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MrBlonde83
Joined: 16 Mar 2009
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Location: Lansford, PA
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:49 am Post subject: test pattern just pops up... |
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Hi, maybe you guys would know what would cause this and if its a big deal...
my ECP 4100 has been doing this for a while now... the test pattern will show up in the middle of what i'm watching on its own and a little click inside the projector... does that mean something more serious is failing inside? thanks a bunch!
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Tom.W
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Are you sure the command is not coming from the remote ?
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MrBlonde83
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Location: Lansford, PA
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:26 am Post subject: |
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the remote is on a shelf not anywhere near the censor... and i can hear like a clicking sound inside the projector... it appears for a few seconds and then my movie or whatever comes back.
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papalek
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Longs SC
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Something else could be triggering it. I installed compact florescent lights in the ceiling fan behind my Ampro 2600 in the bedroom. The sensor points at them and when I turn on the lights it will power on the PJ.
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Tim in Phoenix
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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Guys!
An arc in the machine can do that. When the problem was discovered, Electrohome rewrote the firmware so the grid timed out in a few minutes.
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Tom.W
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Tim do you know what the software version is that corrected this problem ?
Seems like all I have ever owned were Barco's.
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Tim in Phoenix
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom.W wrote: | Tim do you know what the software version is that corrected this problem ?
Seems like all I have ever owned were Barco's. |
I want to say v3.4, but I'm a little foggy after fifteen years...
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MrBlonde83
Joined: 16 Mar 2009
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Location: Lansford, PA
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:31 am Post subject: |
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hmm... well can this damage the machine? i don't have any electronics skills really so i'm pretty much helpless when it comes to this type of stuff except basic stuff. otherwise i could get a nasty shock from these things. i still need a HVPS for the other identical ECP i have. i got quoted on a price for one.. $80! damn i almost sh*t myself... just a poor student here  i'd like to have a spare one then i have a COMPLETELY working second machine for replacement or parts if something on this one fails... i'd be lost without it. i love it.
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