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Paully's5.0
Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 7
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:14 am Post subject: Taking apart a URC-8910 |
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How can I take this thing apart w/o breaking it? There is something loose inside and it's annoying me. I want to fix it. |
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jamesgammel Exile Island Resident
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 394 Location: Gillette, Wyoming |
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Last time I heard about something like this it was the modem coil that came loose. Use an old credit card, one side at a time, starting from the bottom and pry slighlty while popping a clip at a time. be sure to remove any screws in the battery compartment first. Note how the pieces come out, especially the keypad and lcd as you'll need to put them back together the same way they come out. It's been some time, but i think the other guy just left it out as the leads got broke in a way too difficult to solder back. It just kills the modem upgrade capability.
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usblipitor
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD |
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Jim is right. Here is a complete guide to how to open the case without damaging it, including pictures! _________________ -Steve
Beginner's Guide
CodeSearchFAQ
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Paully's5.0
Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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well I got it apart, and it was the modem coil, and yup the leads broke right off, and I can't even tell where they are suppose to be soldered at. Oh well. |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21234 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe someone with a working 8910 can post a photograph. If I find the time, I'll do it. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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Paully's5.0
Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 7
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:38 am Post subject: |
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hey thanks!! Although I think I found where they are soldered in, there are two small globs of solder on the board, so I will probably take it apart agian and flip the board over to see if a componet is on the back side of the solder, if there isn't, well I'd say I found it.
Oh, I just bought the old man a 8810w walmart edition w/o the lcd, would that remote also have the modem thing? I could just take that apart after he gets it for xmas then. |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21234 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:47 am Post subject: |
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No, the 8810w and 8811 don't have modems. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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johnsfine Site Admin
Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 4766 Location: Bedford, MA |
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 9:02 am Post subject: |
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The 8810 has neither the modem (included in the 8910) nor the empty position for adding an RF "puck" (the 8910 is a 9910 without the RF).
I don't know how either the modem or the RF attaches to the 8910 PCB. A depopulated spot could be either (if the modem fell off). Looking at an 8810 wouldn't help.
I wouldn't try to reconnect the modem. JP1 is so much easier to use and can do so much more than the modem. |
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mr_d_p_gumby Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 1370 Location: Newbury Park, CA |
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Paully's5.0 wrote: | Oh, I just bought the old man a 8810w walmart edition w/o the lcd, would that remote also have the modem thing? I could just take that apart after he gets it for xmas then. | I don't know if this would help you at all, but the schematic for the RS 15-1925 here shows the circuit for the phone modem used in that model. It's possible that yours is similar. _________________ Mike England |
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jrhead
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:35 am Post subject: 8910 reset |
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Sort of in the same vein...
I just got a new 8910 (yeah the one with the donut). The manual says the reset clears out the whole thing including the setup codes.
But.... it doesn't.
Do you guys know how to do a real reset back to factory defaults?
thanks
John |
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jamesgammel Exile Island Resident
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 394 Location: Gillette, Wyoming |
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:15 am Post subject: |
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The manual supposedly describes how to return to factory defaults, but what it in fact describes is an "OPS RESET", which is the same as a 980 style reset on non-LCD remotes. Here's how you do a 981 style reset...
1) Hold SETUP (green P), till screen reads "CODE SET"
2) Press RECORD
3) Select MFR RESET from the LCD menu.
Jim |
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jrhead
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Jim. The manual only has the "980" reset.
jrh |
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