Lincoln Electric IM948 VISTA AUTO-DARKENING HELMET User Manual

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LENS REPLACEMENT

OUTSIDE PROTECTIVE COVER LENS REPLACEMENT:

Press down on the Tab inside the top of the helmet while also pressing in on
the Finger Tabs on both sides of the bezel piece on the front of the helmet.
Pull the bezel outward to remove. Remove the polycarbonate protective
lens. Place the new Polycarbonate lens in the recessed lens area. Be sure
cover lens is properly seated. Then, simply insert the lower tabs of the bezel
back into the helmet shell and rotate up, snapping the bezel into place.
Ensure all three tabs have been correctly snapped in. Never use the Auto-
Darkening cartridge without the inside and outside cover lens properly
installed.

Tab

Lens Removal

AUTO-DARKENING CARTRIDGE ACCESS AND REPLACEMENT:

Remove Bezel as described in previous section on Lens Replacement. After
removing the outside lens, simply remove the Adaptor by applying thumb
pressure to top center tab to release top portion of Adaptor. Pull forward and
release feet of Adaptor from Shell. Then remove the ADF filter. When replac-
ing, be sure the light sensors are facing toward the front of the helmet when
replacing the cartridge. Replace the inside cover lens, Cartridge, Adaptor,
outside spatter lens and Bezel in reverse order. The outer polycarbonate
lens is required to protect the ADF from weld spatter and impacts.

INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET MAGNIFYING LENS
Simply slide the magnifying lens into the short rails located over the protec-
tive cover lens.

Finger Tab