How Old Is My Lamp; When To Replace The Lamp; 3.8 Status Menu - Runco Video Xtreme VX-40d Owner's Operating Manual

Section 3: Operation

How Old is My Lamp?

When to Replace
the Lamp

3.8 Status Menu

When a new lamp is installed and its serial
➤
number recorded by selecting "Change
Lamp" in the Lamp menu, the lamp timer
resets to "0" and begins logging time for
the new lamp. This tally appears in both
the Lamp menu (see right) and the Status
menu.
To review the number of hours logged for
previous lamps, consult the Lamp History
menu.
If the "Lamp Message" checkbox has been enabled in the Lamp menu (recommended),
➤
an expiry message will appear upon power-up when the lamp has reached its defined
"Lamp Limit". The lamp should be replaced.
The "Lamp Limit" setting should not exceed the expected lamp life, as an old lamp
becomes increasingly fragile and more prone to sudden failure. See also 4.4, Lamp
Replacement.
The read-only Status menu lists a variety of details about the standard and optional
components currently detected in the projector. Refer to the Status menu for versions
of hardware and software installed, the type (size) of lamp, the hours logged in total and
for a specific period (such as a rental period), and for your projector model name and
serial number. In addition, the Status menu identifies the current channel, its location, its
frequencies and other details.
Scroll the full Status menu using . Use for page up/down.
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