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4. Convenient Features
Checking Energy-Saving Effect [CARBON METER]
This feature will show energy-saving effect in terms of CO
2
emissionreduction(kg)whentheprojector’s[ECOMODE]
issetto[ON].Thisfeatureiscalled[CARBONMETER].
Therearetwomessages:[TOTALCARBONSAVINGS/TOTALCOSTSAVINGS]and[CARBONSAVINGS-SESSION].
The[TOTALCARBONSAVINGS/TOTALCOSTSAVINGS]messageshowsthetotalamountofCO
2
emission reduc-
tionandtheelectricitycostsavingsfromthetimeofshipmentuptonow.Youcanchecktheinformationon[USAGE
TIME]from[INFO.]ofthemenu.(→ page 66)
The[CARBONSAVINGS-SESSION]messageshowstheamountofCO
2
emission reduction between the time of
changingtoECOMODEimmediatelyafterthetimeofpower-onandthetimeofpower-off.The[CARBONSAVINGS-
SESSION]messagewillbedisplayedinthe[POWEROFF/AREYOUSURE?]messageatthetimeofpower-off.
TIP:
• TheformulaasshownbelowisusedtocalculatetheamountofCO
2
emission reduction.
AmountofCO
2
emissionreduction=PowerconsumptioninOFFforECOMODE–PowerconsumptioninONforECOMODEx
CO
2
conversion factor.*
* Calculation for amount of CO
2
emissionreductionisbasedonanOECDpublication“CO
2
EmissionsfromFuelCombustion,2008
Edition”.
• Thisformulawillnotapplytothepowerconsumptionwhichisnotaffectedbywhether[ECOMODE]isturnedonoroff.
• Thefactorsfor[TOTALCOSTSAVINGS]canbechangedfromthemenu([CARBONCONVERT]and[CURRENCYCONVERT]).(→
page 72, 73)
• Thecurrencyunitfor[TOTALCOSTSAVINGS]canbechangedfromthemenu([CURRENCY]).(→ page 73)