Rear speaker problem fix! FINALLY!!!
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Thanks for this Walkthrough. Really helped me fix my mothers phone.
Cheers for that.:good:
Thanks for this Walkthrough. Really helped me fix my mothers phone.
Cheers for that.:good:
Thank you for the fix. I told my wife my phone was broken and need a new one. She gave me the look (I cant buy a new phone) so I fixed it.
Had to take it one step further
I dont know if this will help anyone but i had the same issues with the speaker on my i896. I tried the loosening of the screw and it seemed to work for about a week, then i was back to tapping and pressing on the speaker, and would get another few days or week out of it. Ended up ordering a replacement on ebay from some place in hong kong. Figured for $3 delivered to my door was worth a shot.
While installing it found the ribbon cable that goes from the speaker into the phone circuit board i could not get the line to correctly line up, once the speaker was pushed into place it would pull out ever so slightly. There is a white line on the ribbon cable and a white line on the phone circuit board that need to be lined up, this shows it is pushed into the correct location. Measured the original and the replacement and the lengths were identical. It appears the cable is about 1mm too short, obviously a design flaw, or someone figured they would save some money on the cable, what are we talking here 1/1000 of a penny? What I did was pull the ribbon cable slightly from the speaker assembly. (I am guessing it has a similar connection inside the speaker that the ribbon cable plugs into, but cant say for sure since its a sealed unit). By doing that I was able to get that ever so slight extension for the ribbon cable to plug into the phone circuit board and stay where it is supposed to when you push the speaker assembly into place.
I put the tape back on to keep it from crawling out, from vibration or any temperature change contractions/expansions. As a precaution i left the screw that holds it loose when i installed it. From what i can see the way it sits in there it would be impossible for it to fall out with or without a screw.
Its been in for 4 weeks now and appears to be running properly 100%.
I did not attempt this with the original speaker assembly, but figured if i screwed up the new one i could temporarily re-install the original at the very least and keep tapping and wacking it to make it work.
I dont know if this will help anyone but i had the same issues with the speaker on my i896. I tried the loosening of the screw and it seemed to work for about a week, then i was back to tapping and pressing on the speaker, and would get another few days or week out of it. Ended up ordering a replacement on ebay from some place in hong kong. Figured for $3 delivered to my door was worth a shot.
While installing it found the ribbon cable that goes from the speaker into the phone circuit board i could not get the line to correctly line up, once the speaker was pushed into place it would pull out ever so slightly. There is a white line on the ribbon cable and a white line on the phone circuit board that need to be lined up, this shows it is pushed into the correct location. Measured the original and the replacement and the lengths were identical. It appears the cable is about 1mm too short, obviously a design flaw, or someone figured they would save some money on the cable, what are we talking here 1/1000 of a penny? What I did was pull the ribbon cable slightly from the speaker assembly. (I am guessing it has a similar connection inside the speaker that the ribbon cable plugs into, but cant say for sure since its a sealed unit). By doing that I was able to get that ever so slight extension for the ribbon cable to plug into the phone circuit board and stay where it is supposed to when you push the speaker assembly into place.
I put the tape back on to keep it from crawling out, from vibration or any temperature change contractions/expansions. As a precaution i left the screw that holds it loose when i installed it. From what i can see the way it sits in there it would be impossible for it to fall out with or without a screw.
Its been in for 4 weeks now and appears to be running properly 100%.
I did not attempt this with the original speaker assembly, but figured if i screwed up the new one i could temporarily re-install the original at the very least and keep tapping and wacking it to make it work.
That's awesome folks are still fixing Cappy's, I never bothered to fix the speaker, honestly I prefer not having it, and I prefer the quality of the cappy, the note feels kinda junk in comparison, but after being on the larger screen its impossible to go back
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Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
No More Speaker Prolblem's
I re-aligned ribbon cable and have not any problem,,
Thanks for all info
Was going to get replacement speaker assembly but the fix worked
and saved me from buying one
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-i897
Running Cyangenmod CM-11 NIGHTLY's
Sandisk 16GB Class 10 MicroSD
I re-aligned ribbon cable and have not any problem,,
Thanks for all info
Was going to get replacement speaker assembly but the fix worked
and saved me from buying one
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-i897
Running Cyangenmod CM-11 NIGHTLY's
Sandisk 16GB Class 10 MicroSD
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Hi, I know I'm late.. but still, neither method (loosening screw/re-attaching the ribbon) works for me. I think it's a problem with the speaker itself since the vibration system is also connected through the same flex and if it were loose then the vibration would cut off in the same way the speaker does. Anyway, I found this video that replaces the speaker assembly and, since many people have mentioned that the original speaker assembly's ribbon is too short so you cannot align the white line on the ribbon with the one in the bord, you can clearly see it here, the replacement speaker's aligns perfectly while the original does not.
(youtube) /watch?v=uAH0vMpwV_k
(youtube) /watch?v=uAH0vMpwV_k
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33I know there are thousands of people looking all over the web for a solution to their captivate's rear speaker cutting out and I am happy to report I have a solution for you! I searched all over these forums, all over google, and by the grace of God I somehow found this suggestion in a comment on a pointless YouTube video with around only a thousand views. But whatever! Here it is...
- Take off the back casing of your phone (it's not too difficult; here are the instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740022)
- Once you have the back all opened up you should see one lone screw remaining just to the left of the speaker
- Loosen the screw
That's it!!!!!!!! The guys' comment on YouTube said he noticed the screw was in so tight that that it was bending the circuit board and messing up the connection. Which makes sense to me because earlier I noticed that pushing down on the right side of the speaker (on the opposite side of the screw) seemed to help better than pushing anywhere else.
So stop listening to all the threads that say "just push on the speaker" or "get it repaired" or "just deal with it." I had jammed stuff in behind my back cover that was so thick it started to bend the metal, but it was always just a temporary fix. No pressure was ever enough pressure to get the speaker consistently working. Who knew the answer would be less pressure? Or that it would be so simple...
Now go fix your phone and enjoy!
UPDATE: If you are still having problems, try mithileshpatel007's fix from page two of this thread. Sounds like people have had luck with his method too. He suggests repositioning the speaker ribbon. The ribbon is located on the far right and can be seen going from the bottom of the speaker housing to a small terminal that may be covered by a piece of blue tape. Everything is so tiny that it sort of all looks like one piece but what you can do is...
- flip up a tiny black latch (bottom of the terminal)
- reposition or remove + replace the ribbon (enters at the top of the terminal). There isn't much slack, but try to get it as far in there as possible
PLEASE BE CAREFUL! The ribbon is tiny and pretty stiff and some people have reported problems just getting their phone open, much less playing around. Remember this is a tiny device made to do big things so it's not as durable as your GameBoy Color! Handle with care.9For those of you who do not have warranty or insurance, there is a fix for this.
I just got done with re assembling the phone after a fix I performed. It is real easy to do.
Things you need:
-A screwdriver (whatever the size is when you open the back cover, the four screws you see, that size)
-A small flat head screwdriver if you have one (not necessary but would help)
-Patience and some common sense.
Ok, to start off follow these steps http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740022 to open the first 6 screws and then how to pop open the screen from the bezel(this is when a flat head screwdriver would be useful).
(go just to the step till the fifth picture in that thread, no need to go beyond that opening things!)
Now, you would see a screw on the left of the speaker. Now, other threads said that by loosening that screw the speaker would work. But, I did that and still had issues so I opened the phone like 4 times in total before I found out what it was. Now, notice that the speaker unit has a cable (orange colored) running into the main phone chip. It is connected there through which it functions. When you open that above mentioned thread to open the phone there is a picture showing to remove the that belt from the board. Follow that instructions, flip that tiny black clip up to remove the belt. In some cases there might be a blue sticker kind of thing on the belt, just take off that sticker. The problem seems that the belt is loosing contact which doesn't allow the speaker to get the sound input to put out sound through the speaker. So, take off the belt by flipping that switch and re insert it out there. Try to push it in properly or enough to align a white line on the belt and the chip. There is a white line to guide us there. That line should be totally straight when the belt is inserted appropriately. And now, flip that clip down and lock it. If you have loosened the screw left to the speaker, put it back in in normal force not excessive(no need to be more gentle here). You cannot leave it loose because it makes the whole unit move when it is loose eventually pulling off the belt from its place which causes the sound cut outs. The whole trick is to get the belt right in its place. So, make sure it is tight but not extra tight after you have managed to get the belt right. Put everything back together and now when you screw the last 6 screws again, the one in the top speaker corner affects the speaker unit, so don't push it too hard in. Just normal screwing. The rest should be done properly with normal force. This should solve it. I figured this out after opening the phone 4 times. And now playing songs since the past 6 hours non stop and its back in action again!
For all this, i did put in the battery and start the phone when I had opened it and tried messing around and figured out what was killing the sound, so this should be the ultimate solution to it. There is nothing else that can be affecting it now.
Most people must had faced this because they dropped their phones before which made the belt to move and hence the loose contacts inside. If not then, there are high chances that you bought it from someone or somewhere who had dropped it before!
Well that's it! Also, don't freak out in having to open the phone. You should just go to the step till the fifth picture. Which is very easily achievable!
Go, have fun with your WORKING speakers now!3Can somebody help me with getting the ribbon out?... I am not able to get the ribbon out ..
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I pulled the speaker/vibration component up from the right side after removing the screw. The component is attached to the mainboard by little tabs that snap into place. Pulling up from the right (top right as to not overly stress the ribbon) gently should dislodge the component. ....The ribbon is held in the seat by the little clip on the opposite end of where the ribbon goes in. Flip up the clip (it is hinged) gently using a fingernail or similar. That will free the ribbon. ..Then just reinsert the ribbon and keep slight pressure on it while pushing the clip back down into place.
It worked for me on a few cappys.3The Foundling and our JOURNEY
It was a dewy July morning in 2011 when I found this Captivate SGH-I896 laying in the grass. Poor thing...I had to find its owner. I went to the Rogers store, reluctantly putting the foundling in their hands. They asked me to wait and they searched. "'Nothing we can do. It's all yours."
And so our JOURNEY began. (What is this lovely thing and how does it work?)
Google...YouTube...more Google...and xda? I kept ending up at this xda site.
I've been lurking here for nearly a year, so here I am - a new member...and a NOOB. Nope, I don't hate myself, in fact I'm quite proud of myself for learning so much about this android, how it works and best of all - fixing it.
We've been through a lot together, from Froyo to Gingerbread, from bootloops and shutting down to just fine. Yesterday? I took my precious apart and fixed the speaker. It's not always a bad thing, to have a screw lose!
A huge thank-you to all of you here at xda and guiding me on this incredible journey. (Who knows how far it will take me?) :victory:2Check back in a day or two. A couple hours of a fixed speaker doesn't impress me...been there done that. But I did fix mine tho.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium - Take off the back casing of your phone (it's not too difficult; here are the instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740022)
