SHIELD REMOVAL

REMOVE SCREWS
SECURING
SHIELD
INVERTER BOARD REMOVAL
REMOVE
CONNECTOR AND
PULL BOARD TO
THE RIGHT
WARNING!
NEVER REMOVE THE
SCREWS SECURING THE
PLASTIC STRIP HOLDING
THE LAMP SOCKETS.
DAMAGE TO THE
BACKLIGHT TUBES WILL
OCCUR!
BACKLIGHT
END VIEW
SOCKET
Only remove the screws securing the inverter
cover which may be metal or plastic. The
remaining plastic strip contains sockets for the
uorescent backlights and should never be
loosened. The backlights will pop out of the
sockets and/or break the backlight requiring a
LCD panel replacement. The example shown
is a 32 model but applies to all models.
Models Affected:
KDL26S2000
KDL32S30L1
KDL32S3000
KDL32XBR4
KDL40S3000
KDL40D3000
KDL40S30L1
KDL46S3000