How To Replace The Konica Minolta Dimage Z3 A V Port Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          6 - 7 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
LCD Screen
10 steps
Audio/Visual port
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Open the battery chamber

Open the battery chamber door by sliding the door to the side of the camera to release the safety catch.
Lift the door up to open.

Open the battery chamber door by sliding the door to the side of the camera to release the safety catch.

Lift the door up to open.

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Step 2

              Insert the batteries

Insert the four batteries inside of the battery chamber door.
Make sure the positive and negative battery terminals are in the correct position.

Insert the four batteries inside of the battery chamber door.

Make sure the positive and negative battery terminals are in the correct position.

Step 3

              Remove the viewfinder cover

Use a screwdriver to remove the four viewfinder cover screws.

Use a screwdriver to remove the four viewfinder cover screws.

Step 4

              Remove viewfinder screws

Remove the 2 small screws under the viewfinder.

Remove the 2 small screws under the viewfinder.

Step 5

              Remove the screen cover

Remove the screen cover by applying slight pressure at the top, then pulling the screen protector away from the camera.
Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD screen or it may be permanently damaged. If fingerprints are on the LCD monitor, gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth.

Remove the screen cover by applying slight pressure at the top, then pulling the screen protector away from the camera.

Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD screen or it may be permanently damaged. If fingerprints are on the LCD monitor, gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth.

Step 6

              Remove screws from the bottom panel

Remove 6 screws on the bottom panel.

Remove 6 screws on the bottom panel.

Step 7

              Remove screw from battery chamber

Remove 1 screw on the outer side of the battery chamber.
This will be under the rubber grip.

Remove 1 screw on the outer side of the battery chamber.

This will be under the rubber grip.

Step 8

Remove 1 screw inside the battery chamber.

Remove 1 screw inside the battery chamber.

Step 9

Pull the wrist strap away from the front of the camera to remove it.
Then carefully pull the back casing apart from the camera.

Pull the wrist strap away from the front of the camera to remove it.

Then carefully pull the back casing apart from the camera.

Step 10

Remove the 3 screws that attach the LCD screen to the circuit board.

Remove the 3 screws that attach the LCD screen to the circuit board.

Step 11

Gently remove the LCD screen from the circuit board.
There will be a ribbon cable and some wires attached to the LCD screen.

Gently remove the LCD screen from the circuit board.

There will be a ribbon cable and some wires attached to the LCD screen.

Step 12

Use tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable from the circuit board, not from the LCD screen.
Peel back tape on LCD screen to reveal where the wires are attached. Use tweezers to detach the wires from the LCD screen.

Use tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable from the circuit board, not from the LCD screen.

Peel back tape on LCD screen to reveal where the wires are attached. Use tweezers to detach the wires from the LCD screen.

Step 13

              Audio/Visual port

Remove the single screw that connects the circuit board to the motherboard.

Remove the single screw that connects the circuit board to the motherboard.

Step 14

Carefully remove the circuit board from the motherboard.
Leave the wires attached to the circuit board.

Carefully remove the circuit board from the motherboard.

Leave the wires attached to the circuit board.

Step 15

The A/V port is glued to the motherboard. Heat should be applied carefully with a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.
Remove the A/V port with a spudger.

The A/V port is glued to the motherboard. Heat should be applied carefully with a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.

Remove the A/V port with a spudger.

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

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Joaquim - Jun 6, 2018

Thanks for the help that enabled me to disassembling a Z5.

Is not exactly the same, but helped a lot.

I want only to reack the cursor buttons.

Regards

Joaquim

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