Projector and control method thereof

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2011-05-31

2011-05-31

Epps, Georgia Y (Department: 2878)

Optics: image projectors

Lamp control

C353S122000, C315S291000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07950807

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a projector that can be loaded with lamps of a plurality of kinds, each of a plurality of the lamps loadable into the projector being given a lamp serial code formed by arranging lamp information including at least a minimum wattage and a maximum wattage of the lamp and a check sum in predetermined order. The projector includes: a lamp power supply for driving the lamp loaded in the projector, the lamp power supply being provided in advance with a plurality of mode ranges each as a range from a minimum wattage to a maximum wattage of output of the lamp power supply, and one predetermined mode range of the plurality of mode ranges being freely set in the lamp power supply; and a control circuit for controlling the lamp power supply.

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