Introduction

Sometimes bad things happen to good goggles. Use this guide to replace the camera assembly, which contains the lens, 8 megapixel sensor, keypad buttons, viewfinder, and battery. Whew!

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    • In the next few steps, you will be releasing the clips that hold the lens in place. Do not try to completely remove the lens until all the clips have been released.

    • Hold the iON in your hands with your thumbs on the clips next to the middle of the lens.

    • Pull the rubber housing apart to release the first two clips.

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    • Grab the inside of the plastic nose rest with your thumb and index finger.

    • Rotate the nose rest upwards until you feel that it is free from the lens.

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    • Rotate the device 180 degrees.

    • Grab the top of the goggle frame that holds the camera assembly.

    • Rotate the frame outwards until you feel that the clips inside it are free.

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    • While firmly holding the goggles with the palm of one hand, grab the top right corner of the frame and rotate it away from the lens.

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    • The lens should now be barely attached to the frame. If it still feels firmly attached, repeat any necessary steps to free the clips.

    • While holding the goggles in one hand, use the other to grab the lens from opposite ends, and rotate it out of the housing and away from any remaining clips.

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    • Remove the four 7.1 mm Phillips screws securing the camera housing to the goggle frame.

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    • Peel back the rubber battery cover from the inner left side of the frame.

    • While firmly holding the battery cover, pull the bottom of the strap mount cover up and off of the frame

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    • Once the bottom is free, continue pulling to free the top of the strap mount cover from the frame.

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    • Pull the battery out of its recess in the frame.

    • The battery is connected to the entire camera assembly and cannot be completely removed by itself.

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    • Peel the rubber keypad cover up from the inner right side of the frame.

    • While firmly holding the keypad cover, pull the top of the strap mount cover up and off of the frame

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    • Once the bottom is free, continue pulling to free the bottom of the strap mount cover from the frame.

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    • Hold the strap mount cover away from the frame and remove the keypad.

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    • Grab the viewfinder housing and pull it out of its recess.

    • Just like the battery, the viewfinder housing is connected to the rest of the camera assembly and cannot be removed by itself.

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    • Place one of your hands near the center of the frame with your thumb next to the camera housing.

    • With your other hand, grab the camera housing and pull it up and out of the frame.

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    • Remove the viewfinder assembly by pulling it through the opening in the top of the frame.

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    • In the same manner described above, remove the battery from the frame.

Conclusion

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

Eric Flores

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