diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
index 73b4e4bda426d..092bf3a9188d3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/channels.xml
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@
 	xmlns:thing="https://openhab.org/schemas/thing-description/v1.0.0"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/thing-description/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/thing-description-1.0.0.xsd">
 
-	<channel-type id="power">
-		<item-type>Switch</item-type>
-		<label>Power</label>
-		<description>Power ON/OFF the projector</description>
-	</channel-type>
-
 	<channel-type id="powerstate">
 		<item-type>String</item-type>
 		<label>Power State</label>
 		<description>Current detailed power state of the projector</description>
+		<tags>
+			<tag>Status</tag>
+			<tag>Power</tag>
+		</tags>
 		<state readOnly="true"></state>
 	</channel-type>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/ethernet.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/ethernet.xml
index bbdd1aa1618c1..e186fdf9f7fa1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/ethernet.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/ethernet.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		<description>Ethernet connection to the Sony projector using PJ Talk</description>
 
 		<channels>
-			<channel id="power" typeId="power"/>
+			<channel id="power" typeId="system.power"/>
 			<channel id="powerstate" typeId="powerstate"/>
 			<channel id="input" typeId="input"/>
 			<channel id="calibrationpreset" typeId="calibrationpreset"/>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serial.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serial.xml
index d732c2e7829bb..ec4898e0a698a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serial.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serial.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		<description>Serial connection to the Sony projector</description>
 
 		<channels>
-			<channel id="power" typeId="power"/>
+			<channel id="power" typeId="system.power"/>
 			<channel id="powerstate" typeId="powerstate"/>
 			<channel id="input" typeId="input"/>
 			<channel id="calibrationpreset" typeId="calibrationpreset"/>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serialoverip.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serialoverip.xml
index 7fcf73fbadc5e..c5a852870a305 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serialoverip.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sonyprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/serialoverip.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		<description>Serial over IP connection to the Sony projector</description>
 
 		<channels>
-			<channel id="power" typeId="power"/>
+			<channel id="power" typeId="system.power"/>
 			<channel id="powerstate" typeId="powerstate"/>
 			<channel id="input" typeId="input"/>
 			<channel id="calibrationpreset" typeId="calibrationpreset"/>