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Bad sound quality

There was a thread here about that the voice from the earpiece is distorted. I experienced to have a similar problem. From the first day the sound was excellent but in 2 months it changed to distorted and then become very-very weak. At the same time the sound was good if a loudspeaker is on or if the hands-free is connected. Thus, I supposed that the contact becomes bad. To fix it, I disassembled the device. The *.pdf-file how to do that is included (33 megs). When the contacts were formed so they touch firmly the corresponding places on the printed board and the device was assembled, I heard nice voice from the earpiece.
So, in some cases the problem with the sound may be due to weak contacts. I suppose the contacts may become poor because the material for the outputs on the earpiece is not so elastic plus influence of vibration from the vibromotor plus influence of humidity.
Backup the system before disassembly because during this the backup battery may discharge completely!

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Thanks a lot I got this problem long time ago but I don't know how to disassemble it so I always try to shake it to fix ......

Great ! Very useful
Thanks

thanks for the guide..... very useful

Where can I find the 33meg pdf? I need to disassemble the device too...
regards

That is what I thought th first time I opened my MDA Compact! Believe me I am the very first one I did when the device first came out! After lots of research let me tell you this:
IT IS NOT THE CONTACTS! IT IS THE SPEAKER! The membrane is of low quality when you open the device and "fixing" the contacts it will only make it to work for a few phone calls up to a couple of days at most! The speaker is burnt by the high amount of volume the motherboard of JAM gives to the speaker! If you want to solve your problem then you ll have to find a Nokia Center and buy a speaker for a Nokia 6610! Nokia 6610 and HTC Magician have exactly the same speaker! The only thing you have to do is to change nokia's black cloth ribbon on the top of the speaker with HTC's black rubber get it into your magician and there you are! You have a perfect sound again! My only advise is to use the call volume just a click less than the maximum volume so you won't blow away your new speaker!
I dissasembled and reassembled my MDA compact more than 11 times trying fixing the contacts with no permanent result! After replacing the speaker with a Nokias's 6610 speaker everything seems to work like a dream for at least a month now! :wink:
Its much more easier to get Nokia's spare parts than HTC's! The speaker cost me 18euros!

any chances you could post us nice pictures of these manipulations ?

I would love to do that but please I don't think that my magician could survive one more disassembly! :twisted: In case of replacing a friend's speaker next week who has the same problem I will make sure I get those pics! Magician is extremely easy to be taken apart! The only hard parts in the removing process are the upper backplate which has to be removed very carefully in order to be fitted back in its place afterwards and the front faceplate where you will need something very thin like a thin knife or even better a razor to take it away from the black plastic on the sides! :wink:

where is the link to the pdf
Hey guys,
I cannot see the link to the pdf. I need to disassemble my Jam too.
Thanx, Martido

Sorry, I found it. Just woke up....

Oh, thank god, I'm not the only one, with this problem. But first i have two questions? Will i loose my warrenty when i open the device? Can O² discover that i opened it?
Did this contact fix solve the problem entirely, or not? Because katsj says the problem is the speaker!
Thank you in advance, such a great community!
Bauer
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I read the PDF File and i have to say .. this is simlply impossible! You can cause so much damage .... i dont know where to begin. One small mistake and you can't forget your PDA. I think this is highly to dangerous. Is there no easier way to solve the problem ... some ideas??
Or do the pictures lie and it isnt that complicated??
Bauer

My sound disappears during call...
Strange, during a call after a few minutes my sound disappears. I can hear the other caller, the other calleer can't hear me anymore...
But now I found a strange solution: when I pull up the volume button n the left a few times (it was already at maximum!) my sound is back!
Has anyone the same experience or a better solution?

I think when you pull up the volume there is this small tone and you hear this tone from the loudspeaker.
After you hear the tone, you cant here anything again, right?
I'm driving really crazy, i loved this XDA Mini since this prob occured and i want to find a solution as soon as possible ! I really dont know what to do
When i push against sd-card slot from inside, i hear everything .. again, so this is just a really small prob ..
I hope sb. find a solution quickly otherwise ... i dont know
Bauer

JackBauer said:
I think when you pull up the volume there is this small tone and you hear this tone from the loudspeaker.
After you hear the tone, you cant here anything again, right?
I'm driving really crazy, i loved this XDA Mini since this prob occured and i want to find a solution as soon as possible ! I really dont know what to do
When i push against sd-card slot from inside, i hear everything .. again, so this is just a really small prob ..
I hope sb. find a solution quickly otherwise ... i dont know
Bauer
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I think it's a contact problem, so maybe the problem isn't that small... I don't want to open my device.
I don't think it has anything to do with the ROM or with the software.
(I wish it would, then there would be a solution in the end)

I had this problem too and found a fix:
I assume that while you are making a call, there is no audio from the earpiece. While on the call, adjust the volume up or down with the volume slider button. if you hear faint beeps and faint audio right after the beeps, your earpiece is working but there is a software glitch caused by the headphone jack.
Reset your device. Make a call (i.e. to your voicemail) and make sure there is audio incoming. Connect the (wired) headset. Disconnect the headset and you shoud now hear audio from the earpiece. You may have to reconnect/disconnect the headset a few times.

thanks
thanks for the pdf. ill check it right away!

U ROCK
THX GUYS>>>U ROCK...........I was soo worried.....
thx again..

Thanx dudes for the nokiaspeaker tip!
Just received my on ebay ordered nokia speaker and within a few minutes I fixed mine magician thanx to the pdf & already gainted knowledge on this page!
I bought this phone a year ago for a very nice price because of the damaged speaker and now at last I repeared it just for €3,- (instead of sending it to Orange risking over €100; I`m Dutch ya know )

hi guys...pulling this one out from the past....my magician has all the symptoms above, but with no luck, the replacement speaker did not do the trick...any other ideas/details/downloads....anything to get the audio back???\
BTW, i can hear glitches of sound if i play with the volume tab. That is to say, if i push it up, i hear the tone "ding" and i can hear the voice on the other end for a split second! So i must be close, no????

TYTN buzzing sound!! Help!!

got the tynt yesterday
i am very disappointed
1- when power is off, phone is ok, as soon as power is turned on (screen is illuminated) there is a dull hissing sound that is coming from the screen or the ear piece (sort of as if u heard a firecracker that exploded too close ot your ear and there is a ringing type noise)
has anyone experienced that and what to do?
im depserate..i cant enjoy phone conversations because there is this buzz...
HELP
also..i have alignment issues..piece of cr*p

Take it back from where you purchased it and get a replacement handset deffentley somthing not right there.

yeah..phone is good if only it worked.. but has multiple issues..do u know if ihave to send it back to HTC or the party i purchased it from?
thank you

Sounds like an old familiar problem with the display unit. It's a hardware problem and needs to be changed.

Weird soft typing/clicking noise on 8525

When I'm on the phone with the Cingular 8525, I would randomly hear some kind of soft typing/clicking noise through the speaker.. I tried talking on the phone with my bluetooth headset and I still hear the damn noise!
Anyone else experience this?

possible screen tap sound from your cheek or something in your pocket (when using bluetooth) touching the screen? turn off screen tap sounds and see if it goes away.

I hear the same thing when I'm driving down the Pennsylvania Turnpike... It just may be one of the reasons I return this phone... Never had this issue w/ my other phone.

JuniorPhatFarm said:
I hear the same thing when I'm driving down the Pennsylvania Turnpike... It just may be one of the reasons I return this phone... Never had this issue w/ my other phone.
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I used to get various clicks/sounds, which were meant to be there but annoying until I turned off event sounds etc.
Mike

nah, my screen tap sounds are off, and im 100% sure im not touching the screen causing it to press buttons.. also with my bluetooth the phone can be sittin on my desk and i still hear the faint clicking/type writer noises
this is really starting to annoy me.. i'm really wondering if this is a problem with teh 8525's or if its just my phone thats defected

Yze said:
nah, my screen tap sounds are off, and im 100% sure im not touching the screen causing it to press buttons.. also with my bluetooth the phone can be sittin on my desk and i still hear the faint clicking/type writer noises
this is really starting to annoy me.. i'm really wondering if this is a problem with teh 8525's or if its just my phone thats defected
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I'm not aware of this being reported by others, except for a couple on this thread. So if event sounds are of and no apps running like push mail then I would think it's a faulty device.
Just for info you described the noise but I'm not clear whether this is an occasional sound or a more or less continuous noise. I'm afraid this device when you get a good one is briliant but there is a high number of flakey ones out there. Warranty return??
Mike

mikechannon said:
I'm not aware of this being reported by others, except for a couple on this thread. So if event sounds are of and no apps running like push mail then I would think it's a faulty device.
Just for info you described the noise but I'm not clear whether this is an occasional sound or a more or less continuous noise. I'm afraid this device when you get a good one is briliant but there is a high number of flakey ones out there. Warranty return??
Mike
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I'm on my second one and it seems to be on a certain strip along the Pennsylvania Turnpike that this persists... Anyone else still experiencing something like this?

Yze said:
nah, my screen tap sounds are off, and im 100% sure im not touching the screen causing it to press buttons.. also with my bluetooth the phone can be sittin on my desk and i still hear the faint clicking/type writer noises
this is really starting to annoy me.. i'm really wondering if this is a problem with teh 8525's or if its just my phone thats defected
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You're probably well aware of this but just in case. Turning of screen tap sounds is not the same as turning off event sounds. Event sounds can be heard for all sorts of reasons including taping screen i.e when application starts to open but also as for example a wifi network is detected and any other event like switching from 3g etc etc.
Mike

My unit just started that weird rhythmic clicking sound this Friday. I've had the unit for a month. I get the noise in all places I've used the phone - all around the city.
The clicks happen in pairs, 1 pair roughly per second. A sequence of these pairs lasts between 3 and 10 iterations. Then a break the length of one pair and off they go again.
I too have done a soft reset and stopped all apps running. The clicking persists.

Sound Speaker issue..

Hmmm.. well i'm guessing it's a bit far-fetched.. but is there anything here does helps with the speakers of the X1.. at times, i cant even hear the ring..
I'm new in WinMo and after reading at these threads, i'm juz trying my luck to see whether there's anything that can be done..
Thanks a lot guyz...

Generally, I have no problems with the speaker at all. Only when it's covered, the sound diminishes really fast. Is your speaker by any chance covered? For instance when in your pocket. All you can do is increase your volume with the side buttons, and set it to vibrate + ring.

It's not really covered but it is on my pocket.. and the thing is i work in quite a noisy environment.. so it is a bit hard to hear it sometimes..

yea the sound goes really low when it is covered and only one speaker is there so the sound is very low try using the ring + vibrate mode it may help u little bit and also u can set the option of illumination while ringing.

if i put it in my pocket, i dunno if it is coverd but i can't hear the ring
also, the vibration is so "consistant" that i couldn't feel it.......
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taskinlude said:
also, the vibration is so "consistant" that i couldn't feel it.......
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Install VAlert then

VAlert? May i know wat that does? so there's really no other CAB or somethin to increase the volume??

FizZo8 said:
VAlert? May i know wat that does? so there's really no other CAB or somethin to increase the volume??
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Had the same issue with a previous phone
I solved it by wearing a Sony Ericsson BT watch
My watch vibrates (and the tickle is sooo obvious, can´t be mistaken) and tells me who's calling
Maybe a BT watch can help if you work in a noisy environment

Question Vibrate and crash NP1

Hello,
I've had the Nothing Phone 1 for several weeks (Black model, 256/12 GB and Nothing OS 1.1.4 is installed) and I've noticed a few small problems:
The vibrator makes a huge noise! When the aptical feedback is activated (in gesture navigation and the Google keyboard for example), the phone makes a really loud and very unpleasant noise. When it rings, it's even worse!
From time to time, my Nothing Phone 1 crashes. I have the splash screen showing when shortly before I could use the phone properly, I didn't ask it to restart... And it stays on the splash screen until what I force it to restart. When I talk about the splash screen, I'm talking about the horizontal white and red lines that scroll from side to side of the screen. I already had this problem on Nothing OS 1.1.3. I attach a video which is not optimal but you will hear the sound of the vibrator on the ringtones. It's the same problem with or without a protective cover.
NP1 - Google Drive
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Has anyone encountered these problems? Do you think I need to bring in the Nothing support? Do you think all phones are like mine? Thank you in advance for your answers.
Bill

bill93 said:
Hello,
I've had the Nothing Phone 1 for several weeks (Black model, 256/12 GB and Nothing OS 1.1.4 is installed) and I've noticed a few small problems:
The vibrator makes a huge noise! When the aptical feedback is activated (in gesture navigation and the Google keyboard for example), the phone makes a really loud and very unpleasant noise. When it rings, it's even worse!
From time to time, my Nothing Phone 1 crashes. I have the splash screen showing when shortly before I could use the phone properly, I didn't ask it to restart... And it stays on the splash screen until what I force it to restart. When I talk about the splash screen, I'm talking about the horizontal white and red lines that scroll from side to side of the screen. I already had this problem on Nothing OS 1.1.3. I attach a video which is not optimal but you will hear the sound of the vibrator on the ringtones. It's the same problem with or without a protective cover.
NP1 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Has anyone encountered these problems? Do you think I need to bring in the Nothing support? Do you think all phones are like mine? Thank you in advance for your answers.
Bill
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Your model is defective for sure, Loudspeakers are satured and product a bad noise / resonance like broken.
It product same sound / feeling like a old device fallen a lot of time lol
My advice > SAV, requires a replacement or repair

Pho3nX said:
Your model is defective for sure, Loudspeakers are satured and product a bad noise / resonance like broken.
It product same sound / feeling like a old device fallen a lot of time lol
My advice > SAV, requires a replacement or repair
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Hello,
I actually think this is the solution but how long will my phone stay there??? I don't have any others and I can't go several weeks without a phone.
My video is not of good quality and you don't hear too much the sound of the vibrator when using the keyboard, but I can hear it well, and even too much!
Thank you for your feedback Pho3nX and have a nice day.

bill93 said:
Hello,
I actually think this is the solution but how long will my phone stay there??? I don't have any others and I can't go several weeks without a phone.
My video is not of good quality and you don't hear too much the sound of the vibrator when using the keyboard, but I can hear it well, and even too much!
Thank you for your feedback Pho3nX and have a nice day.
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Best choice is to buy just a little Xiaomi/Redmi at 100$ for do the job and waiting. After you can keep this device or sell the same price.
I wish the best for you and your device repair

Thanks for your answer.