NEC VE280 User Manual

4. Convenient Features

Changing Eco Mode

This feature enables you to select two brightness modes of the lamp:
OFF and ON modes. The lamp life can be extended by turning on the [ECO MODE].

[ECO MODE]

Description

Status of LAMP indicator

[OFF]

This is the default setting (100% Brightness).

Off

STATUS

LAMP

[ON]

Select this mode to increase the lamp life (approx.

80% Brightness.)

Steady Green light

STATUS

LAMP

To turn on the [ECO MODE], do the following:
1. Press the ECO button on the remote control to display [ECO MODE]

screen.

2. Use the or button to select [ON].

3. Press the ENTER button.

To change from [ON] to [OFF], Go back to Step 2 and select [OFF].
Repeat Step 3.

NOTE:

• The [ECO MODE] can be changed by using the menu.

Select [SETUP] → [GENERAL] → [ECO MODE].

• The lamp life remaining and lamp hours used can be checked in [USAGE TIME].

Select [INFO.] →[USAGE TIME].

• The projector will always enter into the [ECO MODE] [ON] condition for 90

seconds immediately after the projector is turned on. The lamp condition will

not be affected even when [ECO MODE] is changed within this time period.

• After a lapse of 45 seconds from when the projector displays a blue, black or

logo screen, [ECO MODE] will automatically switch to [ON]. This is done only

when [ECO MODE] is set to [OFF].

• If the projector is overheated in [OFF] mode, there may be a case where the [ECO

MODE] automatically changes to [ON] mode to protect the projector. When the

projector is in [ON] mode, the picture brightness decreases. When the projector

comes back to normal temperature, the [ECO MODE] returns to [OFF] mode.