The iQube Enigma (Review Updated) - Page 7

That's it! The iQube and CanAmp share a small degree of Hungarian heritage.

Which reminds me that I took some shots of the business side of the iQube at the meet:

Yeah, it's some sort of evil rite-of-passage that Hans devised especially for his valued iQube customers...

From Post #79:

mm, one of the early mistakes I made was to press down on the middle rail of the chassis (with the "iQube" logo engraved on it), instead of the rubberized battery compartment cover. Could that possibly be what you're doing?

In any case, try this:

Hold the iQube in your two hands with the bottom of the unit (the battery cover) facing outwards. Place both of your thumbs directly over the area where the first, lone clip is located (the bottom corner closest to the "output" jack, shown below circled in green).



Push downward and outward simultaneously. The first side should come free, allowing you to complete the procedure as outlined above.

Actually, yes. Which is why I have devised an alternative explanation that essentially eliminates finger-fiddling in favor of super-concentrated thumb-power!

So the following has also been added to my original review:

iQube Battery Compartment Opening Tutorial

If the battery compartment unlocking method as described in the iQube owner's manual brings you no joy, here is an alternative route:



- Hold the iQube in your hands with the bottom of the unit (the black rubberized battery cover) facing outwards. The front volume knob/switches should be pointing into your left palm, while the rear input/output jacks should be pointing into your right palm. The engraved "iQube" logo in the side-rail of the chassis will be upside down as you look downward.

- Place both of your thumbs directly over the black rubberized area where the first, lone clip is located (the corner closest to the "output" jack, Clip 1, as shown above circled in green).

- Push downward and outward simultaneously. The first side should "click" and come free.

- Press this side partially closed again (with your thumb over the portion where there isn't a clip underneath) until you hear a very slight "thuck". There should be a discernible gap of about 1mm between the cover and the chassis.

- Rotate the iQube to the opposite side. The front volume knob/switches will now be pointing into your right palm, while the rear input/output jacks should be pointing into your left palm. Again, the engraved "iQube" logo in the side-rail of the chassis will be upside down.

- Place your left thumb over Clip 2 (above in blue) and your right thumb over Clip 3 (above in pink) on the black rubberized surface.

- Again, push downward and outward simultaneously. The second side should "click" and the entire battery compartment cover should come free.

- With the cover off, try the clip massaging technique as I have outlined in the previous section, so that subsequent openings become noticeably easier.

- After changing the batteries, replace the battery cover on the side with Clips 2 & 3 first. Snap the cover into place on that side, and then snap down the opposite side where Clip 1 is located. Job done!

Note: The iQube battery cover is perfectly symmetrical, so it does not matter whether or not the original orientation is maintained when replacing it.