the
Smart Energy
page.
3.
Select
Auto Power Off
and press
/
to select the time.
4.
If the pre-set time length is not suitable for your needs, select
Invalid
. The
projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time period.
Setting the Sleep Timer
This function allows the projector to shut down automatically after the set time, to
avoid unnecessary wastage of lamp life.
1.
Open the OSD menu and go to the
Power Management
>
Smart Energy
menu.
2.
Press
Enter
to display the
Smart Energy
page.
3.
Select
Sleep Timer
and press
/
to select the time.
4.
If the length of the pre-set time does not apply to your presentation, select
Invalid
. The projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time period.
Set power saving
If no input source is detected after 5 minutes. The projector will reduce power
consumption to avoid unnecessary waste of lamp life. You can further decide whether
to let the projector turn off after the set time.
1.
Open the OSD menu and go to the
Power Management
>
Smart Energy
menu.
2.
Press Enter to display the
Smart Energy
page.
3.
Select
Eco
. Press
/
and select
Enable
.
4.
When
Enable
is selected, the projector lamp will be changed to
Eco
mode 5
minutes after no signal is detected. If the projector has not detected the signal
after 20 minutes, its lamp power will be changed to
SuperEco
mode.