To check your lamp useage hours: 1. turn on TV by touching the POWER button on the TV, not on the remote 2. press and hold CHANNEL DOWN and MENU on the TV 3. using remote, select "SERVICE ALIGNMENT (or something)" from the menu. 4. press VOLUME UP to V90 5. press CHANNEL UP If you have around 1500-2000 hours, then you'll need a new lamp soon. Don't wait too long... It will get dimmer and dimmer at an ever-increasing rate.
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To check your lamp useage hours: 1. turn on TV by touching the POWER button on the TV, not on the remote
2. press and hold CHANNEL DOWN and MENU on the TV
3. using remote, select "SERVICE ALIGNMENT (or something)" from the menu. 4. press VOLUME UP to V90
5. press CHANNEL UP If you have around 1500-2000 hours, then you'll need a new lamp soon. Don't wait too long... It will get dimmer and dimmer at an ever-increasing rate.