21BASIC OPERATIONPress the POWER ON-OFF button on the top control or onthe remote control, and “Power off?” appears on the screen.Press the POWER ON-OFF button again to turn off theprojector. The LAMP indicator lights bright and the READYindicator turns off. After the projector is turned off, the coolingfans operate (for 90 seconds). During this “cooling down”period, the projector cannot be turned on.12TO MAINTAIN THE LIFE OF LAMP, ONCE YOUTURN THE PROJECTOR ON, WAIT AT LEAST FIVEMINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT OFF.DO NOT UNPLUG THE AC POWER CORD WHILECOOLING FANS ARE RUNNING OR BEFORE THEREADY INDICATOR LIGHTS GREEN AGAIN.OTHERWISE IT WILL RESULT IN SHORTENING THELAMP LIFE.3 When the projector has cooled down, the READY indicatorlights GREEN again and you can turn projector on. Aftercooling down completely, unplug the AC power cord.“Power off?” disappears after 4 seconds.Note:• The projector cannot be turned on during the cooling period with the READYindicator turned off. You can turn it on again after the READY indicator becomesGREEN again.• When the On start function is “On,” this projector is turned on automatically byconnecting the AC power cord to an AC outlet. (See page 41 for the On startfunction.)• Continuous use may result in shortening the lamp life. Turn off the projectorand rest it for about an hour in every 24 hours.• The running speed of cooling fans is changed according to the temperatureinside the projector.• If the WARNING TEMP indicator blinks RED, see “WARNING TEMPINDICATOR” on page 46.TURNING OFF THE PROJECTOR