How to Open an Xbox 360 Remote
The Xbox 360 has an optional Universal Remote Control that can be used to control a television as well as the game console. Should the remote control fail, opening it can lead to discovering what the problem might be. This will void the warranty but will provide a quicker assessment than taking it to an authorized service center.
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Instructions
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Put the towel down on a table. Put the universal remote face down on the towel. Remove the screw from the bottom of the battery compartment with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Put the screw down on the towel.
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Open the battery compartment with your fingers. Remove the batteries from inside the compartment and put them on the towel.
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Insert the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver into the seam between the back shell and front shell of the remote even with the top of the opened battery compartment.
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Wiggle the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver as you move the tip down the side of the battery compartment. Repeat this procedure on the other side of the battery compartment.
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Insert the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver beneath the exposed clip on the right side of the remote. Lift the clip up and off the front shell. Repeat this procedure with the other two clips on the right side. Repeat this procedure with the clips on the left side of the front shell.
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Lift the back shell off the front shell and put it down on the towel.
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Gently lift the circuit board up and off the front shell with your fingers. Place the circuit board down on the towel.
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Lift the plastic button membrane up and off the front shell with your fingers. Place the plastic button membrane down on the towel.
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Remove the infrared filter frame from the top of the front shell. Place the infrared filter frame down on the towel.
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Tips & Warnings
Blow all of the components with compressed air to clean them.
Scratching or bending the circuit board could result in the remote no longer working.
