Barco Hdx Series Installation Manual

11. Lamp
11 . L A M P
Overview
• Lamp menu overview
• Lamp power mode
• Lamp power
• Auto dimming when on Pause
• Auto dimming when No Signal
• Auto dimming when Over-temperature
• CLO mode (Constant light output mode)
• CLO targets
• LPS power
• Lamp identification
• Z-axis adjustment
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11.1 Lamp menu overview
Overview table
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Lamp
Power Power mode
Power
Auto dimming when pause
Auto dimming when No Signal
Auto dimming when Overtemperature
CLO mode
CLO targets
LPS Power
Identification
Z-axis Light output
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11.2 Lamp power mode
What can be done?
The lamp power mode can be switched betweenNormalandEconomic. When playing in Economic mode, the lamp life time will
be higher than in normal mode.
The counter of the lamp life time counts equal for normal or economic mode but the customer will see that the ageing of the lamp is
lower in economic mode.
Normal : maximum allowed power is fed to the lamp. Maximum light output is reached in this way.
Economic : a reduced wattage is fed to the lamp. Reduced...

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11.3 Lamp power
What can be done?
Within a certain power mode, the light output of the lamp can be reduced by reducing the lamp power
How to reduce the power
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectLamp→Power→Power.
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Main menu, lamp
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Lamp, power
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Lamp power adjustment
2. Use the◄or►key to change the power value.
The value can be changed between 75 and 100%
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11.4 Auto dimming when on Pause
About auto dimming when on pause
When the projector is switched to pause, the shutter is closed but the lamp is still running on full power. When auto dimming on
pause is activated, then the lamp power will be reduced from its current value to its minimum value. When returning out of pause
the lamp power is restored to its previous value.
How to set up
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectLamp→Power→Auto Dimming when Pause.
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Main menu, lamp
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11.5 Auto dimming when No Signal
About auto dimming
When no signal is detected on the selected input the lamp power will be reduced from the current value to its minimum value. When
the input signal is re-detected, the lamp power is restored to its original value.
This function is a duplicate of the Auto dimming in the Input menu.
How to set up
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectLamp→Power→Auto Dimming No Signal.
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Main menu, lamp
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Lamp, power
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Auto...

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11.6 Auto dimming when Over-temperature
What can happen?
When an over-temperature is detected, the projector starts dimming the lamp so that the projector can cool down.
How to set up
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectLamp→Power→Auto Dimming Overtemperature.
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Main menu, lamp
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Lamp, power
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Auto dimming over-temperature
2. PressENTERto toggle between[On]or[Off].
[On] : when temperature is to high, auto dimming is started.
[Off] : when temperature is to...

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11.7 CLO mode (Constant light output mode)
What can be done?
Constant Light Output allows to force a constant light output (set in theCLO Target lumensitem) of the projector over a certain
period. This will eliminate uncontrolled light output drop caused by natural aging of the lamp. The light output is checked every 5
minutes, if the target is not met, the lamp power is adjusted.
Setting CLO off means that the lamp will operate at constant power (no power adaptation to meet constant light...

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Main menu, lamp
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Lamp, power
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Power, CLO mode
2. PressENTERto toggle between[On]or[Off].
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11 . 8 C L O t a r g e t s
What must be done?
The light output target can be set. This value will force the projector to produce the target lumens when the CLO mode is set toOn.
How to set the target
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectLamp→Power→CLO mode.
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Main menu, lamp
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Lamp, power
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CLO Target lumens setup
2. Use the◄or►key to change the CLO target lumens.
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