Canon S50 manual Troubleshooting, 167

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause		Solution
Camera will	Power is not turned on	Turn on the camera.	See Turning the Power On / Off (p.
not operate		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 is in Replay or	Switch the camera to Shooting mode.
Camera will	computer/printer mode	See Switching between Shooting and Replaying (p. 26).
not record
	Flash is charging (blinking	Wait until the orange indicator stops blinking and lights
	orange indicator)	steadily, signaling 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.
	CF card slot/battery cover	Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then turn off the
Lens will not	opened with camera on	camera.
retract
	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)
				Appendix
	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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