Manual 01 - Battery Cover

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  1. Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands. Power down the device.

    • Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.

    • Power down the device.

    • Remove the SIM card and SD card: push card in and it will pop out. Place both in COMPARTMENT A.

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  2. Picture 1: Use the guitar pick to gently pry between the battery cover and front panel. Run the pick around the entire perimeter of the phone to release clips securing the battery cover. Picture 2: Adhesive holds the battery cover in place. Continue peeling the battery cover up with your fingers until it reaches the amount of separation seen in the picture. You'll begin to feel tension from the adhesive when you reach to correct amount of separation.

    • Picture 1: Use the guitar pick to gently pry between the battery cover and front panel.

    • Run the pick around the entire perimeter of the phone to release clips securing the battery cover.

    • Picture 2: Adhesive holds the battery cover in place. Continue peeling the battery cover up with your fingers until it reaches the amount of separation seen in the picture. You'll begin to feel tension from the adhesive when you reach to correct amount of separation.

    • Work your way around the entire perimeter of the phone.

    • Picture 3: Run the guitar pick between the battery cover and rear camera trim to release final clips (red square).

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  3. Picture 1: Apply low-level heat (100° Celcius) all over the back of the phone for 60 seconds to loosen the adhesive securing the battery cover. Apply heat to the Motorola symbol in the middle for an additional 15 seconds. Picture 2: Use your fingers to gently peel the battery cover from the phone. Take care when peeling up the Motorola symbol - it has a tendency to stay stuck to the battery.

    • Picture 1: Apply low-level heat (100° Celcius) all over the back of the phone for 60 seconds to loosen the adhesive securing the battery cover. Apply heat to the Motorola symbol in the middle for an additional 15 seconds.

    • Picture 2: Use your fingers to gently peel the battery cover from the phone.

    • Take care when peeling up the Motorola symbol - it has a tendency to stay stuck to the battery.

    • Picture 3: Finish removing the battery cover, noting the battery cover is fairly flexible.

    • Place battery cover in ZONE I.

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  4. Picture 1: Replace battery cover from ZONE I. Pictures 2 & 3: Press firmly along the top edge to secure the battery cover. Pictures 2 & 3: Press firmly along the top edge to secure the battery cover.

    • Picture 1: Replace battery cover from ZONE I.

    • Pictures 2 & 3: Press firmly along the top edge to secure the battery cover.

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  5. Pictures 1 & 2: Press firmly along all edges of the phone to secure the clips. Picture 3: Run your fingers along all edges to ensure all clips are secured. Picture 3: Run your fingers along all edges to ensure all clips are secured.

    • Pictures 1 & 2: Press firmly along all edges of the phone to secure the clips.

    • Picture 3: Run your fingers along all edges to ensure all clips are secured.

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  6. Replace SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A. Power up device and test replaced component or components.

    • Replace SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Power up device and test replaced component or components.

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