Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Recording Button
  • 13 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Locate the slider labeled “BATT” and pull it back from the battery with your thumb.

Locate the slider labeled “BATT” and pull it back from the battery with your thumb.

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Step 2

  • At this point, you should be able to remove the battery by simply lifting it from the camera.
  • The camera provided for guide-creation did not include a battery. However, the battery position should be the same.

At this point, you should be able to remove the battery by simply lifting it from the camera.

The camera provided for guide-creation did not include a battery. However, the battery position should be the same.

Step 3

              Recording Button               
  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the left-hand side.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the left-hand side.

Step 4

  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the empty battery socket.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the empty battery socket.

Step 5

  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the bottom.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the bottom.

Step 6

  • Fold back the hinging panel on the top of the camera located near the lens.
  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the top under the hinging panel.

Fold back the hinging panel on the top of the camera located near the lens.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the top under the hinging panel.

Step 7

  • Slide back the cover for the DC and A/V ports on the right-hand side.
  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws underneath the cover and on the right-hand side.

Slide back the cover for the DC and A/V ports on the right-hand side.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws underneath the cover and on the right-hand side.

Step 8

  • Use the plastic opener tool to loosen the casing on the bottom and the right-hand side.
  • At this point, the right-hand side should simply come off, although it will still be connected with internal wiring.
  • Be delicate with the wiring still attached to the side casing until you have access to removing them later.

Use the plastic opener tool to loosen the casing on the bottom and the right-hand side.

At this point, the right-hand side should simply come off, although it will still be connected with internal wiring.

Be delicate with the wiring still attached to the side casing until you have access to removing them later.

Step 9

  • Carefully remove the bottom casing with your fingers.
  • Be careful not to loose the small metal stand-mount pieces that lay underneath the casing.

Carefully remove the bottom casing with your fingers.

Be careful not to loose the small metal stand-mount pieces that lay underneath the casing.

Step 10

  • Look at the right side of the camera (the side with the recording button) while holding back the detached casing.
  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws near the recording button.

Look at the right side of the camera (the side with the recording button) while holding back the detached casing.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws near the recording button.

Step 11

  • Use the curved tweezers to carefully detach the blue ribbon cable connector from the body of the camera.
  • The recording button and its blue ribbon cable connector should become detached from the body, but remain connected to the top casing.

Use the curved tweezers to carefully detach the blue ribbon cable connector from the body of the camera.

The recording button and its blue ribbon cable connector should become detached from the body, but remain connected to the top casing.

Step 12

  • Pull off the top casing by lightly grabbing either side and pulling towards the back of the camera.

Pull off the top casing by lightly grabbing either side and pulling towards the back of the camera.

Step 13

  • Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the inside of the top casing.

Use the Phillips #00 head to remove the following 5.5mm screws on the inside of the top casing.

Step 14

  • Carefully remove the metal frame from the top casing.

Carefully remove the metal frame from the top casing.

Step 15

  • You are now free to remove the recording button, as well as its connection strip.

You are now free to remove the recording button, as well as its connection strip.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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