MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC XL1X S L 2 - Manual (Page 21)

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The lamp is designed to project the image on the LCD pan-
els. When the lamp no longer functions, replace it with a
new one.
Caution:
• Do not remove the lamp immediately after turning off
the lamp of the projector, you may get burned because of
the high temperature of the lamp.
• For lamp replacement, press the power button to power
off, then wait for 60 seconds in stand-by mode to allow
the lamp and LCD panels to cool. Then turn off the main
switch, unplug the power cord from the outlet, and wait
one hour so that the lamp is cooled to the touch.
• Do not remove the lamp except for replacement. Care-
less treatment can cause injury or fire.
• Do not touch the lamp element directly. It may break
and cause you to injure or burn yourself.
• Be sure not to drop the lamp lid screw into the projector.
Also be sure not to insert metal or any flammable ob-
jects, it may cause fire or electric shock. If any objects are
inserted, please unplug and contact your dealer.
• Install the lamp securely, failure may cause a fire.
• If the light bulb part breaks, some small glass fragments
may fall out through the small cooling grille, and sticks
to the inside of projector or the lamp box. When taking
the lamp out, make sure to turn over the projector and
hold the handle of the lamp box to avoid injury from the
glass fragments.
• Never shake the lamp or hold it in front of your face after
removingthe lamp box. The glass fragments may fall out
and cause injuries to your eyes and so on.
1. Reverse the projector gently.
2. Loosen the screws of the lamp lid
(a) using a phillips screwdriver
(+), and remove the lid.
• Remove the lamp cover in the di-
rection of the arrow as indicated.
3. Loosen screws (b) using a phillips
screwdriver (+).
4. Pull up the handle.
5. Hold onto the projector by the
handle as you pull out the lamp.
• Pull out the lamp straight up-
ward.
• Pull the lamp out of the projec-
tor slowly. Should the light bulb
be broken, glass fragments will
spill out if the lamp is pulled out
too quickly.
• Once the lamp has been re-
moved, do not spill liquid on it,
place it near flammable objects
or where children can touch it.
Otherwise, it will cause injury
or fire.
6. Insert the new lamp securely into
the projector body in the right di-
rection.
7. Put the handle back to the holding
point.
• Make sure that the handle is
locked.
8. Tighten up the screws (b) using a
phillips screwdriver (+).
9. Tighten up the screws of the
lamp lid (a) using a phillips
screwdriver (+).
How to reset the operation time
meter
Plug in the power cord, switch on the projector, and reset
lamp time by pressing the
$, % and POWER buttons si-
multaneously.
Caution:
• Do not spill liquid on the lamp or place it near flam-
mable objects or where children can touch it. Other-
wise, it could cause injury or fire.
• Be sure that the projector guide is firmly inserted be-
tween the right and left lamp guides.
Important:
• If the 3 buttons was not pressed at the same time, the
lamp time may not be reset.
• Please confirm the TEMP indicator illuminates about
2 seconds and the lamp time has been reset.
• The projector will not turn on if you do not secure the
lamp lid.
• You must reset the operation time meter after you
replace the lamp.
• Do not reset the operation time meter unless the lamp
has been replaced.
Interval of the lamp replacement
The recommended interval of the lamp replacement is about 1,500-
2,000 hours of consecutive use. However, the replacement inter-
val may be shorter than such hours depending on the operating
conditions. Decreases in the luminescence and/or the color bright-
ness will also indicate that the light source lamp needs to be re-
placed. When the lamp operation time exceeds the time elapsed
until the lamp shutdown notice
*1 is issued, the indicator will blink
green and red alternately while the lamp is in operation (and while
the lamp is not in operation, the indicator will blink red only). In
addition, the lamp replacement message will appear on the screen
for one minute every time the power is turned on. When the lamp
operation time exceeds the time elapsed until the lamp shutdown
warning
*2 is issued, the replacement message *4 will appear on the
screen for one minute every 10 hours of operation. When the lamp
operation time exceeds the time elapsed until the lamp shutdown
*3 ,
the projector will automatically shut off for safety purposes and
the power indicator will illuminate red. The projector can’t start
operating again until the lamp is replaced and the operation timer
is reset.
The projector automatically shuts off when the lamp op-
eration time exceeds the time elapsed until the lamp shut-
down
*3 . It can’t start operating again until the lamp is re-
placed and the operation timer is reset.
XL1XU SL2U
*1 Time elapsed until the lamp shutdown notice 1,500 Hours 1,000 Hours
*2 Time elapsed until the lamp shutdown warning 1,900 Hours 1,400 Hours
*3 Time elapsed until the lamp shutdown 2,000 Hours 1,500 Hours
*4 Replacement message LAMP:>1900H LAMP:>1400H
(These hours are on the condition that the LAMP MODE is set to “STANDARD.”)
• When the LAMP MODE is set to “LOW,” the time elapsed
until the lamp shutdown will extend up to about 2,500
hours for XL1XU and up to about 2,000 hours for SL2U.
Caution:
• The lamp is fragile. If broken, be careful not to cut your-
self with glass fragments.
• The replacement span of the lamp depends on the envi-
ronment. For replacement lamps, please contact your
dealer.
Lamp replacement
(a)
(b)
(b)
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