This is a quick reference guide to show you how to reset your Samsung DLP TV’s lamp hour meter or hour counter. Resetting the counter is a very simple proceedure.
Begin with the TV powered off.
Point your remote towards your TV.
Press:
Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power.
Your TV set should now say “Loading Factory”.
Browse down to “Option” then press Enter (or the right cursor button).
NOTE: The Mute+1+8+2 buttons needs to be pressed down consecutively and fairly quickly. If your TV does not enter the service menu after using this combination, you can substitute MENU instead of MUTE. This seems to work for some sets. Also, the right cursor arrow also acts as the ENTER button, so try it if you’re having difficulty with the ENTER button.
To exit the service menu, hit press the EXIT button or just turn off your TV (remember not to turn on your TV immediately afterward!).
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leo says:
April 11, 2009 at 12:00 am
do you know how to check the hours on the lamp?
Luis says:
April 19, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I have a 61″ Samsung DLP I purchased in Jul 2004. I has worked fine until now. The 1st lamp went out Feb 2008, It was replaced under warranty, but that lamp went out a month later, the filament sahttered. The 3rd bulb just went out yesterday (the lamp seems OK but the lamp light keeps flashing and the TV won’t turn on) Does anyone may knows why the lamps keeps going out? the lamp code is BP96-0024J (P)
Chris says:
April 22, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I had the same thing happening, Color Wheel fixed it for me.
Dave says:
May 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Have the same set and have had color wheel replaced twice after making same sounds. I would bet thats your problem. It will get worse as time passes.
Randy says:
May 12, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Did you get this resolved? I’d like to know, my set is doing the
exact same thing.
Luis says:
May 13, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Thanks, it was the color wheel.
jarrett says:
June 4, 2009 at 6:11 pm
i have the same exact problem with my tv as you did yours. My samsung 67 inch from 2005 sounds like a buz saw but the bulb is still good. i think. what fixed it? I appreciate your time.
Dave says:
February 27, 2010 at 5:51 pm
That is your color wheel screaming for attention. The buzz saw noise is the motor. I had the same thing – it got so loud you could hear it over the programs.
Replace your color wheel and it will be nice an quiet!
Rick says:
March 3, 2010 at 10:30 am
Dave;
HELP!
I replaced bulb on Samsung DLP 4667w and at first everthing fine. Then tv shut off on its own. I put an external fan on the tv an seemed to be fine; also kept it two feet from wall.
Today I read the comments decided to reset the lamp hours. Crap!!! used your guide to reset lamp; pushed “mute 1 8 2 power” got the guide and went to option. I selected user reset and pressed enter on remote. tv went out and wen turned on a few minutes later, it said no signal. I check cable box and hdmi cable, all were fine. I checked the source several times but no picture on tv and still says no signal. Then when I turned the tv off, there is a red light on the “on” button saying “stand by temp” What do I do now
Rick
Beverly says:
June 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Have a Samsung DLP HL-S5687W. The TV was shutting off and all three lights were blinking, so we replaced the lamp. Now the TV is still shutting off and if you try to turn it back on it makes a high pitched beeping noise and won’t turn back on for awhile. Any ideas?
FixYourDLP.com says:
June 27, 2009 at 10:17 am
Beverly,
It’s most likely your color wheel. You can also check this website http://www.fixyourdlp.com/forum for more information.
Chad says:
June 28, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I have a 56 inch Samsung DLP that I bought in late 2006. It has worked great up until last weekend. I turn it on, it comes on normally (with no odd sounds), runs for about 30-40 seconds, and then turns off. About 10-15 seconds later the fans shut off, and the 3 lights start blinking on the front. I understand from surfing around that this is probably a sign that I need a new lamp – that’s fine, and I’m going to order one here tonight regardless. My main questions are: If the lamp is done, why does it come on and work great for a while first? Why can’t I just run the thing until it dies? Will it literally explode? How does the TV know that the lamp is almost out? Does it measure wattage? Is it total hours used? If so, would resetting the usage hours be a short-term fix, while waiting for the new bulb? Who is John Galt?
Like I said, I’m replacing the bulb regardless, but I want to understand what’s driving this. Thanks.
Gene says:
October 24, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Chad did you ever get your question answered? I read your blog and I am having the same exact problem with my HL-P4663W. The longer I have the TV off, the longer it stays on. The more I use it, the sooner it turns of etc. Here is the weird part, I can see the lamp itself is still on?
Now I bought the TV used about a year ago, worked great and then a couple months ago started to turn off, sound on, lamp on but no picture. I have asked so many people and half of them want money to give an answer. I have had 3 different possibilities, but none of them said it is the lamp.
I appreciate it if you let me know if you question was answered and if you found a resolution finally…
Thanks a lot.
Gene
Edward says:
July 8, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I have a Samsung DLP SP-67L6HX I recently changed the lamp. One day the TV just turned off, it would turn it self on then off and then off and finally all 3 LED lights would start blinking. Since I’ve bought the new Lamp I’m having trouble resetting the counter. I’ve tried Mute+1+8+2+Power and also Menu+1+8+2+Power with no luck. Are there any other suggestions.
jewel says:
July 9, 2009 at 8:05 pm
help please just replaced bulb in a samsung model hlt5075sx-axx.all three lights flashing tried the mute 1-8-2power stays on for a few seconds and then goes back to flashing again hepl please
Rob says:
July 14, 2009 at 11:03 am
Thanks for the info on how to rest the lamp hour on my 47″Samsung DLP…14,683 hours on first bulb. Hope this one last as long.
Leeann says:
July 17, 2009 at 9:30 am
I have a Samsung HL-T5076S DLP TV. Just the other night the tv shut off by itself. The tv is 18months old. The lamp light and sensor temp light are flashing. Then all three began flashing. Is this the Lamp possibly? Thank you
Dave says:
July 20, 2009 at 12:00 am
I just replaced the lamp on our hlt 5075sx/xaa and reset the hour meter afterwards thanks to the earlier posts. The original had 6539 hrs. on it and the dust was pretty bad, but lighter than I expected. I had never tried any internal cleaning before the lamp died. I would warn others replacing their lamps to clean as much dust off with the tv unplugged before removing the lamp fixture and then be careful that the remaining dust clumps don’t get into the color wheel assembly. It could explain color wheel failures shortly after replacing a lamp. Just a heads up. From what I could see my color wheel assembly was really clean still.
Jim says:
July 24, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Install new lanp for HLP 5663w the TV just recycles on and of between lamp & standby/temp flashing. Make a screching noise! Any help would be welcomed!
Thank You!
bigdog says:
August 7, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Just wanted to comment that for me to be able to enter the service menu I had dis connect all the inputs if not the menu would come up but only for 5 seconds and then the TV would display what ever input was last used. Other than this the codes worked fine.
Claude says:
August 21, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Our 50 in Sampsung DLP has in intermittent problem. It will work for days, maybe weeks, then it cycles-first the sound stops, then 10 seconds later the picture also drops out, then it resets itself. After about 5 minutes, it repeats. No lights on the front blink, no melody sound. Unplugging it and replugging it in, stops the problem for days. I guess I will trying cleaning the light fixture, and fan to see it it helps. Symptoms don’t see exactly as described above. Any thoughts? I will also look at the lamp lifetime. This problem started 6 months ago, then after messing with the ac plugs, it disappeared for several months. Wierd.
bobt says:
August 30, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I ahve been reading all the notes from everyone…Thanks good stuff!!!! our HLN5065WX intermittently will not turn on… I have used all the tricks from unplugging the set, resetting the memory and resetting the lamp counter. When the picture does come on it is clear, sharp and has great sound. I don’t like replacing parts for parts that appear to be working. i have vacumned and dusted the set. As long as I unplug the set after every use, we have a 50-50 chance it will turn on. Can anyone share a thought or should we just wait for something to fail hard… fyi i had 6104 hrs on the lamp when I reset the meter.
Josh says:
September 3, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I thought my lamp was bad in my dlp but dont forgett about the little hidden pannel switch located down in the bottom right corner in back. check the switch before you do anything. hold the little blue switch and push power simultanioussly. tada
Josh says:
September 3, 2009 at 5:37 pm
the switch is a sensor that lets it know if the lamp pannel is removed. the screen will not come on untill you activate the switch. its a safety device built in so you dont get zapped.
Josh says:
September 3, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Im pretty sure all samsung tantus DLP 2003 and newer have the sensor.
Wendie says:
October 19, 2009 at 3:56 pm
The sensor you are talking about, is it on the left side of the tv if you were facing it? Like a circle with a little piece that can pop out…. I have done the code given and nothing so far but I remember someone toching that circle part yesterday before the problems started…
Jim says:
September 8, 2009 at 9:17 pm
My Samsung HLR5667W was just getting too dark while watching SciFi shows during daylight. The picture was set to Movie mode. I changed it to Enhanced mode and the picture came back to life. Less than 8 hours later the lamp literally exploded. I guess that this, the original lamp, lasted as long as it had because I got a setup DVD and tweaked the correct brightness and colors with that. I had heard that using the Enhanced mode would cost more in electricity than a proper setup. I believe now that it (the Enhanced mode) burns up the lamp faster.
Jim says:
September 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm
BTW: I bought the big 4 year warranty ($400) and except for some initial adjustment problems and a color wheel replacement up front (there would have been handled by the factory warranty), I never had any problems. The warranty ran out less than 4 months ago and the lamp burned out.
Javi says:
September 19, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Need help we replaced lamp on 50 in DLP and still not working all three things blinking now what else could be wrong.
ED says:
September 25, 2009 at 10:36 am
Samsung DLP TV HCM4216W
Sometimes comes on for awhile- then shuts off.
how to increase cooling? As i see that is a common problem
Genaro says:
October 1, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I have a Samsung R5688W……..After watching TV for a while the right side of the screen goes black (exactly half of screen). No wierd noises or blinking lights or anything like that.
Turn the set off and back on after powering down and it works fine again…..sometimes for a couple minutes and sometimes for hours before I get half a black screen again.
Is it the lamp, color wheel, or balast?………Please Help!
Steve Ida says:
March 11, 2010 at 9:32 am
I am having the same problem with my samsung Hlr6768 did you ever find out what the problem was.your help would be appreciated.Thanks
John Elliott says:
November 6, 2009 at 5:43 am
I have a Samsung 56 inch TV, Purchaced in 2005, the bulb went out in 2008. Ordered on line. Paied around $280.00 or so. I did not have to reset factory timer. Seems to be working just fine. Why would I do this operation? Thanks, Jack Elliott
Dan Nible says:
December 2, 2009 at 10:39 am
Our TV was shutting down pretty often.It had the evil red and green flashing lights. Anyway I replaced the lamp and large cooling fan and it has been running fine with no issues now for a week. The old fan seemed to be running fine and it may not have been the issue, but its a pretty cheap part.
FixYourDLP.com says:
December 7, 2009 at 9:11 am
That’s a great tip! Some people forget about the cooling issue with some of these DLPs.
Mandi says:
December 14, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Hi! I have a samsung model HLS4266WX/XAA and this morning when my daughter turned it on it was fine for about 2 minutes then the screen went black all the lights blinked (lamp, timer, standby and temp) then turned off. This is all it will do now. I am a single mother and have NO CLUE how to handle this. Is this something fixable or do I need to just go ahead and start scraping up some money to buy another tv? I have had this tv for almost 3 years and never had any problems with it. Any help would be great!
jeff says:
January 8, 2010 at 2:35 pm
If you read the first few pages of your manual, you’ll see the LED “blink” codes. Mine was doing the same thing…..all LEDs blinking at turn-on…..it means your bulb needs to be replaced. It’s easy, you can do it yourself, and they cost about $120 right here on this site. Let’s see all those LCD and Plasma owners renew their sets so easily when their backlights and powersupplies go bad!
I could email you the Service Manual too, if you want…which tells you how to zero the hours-counter for the bulb, when you do change it. I just googled “sm-hls4676s” and found a guy posting the service manual. And for all you “white spot” people, it shows how to replace the DMD chip too, if you’re willing.
Mary Miranda says:
January 10, 2010 at 11:26 am
Purhase Samsun 56″ HL-T56755 about 3 years ago. 18 months later lamp burned out. Purchased 5 year warranty so lamp was covered. About 9 months later, lamp burned out. Warranty will only cover one lamp. Purchased lamp and service changed out another part. Several months later, lamp burned out. This part cost approximately $280.00. Samsung would not extend warranty so I am not able to watch TV that I still have 2 year warranty on. If these TV’s are defective why isn’t Samsung helping?
Eliza says:
February 2, 2010 at 7:39 pm
I have a 42 inch. I replaced the bulb in Feb 09 and I hardly ever watch TV because I work on the internet mostly. My TV started going out again and I knew I only had no more than 50 hours on it so it shouldn’t be the bulb. I read everything here and on other sites, so I did the mute 1 8 2 thing and I reset the timer and other things but it was still turning off. I finally decided that when I did the mute 1 8 2 thing to go ahead and do the FACTORY RESET. Well that worked! It reset my timer again, and I have now successfully watched 3 hours straight of TV tonight – LOST’s season premiere – without going black. I know all of us have different situations but this worked for me thank goodness.
FixYourDLP.com says:
February 3, 2010 at 8:23 am
So how was that lost premier, huh?! You should join our forums and discuss the solution to help other members!
http://www.fixyourdlp.com/forums
Thanks for the post!
david says:
February 5, 2010 at 8:58 am
how do reset the service menu to factory settings. i was checking the hours on the bulb and i think some other setting my have got changed. so can i reset the service menu to factory or what should the color boost setting be. help thanks
Pamela says:
March 4, 2010 at 4:34 am
My lamp light on my 46″ Samsung DLP began to blink after the TV shut off. I took it out of the plug for 15 minutes and that solved the problem. I had problems with the TV cutting off before because there is no outlet by that TV. I bought a power strip and plugged everything else into it. Then I plugged the TV into the remaining outlet using a heavy duty extension cord. To permanently fix the problem I will have to have another electric outlet installed. These TV’s are not supposed to be hooked up to power strips or extension cords.