Panasonic PT-43LC14 Lamp Replacement Update

Lamp Re placement
CAUTION:
Because of the possibility of injury, strictly follow
the replacement procedure below.
This product has a High Intensity Discharge (HID)
lamp that contains a small amount of mercury.
Disposal of these materials may be regulated
in your community due to environmental
considerations.
For disposal or recycling information please contact
your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries
Alliance: <http://www.eiae.org.>
Lamp replacement procedure
1
Turn power off, wait until power
indicator stops blinking red, then
unplug the power cord from the
wall outlet and confirm that the area
around the lamp unit has cooled
down.
POWER
button /
POWER
LAMP indicator
indicator
• Please wait more than one hour for lamp
replacement.
[If you need to replace the lamp more urgently]
• The Projection display has a forced cooling
feature. After the POWER button is turned OFF,
and during the first minute of the normal cooling
fan operation, press the VOL+ button on the
projection display and button on the remote
control at same time for more than 5 seconds. The
cooling fan operates for about 10 minutes. The
LAMP indicator flashes red 5 times every 5
seconds.
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2
Remove the Front cover. Place your
fingertips under the Front cover and
pull it from the projection display.
Front cover
3
Loosen the Lamp cover screw.
First read caution and warn ing
labels on lamp cover. Then, loosen
the lamp cover screw by using a
screwdriver.
Lamp cover handle Screwdriver
Lamp cover screw
4
Loosen the lamp unit screw with a
screwdriver. Then, grasp the lamp
unit as shown in the diagram, and
slowly remove from the projection
display.
Lamp unit screw
Lamp unit handle
CAUTION
• Because the lamp unit is hot immediately after
its use, touching it may cause burns.
•
Please allow the lamp to cool before handling or
replacing the lamp unit.
5
Insert the new lamp unit being careful
of the insertion direction.
• Press on the arrow mark making sure
insertion is done correctly.
6
Replace the Lamp unit and cover
screws. Tighten the lamp unit/cover
screw with a screwdriver.
• Properly dispose of old lamp. Please see the
operating instructions for the projection display.
Note
Attach the lamp unit and lamp unit housing door
securely. If the lamp unit and lamp unit housing
door are not attached securely, the protective
circuit will be activated and the lamp will not turn
on.
7
Replace the Front cover.
After lamp re placement,
follow the pro cedure below
Warning:
Perform lamp time reset only when the lamp has
been replaced.
Lamp time reset procedure
1
Be sure the power cord is plugged
into a properly grounded wall outlet.
Then, press the POWER button on the
projection display or the remote control
to turn the unit on.
2
While pressing the VOL- button on
the projection display, hold down the
PIP or SPLIT button on the remote
control at same time for more than
5 seconds.
For models PT-50LC13/
PT-60LC13/PT-50LCX63/
PT-60LCX63/PT-43LCX64/
and
PT-50LCX64/PT-60LCX64
For models PT-43LC14/
PT-50LC14/PT-60LC14
3
When reset
procedure
LAMP TIME WAS
is complete,
RESET TO 0.
the screen on
the right will
appear.
END
* This screen may be
different from the actual
screen.
Note
When lamp time reset is finished, the LAMP
indicator goes out.