Introduction
This guide will enable you to remove the buttons from the device in order to check, fix, or replace the connections between the buttons and the sensors.
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Press down on the grooved plastic with your thumbs.
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Push the back cover in the direction indicated by the small arrow on the grooved plastic. The back cover should slide right off.
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Once you have the back cover off, the camcorder should look like this.
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Look on the battery for a model number to assure that you acquire the correct replacement part.
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The camcorder model number is located in the red box. Verify that you have a Jazz HDV178.
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Take the battery out by pulling up on the bottom of the battery. You should be pulling from the side of the camera where the wrist strap is attached.
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Remove the camera mount by unscrewing the 4.5 mm screw in the hole.
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This is the bottom of the camcorder near where the wrist strap connects.
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Break the glue that attaches the lens cover to the camcorder by sliding the plastic prying tool beneath the circumference of the part.
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After the glue is broken, remove the lens cover.
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Use a small plastic pry tool to gently pry off the silver strip on the top of the camera.
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Make sure to run the tool under the outline of the strip as you pry it off so the plastic does not snap.
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Locate the side of the camcorder beneath the lens and on the opposite side of the wrist strap.
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Remove the silver strip using the same process as the previous step.
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Remove the two 4 mm screws that were hidden under the cover.
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Pry off the rubbery cap, which covers the buttons. Use the same process as the previous two steps.
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Using a firm hold on both sides of the camcorder, gently pull apart the two halves. Pressure should be evenly distributed across the entire device.
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Use tweezers to remove the rubber button assembly.
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Blow on the sensors underneath to remove any dust on the sensors.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
