September 30, 2005

Panasonic Corporation of North America Announces Recall of DLP Projector

Name of Product: Panasonic PT-D5500U and PT-D5500UL DLP Projectors

Units: 21

Distributor: Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Secaucus, NJ.

Hazard: If the lamp drive circuit touches the shield case, the unit is not grounded, and a person were to contact metal terminals at the back of the unit, there is a potential for electric shock.

Description: The recall involves models PT-D5500U and PT-D5500UL, which were sold primarily to commercial users. Units with the following serial numbers may be affected:

SH5120010, SH5169001, SH5169002, SH5169003, SH5169004, SH5169005,
SH5169006, SH5169007, SH5169008, SH5169009, SH5169010, SH5219001,
SH5219003, SH5219004, SH5219005, SH5229001, SH5229003, SH5229004,
SH5229005, SH5239001, SH5239002
Serial numbers are located on the side panel of the unit.

Sold at: Authorized Panasonic dealers between January 2005 and June 2005 for about $10,000

Manufactured in: Japan

Remedy: Customers should stop using the projectors immediately. Panasonic will contact each customer to arrange for a repair and retrofit at no cost to the customer.

Consumer Contact: Call Panasonic toll-free at (888) 411-1996 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.