Mitsubishi Electric 3D DLP WD-73C11 Basic Owner's Manual page 26

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Appendices
Appendix B: TV Care, continued
Replacement Procedure
Removing the Old Lamp Cartridge
1.
Turn off TV power and unplug the TV. Allow the
lamp to cool for at least one hour before proceed-
ing.
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 (medium) Phillips
screwdriver to loosen the screws securing the
cover.
Keep the screws and cover for re-installation
3.
With a medium Phillips screwdriver, loosen the
screw securing the lamp cartridge until it disengage
from the mating threads. This is a captive screw
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 cartridge, 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 TV in the
same orientation as the old cartridge. Push on the
cartridge housing until it is fully seated.
2.
Gently tighten the lamp screw with the 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
Contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries
Alliance at www.eiae.org for lamp-disposal or recy-
cling instructions. Do not dispose of the old lamp with
common trash.
For assistance call 1(800) 332-2119
Figure 2
Step 3
Figure 3
Use only replacement lamp part number
915B455011.
Figure 1