Vivitar ViviCam 3345 owner manual Troubleshooting

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If any problems arise with the ViviCam 3345, refer to this troubleshooting chart:

Symptom

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

The camera doesn’t turn on.

The battery is drained.

Change or recharge the battery. Also,

 

 

 

check for correct polarity (orientation) of

 

 

 

the batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power button must be pressed

Press and hold the Power button until

 

 

for 3 to four seconds

“ON” appears in the status display

 

 

 

 

The camera won’t capture a

Is the camera turned on?

The camera powers off automatically after

image.

 

60 seconds. Make sure the camera’s

 

 

 

power is ON before taking an image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the camera connected to a

The camera’s buttons are not functional

 

 

computer?

when connected to a PC. Disconnect the

 

 

 

camera to capture more images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light condition is

Turn the flash mode to Flash ON.

 

 

insufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera is processing.

Wait for the camera to store files. The

 

 

 

image number blinks at status LCD while

 

 

 

the camera is processing and stops

 

 

 

blinking when the camera is ready for use.

 

 

 

 

I can’t download images to the

Connection may have failed.

Check to ensure that all connections are

PC.

 

secure. Look for Removable Disk under

 

 

 

My Computer.

 

 

 

 

I get a blurred image when

 

There may be a momentary

Hold your ViviCam 3345 steady until you

downloading my images to my

delay between pressing the

hear a “beep” which indicates the

computer.

 

shutter button and the actual

exposure is completed.

 

 

exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents ViviCam Canadian Department of Communications Federal Communications Commission FCC ComplianceDeclaration of Conformity Trademark RecognitionInstalling Software Applications & Drivers Package Contents General InformationComputer System Requirements Camera Features Getting StartedInserting and Removing an SD or MMC Memory Card Power/Mode Button Icons Descriptions Using the VivicamPowering the Camera ON/OFF Camera Icons and DescriptionsCapturing Digital Still Images Select Button Icon DescriptionsUsing the Flash Using the Self-timerRecording Digital Video Deleting Image and Video FilesPage Installing Software Software Overview and FeaturesInstalling Software Applications & Drivers Page Connecting to your PC Making Connections Downloading Using the Mass Storage function Downloading Images and Videos to Your PCCleaning the ViviCam Caring for Your CameraOperational & Storage Environment Product Specifications Troubleshooting