If the headphone jack is just loose and not faulty all the ''may'' be required to fix it would be to open the player and solder it back onto the board.
Here's a teardown [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-B8VCu68Pw|video] for the player that will help.
If you can't do this yourself, you may know of someone who can solder electronic components or you can contact any reputable, professional mobile phone or electronics repair service as they should be able to do this quite easily as they have the tools and expertise etc. (tell them there is a YouTube video that shows how to open it, as this will save them some time if they're unfamiliar with the device as to how to open it)
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If the headphone jack is faulty it may be harder, as finding the exact replacement might take a bit of tracking down. There are literally hundreds of different headphone jacks and you have to find one that will match exactly i.e. dimensions, pinout etc
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If the headphone jack is faulty it may be harder, as finding the exact replacement might take a bit of tracking down. There are literally hundreds of different headphone jacks and you have to find one that will match exactly i.e. same dimensions, configuration, pinout etc
If the headphone jack is just loose and not faulty all the ''may'' be required to fix it would be to open the player and solder it back onto the board.
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Here's a teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-B8VCu68Pw|video] for the player that will help.
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Here's a teardown [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-B8VCu68Pw|video] for the player that will help.
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If you can't do this yourself, you may know of someone who can solder electronic components or you can contact any reputable, professional mobile phone or electronics repair service as they should be able to do this quite easily as they have the tools and expertise etc.
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If you can't do this yourself, you may know of someone who can solder electronic components or you can contact any reputable, professional mobile phone or electronics repair service as they should be able to do this quite easily as they have the tools and expertise etc. (tell them there is a YouTube video that shows how to open it, as this will save them some time if they're unfamiliar with the device as to how to open it)
If the headphone jack is faulty it may be harder, as finding the exact replacement might take a bit of tracking down. There are literally hundreds of different headphone jacks and you have to find one that will match exactly i.e. dimensions, pinout etc
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If the headphone jack is just loose and not faulty all the ''may'' be required to fix it would be to open the player and solder it back onto the board.
Here's a teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-B8VCu68Pw|video] for the player that will help.
If you can't do this yourself, you may know of someone who can solder electronic components or you can contact any reputable, professional mobile phone or electronics repair service as they should be able to do this quite easily as they have the tools and expertise etc.
If the headphone jack is faulty it may be harder, as finding the exact replacement might take a bit of tracking down. There are literally hundreds of different headphone jacks and you have to find one that will match exactly i.e. dimensions, pinout etc