Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
20 - 30 minutes
Sections
3
- Ear Pads
- 3 steps
- Speaker
- 3 steps
- Microphone
- 4 steps
Flags
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Introduction
The headset picks up audio through a retractable microphone. A faulty microphone would cause the problems with picking up audio.
In Step 4 will require wire cutting and soldering to remove and reattach the microphone.
What you need
Step 1
Ear Pads
- Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.
- Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.
Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.
Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.
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Step 2
- Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.
Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.
Step 3
- Repeat steps on the other side.
Repeat steps on the other side.
Step 4
Speaker
- Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.
- Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.
Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.
Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.
Step 5
- Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.
- Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.
Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.
Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.
Step 6
- To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.
To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.
Step 7
Microphone
- Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.
Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.
Step 8
- Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.
Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.
Step 9
- Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.
Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.
Step 10
- Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.
- Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.
- The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand
Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.
Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.
The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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