iHome iH27B Right Control Button Replacement
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Remove any iPod or apple music device connected to the iHome and unplug from any power source.
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Flip the iHome so the speakers are laying on a flat surface, and you have the concealed battery areas facing you.
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Using your fingers, press down firmly on the plastic slide and push in the direction of the arrows shown above the word "Open" on the plastic.
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Remove the plastic slide from its location and set it aside.
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Remove all 4 AA batteries by placing your fingernail at one end of the battery and applying force upwards until the battery is freed from its holder.
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Insert your fingernail or a prying tool under the notch of the plastic slide that is protecting the watch battery.
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Set the plastic covering and the watch battery aside.
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Remove the following screws:
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Eight 10 mm using the Phillips #0 on the bottom of your device.
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Use your fingers or a plastic opening tool to carefully pry apart the plastic connections still connecting the base to the top.
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Slowly lift the plastic base towards you and lay it on the flat surface. The base should still be connected to the rest of the iHome by a few wires.
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You should have visible access to most of the components inside the iHome now.
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Pull out the AV circuit board and lift it up and out of the way to allow access to other components.
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Remove the following screws:
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Two 10 mm Phillips #0
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Pull the speakers away and set them aside for now. They should still be connected to the rest of the iHome by two wires.
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Remove the following 6 screws:
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Two 7 mm Phillips #0
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Three 10 mm Phillips #2
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One 9 mm Phillips #2
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Carefully lift the main motherboard out of the way of the button control circuit board.
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Remove the following screws:
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Four 6 mm Phillips head screws
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Pull the button control motherboard up and out of the way.
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Use a Flathead screwdriver to push on each of the button tabs.
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Push the button away and out.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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My volume decrease button was not working. I disassembled per these instructions, blew out the device with compressed air and then contact cleaner and reassembled per the reverse instructions. The screws in step 9 were slightly different (the same holes were there, but the presence/absence of screws was slightly different). I am now happily listening to my iHome right now. Thank you for posting this!!!
