Official JVC RS40/X3 Owners Thread - Page 312

I own both the JVC and 103s and there is absolutely no difference AT ALL as far as ghosting goes (or anything else on my HP screen). Save your time/effort/money.

I second that. I own both as well, and in terms of ghosting there is no difference between the two.

Hi all, another case of blown lamp to report. Last night my X3 made a loud popping noise and and I got the red-orange-red warning lights. I removed the lamp and sure enough it was broken. This was a 001 version with 545 hours on it which btw had exhibited no serious dimming prior to popping. I bought my X3 second hand in May (330 hours on the lamp then), so I can't be certain the hours were real, but its brightness seemed to correspond to that of a new lamp. Fortunately the seller had provided a brand new 003 as well, so I meticulously cleaned the projector from broken glass, put the 003 in and all is good, at least for now.

Just had three power outages today while RS40 was running with V3 of bulb. Projector shut off without power down in each case. Longest down period was about fifteen minutes, shortest about two. In each case 40 powered up and kept on truckin. Bulb appears to be fine and has shown no significant dimming with around 400 hours on it.

Fingers continue to be crossed.

Was this the projector just shutting off randomly, or did the power in your home go out? If the latter, I'd highly recommend connecting your projector to a battery backup.

Power only goes out once or twice a year and is usually predictable. I should have been smarter and not used the RS40 during this high risk time. It only rains 9"s/yr here in San Diego area.

I received my RS 40 from the JVC eBay store....and it was DOA. Worst part is I didn't find JVC's customer service to be too helpful, they told me to contact eBay not them. I asked to speak with someone who could help me troubleshoot my projector and I literately got passed around to five different people. None offered any troubleshooting tips, they kept ask what model number I had and passing me along until I got passed to a recording telling me to call during hours or operation (it was 6:03 central). Not sure where to go from here. Unit was not inI good shape either, scratched up on bottom and back. Anyone reading considering the eBay store might want to think twice. Was really looking toward to setting her up this weekend too. I will keep you updated for those considering purchasing from eBay in the future. Thanks for letting me vent.

Since when does JVC have an eBay store?

Got my bulb replaced and installed last week. First Oviedo to go in was Titanic 3d. This movie should be renamed, I was in the Titanic. Just WOW, how immerse you can get into a movie and feel like you are in it. This movie has bumped Avatar out of the top 3d spot for me.

Amazing work from one of the best James Cameron. This is a grand slam to win the world series. Now my pj looks as awesome as day one and can see what I spent for it was a great purchase.

Ian B

File a complaint with Ebay/PayPal insurance or whatever, you might have some luck there.

That sucks, can you tell us some info:

1-What happens when you plug in and hit the power button on the unit?

2-Do you get any lights in the front of the pj to come one when you power on?

3-Can you check the back of the unit where the lamp is housed and open it up to see if there is a lamp inside?

4-Can you try a different wall outlet to make sure that is not the problem?

Ian B

It was the jvc pro store on eBay.

When I powered it on the standby/on turns from green to red and the warning light blinks three times then pauses, then three times and so on. Manual states that the internal temp is to high for that error.

I managed to get a hold of someone from the jvc pro store today. He gathered my info and told me to expect a call within the hour. Seemed a lot nicer/helpful then those I spoke with yesterday. He said they would send me a Rs60 in replacement.... Jk... Still waiting for his call back. Thanks for reading.

After not using my RS40 for a few months, I tried to turn it on via the remote and it wouldn't turn on. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, pressed the On/Standby button on the back and it started up. Then I noticed the remote, which lights up when "light" is pressed, and green light goes on on the front of the projector, makes no difference. I can't control anything with the RS40 remote control. I've changed the batteries to new, didn't make a difference. Is there an advanced setting on the Proj itself and/or the remote ? or did someone drop it and not tell me? I even reflashed the latest firmware with my PC, no difference. I noticed it was in 3D mode , could the flasher be causing interference with the remote? Should I buy a new remote?

after a little googling, I found these instructions on avforums, from Gary B :

To switch between the codes, press and hold the "Menu" and “Back” buttons on the Remote Control for three seconds or more. All of the buttons on the remote control will flash. The buttons will flash twice to indicate that the Remote Control has switched to Code B, and three times to indicate that the Remote Control has switched to Code A. Each time you press and hold the “Menu” and “Back” buttons, the Remote Control will toggle between Code A and Code B.

I switched back to "Code A" and it now works again. Thanks and I hope this helps someone else.

Ditto to Ian B, I also watched Titanic 3d with a replacement bulb and found it to be the best 3d movie seen to date.

Would this issue have anything to do with the poor sensitivity of the RS40 to the remote? My batteries are like new and the projector will only respond to an exact aim on the receiving point. It is one of the poorest IR receivers of any of my electronic equipment that I now own or owned in the past. Why would there be two codes, an A and a B?

Multiple codes are generally so you can have 2 devices from the same manufacturer. Its fairly standard practice especially on higher-end gear. As an example, say you had a JVC projector and a JVC flat screen TV in the same room. Generally they will both use the same remote codes, so by setting one to A and one to B, you power on and control the TV without accidentally powering on the projector.

If my remote was on the wrong code would it work at all?

Recently my remote also started failing, very similarly to what you are describing. Only when I pointed very closely to the projector it would respond.

After replacing the batteries of the control with no improvements, I tried pointing to the back of the projector (there is another sensor there). IT WORKED ! So there is some sort of failure on the front sensor. Please, try pointing at the one in the back to see if it helps.

Regards.

Hi.

I had the same problem. After this "crash" i lost more than 25% brightness in 2 Days.
In high lamp modus i get only 600 Lumen. Before the crash is get 870 Lumen.
I sent the lamp back to JVC. Today was JVC calling me, and they send me a new lamp.
It was a 003 flapper Version with 88h but something was wrong with this....
I hope the new lamp is better.

well brand new flapper bulb and went to watch titanic 3d and got the warning and lamp flashing. Unplugged as suggested above and then turned on ok.

Hopefully I don't lose that much brightness.

Titanic looked fantastic by the way.

Have v2 lamp with 600hrs. Thinking of getting new lamp as spare, so how the new lamp holding up? Should I buy or wait

as you can see from the 2 post above, for us not that well.

From JVC latest press release they say they have moved to a new Lamp, and new power supply. To me that is admitting there is a issue with there products and they fixed it in the new version.

As a customer reading this, that really makes me upset. They know there is a issue and are not doing a recall. They have Bandaged the issue with free bulb, most likely waiting till you get out of warranty with the projector then tell you sorry but you are out of warranty and we can not do anything.

...They should retrofit the previous models to accept the new Lamp...

They might be referring to the new 003 lamp AS the new model though. Perhaps a retrofit might not even be necessary...This truly does bother me to the point I would consider a class-action type suit as for the money spent for a known defective product, this is purely unacceptable.

Well the new lamp has a totally new part number, so I doubt it is the same as the 003 version. Let's see when the first units start shipping if this lamp has real physical differences from the current model.

I believe the new model uses a different lamp technology so I suspect retrofitting would be difficult. Forget where I read about it.

Law suits will be difficult to chase. Talked on the golf course to an attorney friend and he said that so far there are no damages. Since JVC has been honoring(+++) the bad bulbs they have fulfilled their obligation so far. Once the two year warranties are up then the situation changes, according to him. The owners will have to wait until then to see one, if the 003 bulbs fail like the 002's, and two, what JVC decides to do at that time as far as extending the warranties for the bulbs. At this time only JVC knows how many products are out there with this issue. Once they have determined that there is or is not a problem their decision becomes one of costs and the value of goodwill. Certainly their actions on this will become known on a widespread basis in the Home Theater community. It can be pro or con of course, depending on what they do.

So will the new lamp work in our PJs? Or the 03 one is our last hope?

No, won't work as new projectors have new power supply to go with new lamp. 003 lumps are last hope.

Mike