1Basic OperationPress the POWER ON/STAND-BY button on thetop control or on the remote control, and a message"Power off?" appears on the screen.Press the POWER ON/STAND-BY button again toturn off the projector.The POWER indicator starts toblink red, and the cooling fans keep running. (You canselect the level of fan quietness and rotation speed.See page 55.)At this time you can disconnect the AC power cordeven if the fans are still running.12TO MAINTAIN THE LIFE OF THE LAMP, ONCEYOU TURN THE PROJECTOR ON, WAIT ATLEAST FIVE MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT OFF.3 When the projector has cooled down enough, thePOWER indicator stops blinking and you can turn onthe projector.Turning Off the ProjectorNotes:• When the On start function is on, this projector is turned on automatically by connecting the AC powercord to an AC outlet. (p.51)• The running speed of cooling fans is changed according to the temperature inside the projector.• Do not put the projector in a case before the projector is cooled enough.• If the WARNING TEMP. indicator blinks or emits a red light, see "Indicators and Projector Condition" onpages 71-72.• While the POWER indicator is blinking, lamp is being cooled down and the projector cannot be turnedon. Wait until the POWER indicator stops blinking to be turned on again.• The fan rotation will terminate directly if the AC power cord is unplugged immediately after the projectoris turned off.• The projector can be turned on after the POWER indicator turns red. The waiting time to restart will beshortened when the normal power-off processing for fan cooling is completed, compared with the timethe AC power cord is immediately unplugged after the power-off.The message disappears after 4 seconds.D O N O T O P E R A T E T H E P R O J E C T O RCONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT REST.CONTINUOUSUSE MAY RESULT IN SHORTENTING THE LAMPLIFE.TURN OFF THE PROJECTOR AND GIVE IT AREST ABOUT AN HOUR IN EVERY 24 HOURS.