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- Page 1 AKAI S950 Replacement Display Install Guide glitchscience.com produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 2 Table of Contents_________________ Required Tools.......... p. 3 Installation ..........p. 4 - 18 Opening the Case......... p. 4 - 8 Removing the old LCD ......p. 9 - 12 Installing new LCD ....... p.13 - 17 Testing the LCD / Finishing....p.18 Read the entire document before beginning the installation process.
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Page 3: Required Tools
Fig. 1 - Phillips Head Screwdriver Required Tools: Phillips Head Screwdriver produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©... -
Page 4: Opening The Case
Fig. 2 - Screw locations on the sides of the case Opening the case: Remove the screws from the left and right sides of the case. There are 6 screws on each side that need to be removed, 12 in total. produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©... - Page 5 Fig. 3 - Screw location on the back of the case Opening the case: Remove the screw from the back of the case. There is only 1 screw on the back of the case that needs to be removed. produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 6 Fig. 4 - Screw locations on the bottom of the case Opening the case: Remove the screws from the bottom of the case. There are only 3 screws on the bottom of the case that need to be removed. produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 7 Fig. 5 - Screw locations on the top inside of the case Opening the case: Remove the top cover from the case. Remove the screws from the top inside of the case. There are only 3 screws on the top inside of the case that need to be removed. produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 8 Fig. 6 - These knobs need removed Opening the case: The front face of the case needs to be removed. Now that the screws have been taken out, the 3 knobs marked in the photo above need to be removed. Just pull on them and they will come off. Once the knobs have been taken off, remove the front face panel.
- Page 9 Fig. 7 - Remove the original LCD Remove the Original LCD: The original LCD is held in place using 3 screws, remove these screws. Remove the cable plugged into the side of the LCD. Remove the bottom 2-pin cable connector from the switch board. It is shown in the photo above;...
- Page 10 Fig. 8 - Unscrew the LCD inverter Remove the Original LCD: The original LCD backlight has an inverter it is connected to. The inverter is located behind the LCD and is held in place by 2 screws. Remove the 2 screws holding the inverter in place. If you want to remove the LCD without cutting the wiring, remove the two screws shown in the red rectangle in the photo above.
- Page 11 Fig. 9 - Pull LCD through the hole pointed to Fig. 10 - Pull LCD through the hole produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 12 Fig. 11 - Pull LCD through the hole Fig. 12 - Original LCD and inverter removed produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 13 Fig. 13 - These pins need to be covered Fig. 14 - Pins covered with electrical tape produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 14 Fig. 15 - LCD must be placed behind mounting frame Fig. 16 -Screw top 2 screws from the backside produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 15 Fig. 17 - Top screw screwed in from the back Fig. 18 - Top screw screwed in from the back produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 16 Fig. 19 - Plug in the power cable Fig. 20 - Replacement LCD installed produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
- Page 17 Install the Replacement LCD: Once the original LCD is completely removed, the replacement can be installed in its place. Since there is a slight difference in the depth of the LCD dimensions, the LCD must be mounted differently than the original. Also, the top 4 pins on the LCD must be covered in order to prevent them from shorting on the metal mounting frame.
- Page 18 Fig. 21 - Testing the LCD Test the LCD: Now that the replacement LCD is mounted and plugged in, it is possible to test the LCD to make sure it is properly installed and working before closing the unit up. Since the case is opened be sure to be cautious and avoid touching the insides of the unit when it is powered up, this may result in a shock or worse.
- Page 19 This guide is not to be distributed or redistributed without explicit permission from the owner of the document. contact: glitchscience[at]gmail[dot]com with inquiries produced by: glitchscience.com 2014©...
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