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TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems that may occur and their remedies. Before contacting a Pentax service center, check the following items.
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The shutter does not | The lens aperture ring is set | Set the lens aperture ring to | P.24, | ||||||||||||
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| The main switch is [OFF]. | Turn the main switch ON. | P.16 | ||||||||||||
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| The low battery warning |
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| The batteries are installed | Install the batteries properly. | P.12 | ||||||||||||
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| is displayed on the LCD | Set the exposure mode to | P56, | ||||||||||
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| The | Wait until the flash is fully | P.34 | ||||||||||||
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Nothing is displayed | The main switch is [OFF]. | Turn the main switch ON. | P.16 | ||||||||||||
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| The batteries are installed | Install the batteries properly. | P.12 | ||||||||||||
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The Autofocus does | AF frame is not placed over | Move the camera until the AF | P.30 | ||||||||||||
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| The focus mode is set to | Set the focus mode switch to | P.27 | ||||||||||||
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| The subject is difficult to | Focus manually by using the | P.60 | ||||||||||||
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