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Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288

Introduction

This introduction shows how to open the main set of a Philips MCD288/??. It should be the same for all /??s. The front panel might get buckled a bit.

What you need

  1. Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, Undo screws: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • remove the 4 screws on the bottem of the main set

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  2. Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, Expose main latches: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the aluminium pane at both sides with a spudger.

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  4. Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, Start with the bottom edges: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • To lift an edge, shift the front part at that edge towards the side while bending both parts apart (picture of the inside at step 5)

    • hint: Start at the bottom, then continue with the sides according to step 4, because the bottom is only fastened by the screws of step 1, while the top has 3 extra latches (seen in step 5).

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  5. Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, Losen main latches: step 4, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, Losen main latches: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • To detach the sides, pull a main latch towards you and keep on lifting the top part further.

    • repeat for three latches on each side.

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  6. Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, The inside: step 5, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Home Stereo and Theater Philips MCD288, The inside: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • These pictures show the latches on each edge and on the top of the set.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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