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Appendix C: Lamp-Cartridge Replacement and Cleaning, continued

Lamp-Cartridge Replac ement

Removing the Old Lamp Cartridge
1. TurnoffTVpowerandallowthelamptocoolforat
leastonehourbeforeproceeding.
2. Afterthelamphascooled,removethecoverofthe
lampcompartment,locatedonthebackoftheTV.
Refertofigures1and2.Usea#2(large)Phillips
screwdrivertoloosenthescrewsecuringthecover.
Keepthescrewandcoverforre-installation
3.
WithalargePhillipsorflat-bladescrewdriver,loosen
thetwoshinyscrewssecuringthelampcartridge
untiltheydisengagefromthematingthreads.These
arecaptivescrewsandcannotbeseparatedfromthe
lampcartridge.
4. Fullyopenthebagsuppliedwiththereplacement
lampandsettheopenedbagaside.
5. Gentlygraspthehandleofthelampcartridgeand
pulltheoldcartridgestraightout.Seefigure3.
CAUTION: Donottiltorrotatethecar tridge,as
smallglassfragmentsmayfallout.
6. Withouttiltingorputtingdownthelampcartridge,
insertitintotheopenedbag.Closethebagwhile
beingcarefulnottoletanyglassparticlesfallout.
Installing the New Lamp Cartridge
1. Donottouchtheglasspartsofthenewlampcar-
tridge.InsertthenewcartridgeintotheT Vinthe
sameorientationastheoldcartridge.Pushonthe
cartridgehousinguntilitisfullyseated.
2. Witheitheryourfingersorthescrewdriver,gently
tightenthetwoshinyscrews.Ifusingascrewdriver,
AVOIDOVERTIGHTENING!
3. Replacetheplasticcoverandretainingscrews.
4. WASHYOURHANDSTHOROUGHLY,ASTHIS
LAMPCONTAINSMERCURY.
Disposal of the Old Lamp Cartridge
Lamp under warranty:Alllampsreplacedunderwar-
rantymustbereturnedtoMitsubishi.Usethereturn
shippinglabelprovidedandsendtoMitsubishiDigital
Electronics,America,1001CherryDrive,Suite2,Brasel-
ton,GA30517.
IMPORTANT: Lamps found to be without defe ct will
be returned and cha rged back to the sender.
Lamp no longer under warranty:
Contactyour
localauthoritiesortheElectronicIndustriesAllian ceat
www.eiae.orgforlamp-disposalorrecyclinginstructions.
Donotdisposeoftheoldlampwithcommontrash.
Figure 3

Use only replacement

lamp part number

915P06 1010.

Figure 4
Keep lamp
cartridge horizontal
and remove dust
from the mesh filter
using a soft dry
brush or vacuum
cleaner.
Figure 2
Figure 1

Lamp-Cartridge Filter Cl eaning

IftheTVshutsoffafterdisplayingthemessag e“TVwill
shutdowninafewseconds.Pleasecheckiftheair
flowisblocked”and/orthe
STATU S
LEDisyellow,theair
filtermayneedcleaning.Theairfilterispartofthe
lampcartridge.Usethefollowingproceduretoclean
thefilter.
1. RemovethelampcartridgefromtheTVas
describedunder“RemovingtheOldLampCar-
tridge.”Donottiltorrotatethecartridge.Donot
touchtheglasspartsofthelampcartridge.
2. Holdingthelampcartridgehorizontal(donottiltor
rotate),useasoftdrybrushorvacuumcleanerto
removeanydustthatmaybepresentonthemesh
filter.Donotuseliquids.Seefigure4.
3. Reinstallthelampcartridgeasdescribe dunder
“InstallingtheNewLampCartridge.”