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Author Topic: NEC 1600 Color loss Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-15-2009 04:18 AM                        Started a digital session on Sunday when the preshow hit the screen it was green/gray , no reds , I let it run wondering if it was the server or projector , however when the main feature commenced (from the qube) separate server to preshow server it to was green/gray with no red. guessing the fault was with the NEC I shut it down and rebooted , the problem corrected itself, I am curious if others have experienced this ,and could it have been a "glitch" or do i maybe have a serious underlying fault with the color box ?  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 12-15-2009 07:56 AM                     Since it came back with a re-boot, if it hasn't done it again it was probably just a glitch; if it happens again I'd get it looked at. One of the problems with digital systems is that they tend to occasionally do silly things for no obvious reason, like the digital show that I ran which jumped back to the beginning after the first thirty seconds or so, don't know why, never did it before, or as far as I'm aware, since. The same 'film' had run other shows previously, and the show that re-started was fine after it did that.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-15-2009 11:24 AM                     Is there a way to reset only the projector or server? That could give you a hint. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-15-2009 11:47 AM                     I guess try rebooting each seperatly and that would determine which unit had the fault  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-15-2009 12:05 PM                     The NEC wasn't formatted correctly for the resolution from the preshow. For example, if you use a 1998 flat setting in the NEC and the source doesn't match the setting, this is what will usually happen.  |  IP: Logged Kevin Fairchild Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: Kennewick, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 12-15-2009 01:25 PM                     I had that problem once. We don't run pre-shows, but when the previews/feature started there was no red. The quickest way is to use the remote. Hold Control+Help for three seconds. That will reset the TI boards without having to reboot the entire projector. Note: Close the douser first. Some funky stuff happens on screen while the TI boards reset.  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-21-2009 07:31 AM                        thanks for the input guys , have not had this happen again , but will try the reset option if it happens again.  |  IP: Logged

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