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Fig. 0 - Top Case Screw Locations Circled in Red Step 0: You will need to open the TG77. First, be sure to unplug the TG77. Now, to remove the top of the case you will need to remove the screws from the top, sides, and back of the case.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 3 - Contrast resistor labeled R476 and contrast potentiometer labeled VR301 CONTRAST VOL. Both located in the Upper Right Corner Step 1: Both the contrast resistor labeled R476 and the contrast potentiometer labeled VR301 CONTRAST VOL. need to be removed and replaced.
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Desolder R476 from the circuit board and solder the provided 3.3K Ohm resistor in its place. Desolder VR301 CONTRAST VOL. from the circuit board and solder the provided 10K potentiometer in its place. Reinstall the circuit board into the TG77 and screw the circuit board back into place. produced by: glitchscience.com...
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 7 - Location of CN605 which needs to be removed Step 3: In order to power the backlight of the new replacement LCD the wired connector labeled CN605 located on the power supply circuit board needs to be desoldered and replaced with the white 2-pin connector part that is provided with the replacement LCD.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 10 - Metal Box Covering Removed from the Inverter Step 4: Once the metal box is removed, you will find a small inverter circuit board with two wired connections. Unplug both of these connections and remove the inverter circuit board, it is held in place by two screws.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 13 - Included 2-pin Connector soldered into CN605 Position Step 5: Once the CN605 2-pin wired connector is desoldered and removed, the included white 2-pin connector needs to be soldered in its place as shown in Fig.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 14 - Knob Locations on Front Panel Shown in Red Step 6: Remove the front panel. In order to remove the front panel you will need to remove the Data Entry knob and the Volume knob. The volume knob consists of two knobs, a top portion and a bottom portion.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide Fig. 19 - Screw Locations on LCD Front Panel shown in Red Step 7: Remove the LCD front panel. There are 4 screws that hold the LCD front panel in place as shown in the photo above Fig.
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Now that the new LCD is installed, before screwing the case back together it would be a good idea to test that your installation of the LCD is working. Adjust the LCD contrast knob on the back of the TG77 as needed. Once you have verified your LCD installation works, screw everything back together and you are finished.
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Yamaha TG77 LCD Replacement Guide This guide is not to be distributed or redistributed without explicit permission from the owner of the document. contact: glitchscience[at]gmail[dot]com with inquiries Replacement TG77 LCDs can be purchased via E-bay glitchscience items on E-bay produced by: glitchscience.com...