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S700i Camera not Working |
feco
Joined: Jul 03, 2004
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HI:
Today i managed to change my S700i to a black housing, everything went ok but now the phone does not recognize either its closed or open!! the camera wont work!!!! It saids: "Please close the phone, or press Back key to exit camera" but I have the phone in the closed position and it does not works... also I fugured that its not a software fault... something is wrong with the hardware and I dont know what wrong with it...
Please someone tell me what I did wrong... (also with pictures if you can..)
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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wow... i havent heard of this one... im exited to see someones response
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Rokin#128
Joined: Oct 13, 2003
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From: Amsterdam
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I have seen a post of a exactly similar problem. Not sure if it was here or on howardforums.com
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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Have you transferred everything over from the old case? A little while ago I changed the facia on a Samsung T100, and after I'd did it I found the backlight refused to go off. What I'd done was I forgot to transfer a tiny little magnet from the old case to the new one which told the phone if it was open or shut so it would turn off the backlight.
I wonder if there's something you've forgotten to transfer - a little magnet, contact, microswitch or something. Have a close look in your old casing - take both phones apart and compare whats in both housings to make sure there's nothing been left behind - no gaping gaps in the new housing where something must be, no little bits left in the old one, etc.
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feco
Joined: Jul 03, 2004
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I dont find any micro pieces... I tranfered everything... Guys do you know what controls the phone either its open or close??? |
Si_V80
Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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From: North Yorkshire
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If its off ebay, it will be a shite case. My girlfriend bought a case for a samsung E800 and it had a magnet in the original, but on the new one it didnt, so the phone wouldn't recognize it was closed.
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DCM
Joined: Aug 09, 2005
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Hello,
Almost all current slide or swivel phones use a little magnet to detect if the phone is opened or closed.
If you got this as a brand new replacement housing off eBay or similar then it won't have the magnet already in. Sometimes the magnet can be tucked under a speaker or other component, hidden inside a rubber, under a spongey foam piece used as a spacer etc.
Just keep searching until you can find the magnet. Perhaps use another magnet to test for where it is. Unfortunately I have had no experience of opening these phones.
Good Luck
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feco
Joined: Jul 03, 2004
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Found the place to place the Magnet, just in the 0 button and the camera will work!! and phone will reconize it!!!  |
DCM
Joined: Aug 09, 2005
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Glad to here you found the answer!
Just out of interest what's the quality of the case like, is it as good as the original?
Thanks
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feco
Joined: Jul 03, 2004
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It is not very good, its better the original |
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Posted: 2005-10-06 06:26
