Reviews of Marantz VP4001? - Page 95

Yup - still going great.

Hey, could you elaborate on this? I'm in the process of replacing the "main fain" (the one that exhausts most of the heat) in my Marantz, but still trying to find replacements for the other two.

What model of "quiet" fan did you use, and which fan(s) did you replace? I tried to replace a couple of my fans with Evercool 3-wire fans at one time and the PJ would fail start-up with a flashing red light.

I would LOVE to learn of a replacement fan that would be quieter than the ones in the Marantz. Any info would be much appreciated.


EDIT TO ADD: I just found your posts from back in 2010 about replacing one of the fans (and my replies ). Is the Nexus fan still the one you're using?

I too would like to hear more about this Nexus fan. TIA.

Where did you get that AN-100LP lamp for $87 from?

It's been awhile but I'm pretty sure it was a Nexus fan?


There is a guy on eBay who sells OEM ~100 hour lamps for lots of different projectors.
I don't know or care why they all have ~100 hours, but the first bulb I bought from him like this lasted forever... so I was comfortable buying a second.
I just looked but can't find his ebay ID right now.

I bought a Mack bulb warranty when I replaced my bulb a few years back and a month ago the projector started blinking "Replace Lamp." After a few weeks of that, the brightness reduced by over 50% and the projector started shutting off after 1-2 minutes. So even though there was not yet a "pop" and obvious signs of the bulb blowing, as there had been on the two prior bulbs, it seemed obvious that my bulb was about shot, so I contacted Mack and obtained a new bulb. It is shipped from Pureland Supply and it is listed as an "AN-XR20LP" bulb.

So I replace the old bulb with the new one and vacuum off the projector, now that I've got it down from the ceiling mount. I moderately tighten the screws on the new lamp assembly, which fits fine, screw the lamp cover back on, and plug in the projector. It initially turns on and the fans whir for around 20 seconds and then it turns off, with both the STANDBY/ON and LAMP lights glowing bright orange.

I tried reinstalling the new lamp and putting the old lamp back in, too, but nothing happens - the two lights near the power button on the top of the projector glow orange and there's no signs of life.

I take off the cover and try to press the red reset button on the front of the unit. It does not depress. It slides out a few mm, but doesn't click, or do anything else that a button should do if it is operating properly. I screw the cover back on and put the power cord back in. Nothing happens, the same STANDBY/ON and LAMP buttons glare angrily up at me. I unscrew everything again, take the cover off, try to press the reset button again, but as was the case the first time, the button isn't depresing. This time, I pull the button out as far ais it will go, put the cover back on and still no signs of life.

Any suggestions on something I could do to try to cure the problem and get my projector working again?

Thanks

Use a flashlight and make sure all 3 fans are spinning up when you start the projector. If one of them doesn't turn, that's your problem.

No need to check the fans with a flashlight - they aren't operating. Nothing is - the only signs of life on the projector are the two orange STANDBY/ON and LAMP lights on the top. When I try to turn the unit on by both the large round standby button on the top and by using the remote (even installed new batteries), nothing happens.

Even if I got a bad lamp, the unit should still try to power on, shouldn't it? so I'm thinking it's not just the new bulb to blame.

Ah - I thought that each time it would power up for 20 seconds before quitting.

Sounds like it thinks the bulb door is open or something like that. Strange.

Scooterboy,
Is that Non-OEM lamp still working for you? How many hours do you have on it now?

Not sure - I'll try to remember to look when I fire it up tonight.


ETA on 6/30: sorry - completely forgot about this! I'll try to remember tonight. The bulb is still going strong though.

ETA#2: I now have 960 hours on the bulb and it still looks good.
Edited by scooterboy - 6/30/12 at 10:45pm

Thanks for the info.

Looks like I jinxed myself. The bulb just exploded.

Bulb had a 180 day warranty which ended a couple of weeks ago (of course).


Off to find another...


ETA: Just ordered from Apex Lamps - $188.75 w/180 day warranty. It claims an "OEM bulb with generic housing". We'll see.
Edited by scooterboy - 7/8/12 at 1:04pm

Bummer about the lamp. I don't think I'll be ordering one of those...better to stick with OEM. Good luck with the new one.

But on the plus side, I just won an ebay auction for a non-working VP4001. Could be a simple thermal switch reset to get it going again, but at worst I get 3 of the VP4001 fans that are so hard to find these days.

Well my ebay projector arrived today. Non-original box, wasn't packed tightly so it might have taken a beating along the way. And no remote (tho none was promised).

It was described as "will not power on".


Surprise #1: I opened her up on the dining room table and making a small wish, I pushed the red thermal reset button. CLICK!

Surprise #2: I put the cover back on, plugged it in, and it started right up and projected a nice pure white image on the wall. Bulb works!

Surprise #3: I went into the menu, and there are a grand total of 34 hours on the bulb, with 98% life left.


The auction description said it was used by a non-profit organization and when it failed to power up they decided to just buy a new PJ rather than take a chance that a new bulb would fix it.

So instead of having some backup fans and possibly a backup bulb, I have an entire VP4001 that's barely been used. Score!

Since this practically new unit is much quieter than mine (which has thousands of hours on it), I'm thinking I'll just swap this one onto my mount and put mine away for parts instead of the other way around.


Oh - did I mention I paid $20.50 for the PJ plus $20 for shipping?

Wow, congrats on the great score!

Thanks! I've put it up on my mount and duplicated the menu settings I had on my old one. The picture is beautiful, and the fans are much quieter.

I'm very happy thus far.