Vtech Innotab 3S Camera Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          15 - 25 minutes

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Rear Panel
4 steps
Camera
1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel

While holding the battery compartment locks down, slide the two battery doors outwards from the sides of the device.
Remove the batteries from the device.

While holding the battery compartment locks down, slide the two battery doors outwards from the sides of the device.

Remove the batteries from the device.

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Step 2

Remove six 7 mm screws from the interior of the battery compartment using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove six 7 mm screws from the interior of the battery compartment using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

Using a nylon spudger, remove the five caps that hide the screws.
Potential for device damage: Be careful not to scrape the plastic from the device using the spudger.
When removing the caps, hold the spudger vertical to the board to make removal easier. Also try to push in with your spudger pointing towards the bottom of the device.
Remove the five 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the rear panel of the device.

Using a nylon spudger, remove the five caps that hide the screws.

Potential for device damage: Be careful not to scrape the plastic from the device using the spudger.

When removing the caps, hold the spudger vertical to the board to make removal easier. Also try to push in with your spudger pointing towards the bottom of the device.

Remove the five 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the rear panel of the device.

Step 4

Carefully remove the rear panel from the front panel of the device.
Once the rear panel is removed, you’ll be able to see the motherboard and other components within the Vtech InnoTab 3s.

Carefully remove the rear panel from the front panel of the device.

Once the rear panel is removed, you’ll be able to see the motherboard and other components within the Vtech InnoTab 3s.

Step 5

              Camera

Using the tip of your finger, carefully pull the clip upwards to release the camera connection from the motherboard.
The connection between the motherboard and the camera is located at the near the top of the device.
Remove the camera and the connecting wire from the the clip and attach the replacement cameras connection to the latch on the motherboard.
Carefully lower the latch until you hear a click to secure the new camera to the device.
Pulling or tugging on the connection between the camera and the circuit board may cause damage to the connection.

Using the tip of your finger, carefully pull the clip upwards to release the camera connection from the motherboard.

The connection between the motherboard and the camera is located at the near the top of the device.

Remove the camera and the connecting wire from the the clip and attach the replacement cameras connection to the latch on the motherboard.

Carefully lower the latch until you hear a click to secure the new camera to the device.

Pulling or tugging on the connection between the camera and the circuit board may cause damage to the connection.

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

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rongennero - Mar 25, 2016

Where do you get the replacement camera? I can’t find them online.

jpimash - Jan 20, 2017

I just did this whole thing…hoping it was a reset to the camera or something, but no, you need a replacement camera. Might be helpful to add that to the PARTS NEEDED part at the top, instead of saying “no parts required.” UUGHHHH!

Stephan Meyer - Jul 29, 2018

Where can i buy the camera?

Glen Fletcher - Apr 5, 2020

kind of useless to post a replacement guide without suggesting a source for that replacement!!

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