Vidikron vision70 User Manual

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Vidikron Vision 70 Series Owner’s Operating Manual
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5.2 
Troubleshooting Tips
Table 5-1 provides some general guidelines for troubleshooting problems you may 
encounter with the Vision 70. If the suggested solutions fail to resolve the problem or if you 
encounter an issue not described here, please contact Vidikron Technical Support. 
Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart 
Symptom
Possible Cause(s)
Solution
The projector does not turn on. 
The Vision 70 is not 
plugged in or the AC outlet 
is not active. 
The main power switch (at 
the rear of the projector) is 
off. 
Lamp cover is not securely 
attached. 
Ensure that the Vision 70 is 
plugged in and that the AC 
outlet is active. 
Turn on the power switch. 
 
 
Securely attach the lamp 
cover.
The projector does not turn 
back on after it was powered 
off. 
The projector will not turn 
on for two minutes after 
power-off, to protect the 
lamp. 
Wait until the Vision 70 
completes its cool-down 
(POWER LED lights solid 
orange). 
The remote control does not 
work correctly. 
The batteries have run out. 
Replace the batteries. 
The projector is on and OSD 
menus appear, but there is no 
video image on-screen. 
Incorrect source selection.
Source component is not 
turned on. 
Source component is 
connected incorrectly or 
not at all. 
Select the correct source. 
Turn on the source. 
 
Check cable connection 
from source component to 
projector. 
A projected image from a DVD 
is split or otherwise scrambled. 
DVD player is connected to 
the Component input and 
set to progressive scan 
mode. 
Turn off progressive scan 
on the DVD player. 
Image is blurred. 
The lens is not correctly 
focused. 
Adjust the focus with the 
remote control. 
Image is too bright and/or 
lacks definition in the bright 
areas of the image. 
Contrast is set too high. 
Lower the contrast setting. 
Image appears “washed out” 
and/or dark areas appear too 
bright. 
Brightness is set too high.
Lower the brightness 
setting. 
Image geometry is incorrect.
Incorrect aspect ratio 
selection. 
Select the aspect ratio that 
best matches the source 
image and screen size (refer 
to Table 4-1).