Its seems that these projectors decide to play dead once they've exceeeded a certain num of bulb hours (2100 normal -3100 eco mode)


So what happens is, projector warns user that bulb reaching end of life - ignore as usual - eventually projector won't turn on.

(Obviuously - we thought bulb had gone as Lamp light was lit Red - ordered new bulb - still wouldn't accle)

To reset the projector (as it says in small italics on page 52 of the manual - which I had sadly neglected to memorise ) you have to hold down the Help key on the projector remote for 10 secs.

That would be OK if the projector remote has a help key - mine hadn't.

Tech support (very pleasant on surface but really unpleasent person BTW) told me to hold Power and Exit button at same time (on remote - doesn't work on projector I was told)

Well, nothing happened.

Maybe remote is broken so projector and remote are in my car and I'm taking them to another school that has same type to see what happens.

I'll let you all know outcome.

Does anyone know of other projectors that do this ?

regards

Simon