I just purchased the Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani and want to know if anyone here knows where I can purchase extra batteries for this device, I have searched high and low and came up with nothing at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated, also, I notice that on the slide out keyboard, the ligh goes out way to fast on me, is there a settings for this keyboard somewhere, if so how do I get to it to allow the backlight to remain on a slight bit longer.
Hi, you can try eBay for the extra batteries. For the keyboard, I don't know any settings but there's a button on the top right side of the phone press it when you need backlight for keyboard. Hope this helps.
As far as I know, there is no way to change the time of the keyboard back light.
For the battery, I bought mine on ebay... Cheapest: not as long life as original one, but not same price neither.
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As you might have noticed in my previous thread, my Wizard took a splash.
Now, after ordering a new LCD screen, my keyboard seems to have stopped working on certain keys, and the LEDS won't go on anymore.
I think the flat cable between the board and the keyboard unit has gotten a breach in it.
Now, does anybody know where I can get a replacement keyboard, the electronics that is?
Or does anybody have a broken wizard I can buy cheap to canabalise to repair my own?
I can't seem to find anything on the internet, and I am really fond of my little Wizard.
Please, can someone help me ,before I go broke trying to buy myself a new one?
I have an oddity... when using the slideout keyboard, I have to press hard, past the clicky feeling, to get some characters to show up. Is this a bum unit? Anyone have any suggestions?
sheesh, for this kind of money, you'd think there'd be some quality control.
Thanks in advance
WIG
Sounds like it may be one of the dodge models... What's your model number? (under the battery, in HERM6xx format)...
wig said:
I have an oddity... when using the slideout keyboard, I have to press hard, past the clicky feeling, to get some characters to show up. Is this a bum unit? Anyone have any suggestions?
sheesh, for this kind of money, you'd think there'd be some quality control.
Thanks in advance
WIG
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This is one of the known problems of early TyTNs (I think up to at least serial numbers 630F... devices). Mine had the same problem - however, after a few days of use it almost disappeared.
It's definitely not something that can be fixed by a software update. You may want to give your device a few more days, and if that doesn't help, send it back for an exchange.
Cheers
Daniel
I found that as you used the keyboard more, the more responsive it became. If I used letters infrequently they can need a firmer push. Over the last month the keyboard has become better and better
My first Vario II had a couple of keys ('a' and 'e') which had this problem. I found it a little annoying because I am quite light on the keyboard so I was missing letters out all the time in texts.
I have since had the phone replaced because it developed the alignment problem and my replacement Vario II keyboard is perfect, it does not require any extra effort at all on any key.
It seems some are more sensitive than others.
Generally it does seem like the buttons require more force than the ones on a HTC Wizard. I think it's something you just get used to after you use the device for a while. I'm still going back and forth between my two devices so am constantly reminded of the differences between the two.
I think this information might be useful for lots of people.
The question is: What problems should we look for when wanting to buy a second hand hermes, and how to look for them?
Everyone who's had problems with herms or knows about them should give an oppinion.thanks
Watch out for:
High frequent tone, ONLY when the display is on. Very annoying.
My phone has been to the shop for 3 times. Now I have got a new phone!
But I miss my HTC......
i had that one too, on the day i bought the 2nd hand tytn. changed the radio and rom and it went away. then the battery started heating, but i don't know if it heated before too
1). turn device on if you can.
2) sceen alignment and whitescreen - some people have the whitescreen problem, to see if it could be in yours(one type anyway) run your finger down to the bottom right at the side lcd screen (not on the screen, the casing) til you are about 2/3 of the way down from the top. lightly increase pressure and see if it starts going white. Please note this is a specific type of whitescreen which can be fixed BUT will have the warranty voided to do so. Try running a screen alignment (ask if FTouch flo is on the phone & active as this will stop this working and require a soft reset to fix)
2). test the buttons usually the bottom buttons ie. hotkeys, answer/hangup. but dont forget to check out the slideout keyboard too.
3). check to see if the battery gets hot or if there are any "hot spots" on the case. this indicates problems too. there may be a short somewhere on the hermes that is draining power REALLY quickly or may be affecting if power gets to where its needed.
4). soft reset and check if "no GSM" flashes up in the loading stage as this shows its a brick with a corrupted radio rom. this may be fixable but for me personally it would be bought only for parts (and would have to be cheap).
This is what I'd do as it is fairly quick BUT ths works only if you can see the device before you buy it otherwise you may be in for a nasty surprise.
Hope this helps...
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The question is: What problems should we look for when wanting to buy a second hand hermes, and how to look for them?
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While it's not exactly a problem, it could be a warning that problems may happen in the future.
Check the stickers under the battery, make sure the VOID sticker is intact and the (at least mine had one) reflective sticker is also intact.
Check the model and IMEI listed on the sticker, then compare it to the model and IMEI listed under the Identity tab in Device Information (Start -> Settings -> System -> Identity tab). This could give away someone trying to sell a HERM100 model as a new HERM200 (and asking a higher price), or a phone that may have been dropped and damaged. Also check the call duration tab if it's being sold as 'low use' (true, this can be cleared, but it's not exactly a couple of taps to do it).
At the very least, this could save the buyer some dosh and expose the seller as the potentially slimy person they are.
White screen mda vario 2
Hi,
I have purchased a mda vario 2, last november, with only 3 months waranty, now I`m having problems.
I have had my screen going white, some times if I go into landscape mode or turn the light on and off by means of pressing the power buton quickly the screen comes back, then the screen sometimes goes all blurry.
Now the phone wont come back on at all, all I get is this white screen, the screen lights up but just a white screen, nothing else.
So I bought a new screen from E-Bay and I connected it up to my phone but I get the same, the screen lights up, same old white screen.
Nothing else, If anyone knows what this problem is I would be very grateful.
It was a shop I brought the screen from off of E-Bay, I asked prior to purchasing this screen if it would be compatible with my phone and they told me that it was.
Many Thanks for any help, ideas what this could be.
Roy2008,
Not nice of you to hijack someone else's thread.
Anyway, read the following thread for information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321163
li-ion have a limited number of hours before it dies i would check batt time of cause thats kinda problematic to test
I appologize if I hijacked someone else`s thread.
As I am new to this site I thought that you just use it like you do in a chat room.
I guess I was wrong, I`ll try to figure out how you use this site without annoying anyone.
My Appologies.
Anyways, Thankyou for your help, and for the hijacking part.
thinking of buying a hermes
I've been reading through out the forums because I am seriously thinking of buying this phone, a second-hand because I can't afford a brand new one. I'm a bit worried about the Whitescreen and D-pad failures thread, it seems it's the usual or maybe common problem of this model. So I have some questions before I do get this model.
-How would I know if the phone has been opened for repairs?
because I read here that you need to open the phone to fix the whitescreen prob.
-Do I look for one that has FTouch flo to check the screen alignment?
is there any other way to do this just in case the phone doesn't have one installed.
-How long does the battery last if you only use it for texting, wifi and making short calls? Also about the battery heating up, does it mean while it's idle? Is it sometimes normal for batteries to heat/warm up?
-ultramag69
sceen alignment and whitescreen - some people have the whitescreen problem, to see if it could be in yours(one type anyway) run your finger down to the bottom right at the side lcd screen (not on the screen, the casing) til you are about 2/3 of the way down from the top. lightly increase pressure and see if it starts going white. Please note this is a specific type of whitescreen which can be fixed BUT will have the warranty voided to do so
Are there other more ways to check if symptoms of whitescreen is present? I'd really like to be thorough because I'm pretty sure the ones that I can afford would not have any warranty anymore.
The ff. are the things I think I should do to make sure the phone is in good condition:
Make a call
Send SMS
Try wifi
Use the camera
Check all keys/buttons on the front, sides and dpad if all working
Bluetooth
Try a memory card
Pls. advice me if I've forgotten anything else.
I'm actually choosing between Hermes and HTC Elf, I'm leaning more to the Hermes because of the Dpad and it's slightly cheaper than the Elf.
Thanks in advance!
Also check the external speaker, I have four that I tweak, and two had loose speaker connections(made a good deal for me). It's an easy fix, I got the tool at radio shack. BTW these units are out of warranty.
Ok I'll add that.
Anything else?
Essentially a good indication of a possible whitescreen issue is the buttons on the front not working.
To check to see if its been opened look under battery as jdc said, theres a small white sticker over a screw on the right hand side thats says Void if removed, If can see a screw under the flash LED, then its been opened.
Cheers...
I need a replacement windows PDA phone for my lost wizard... and i have a friend willing to sell his 8525 for $50... the downside...
according to his is... his touch screen works half the time.... something about working on a full charge... or not working on a full charge... and when its halfway charged... it does the opposite... etc etc...
he said the screen lights up just does not respond to the touches under the above mentioned conditions.
i did a search over here and HOFO.... and have noticed alot of people have problems with the top right corner of the screen (portrait) being stuck and closing out apps.... or launching the start menu repetedly...
and there isnt really a fix?....
is 50$ still a good deal?.... will a replacement screen and digitizer fix it?.... which is around another $50 i believe?
or should i buy one from ebay... they are selling for around 170-200$ shipped.... or is this a problem that plagues all 8525 hermes eventually?.. and i shouldnt bother with this model... and go back to the wizard or get something else?
The Hermes is a really great phone (I passed on getting a Kaiser, as it didn't offer enough of an upgrade), but I don't know if I would personally buy one in that's having issues like that.
50 bucks isn't bad, though. I might bite for that price.
I've had no screen issues over the last 1 1/2 years. I just saw a used 8525 sell for $181 on ebay...it's a great scalable device!
Alright.. i got a hold of the phone.....
everything seems great.... touchscreen was working... but as soon as i went to charge the battery.... and took it off charge once it was filled up to 80%, the touch screen stopped responding...
and i also did a hard reset ... and the screen still isnt responding.... and i cant pass green setup screen that asks me to tap the screen to continue.
any way to bypass this screen?... i dont mind using the phone with only the buttons...
and do you think this is battery related?.... the prev. owner said something about... leaving the battery to cool over night... and pop it back in... and touchscreen should respond again....
any suggestions?... thank you.
Find the program "Remote Screen Alignment". If you can get the Hermes to screen alignment to work, you can save the settings to your pc then if you reflash an os or have to hard reset you don't need the touchscreen. Try taking the battery out overnight and see if you can do the alignment then. Once past the screen alignment you can operate the Hermes using the buttons BUT you need to first get past the alignment settings.
Alternatively, if you know someone with the same Hermes you can get the Alignment settings off their phone. You need the above app.
Cheers...
if your looking for a screen, i have a screen complete with digitiser for sale? PERFECTLY working
i can also throw in a ribbon cable which works but only displays colours in 4bit mode!
PM me if you want the screen
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Find the program "Remote Screen Alignment". If you can get the Hermes to screen alignment to work, you can save the settings to your pc then if you reflash an os or have to hard reset you don't need the touchscreen. Try taking the battery out overnight and see if you can do the alignment then. Once past the screen alignment you can operate the Hermes using the buttons BUT you need to first get past the alignment settings.
Alternatively, if you know someone with the same Hermes you can get the Alignment settings off their phone. You need the above app.
Cheers...
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well its not even the screen alignment screen that im stuck at....
when you do a hardboot.... the FIRST splash screen that shows up after the ATT stuff
its a green screen that says windows mobile DIRECT PUSH... and it says
"please tap the screen to continue etc etc"
will that program help me get past that?....
and the battery is out of the case right now... and im in school..., hopefully by the time i get back home it should work.
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if your looking for a screen, i have a screen complete with digitiser for sale? PERFECTLY working
i can also throw in a ribbon cable which works but only displays colours in 4bit mode!
PM me if you want the screen
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well... i see that you live in the UK... it might not be favorable purchasing it from you...
and tihs ribbon cable that you speak of.... do i need one for the isntalation of the screen?... and the one you have isnt made for this phone right?
Alright guys... so pretty much what the previous owner says checks out..
the phones touchscreen started responding to touches on a cold battery that was sitting for a few hours....
as soon as i begin to charge and the batter warms up... or the phone warms up.. im not sure... the touchpad stops responding.
ANY SUGGESTIONS?...
is this an issue with the battery or the touchscreen?...
aside from that.... this phone is fantastic!
Hi there
I am in the UK, and the screen has in fact been removed from a cingular 8525 i cannabilised for the d-pad board, the screen works perfectly and the ribbon cable will of course fit your phone.
I am willing to ship to the USA, and in fact i regularly do, only recently i just sold a little rubber dust cap for the hermes on these forums and its on his way to him right now. if you can pay via paypal your more than welcome!
Not the battery. The battery only supplies power to the mainboard and through that to the lcd. If the battery was at fault then you wouldn't be able to start up. It sounds like you may have heat problems with either the lcd ribbon or with with the flex ribbon connecting the top part of your phone to the mainboard. If I was you I'd check out Mike Channon's site as he is the MASTER of Hermes hardware and if you don't find a solution you can PM him. Heres a link to his site - http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com/
Cheers...
id buy it and sell the parts on ebay
Hi all,
Help pls, i have a major problem now on my Wave, the screen of my phone turns darker several times up to the screen turns black so that i cant see anything on the screen. Ive tried hard reset several times, but still this problem occur.
What will be the cause of this problem? Pls help me.
Thanks
Hmmm...
I saw this effect only if battery is nearly empty...
Then Wave reduce light... or shut down Display...
Maybe some Error in battery check?
Best Regards
hmm i think you are right, so maybe the problem is the battery? If yes, how to do the battery check?
TIA.
Note: This problem occur even the battery is almost full and not yet empty. When the phone's screen are darker, i am going to wait a certain period of time to back to normal screen then after few minutes, screen turns darker again.
Did you check your display time out settings?
Check Display and Light in settings then check your backlight time settings.
It may be just following the time out settings in there.
Its normal for the display to turn off after a predetermined set time.
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Check Display and Light in settings then check your backlight time settings.
It may be just following the time out settings in there.
Its normal for the display to turn off after a predetermined set time.
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thanks but its not with the backlight settings, coz even i set the backlight settings in 15 seconds, my phones turns darker before 15 seconds.
i think its a hardware problem, but im not sure of that, that's why i am asking some experts here
I only knows that battery can die... or be half dead.
I bought new one for my S8530...
Maybe you have chance to test OTHER battery.
Best Regards
adfree said:
I only knows that battery can die... or be half dead.
I bought new one for my S8530...
Maybe you have chance to test OTHER battery.
Best Regards
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ok ill try your suggestion how much the battery?
Ebay...
I have payed 10 Euro or something like that...
But maybe you have chance short test in some friendly store... or one friend have battery for short test.
Best Regards
P.S.:
My battery was really damaged... charging was not really possible...
ok thanks sir for your support
Other idea is to log events... With WinComm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928170
But this is not easy to understand.
Best Regards
just tried to test with a new battery but still my problem exist. Some technicians said that its a hardware problem, it needs new LCD screen replacement (new amoled screen) to be specific.
Sad that my phone has this problem, its almost 2 years but i've damaged my phone. I dont know why this happen, i love my phone i cant do anything wrong to make this happen
Maybe its time to replace my phone with a new one no Bada anymore its time to try Android
If you have to buy a new phone
If circumstances do force you to buy a new phone, get the galaxy s2 or if you can take the size, the galaxy note.
My wave is still alive and kicking so i wont be upgrading anytime soon since i bought my mom an entertainment system instead of buying a new phone.
Didnt really need a new one anyway.
ive read from internet about my problem and it seems that this is a common problem of super amoled screen.
anyone knows what is the cause of dimmer screen on super amoled/amoled?
Common?
The amoled version of the desire that my friend has is still going strong almost 3 years ol and lots of wave 8500 phones are still going strong, i think what happened to your phone was luck of the draw.
If your forced to buy a new phone just get the galaxy s2 or the droid razr max.