20 Most Recent InFocus LP120 / 1000 Lumens / XGA / DLP Projector Refurbished Multimedia Projector Questions & Answers

probably you are facing with an NTSC signal and a PAL source or vica versa
try to check with a regular tv or with a different source

what is the led doing? what coloris it? and if it is blinking, how many times? this will tell you the problem.

green (flashing and solid)- all is well
red flashing:
1 time- lamp won't strike after 5x
2 times- lamp has over 2000 hrs. replace lamp
3 times- lamp failure. replace lamp
4 times- fan not working.
5 times- projector running too hot. needs cooldown
red led lit solid- undiagnosed issue. send in for repair.

if your projector is under 2 years old, it's under warranty, but it seems unlikely.

there are several other issue that can arise with this unit

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1,the color starts to go out, it become the white and black , 2,then,the projector running off after only a few minutes, it is a general issue:the inductor need to be cleaned Use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol to clean the inductor. the inductor (Sensing element),is near to the Color Wheel. the industor : is a black little element,as little as a sesame seed any questions, feel free to ask me have a nice day! Jerry Lampdeng Limited

this can sometimes indicate either an overheating issue, a lamp service life problem, or that the cover to the lamp housing has not been secured properly.

The projector looks for Horizontal sync & Vertical sync signals from the VGA source. If it finds these signals only then the source is connected. Even if the sync signals are found, the RGB switching should be working. Either there is a problem in sync circuitry or RGB switching. You need to be well conversant with the circuitry.

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what happens when you turn on the projector.
please explain exactly what you see and hear

Go into projectors' menu and assign input source...