Dukane Projector 976SX - Manual (Page 36)

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Operating
1. Press the SHADE button on the control panel.
The mechanical lens shade closes and the
screen turns to black. The SHADE indicator on
the projector blinks in yellow while the shade is
closed.
To open the shade and restore the screen, press
the SHADE button again.
Temporarily shading the screen
• The projector will turn off automatically when the time set up by the
SHADE TIMER passes (66).
• When turning off the power by the normal procedure, the lens shade opens
automatically. If AC power supply is disconnected while opening or closing the
lens shade, the moving of the lens shade stops. However, the next time the
projector is turned on, the lens shade opens again automatically.
NOTE
1. Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen
(however, the indication will not appear when the OFF
is selected for the MESSAGE item in the SCREEN
menu (61), and the projector will go into the
FREEZE mode, which the picture is frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, press the
FREEZE button again.
Temporarily freezing the screen
►If you wish to have a blank screen while the projector's lamp
is on, use the lens shade function above or the AV MUTE function (25). Taking
any other action may cause the damage on the projector.
CAUTION
FREEZE
button
SHADE
button
• The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when some
control buttons are pressed.
• If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD
panel might possibly be burned in. Do not leave the projector in the FREEZE
mode for too long.
• Images might appear degraded when this function is operated, but it is not a
malfunction.
NOTE