Troubleshooting

Problems and Solutions

Power and Battery

Problem

Solution

 

The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery (P7).

The camera does not

The battery is inserted incorrectly: Reinsert in the correct orientation (P9).

The battery-chamber cover is not latched: Latch the battery-chamber cover (P9).

turn on.

The AC power adapter and DC coupler are connected incorrectly: Reconnect the AC power

 

 

adapter and DC coupler.

 

The battery is cold: Warm the battery by placing it in a pocket or other warm place and reinsert

 

it in the camera immediately before taking a picture.

 

There is dirt on the battery terminals: Clean the terminals with a soft, dry cloth.

 

oCLEAR DISPLAY is selected for xPOWER MANAGEMENT: Select nPOWER

 

SAVE to reduce the drain on the battery (P118).

 

ON is selected for TMONITOR SUNLIGHT MODE: Select OFF to reduce the

The battery runs down

drain on the battery (P6).

Ris selected for shooting mode: Select Bmode to reduce the drain on the battery (P22).

quickly.

uCONTINUOUS or xTRACKING is selected for FAF MODE: Select a dif-

 

 

ferent AF mode (P99).

 

The battery has been charged many times: The battery has reached the end of its charging

 

life. Purchase a new battery.

 

PERMANENTLY ON is selected for RLOCATION SEARCH: Select WHEN

 

SWITCHED ON or OFF (P65, 92).

 

RTRACKING DATA is on: Turn RTRACKING DATA off (P65, 92).

The camera turns off

The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery (P7).

The AC power adapter or DC coupler has been disconnected: Reconnect the AC power

suddenly.

adapter and DC coupler.

 

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