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4.2 Reading the Alpha Numeric Display
The Alpha Numeric Display provides information on the status of the Bengal including failure informa-
tion in case the unit should not operate properly.
The Alpha Numeric Display is an LCD panel located
on the bottom left of the Bengal. It is an excellent
resource for troubleshooting as well as providing sta-
tus information about the Bengal. It provides infor-
mation on:
•failure modes
• active source
•source status
• format (if video)
The first line of the Alpha Numeric Display con-
tains the following information. Failure modes
(modes that cause the lamp not to light) are prefixed
with!!:
• !! Door Open (either of the interlocks on the front
access panels is open)
• !! Fan Stopped (high voltage power supply fan has
stopped)
• !! Engine Fan Stopped (either the DMD fan, or the
lamp fan has failed)
• !! HV Power Supply (ballast voltage to the lamp
has failed)
• !! Opt. Engine. Com. (optical engine is no longer
communicating with the electronics module)
• !! Lamp Failed (lamp not striking)
• Cooling Down xx (xx is a countdown of the num-
ber of seconds, starting at 45, until it is ok to light
the lamp)
• Lamp Saver Active (see page 81)
• Ready (it is ok to light the lamp)
• Turning on lamp
• Running OK
The second line in the display contains the active
source and its status:
•Analog 1:
•Analog 2:
• Digital:
•component:
•S-Video:
•Composite:
Status is one of:
•Adjusting
•No Signal
• xxxx yyyy (horizontal and vertical resolution)
If the source is video, instead of resolution, it will
have the video format:
•NTSC
• NTSC.60.443
• PAL.50.358
•PAL
• YPbPr 60Hz
• YPbPr 50Hz
•SECAM
Bengal Alpha Numeric Display