Nec PX700W [193/244] 4 replacing the lamp and the filters

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7. Maintenance

 Replacing the Lamp and the Filters

Whenthelampreachestheendofitslife,theLAMPindicatorinthecabinetwillblinkredandthemessage“THELAMP

HASREACHEDTHEENDOFITSUSABLELIFE.PLEASEREPLACETHELAMP1(or2).USETHESPECIFIED

LAMPFORSAFETYANDPERFORMANCE.”willappear(*).Eventhoughthelampmaystillbeworking,replacethe

lamptomaintaintheoptimalprojectorperformance.Afterreplacingthelamp,besuretoclearthelamphourmeter.

(→page132)

CAUTION

 Keepngerprintsofftheglasssurfaceonthelamphousing.Leavingngerprintsontheglasssurfacemightcause

anunwantedshadowandpoorpicturequality.

• Theprojectorwillturnoffandgointostandbymodewhenyoucontinuetousetheprojectorforanother100hours

afterthelamphasreachedtheendofitslife.Ifthishappens,besuretoreplacethelamp.Ifyoucontinuetouse

thelampafterthelampreachestheendofitslife,thelampbulbmayshatter,andpiecesofglassmaybescattered

inthelampcase.Donottouchthemasthepiecesofglassmaycauseinjury.Ifthishappens,contactyourNEC

dealerforlampreplacement.

*NOTE:Thismessagewillbedisplayedunderthefollowingconditions:

• foroneminuteaftertheprojectorhasbeenpoweredon

• whenthe (POWER)buttonontheprojectorcabinetorthePOWEROFFbuttonontheremotecontrolispressed

Thefollowingprocedureisanexampleforreplacingbothlamps.

Step 1. Replacethelamp

Step 2. Replacethelters(→page182)

Step 3. Clearthelampusagehoursandthelterusagehours(→page132, 133)