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Posted on Jun 02, 2008

Lamp won't light / status indicator blinking red

When I switch on the projector, the status light first blinks green a few times, then a beep beep beep is heard and the status indicator starts blinking red, 5 cycle: the manual says lamp failure, "wait a full minute and restart" , I tried it several times but it keeps doing the same. It always goes on standby while the status indicator keeps blinking red. I tried pressing for more than 10 seconds the POWER and EXIT buttons on the remote as well, still no result. The lamp indicator is off, it's only the status indicator which is blinking red. I have not used the projector for more than 1000 hours. Somebody suggested that it might be a ballast problem. What can I do? Please help! Thanks!

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  • Anonymous Jun 16, 2008

    I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT ITS A SIX CYCLE AND THE POWER LIGHT ALSO BLINKS ORANGE



  • bhawk66 Jan 07, 2009

    same problem. nec vt470; beeps 3 times; indicator/status blink orange/red... giving lamp error, with a brand new lamp in; holding help button 10 sec. doesn't help.

  • Anonymous Apr 07, 2013

    Same problem here! what did you do to solve it?

  • EMJA Sep 21, 2013

    Use the software provided with the projector

  • EMJA Sep 21, 2013

    use the software provided with the projector. you'll have the error status. (data + byte). then look here :http://www.nec-display-solutions.com/p/d... Check the error status. Then look for troubleshooting on the net.

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