My Hanlin V3 Was Broken

October 3, 2008 – 7:27 pm | Views: 412 | Spiders: 126 |

UPDATE: After replacing the screen, it works again. The replacement cost about US$175, half the price of V3.

I bought a Hanlin V3 eReader two weeks ago, it utilises e-ink technologies (vizplex), it has a 6″ screen, 512M memory, 800×600 resolution, 4 gray scales, and handles 13 file formats. It’s a product of Jinke. The device worked great, but yesterday it was broken when it hit to the ground from about 30 feet high (caused by my dog, last time he pushed my iPhone down to the ground).

The screen no longer reacts, here’s a photo of what it looks like now:

Before I sent it for screen replacement, I managed to take a look at what’s inside it, so I disassembled it and took some photos:

The trouble source :)


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3 Comments

  1. Vikram
    Posted October 4, 2008 at 6:59 am | Permalink

    0 words !
    (cute dog)

    Vikram
    India

  2. Pepijn
    Posted October 22, 2008 at 2:55 am | Permalink

    Is there anyway to reset the V3….?

    my v3 won’t turn to normal it shows keyboard test with 1 7 3 and cancel on the screen.
    It won’t respond being connected to the computer…..

    Pleas send me a mail!

  3. George Zhu
    Posted October 24, 2008 at 7:22 pm | Permalink

    @Pepijn, I’m very new to V3, the only reset way I know is to use the ‘reset’ hole at the back of V3. If something looks wrong, you may also try reflashing the firmware.

    To reflash V3 firmware:

    1. Download update package from HERE.

    2. Extract update pack contents onto the root of an SD card, the card capacity must be less than or equal to 1GB, and the card must be formatted to FAT16.

    3. Insert the SD card into the device.

    4. Make sure the battery is fully charged (better connect the device to power supply).

    5. Hold the V+ button (Volume up button on the right side of the device) and turn on the device.

    6. When the update interface appears, just press OK to begin the update, wait until it’s done.

    7. Reset the device

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