DIY repair pocketbook 624

In detail: DIY pocketbook 624 repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

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Pocketbook 624 reader, a black bar appeared on the edge of the screen. 2-3 centimeters. After 1-2 switching on and off, it expanded to 4-5 cm. After 5 days of turning on the book, everything is gone and the screen works fine.
After reading the forum, I realized that the problem may be in the controller. Is this the most likely case? The book is still under warranty, only a month has passed. What is better to do, take it to the service center right away or wait a couple of months?

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Good day. On the PB 624 book, the menu has completely disappeared. There is only a library. In the process of flashing, at the end it issues
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Foolishly, I clicked to quote your post and the account was blocked. since there is a link to a third-party resource- (

Did as you pointed out uv. pal
PB 624 was stitched, but the menu did not appear.
I cannot format it using the book, since there is no menu at all- (

As far as I understand, all the firmware of this book is stored on an internal 4 gig SD memory card. And if I format it using Windows, then how can I flash it later?

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You cannot format it using Windows tools.
This is not fatal, I once posted the recovery instructions .. But it's better not to do this.
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Uv. pal thanks for your advice. Created a file, reloaded, the menu appeared. Formatted the card using pb 624, rebooted and the memory card died - ((

Now she screams that she is not formatted and sees only 121 megabytes

Will it be possible to revive this animal with another memory card?

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1. The problem of gibberish lies in the files themselves. You can customize everything yourself, change the file name, etc. Try changing the settings in the Device Library.
Select "Library", you see a list of books and in the right corner there is a menu where you will see grouping and sorting.
In the grouping "Folder", in the sorting "Book Title" or "File Name", you need to choose.

2. Check if you have the latest firmware. Follow the link to read the instructions on how to install it.
I also recommend formatting.
You need to select Settings - Additional settings - System - Format built-in memory. Please note that formatting will delete all user files from the internal memory of the device, therefore, before performing this procedure, it is strongly recommended that you back up this data to a computer or an external memory card (this will not delete system files).
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Thank you so much for your objective and understandable help in raising 624 books.

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There were several problems with the 624 model at once:
1) the typing of words on the keyboard does not work adequately - often a button is pressed next to the desired one
2) every 5 minutes, the page is completely refreshed (and the indicator on the power button flashes)
3) after a while of use, a glitch with auto shutdown started: after it, I turn on the book, and it goes into an endless download (the hourglass is spinning). It can only be solved by rebooting (press the power button for 15-20 seconds).With the usual shutdown of the book, there is no such jamb.

Updated the firmware from 4.3 to 4.4. The jamb with auto shutdown is gone. The rest stayed. Added a glitch with a double click - you open the book and press forward once - nothing happens, the second time - turns over two pages one after the other at once. I rebooted the book - it didn’t help. In the book menu, I selected System -> Format built-in memory. The double tap glitch is gone. But the first two problems remained. The question is - why refresh the page every 5 minutes? No other reader does this))

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formalin,
about the wheelbarrow:
go to Applications - Scribble and draw. So you can check if your drawings are displayed adequately and, accordingly, the touchscreen is working

about updating the screen:
change the update mode in the settings via the "settings" - "appearance" - "full page refresh" - "never" or "every 10 pages"
You need to understand that the page is updated not in a certain period of time, but after a certain number of page turns.
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on the touchscreen - I figured it out, it turns out that if you type letters from the keyboard, the boundaries of the letter being typed are shifted to the right relative to the border of the "key". Therefore, if I press a little to the right of the center of the key with the letter "in" - I hit my finger in the zone of the letter "s" - and it is printed. Apparently made for more convenient typing with the right hand. Already used to

by screen refresh - in the “full page refresh” settings, the value “never” is set. The trick is that I read, put aside the book and it starts to refresh the page every 5 minutes, without flipping. The same happens if the screen is locked. Therefore, in order not to drain the battery, you have to turn on - turn off the book every time. For example, my MagicBook Z6 has not turned off for several months - instead of turning it off, I simply lock the screen, and the battery lasts longer and the book is ready to continue reading at any time.

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formalin,
for PocketBook devices I recommend setting auto power off.

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Yes, that is right.
It's just that our hibernation mode has a different task.
It was invented not to save money, but so that, if necessary, without turning off the device, disable access to the touch and buttons for a short period of time, and to save money, it is recommended to turn off the auto.
The device is equipped with a powerful enough processor, so it doesn't take long to turn it on and off.
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FAQ on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch :

How to open access to hidden folders?
See detailed instructions in pictures for Windows XP, Vista, 7 -> here
Attention. Do not forget to uncheck the box “Hide protected system files (recommended)”
I cannot see system / hidden files and folders when I connect PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch to the computer. What to do? Where and how can I find system / hidden files and folders?
On a computer (BB, PC), in the Explorer settings, you must enable the display of "Hidden and system folders and files".
For Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1:

How do I install a font? Is it possible on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch install new fonts?

PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch

/ system / fonts

What font would you recommend to read books on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

Academy, 30

default / set_default

How to remove / disable unused, built-in (licensed) dictionaries on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

Settings -> Languages -> Dictionary Configuration

Where are the Lingvo licensed dictionaries located on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

/ system / dictionaries

How to back up Lingvo licensed dictionaries to PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

Read me

* .dic

* .lic

Will Lingvo licensed dictionaries be erased when formatting the internal memory?

PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch

How can I add additional licensed Lingvo dictionaries to PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

* .pbi

Where to get, how to install and other questions related to non-licensed dictionaries for PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch:

PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch

I can't understand anything. Where to get explanatory and other dictionaries for PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?

Attention. A collection of non-licensed dictionaries for PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch here -> Dictionaries

Official Support Sites PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch
Firmware, user manual, etc.
Instructions for updating the firmware for PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch [/ i]
What operating system is installed on PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch?
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Does it make sense to update the firmware if there are no obvious problems with the device?
- When updating firmware, is it necessary to flash versions 1-2-3-4 sequentially, or can you flash from any version to any? 1-4, 3-2?
  - Firmware 4. * for PocketBook 624 / Basic Touch
    - R624.4.4.1740 -> off.site
    - R624.4.4.1235 -> off.site
    - R624.4.4.1156 -> off.site,
    - R624.4.4.1110
    - R624.4.4.467 -> off.site,
    - And what is the fundamental difference between W and R firmware?
      - What interface languages do the R and W series firmware contain?
        Manual update
        
        Open the site Select a country (or see the direct link to the required firmware in the topic header).
        
        In the top menu, click Support... Select the model of your Device
        
        Download the firmware file to your PC from the section Firmware
        
        Unpack the contents of the archive, the SWUPDATE.BIN file, to the root folder of the microSD card (recommended) or internal memory.
        
        Turn off the Device by pressing the key On off
        
        Turn on the Device by pressing the key On off
        
        At the moment of loading the Device, simultaneously press and hold the paging buttons until the message Firmware update ... appears.
        (when turning on the reader, hold down both arrow keys until the message Firmware update ... appears.)
        
        Follow the instructions in the form of pictures that appear on the Device screen: connect the USB cable to the Device and press the button Menu
        After updating the software, the Device will automatically reboot.
        
        Note: If the firmware file is located in the root folder of the Device, then during the update procedure it has a higher priority than the file located on the SD card.
        
        How do PocketBook 622/623/624/626 models differ from each other?
        You can compare these products here -> tyrts
        For many, it's no secret that the memory of your Andrid smartphone can be increased using a Micro SD card. At the moment, these cards are divided into three categories: Micro SD, Micro SDHC and Micro SDXC. In this article, I will not go into the details of each type of card, since this information is sufficient on the net. I will only point out the difference that is fundamental for us. Micro SD cards can be up to 2 GB, Micro SDHC from 4 GB to 32 GB (now in widespread use) and Micro SDXC from 64 GB to 2 TB (theoretically, practically at the moment there are 64 GB and 128 GB cards). Maps differ not only in memory size, but also in different file systems. For example Micro SD - FAT system, Micro SDHC - FAT32, Micro SDXC - theoretically only exFAT (in fact, this is not the case, which will be discussed below). In addition, the user's card reader must support a particular type of card. The situation is simple: if the device supports SDXC cards, then it also supports earlier generations - SD and SDHC.
        
        1) SDXC CARD CAN ONLY BE FORMATTED IN A DEVICE SUPPORTING THIS TYPE OF CARD... Those. your card reader must support Micro SDXC cards (or SDXC cards if you insert the card through an adapter). In many reviews on store sites, you can see reviews in which users format 64 GB cards in a smartphone that supports only a 32 GB card, after which the card fails after a few months. In no case should this be done! Otherwise, your card will fail in a period from 1 day to several months. If you do not have a SDXC-compatible card reader, you can purchase it at a price of 250 rubles (for example, the excellent Transcend RDF5 card reader (link to the official website)). Compared to the cost of the card, this is an insignificant amount and a very small price for your “live” card and stored data.
        
        So, we format the SDXC card ONLY in a device that supports SDXC.
        2) Since most users have the Windows operating system installed on their computer, we will consider the formatting option from it. If you have a Windows XP operating system, install an update on it that has support for the exFAT file system. Windows 7 and Windows 8 already have this support.
        3) Perhaps when you insert a new card into the card reader, Windows will display a message that the card is not formatted. In this case, first format it with the SDFormatter utility (link to the official website of the program) to the exFAT system. I recommend this utility for formatting your card anyway if it cannot be read / read incorrectly. This program formats SD / micro SD cards according to the specification.
        4) Using the standard Windows method to format a 64 GB card into the FAT32 file system will not work, so we will use the Guiformat utility.
        
        The program is specially designed to format media over 32 GB in the FAT32 file system. If the utility generates an error before formatting, perform step 3 (first format it with the SDFormatter program), which is still best done. ATTENTION! In order for the smartphone to correctly see Micro SDXC, select the cluster size of 32 KB! It is better to use quick formatting (Quick), there is no need to do the full format.
        5) If you have done everything strictly in accordance with the above recommendations, then your card is ready. Your Android smartphone will see it and show the correct volume of 59, XX GB.It will be possible to work with the card, write / read files, but NEVER FORMAT it in your smartphone. The card will serve you faithfully for a long time.
        
        The book lived for 2.5 years, having been repaired 4 times! My criteria for choosing an e-book and the reasons for my disappointment with Pocketbook 624
        
        Good day to everyone who is in search of an e-book) I want to tell you about the criteria by which I chose an e-book and why it still disappointed me.
        
        So, I chose the book exclusively for reading, so I did not care about the presence of a dictaphone, radio or calculator) I do not consider the lack of programs in it that have nothing to do with reading as a disadvantage of the book.
        
        For me there were the following parameters are important:
        
        ✔ Manufacturer. I was choosing between Amazon and Pocketbook. I can't reasonably explain why, but these brands inspired my confidence)
        
        ✔ E-Ink display. I read a lot, and I wanted the reading to have as little effect on my vision as possible.
        
        ✔ The presence of a touch screen. It is more convenient for me to flip through the pages by touching the screen, rather than pressing the buttons (my personal preference).
        
        ✔ Support for a large number of formats. Now it seems to me not so important, but at the time of choosing an e-book (a year ago) I wanted to be able to download any book without conversion.
        
        I want to add that for me some characteristics were not important that are important for other book lovers:
        
        ● Backlight. I decided that in good lighting, backlighting is not needed, and in poor lighting it is better not to read at all, so the vision is not so hot.
        
        ● Support for memory cards. I have literally a couple of dozen books in my book, which I am going to read in the near future. I see no reason to keep a whole library) (If a book really fascinates me, I prefer to buy it in paper version) Therefore, the available 4 GB of memory is more than enough for me)
        
        So, this model fully met my requirements and cost me about $ 135-140 a year ago.
        
        And now about mine ~~bitter~~ experience with this book.
        
        ★ For me personally, the book is very easy to use... On the main page, you can immediately see the last opened books (for those who read several at once), and you can also see the last added books (so as not to search for them throughout the list).
        
        In the reading mode at the bottom of the page, you can specify the date and time, the title of the book (for the curious who poke their nose into the book), the battery level, the current page of the book being read, and other items, but no more than four (I don’t need more).
        
        However, the convenience is not limited to this, but such moments as choosing a font, creating notes and bookmarks, and so on are implied by themselves.
        
        A small note - in the screenshots, the screen looks lighter than it actually is.
        
        ★ The book is simple fluff! Only 200 grams, and then with a cover.
        
        ★ Charging is enough for 2-3 weeks with active use of the book.
        
        And now about the sad!
        
        ✘ As I mentioned in the title of the review, the book has been repaired twice. I do not understand these matters at all. I can only say that the first time the problem was with the battery, the second time with the software. As a result, for the second time I took a virgin blank book from repair.
        
        ✘ Book yourself on your mind. The settings indicate that when you turn off, there should be a standard screensaver in Russian, but sometimes there is just a white screen. When turned on, the last book should open, and sometimes the main page appears. These quirks reappeared literally a week after the last renovation.
        
        Speaking in general about my impression of this e-book, I want to say that I like it, I am comfortable with it, BUT! I would not recommend this book for purchase. After all, the book shouldn't break down every six months! Hope my review was helpful! ❤❤❤
        
        Afterword from 02/11/2017
        
        My e-book has lived with me for two and a half years, during which time it was repaired 4 or 5 times, I have already lost count. When she last stopped working, I just waved my hand at her and decided it was time to buy a new one.Now I am reading paperwhite 2015 on Amazon Kindle and am delighted with the book's flawless performance!
        
        And from 614 the display will fit with a tachy that is peeled off from 624?
        
        Correctly it is on LOCA glue and shine with ultraviolet light.
        
        Thank you, but how can I glue the touchscreen to the display, on double-sided tape or B7000?
        
        The touchscreens on many books are the same. The main thing is that the train fits
        
        Thank you for the video! So you can't buy a touch anywhere separately? ((((only remove from old ones, with a broken screen. I will look on Avito
        
        And not glued, it is buggy, you can see from the video.
        
        It doesn't matter anymore. I still can't glue it like a human.
        
        ALEKS700 I think they have their own channels for buying new
        
        And where did they get the one they tried on. It shows that zero 🙂
        
        Yes that's right. Just take off the old one.
        
        Eh, I passed the working sensor = ((
        Probably not worth warming up and lifting the edge with your hands.
        And it's probably better to shoot with 646 solvent + plastic card.
        
        I can see you pulling the sensor at an angle of more than 90 degrees. In this video, if the touchscreen was functional, would it remain functional? How to determine if you are kinking the sensor or not?
        
        It is necessary to warm up well on a separator or other heater to 90-100 degrees Celsius. Then carefully peel off the sensor, but do not bend it too much. part of the sensor may stop working.
        
        And can you try Pocketbook 624 with a screen without a sensor? There are є buttons on the new one.
        
        Good afternoon, but how to remove the working sensor from the broken screen and glue it onto a new one? is it possible to keep the sensor working in this way?
        
        Hello. And if he didn’t take it very carefully. Can you make it work? At least straighten it with an iron (just kidding). Do not know.
        
        Good day. Eugene, did you manage to replace the screen? I just have the same problem. If yes, please tell me where to buy the screen?
        
        Thank you, otherwise I was already thinking of throwing out the book, because at 624 it is problematic to buy anything, except for a screen without a sensor from Aliexpress. And repair in the workshop = buying a new book.
        
        Good afternoon. You shoot according to the instructions as in the video, glue the glue on LOCA. The main thing is not to bend the sensor when peeling it off and it will work fine.
        
        Sailing through the open spaces in contact, I found in one of the groups "No Money -% mycityname%" a faulty reader with an e-ink screen and thought - why not try to repair it? The exchange turned out to be quite profitable - he gave a flashlight and a rittersport tile for her.
        
        According to the former owner, a large dog stepped on the book, as a result of which the screen was damaged. The warranty replacement, of course, was refused, and it was unprofitable to repair, so the reader could only go for spare parts.
        
        And here is our patient. Feature lines are visible on the screen.
        
        A lit power button indicates that there is still life in the device.
        
        Remove the lid from the device using a plectrum. We see a lot of interesting things inside. Even if the repair was unsuccessful, I would have a thin 1000mah battery at my disposal. By the way, the number 255085 on the battery denotes its physical size - 2.5mm / 50mm / 85mm.
        
        A 2GB flash drive will also not be superfluous on the farm!
        
        Disconnect the battery connector from the board, disconnect the screen cable, unscrew 5 bolts and remove the board from the case, snapping off the latches in a circle.
        
        This is how the board looks from the back. Here are the buttons and pads for testing the board.
        
        So we got to the screen.
        
        Removing a black rug from the back of the screen, made of a material similar in feel to the one made from travel rugs, and we see a creepy picture.
        
        The screen is over. We remove it by squeezing it out from the front side in a circle, starting from the bottom corner (where the panel is stronger, it will be harder to break). We look at what is written on the train.
        
        Matrix model ED060SC4 (LF). The number -1.37 means the voltage that must be applied to the screen to completely clear it from the remnants of the previous image. If on the new screen this voltage is very different, then the book will have to be calibrated (dick knows how to do this, to be honest). I was lucky and on the new screen, the value of the "purge" voltage was -1.36.
        
        Go to AliExpress and enter the matrix model into the search bar.We select sorting by the number of orders and look for the cheapest screen with the most good reviews. I did not miss and ordered a screen for only 1000 rubles with amazing delivery, which was tracked on the Russian Post website from China and right to my post office. I will warn you right away that all e-ink screens on AliExpress are second-hand, which is why they are so cheap. If you want a new screen, pay 2/3 of the cost of a book for it, or even more. Nonetheless, the used ear screens are quite good in quality. No terrible jambs were noticed, the text is clear. I'll leave a link to the screen in the comments, I can't insert it here.
        
        So, a couple of weeks after ordering, we bring such a box from the post office.
        
        The screen is packed perfectly. The screen itself lies on a hard cardboard, this structure is wrapped in cling film, then everything is wrapped in a mountain of pimples.
        
        Trying on a new screen. Gently insert it into the place of the old one, put that black rug on top and begin to press the screen a little bit into the front panel along the edges so that it sticks to the old layer of glue.
        
        What kind of repair can do without a collective farm? In the final version, I made a more elegant fixation of the train, but forgot to take photos.
        
        Putting together the book. We include. We rejoice at a good reading room worth 1100r + a flashlight.
        
        Just kidding, we're not happy yet. Either I put together the book crookedly for the first time, or it was so, but the "up" button was pressed without clicking. After 10 assemblies and disassemblies, I found the reason - on this joystick, just in the area of the "up" button, there are two protruding antennae, which should be in the plane of the button. I, on the other hand, had one tendril bent vertically, and it was he who prevented the button from emitting a characteristic click.
        
        If your e-reader is damaged and does not work, have your Pocketbook 624 repaired with us. The specialized service center Gsmmoscow will qualitatively eliminate the breakdown. We use high quality spare parts, so replacing the screen on the Pocketbook 624 e-book takes a minimum of time. If the device has other problems, our specialists will easily figure out what the matter is, and after the device is repaired, they will write you a one-year warranty.
        
        The most common device malfunctions:
        
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        Complete set: Display (original). Warranty: 1 year.
        
        1. Software failure = 900 rubles.
        
        2. Battery 700 rubles. + installation 499 rubles. = RUB 1199
        
        3. Power controller or its strapping - diagnostics needed - 0 rubles.
        
        1. Power connector 900 rubles + installation 499 rubles. = RUB 1399
        
        2. Battery 700 rubles. + installation 499 rubles. = RUB 1199
        
        3. Power controller or its strapping - diagnostics needed - 0 rubles.
        
        1. Software failure = 900 rubles.
        
        2. Accumulator 700 rubles. + installation 499 rubles. = RUB 1199
        
        3. Moisture or shock - need diagnostics 0 rubles.
        
        (If you cannot find the problem in the table, call us for advice or see the full price list)
        
        How does Pocketbook 624 repair work?
        
        Most often, the screen breaks on the reader. If a replacement display is required, we suggest calling a courier. Having arrived at your place, he will quickly and free of charge deliver the equipment to our service center. If you want to talk with our specialists in repairing e-books, come to Zhsmoskov individually. In order to come to us, find the address in the contacts. Only experienced masters undertake the restoration of readers from us.
        
        You need urgent repair of your Pocketbook 624 e-reader
        
        If you are interested not only in low prices, but also in the opportunity to urgently repair your e-book, come to our service center. Here, the repair of the equipment is urgent, if no more than 20-30 minutes have passed from its receipt to the delivery to the owner in finished form. In this regard, in our service center, they will be able to change the glass, speaker, screen in a quality manner. The cost of spare parts and work is minimal. When there is a need to make urgent repairs, come to us for an e-book, and we are always ready to help you. In our service center, at the request of the client, the foremen will quickly eliminate the malfunction, and they will not take extra payments for urgency.
        
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