Garmin Etrex Vista H Lcd Screen Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes            

Sections

4

• Removing Battery
• 3 steps
• Disassembling the Garmin eTrex Vista-H Outer Case
• 4 steps
• Disassembling Garmin eTrex Vista H Motherboard
• 3 steps
• LCD screen
• 3 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Removing Battery               

• Flip the device to the backside, and locate the metal tab at the center of the back cover.

Flip the device to the backside, and locate the metal tab at the center of the back cover.

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Step 2

• Lift the metal tab up, and rotate it counterclockwise. This will unlock the back case cover.

Lift the metal tab up, and rotate it counterclockwise. This will unlock the back case cover.

Step 3

• Lift the battery plate off to either insert or remove 2 AA batteries.

Lift the battery plate off to either insert or remove 2 AA batteries.

Step 4

              Disassembling the Garmin eTrex Vista-H Outer Case               

• With the wedge side of a spudger (or a small, flat head screwdriver), remove the black rubber case support from the device body.

With the wedge side of a spudger (or a small, flat head screwdriver), remove the black rubber case support from the device body.

Step 5

• With the pick side of a spudger (or tweezers), peel the sticky tape from the device.

With the pick side of a spudger (or tweezers), peel the sticky tape from the device.

Step 6

• Split the front and rear panels by inserting a small pointed tool (such as a pen point or a screwdriver tip SL1.5) in the 5 plastic tabs along the sides of the device.
• Do not remove the back panels quickly. If too much force is applied, there is a wire connection that will break.
• CAUTION! Be careful not to force the tabs inward. This will result in broken tabs.

Split the front and rear panels by inserting a small pointed tool (such as a pen point or a screwdriver tip SL1.5) in the 5 plastic tabs along the sides of the device.

Do not remove the back panels quickly. If too much force is applied, there is a wire connection that will break.

CAUTION! Be careful not to force the tabs inward. This will result in broken tabs.

Step 7

• With tweezers (or your fingernails), carefully disconnect the wires between the PC input and the motherboard.

With tweezers (or your fingernails), carefully disconnect the wires between the PC input and the motherboard.

Step 8

              Disassembling Garmin eTrex Vista H Motherboard               

• The motherboard should look like this. If it is dirty, gently use a small paintbrush to clean it of dust.

The motherboard should look like this. If it is dirty, gently use a small paintbrush to clean it of dust.

Step 9

• There are no screws holding the motherboard in place.
• Carefully lift the motherboard from the case.

There are no screws holding the motherboard in place.

Carefully lift the motherboard from the case.

Step 10

• With the pointed end of a spudger (or the small end of a Philips #00 screwdriver), gently unhook the small black tabs by pressing into the interlocking hooks that are sunk into the white wire connector.
• Gently pull the wire ribbon from the white connector.

With the pointed end of a spudger (or the small end of a Philips #00 screwdriver), gently unhook the small black tabs by pressing into the interlocking hooks that are sunk into the white wire connector.

Gently pull the wire ribbon from the white connector.

Step 11

              LCD screen               

• After removing the motherboard, locate the two #1 Philips screws.
• Carefully remove both screws.

After removing the motherboard, locate the two #1 Philips screws.

Carefully remove both screws.

Step 12

• Gently remove the LCD screen from the case by lifting the area that held the two #1 Philips screws.
• Do not remove the LSC screen by lifting the sides, only the area that held the two #1 Philips screws.

Gently remove the LCD screen from the case by lifting the area that held the two #1 Philips screws.

Do not remove the LSC screen by lifting the sides, only the area that held the two #1 Philips screws.

Step 13

• Insert the new LCD screen in the device.

Insert the new LCD screen in the device.

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

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carlos gomes - Mar 28, 2016

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where can I find the LCD test