Hitachi SM0328 Service Manual page 30

Replacing the Lamp
A lamp has fi nite product life. Using the lamp for long periods of time could cause the pictures darker or the
color tone poor. Note that each lamp has a different lifetime, and some may burst or burn out soon after you
start using them.
1. Turn the projector off, and unplug the power cord.
Allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes.
2. Prepare a new lamp.
If the projector is mounted on a ceiling, or if the lamp has broken,
also ask the dealer to replace the lamp.
3. Loosen the screw (marked by arrow) of the lamp cover and then
slide the lamp cover to the side to remove it.
4. Loosen the 2 screws (marked by arrow) of the lamp, and slowly
pick up the lamp by the handles.
It may make it easy to take the lamp out slightly toward the
control panel of the projector.
5. Insert the new lamp, and retighten firmly the 2 screws of the
lamp that are loosened in the previous process to lock it in place.
Tighten the screw
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6. Slide the lamp cover back in place and fi rmly fasten the screw of
the lamp cover.
7. Turn the projector on and reset the lamp time using the LAMP
TIME item in the OPTION menu.
(1) Press the MENU button to display a menu.
(2) Point at the "Go to Advanced Menu ..." in the menu using the
▼/▲ button, then press the ► button.
(3) Point at the "OPTION" in the left column of the menu using
the ▼/▲ button, then press the ► button.
(4) Point at the "LAMP TIME" using ▼/▲ button, then press the
► button. A dialog will appear.
(5) Press the ▲ button to select "RESET" on the dialog.
It performs resetting the lamp time.
►Do not touch any inner space of the projector, while the lamp is taken out.
NOTE
• Please reset the lamp time only when you have replaced the lamp, for a suitable indication about the lamp.
CPX4(M1-20WL)
fi rst, then screw .
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WARNING
The lamp cover
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The handle