Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement

はじめに

It is possible for the headset's lenses to become scratched, chipped, or simply dirty. The following guide will outline how to access the lenses for replacement or cleaning.

The motherboard partially sits on the inner mask piece of the headset and must be removed in order to remove the inner mask piece.

Caution is required while working on the headset as a wire harness connects the USB adapter to the motherboard. Care should be taken not to put any strain on the wire and to open the headset from right to left.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Front Phone Mount

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Front Phone Mount: 手順 1、 3の画像 1

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Front Phone Mount: 手順 1、 3の画像 2

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Front Phone Mount: 手順 1、 3の画像 3

Remove the front cover to access a plate that holds the phone in place during use.
Remove the four corner screw covers with a metal spudger to reveal four screws.
Remove the sticker located at the top center to reveal two additional screws.

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手順2

Using the PH000 tip remove the six 0.5 cm screws that secure the front phone mount.
After the six 0.5 cm screws are completely removed lift the front phone mount up and to the left.
When handling your equipment be careful not to strain the wire harness located on the left side of the headset.

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手順3 Motherboard

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Motherboard: 手順 3、 1の画像 1

Use the blue plastic opening tool to remove the rest of the the pop connectors from the motherboard.
The larger gold connector is lightly glued down so it may take more effort to remove than the others.

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手順4

You can now remove the motherboard from the mask.
Make sure that nothing is connected to the motherboard before you try to remove it as pulling it with something connect might brake the connections.

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手順5 Inner Mask

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Inner Mask: 手順 5、 3の画像 1

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Inner Mask: 手順 5、 3の画像 2

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Inner Mask: 手順 5、 3の画像 3

Using the PH000 tip remove the eight 0.5 cm screws from the Inner Mask
Carefully remove the Inner Mask by pulling it from the inner side of the lenses socket.

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手順6 Lens

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Lens: 手順 6、 2の画像 1

Samsung Gear VR Lens Replacement, Lens: 手順 6、 2の画像 2

Using the metal spudger, push in the 3 tabs around the lens housing to release the lens. Repeat for both lens for a total of 6 tabs.
Do not push in too hard or you might brake the tabs.

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