Disassembly - Step I

Slide off the battery cover at the rear of the player to kick start the disassembly process.

With the battery cover removed, you’ll now need to extract the Li-ion battery from the player in order to gain access to the underlying metal piece. This particular metal piece secures the main body of the Zen Micro to the plastic housing for a seamless assembly.

Removing the main body from the safety of its plastic housing is a two-step procedure. The first step involves the unscrewing of a tiny screw hidden from sight underneath a plastic fixture glued at the crown of the Zen Micro. This piece has to be removed before we can move forward and to do that, we'll need to set the player on Hold mode.

With the button pushed and locked in a Hold position, the flathead screwdriver will have ample clearance for you to pry out the plastic fixture. A gentle push of the flathead screwdriver in the direction indicated by the arrow is enough to remove this plastic piece.

A screw (circled) would be revealed once the plastic fixture has been pried off.

Unscrew this tiny fastener with a micro Phillips screwdriver to complete the first step of the detachment.