NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2006
Release #06-129
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Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 398-6086
CPSC
Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301)
504-7908
InFocus Media Contact: Stacy Doyle, (503)
471-6806
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InFocus Corp. Recalls Portable Projectors and Projector Lamps Posing Shock
and Fire HazardsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: InFocus LP120 Projector, ASK Proxima M1 Projector,
and SP-LAMP-013 Replacement Lamp Module.
Units: About 1,800 projectors and about 700 replacement lamp
modules.
Importer: InFocus Corp., of Wilsonville, Ore.
Hazard: The units have improper wiring with inadequate insulation
which could degrade over time, posing a shock and fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves portable projectors designed for use
with laptop computers, and a replacement lamp module sold for use with these
projectors. The recalled projector models are InFocus LP120 and ASK Proxima M1
built between October 2005 and January 2006. The model number and serial numbers
are written on the bottom of the projectors. They have the following serial
numbers:
Model LP120 – AJNV541A0001 through AJNV551A0301
Model M1 –
AKUV546A0001 through AKUV547A0268
The recalled replacement lamp module
is SP-LAMP-013 built between November 2005 and January 2006. There is no writing
on the lamps, but “SP-LAMP-013†is on the label on the box.
Sold by: Direct phone and Web sales and by office and business
equipment stores nationwide from October 2005 through February 2006 for about
$1500 for the projectors and $420 for the replacement lamps.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Projector and replacement lamp owners should visit the InFocus
Web site for instructions on returning the projector and lamp for a free repair.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact (877) 398-6086 between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at
www.infocus.com/service
