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Maintenance
Lamp warning
Replacing the lamp (continued)
HIGH VOLTAGE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HIGH PRESSURE
►
Theprojectorusesahighpressuremercuryglasslamp.Thelamp
canbreakwithaloudbang,orburnout,ifjoltedorscratched,handledwhilehot,or
wornovertime.Notethateachlamphasadifferentlifetime,andsomemayburstor
burnoutsoonafteryoustartusingthem.Inaddition,ifthebulbbursts,itispossible
forshardsofglasstoyintothelamphousing,andforgascontainingmercuryand
dustcontainingneparticlesofglasstoescapefromtheprojector’sventholes.
►About disposal of a lamp:Thisproductcontainsamercurylampdonotput
itinatrash.Disposeofitinaccordancewithenvironmentallaws.
•Forlamprecycling,gotowww.lamprecycle.org(intheUS).
•Forproductdisposal,consultyourlocalgovernmentagencyorwww.eiae.org(in
theUS)orwww.epsc.ca(inCanada).
Formoreinformation,callyourdealer.
WARNING
•Ifthelampshouldbreak(itwillmakealoudbangwhenitdoes),
unplugthepowercordfromtheoutlet,andmakesuretorequesta
replacementlampfromyourlocaldealer.Notethatshardsofglass
coulddamagetheprojector’sinternals,orcauseinjuryduringhandling,
sopleasedonottrytocleantheprojectororreplacethelampyourself.
•
Ifthelampshouldbreak(itwillmakealoudbangwhenitdoes),ventilatethe
roomwell,andmakesurenottoinhalethegasorneparticlesthatcomeout
fromtheprojector'sventholes,andnottogetthemintoyoureyesormouth.
•Beforereplacingthelamp,turntheprojectoroffandunplugthepower
cord,thenwaitatleast45minutesforthelamptocoolsufficiently.
Handlingthelampwhilehotcancauseburns,aswellasdamagingthelamp.
•Neverunscrewexcepttheappointed(markedbyanarrow)screws.
•Donotopenthelampcoverwhiletheprojectorissuspendedfrom
aceiling.Thisisdangerous,sinceifthelamp’sbulbhasbroken,the
shardswillfalloutwhenthecoverisopened.Inaddition,workingin
highplacesisdangerous,soaskyourlocaldealertohavethelamp
replacedevenifthebulbisnotbroken.
•Donotusetheprojectorwiththelampcoverremoved.Atthelamp
replacing,make surethat thescrewsarescrewedinfirmly.Loose
screwscouldresultindamageorinjury.
•
Useonlythelampofthespeciedtype.Useofalampthatdoesnotmeetthelamp
specicationsforthismodelcouldcauseare,damageorshortenthelifeofthisproduct.
•Ifthelampbreakssoonafterthefirsttimeitisused,itispossible
thatthereareelectricalproblemselsewherebesidesthelamp.Ifthis
happens,consultyourlocaldealeroraservicerepresentative.
•
Handlewithcare:joltingorscratchingcouldcausethelampbulbtoburstduringuse.
•Usingthelampforlongperiodsoftime,couldcauseitdark,nottolight
uportoburst.Whenthepicturesappeardark,orwhenthecolortoneis
poor,pleasereplacethelampassoonaspossible.Donotuseold(used)
lampsthisisacauseofbreakage.
Disconnect
theplug
fromthe
power
outlet