ZEN V Creative Media Player Teardown

Step 1 ZEN V Creative Media Player Teardown

• Here we have Creative's ZEN V Media Player.

  • The Navigator Stick

  • The Play/Pause Button

  • The Back Button

  • The LCD

  • USB 2.0 Charging Port

  • Headphone Jack

  • Line In Jack

Step 2

• Start by taking a pointy metal spudger and insert it on the bottom edge of the player

• Slide it along, prying up until a gap forms

• Proceed to insert and slide the tool along the left and right side of the device, until the plastic piece with the buttons comes free.

• Half of the covering plastic should be off now

  • Gap between plastics

Step 3

• While doing the following steps note that this piece is glued on to the LCD. Do not apply too much force or shove your tool too far in

  • Glue

• Bring your tool to the top edge of the player and insert it

• Insert it on the top edge and slide while prying up

  • The gap

• Insert it on the two sides and pry until plastic comes loose

Step 4

• Be very gentle with the LCD in the next 2 steps! It is glued to the logic board with black stick pads. Do not break the cable/clip!

  • Adhesive Pads

  • Cable Clip

• Insert flat end of plastic spudger on the bottom of the LCD. Pry gently upwards.

  • Bottom of LCD

• Insert on the sides and continue to pry.

• Finally insert on the top and pry.

  • Top of LCD

Step 5

• Pull back LCD to bottom of player to expose cable/clip

• Remove orange ESD safe tape with spudger/fingernail

  • Orange ESD safe tape

• Flip up the clip with flat end of spudger/fingernail

  • Clip is flipped up

• Pull the LCD away from the player

Step 6

• Put down your spudger and pick up a Phillips #000 Screwdriver

• Remove the two screws on the logic board

  • Screws

• Remove Volume control button by pulling it up off the board

  • Volume control button

• Pull up board from bottom of player

• Gently wiggle the logic board out of the casing. Be careful because it is connected to a battery underneath it

  • Battery

Step 7

• Insert spudger under the top of the battery and pry

  • Top half of battery

• There is an adhesive pad under the battery

• Battery should now be free

• Remove battery from case and set aside connected to the logic board

Step 8

• Battery may now be removed from logic board with a soldering iron

• Heat up the contacts and pull away wires

  • Contacts

Step 9

• These all are various components that can be removed with a soldering iron

  • USB 2.0 Port has 4 pads and 5 pins attaching it to the logic board

  • Various Switches- 4 pads each. From the (Bottom left), Volume up, Volume Down, Mute?, (Top Left), Power on/Hold, Reset

  • Line In Jack 4 pads

  • Headphone Jack 4 pads

  • Play/Pause Button 2 pads and Back Button 2 pads

  • LCD connector and Navigtor button

Step 10

• All the innards of the ZEN V Media Player

  • Button Plastic- Removed in Step 2

  • LCD Plastic- Removed in Step 3

  • Orange ESD Safe tape and LCD Screen- Removed in Step 5

  • Screws and Volume Button- Removed in Step 6

  • Back Plastic Case and Logic Board- Removed in Step 7

  • Battery Removed in Step 8

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