Bulb "End of Life" message

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Hi, my same Sony KDF 50e2000 has been giving me the "proj lamp near end of life" message for approx 6 months-and we watch a lot of tv/play wii. I just ordered a repl lamp on line

Bulb light indicator flashes?Projection bulb use alot,an awile like about 1 or 2.The projection bulb must change it at end of it life cycles.

KDF46E2000 - Change Lamp Warning - Reset

Bulb is most likely OK. Original bulb in Sony TV is Philips, label on bulb usually says Philips. Sony don't make bulbs. Sony Cost is usually 1.5 times other sources. Many shopping cart operations sell condemned, reject or poor quality electronic service items because cost of return and fooling with them is excessive. This is obvious and widespread with convergence ICs and other parts.

Lamp timer needs reset. This is usually an automatic function. TV detects Increased lamp current from previous failed bulb or weak bulb condition and resets automatically. TV must be unplugged for lamp replacement for this to work. Occasionally it must be reset manually, as below:

1. TV must be in standby mode. (Power off).
2. Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a
second of each other:
DISPLAY Channel 5 Volume + POWER .1. Access Service Adjustment Mode and select the Service Menu that
contains the Category with the Adjustment Item you want to change.
2. To change the Category, press 2 or 5 on the Remote Commander.
Note: Pressing 2 or 5 only changes the categories within the
Service Menu displayed. To change a Category on one of the other
Service Menus, press the JUMP button until the correct Service
Menu is displayed.
3. To change the Adjustment Item, press 1 or 4 on the Remote
Commander.
4. To change the Data Value, press 3 or 6 on the Remote
Commander.
Note: To go back to the last saved Data Value, press 0 then ENT
on the Remote Commander to read the memory.
5. To save the changes, press MUTING then ENT to write into
memory.
6. To exit service mode, turn the power off by pressing POWER .
Wait 2 minutes before restarting the set to allow the fans to
completely shut down or the Service Menu will appear on the screen.

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I would start suspecting a DMD board

You gotta twist the whole thing, before you take off the wires from the back of the bulb about 45 degrees, then pull straight out. It's not "screwed in" like a light bulb in your house. I just changed mine, and had to figure it out. Took me a minute, but I got it. It's a small space in there. Good luck!

You need reset the lamp timer after
replace the new lamp.In the remote control pres menu------setup------lamp timer----message do you replace a lamp appear----press yes----and ok.

Your lamp life is most likely at the end of its life - you need a new one, make sure you get the right Osram one (I think they are as little as $120 or as much as $200). Replacement is fairly straightforward (15 minutes).

There is a compartment in the back with two screws.
Unscrew lamp enclosure inside
Pull out enclosure
Unscrew wires from bulb
Pull wire clamps off of each side of bulb with pliers
Remove lamp and replace with new one (note orientation and do not handle the front of the bulb)

This would appear to be a bulb that has reached end of life -- or the projector thinks that it is because of hours. Usually most bulbs are 1000 or 2000 hours. Depending on your projector there are different ways of checking bulb life hours -- if you Google your projector model number and "bulb life" you will usually get a post on how to check these hours. Also, if it is a new bulb and you haven't reset the hours counter, it may need to be reset (however you also don't want to wait too long before changing a bulb that has reached EOL since they can and do explode sometimes taking out the projector with it).