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Manual 03 - Front Facing Camera

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  1. Before disassembling the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, thoroughly wash and dry your hands. Remove the battery cover, battery and stylus pen. Place into ZONE I. Remove SIM card, and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Before disassembling the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.

    • Remove the battery cover, battery and stylus pen. Place into ZONE I.

    • Remove SIM card, and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Remove eleven 4.0 mm Phillips screws. Place into SLOT 1.

  2. Make sure the tip of the Blue Pry Tool is facing the bottom of the phone before inserting it between mid-frame and front panel, as in Picture 1. (picture of blue pry tool facing bottom of the phone right next to insertion point).

    • Make sure the tip of the Blue Pry Tool is facing the bottom of the phone before inserting it between mid-frame and front panel, as in Picture 1. (picture of blue pry tool facing bottom of the phone right next to insertion point).

    • Picture 1: Starting in the bottom right corner, use the Blue Pry Tool to separate the mid-frame from the front panel. Work your way around the phone until you free the mid-frame from the font panel.

  3. Pictures 1 & 2: Use the Blue Pry Tool to free the clips on the bottom and top of the battery holding area. Pictures 1 & 2: Use the Blue Pry Tool to free the clips on the bottom and top of the battery holding area.

    • Pictures 1 & 2: Use the Blue Pry Tool to free the clips on the bottom and top of the battery holding area.

  4. Once all clips connecting the mid-frame to the front assembly are freed, use your fingers to gently lift the mid-frame away from the phone. Place mid-frame into ZONE II.

    • Once all clips connecting the mid-frame to the front assembly are freed, use your fingers to gently lift the mid-frame away from the phone.

    • Place mid-frame into ZONE II.

  5. Use the Blue Pry Tool to disconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors on the logic board. Use the Blue Pry Tool to disconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors on the logic board.

    • Use the Blue Pry Tool to disconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors on the logic board.

  6. Disconnect the WiFi antenna connector. Disconnect the cellular antenna connector. Remove one 2.9 mm Phillips screw and place into SLOT 2.

    • Disconnect the WiFi antenna connector.

    • Disconnect the cellular antenna connector.

    • Remove one 2.9 mm Phillips screw and place into SLOT 2.

  7. Use your index finger to gently ease the camera out of its position while lifting the logic board. Use your fingers to brush away any ribbon cables while you remove the logic board. Place into ZONE III.

    • Use your index finger to gently ease the camera out of its position while lifting the logic board.

    • Use your fingers to brush away any ribbon cables while you remove the logic board. Place into ZONE III.

  8. Remove one 2.9 mm Phillips screw and place into SLOT 3. Use the fingers to remove the metal plate covering the front-facing camera/sensor assembly. Place into SLOT 3. Use your fingers to remove the front-facing camera/sensor assembly and place into COMPARTMENT B.

    • Remove one 2.9 mm Phillips screw and place into SLOT 3.

    • Use the fingers to remove the metal plate covering the front-facing camera/sensor assembly. Place into SLOT 3.

    • Use your fingers to remove the front-facing camera/sensor assembly and place into COMPARTMENT B.

  9. Replace the front-facing camera/sensor assembly from COMPARTMENT B. Use the fingers to replace the metal plate on top of the front-facing camera/sensor assembly from SLOT 3. Replace one 2.0 mm Phillips screw from SLOT 3.

    • Replace the front-facing camera/sensor assembly from COMPARTMENT B.

    • Use the fingers to replace the metal plate on top of the front-facing camera/sensor assembly from SLOT 3.

    • Replace one 2.0 mm Phillips screw from SLOT 3.

  10. Replace the logic board from ZONE III. Ensure none of the ribbon cable connectors get stuck under the logic board. Reconnect the WiFi antenna connector. Reconnect the cellular antenna connector.

    • Replace the logic board from ZONE III. Ensure none of the ribbon cable connectors get stuck under the logic board.

    • Reconnect the WiFi antenna connector.

    • Reconnect the cellular antenna connector.

  11. Replace one 2.9 mm Phillips screw from SLOT 2. Reconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors to the logic board. Reconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors to the logic board.

    • Replace one 2.9 mm Phillips screw from SLOT 2.

    • Reconnect the seven ribbon cable connectors to the logic board.

  12. Replace mid-frame from ZONE II. Replace eleven 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1. Replace the SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace mid-frame from ZONE II.

    • Replace eleven 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

    • Replace the SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

  13. Replace the battery cover, battery and stylus pen from ZONE I. Replace the battery cover, battery and stylus pen from ZONE I.

    • Replace the battery cover, battery and stylus pen from ZONE I.

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