Manual 04 - Headphone Jack

Power down device.

There's a pressure tab holding the battery cover in place. In the next step, you'll depress the tab by pushing a small paperclip into the opening in the red square.

Motorola makes a tool to depress the tab holding the battery cover, but a paper clip works fine in a pinch.

Push a small paper clip into the opening on the rear camera cover with one hand, while sliding the battery cover down with the other hand. Keep pressure on the paper clip until the battery cover moves with minimal effort.

Continue sliding battery cover down until the tab (red square) is free.

Place battery cover in ZONE I.

Picture 1: Use a spudger to lift the left edge of the flap covering the SIM and SD cards.

Picture 2: Remove SD card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

Picture 3: Remove SIM card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

Use the flat edge of the spudger to lift the tab on the lower-right corner of the IMEI sticker. Grab the tab with your fingers and hold it back.

Pictures 2 & 3: Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the cover just below the '- +' signs on the battery. Finish removing cover with your fingers and place in SLOT 1.

Picture 1: Remove two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers. Place screws in SLOT 1 (with the cover). Make sure the washers stay with the screws.

The battery is held in place with strong adhesive:

Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius or less) to the left side of the battery for 30 seconds or less to loosen the adhesive.

Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the upper-left corner of the battery.

Grab the upper-left corner with your fingers. Wedge your thumb on the opposite hand under the bottom-left corner.

Fold the battery away from the phone, opening it like a book.

Place the battery on top of the battery cover in ZONE I.

Picture 1: Heat the rear camera trim for 30 seconds to loosen the mild adhesive holding it in place.

Pictures 2 & 3: Wedge the iSesamo between the camera trim and rear frame in the lower-left corner. Carefully work your way under the right side of the trim.

Pinch the trim with your fingers and continue peeling it away.

Place rear camera trim in COMPARTMENT C.

Picture 1: Remove three 4.2 mm black T5 Torx screws. Place in SLOT 2.

Picture 2: Remove two 4.3 mm silver T5 screws. Place in SLOT 3.

The rear frame is held in place with mild adhesive:

Picture 3: Peel up upper-right corner of rear frame.

Peel up upper-left corner.

Continue peeling up the rear frame until you reach the HDMI and charging ports.

Pictures 1 & 2: Pivot the rear frame around the HDMI and charging ports.

Place the rear frame in ZONE II.

Picture 1: From the left side of the phone, remove five 4.1 mm silver T5 Torx screws. Place in SLOT 4.

Picture 2: From the right side of the phone, remove five 4.3 mm black T5 Torx screws. Place in SLOT 5.

Picture 3: Lift mid-frame away from phone.

Picture 1: Place mid-frame in ZONE III.

Pictures 2 & 3: The headphone jack and speaker are replaceable. However, the rear camera flash and volume rocker (red squares) should be replaced with the mid-frame as one assembly.

The headphone jack is attached to the interior of the mid-frame. Use the pointed end of the spudger to rotate the headphone jack away from its socket.

Place headphone jack in COMPARTMENT B.

From COMPARTMENT B, seat headphone jack in its socket on the interior of the mid-frame.

Retrieve mid-frame, then:

Seat the mid-frame on the phone while making sure the screw mounts line up with their corresponding openings on the mid-frame.

Picture 1: On the right side of the phone, replace five 4.3 mm black T5 Torx screws from SLOT 5.

Picture 2: On the left side of the phone, replace five 4.1 mm silver T5 Torx screws from SLOT 4.

From ZONE II, seat rear frame:

Seat the HDMI and charging ports first, then continue snapping rear frame into place.

Replace two 4.3 mm silver T5 screws from SLOT 3.

Replace three 4.2 mm black T5 Torx screws from SLOT 2.

Replace the rear camera trim from COMPARTMENT C:

Seat the trim, then apply low-level heat for 30 seconds to reinvigorate the adhesive.

Picture 1: Replace battery from ZONE I.

Picture 1: From SLOT 1, replace two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers.

Picture 2: Replace the battery connector cover, also in SLOT 1.

Picture 3: Fold the IMEI Sticker sticker flap back over the battery connector.

Replace SIM card from COMPARTMENT A.

Replace SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

Picture 1: Retrieve the battery cover, then line it up as pictured. Push the pressure tab under the opening in the rear camera cover while seating the battery cover.

Power up and test the device.