3.10 Status Menu - Christie roadie 25k User Manual

OPERATION
Stand-by Mode
How Old is My Lamp?
When to Replace
the Lamp

3.10 Status Menu

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1. Adjust forward/aft (
maximized.
2. Adjust left/right (
lens is maximized
3. Re-adjust forward/aft (
4. Repeat Steps 1-3 as necessary.
5. Repeat Steps 1-4, but reading at the screen instead of at the lens.
6. Reset Lamp Power or Intensity if desired.
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Close the internal electro-mechanical shutter (
projector in a cooler stand-by mode with minimum power going to the lamp. Lamp
power will be reduced to 60% of the maximum rating for 4.5 and 6.0 kW lamps, or
75% of the maximum rating for 2.0 and 3.0 kW lamps. Upon opening the shutter and
restoring the image, the lamp power will return to its previous setting.
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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.
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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 never exceed the warrantied lamp lifetime by more
than 20%, as an old lamp becomes increasingly fragile and more prone to sudden
failure or even explosion, which can be damaging as well as dangerous. These
maximum limits depend on the lamp size—see Table 3.5.
pro-rated credit warrantied lifetimes (see Section 6, Specifications). Do not exceed.
See also 4.4, Replacing the Lamp & Filter.
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 defined in projector
memory, its current, voltage and 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,
z
) until the brightness reading in front of the lens is
x y
) and up/down ( ) until the brightness reading in front of the
z
) as necessary.
Table 3.5. When to Replace the Lamp
Lamp Replace BEFORE:
(kW)
2.0 2880 hours
3.0 1728 hours
4.5 1080 hours
6.0 600 hours
NOTE: Hours shown here are 20% beyond the
) to blank the image and put the
Shutter