Canon PowerShot S45 manual Troubleshooting, 167

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Solution
Camera will	Power is not turned on	• Turn on the camera. See Turning the Power On / Off
not operate		(p. 24).
	CF card slot/battery cover	• Confirm that the CF card slot/battery cover is securely
	opened	closed.
	Insufficient battery voltage	• Fully charge the battery or use a household power
		source.
	Poor contact between	• Wipe the terminals with a clean, dry cloth.
	camera and battery
	terminals
Camera will	Camera is in Replay or	• Switch the camera to Shooting mode.
not record	computer/printer mode	See Switching between Shooting and Replaying (p. 26).
	Flash is charging (blinking	• Wait until the orange indicator stops blinking and lights
	orange indicator)	steadily, signalling that the flash is charged, then press
		the shutter button.
	CF card full	• Insert a new CF card.
		• If required, download the images to a computer and
		erase them from the CF card to make space.
	CF card not formatted	• Format CF card. See Formatting a CF card (p. 121).
	correctly	• If reformatting doesn't work, the CF card logic circuits
		may be damaged. Contact the nearest Canon Customer
		Support Help Desk.
Lens will not	CF card slot/battery cover	• Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then turn off the
retract	opened with camera on	camera.
	CF card slot/battery cover	• Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then close the lens
	opened while camera was	cover.
	recording to CF card
	(warning signal)
	Switched to Replaying mode	• The lens does not retract in this case. To make the lens
	from Shooting mode	retract, close the lens cover.

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