Manual 04 - Antenna

Power down device.

Picture 1: Insert the blue pry tool between the front panel and battery cover, with the the tip face down, an inch left of the charging port. Pop up the cover just enough to reinsert the blue pry tool face up.

Pictures 2 & 3: Insert the blue pry tool face up an inch left of the charging port. Twist until you can grab the battery cover with your fingers.

Work your way around the perimeter with your fingers. Continue peeling the battery cover up until it's free.

Place battery cover in ZONE V.

The battery connector is stiff and fragile:

Picture 1: Use the pointed end of the spudger to push back the top of the battery connector slightly.

Picture 2: Use your finger to put mild tension at the top of the connector while using the spudger to push back the bottom of the connector.

Picture 3: Finish removing the connector with your fingers.

With the pointed end of the spudger, cut through the copper tape covering cables.

Use plastic tweezers to remove the Kapton tape covering the top speaker connector.

Pictures 1 & 2: Use blue pry tool to disconnect antenna cable.

Picture 3: Peel up antenna cable. Move it out of the way of the battery.

Picture 1: Wedge the pointed end of the spudger under lower speaker cable connector and lift straight up.

Picture 2: Use plastic tweezers to peel up the black electrical tape covering the speaker cable, without removing it, to free the cable.

Picture 3: Move the speaker cable out of the way of the battery.

Pictures 1 & 2: Remove one 3.6 mm T5 Torx screw. Place in SLOT 1.

Picture 3: Remove four 2.2 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 2.

Lift the battery away from the kindle.

Place battery in ZONE V.

Pictures 1 & 2: Disconnect top speaker cable.

Picture 3: Remove one 3.1 mm #00 Phillips screw. Place in SLOT 3.

Remove top speaker and place in ZONE I.

Use pointed end of spudger to peel up corner of antenna gel tape.

The gel tape is durable. The spudger won't damage it so long as you're careful.

Continue peeling up antenna with your fingers.

Place in COMPARTMENT C.

From COMPARTMENT C, replace antenna.

Lay the cable next to the screw socket as pictured.

Seat top speaker from ZONE I.

Stand the antenna cable up as shown in Picture 3 so it's out of the way when you seat the battery.

Picture 1: Replace one 3.1 mm #00 Phillips screw from SLOT 3.

Pictures 2 & 3: Reconnect speaker cable.

Replace battery from ZONE V. Make sure the antenna cable & lower speaker cable don't get trapped underneath.

Picture 1: Replace four 2.2 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 2.

Pictures 2 & 3: Replace one 3.6 mm T5 Torx screw from SLOT 1.

Picture 1: Shows the speaker cable.

Picture 2: Seat the cable speaker next to the notches (red squares) on the outside edge of the battery frame.

Don't tuck the cable under the notches.

Picture 3: Seat speaker cable connector.

Pictures 1 & 2: Seat antenna cable in the battery frame notches.

Picture 3: Connect antenna cable.

Picture 1: Push both sides of battery connector evenly into the socket.

Picture 2: The connector should look like this (cannot see gold contacts) if seated properly.

Push battery cover back onto Kindle.

Pictures 1 & 2: Check around the edges for gaps between the battery cover and front panel.

Picture 3: Power up and test device.