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There is speckling on

the image.

The camera does not

emit any sound.

Frame erase does not

erase the frame.

The ERASE ALL

function does not erase

all the frames.

Screens are not

displayed in English.

There is no image or

sound on the TV.

When the camera is

connected to a personal

computer (PC), the

photographed image or

playback image appears on

the camera’s LCD monitor.

Nothing happens when

I use the Mode dial.

The camera no longer

works correctly.

Can’t print with

PictBridge.

The camera was

connected to PC when

the USB mode was set

to “ˆ”.

The picture was taken with a slow shutter

speed (long exposure) in a high-

temperature environment.

iThe camera volume is set too low.

iThe microphone was blocked during

shooting/recording.

iThere is something covering the speaker

during playback.

Some frames may be protected.

iA language other than English is

selected in the “ ” setting in

SET-UP (➡P.86).

iThe included A/V cable was connected

during movie playback.

The camera is not connected to the TV

correctly.

i“TV” is selected as the TV input.

iThe video output setting is incorrect.

iThe TV volume is turned down.

iThe USB cable is not correctly

connected to the PC or camera.

iThe PC is not turned on.

iCamera malfunction.

iThe battery runs out.

The camera has suffered an unforeseen

problem.

“ˆ” is not selected in USB mode in the

SET-UP menu.

This is a characteristic of CCDs and does

not indicate a camera fault.

iAdjust the volume.

iTake care not to block the microphone

during shooting/recording.

iMake sure that the speaker is uncovered.

Unprotect frames using the camera on

which the protection was first applied.

1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display

the menu.

2Press “d”or “c”to select “F” and press

“a” or “b” to select “SET-UP”. (Press the

“MENU/OK” button to appear the SET-

UP screen on the LCD monitor.)

3Press “d” or “c” to move to option 3 and

then use “a” or “b” to select “ ”.

4Press “d” or “c” several times to select

“ENGLISH”.

5Press the “MENU/OK” button.

iAfter the movie playback mode is stopped,

connect the camera and TV correctly.

iConnect the camera and TV correctly.

iSet the TV input to “VIDEO”.

Change the setting to “NTSC” or “PAL” (➡P.86).

iAdjust the volume.

iSet up the camera and the USB cable

(included) correctly.

iTurn the PC on.

Briefly remove the battery or disconnect the

AC power adapter. Then reload the battery or

reconnect the AC power adapter and try again.

iLoad a new or fully charged battery.

Briefly remove the battery or disconnect

the AC power adapter. Then reload the

battery or reconnect the AC power adapter

and try again. If the message still appears,

contact your FUJIFILM dealer.

Select “ˆ” in USB mode in the SET-UP

menu.

Perform steps 1to 3to remove the

camera from PC.

hWindows

The “New Hardware Found” wizard (or

“Scanner and Camera” wizard) appears. If the

wizard does not appear, proceed to step 3.

2Click the [Cancel] button.

3Disconnect the camera from the PC.

hMacintosh

1The window for locating the driver

appears. If the window does not

appear, proceed to step 3.

2Click the [Cancel] button.

Disconnect the camera from the Macintosh.

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Troubleshooting eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.

The viewfinder lamp

does not light when

charging the battery.

The viewfinder lamp

blinks during charging

and the battery won’t

charge.

No power.

Power cuts out during

operation.

Battery runs out quickly.

No photograph is taken

when the Shutter button

is pressed.

Can’t use the flash.

The flash settings are

restricted and cannot

be selected.

Can only select

Suppressed flash

mode.

Can only select the

“1” and “¡” quality

settings.

The playback image is

dark even though the

flash was used.

The image is blurred.

iThere is no battery in the camera.

iThe camera and AC power adapter are

not connected correctly.

iThe battery terminals are dirty.

iThe battery gets un-rechargeable.

iThe battery has runs out.

iThe AC power adapter plug has come

out of the power outlet.

iThe battery is loaded backward.

iThe battery cover is not closed correctly.

The battery runs out.

iCamera is being used in extremely cold

conditions.

iThe terminals are soiled.

iThe battery get un-rechargeable.

iNo xD-Picture Card is inserted.

iThe xD-Picture Card is fully recorded.

iThe xD-Picture Card is not formatted.

iThe xD-Picture Card contact area is

soiled.

iThe xD-Picture Card is damaged.

iThe Auto power off function has turned

the camera off.

iThe battery runs out.

iThe Shutter button was pressed while

the flash was charging.

iThe flash is not popped up.

iThe Mode dial is set to “,” Landscape.

iContinuous shooting is selected.

The Mode dial is set to “m”, “,”, “.” or

“/”.

Continuous shooting is selected.

The sensitivity is set to 1600 (high-

sensitivity photography).

iThe subject is too far away.

iYour finger was covering the flash/flash

control sensor.

iThe lens is dirty.

iYou photographed scenery with Macro

mode selected.

iYou took a close-up shot without

selecting Macro mode.

iYou are shooting a subject that is not

suited to autofocusing.

iLoad the battery.

iConnect the camera and AC power

adapter correctly.

iTake the battery out briefly and then

reload it.

iWipe the battery terminals with a clean,

dry cloth.

iLoad a new battery. If the battery still

fails to charge, contact your FUJIFILM

dealer.

iLoad a new or fully charged battery.

iPlug the adapter back in.

iLoad the battery in the correct direction.

iClose the battery cover correctly.

Load a new or fully charged battery.

iPut the battery in your pocket or another

warm place to heat it and then load it into

the camera just before you take a picture.

iWipe the battery terminals with a clean,

dry cloth.

iLoad a new battery.

iInsert an xD-Picture Card.

iInsert a new xD-Picture Card or erase

some unwanted frames.

iFormat the xD-Picture Card on the

camera.

iWipe the xD-Picture Card contact area

with a clean dry cloth.

iInsert a new xD-Picture Card.

iTurn the camera on.

iLoad a new or fully charged battery.

iWait until the flash has finished charging

before pressing the Shutter button.

iPop up the flash.

iChange the Photography mode.

iSet continuous shooting to “OFF”.

The flash settings are restricted because

the camera settings are tailored to the

scene being shot. Change the Photography

mode for a wider range of flash settings.

Set continuous shooting to “OFF”.

Set the sensitivity to 800 or less.

iMove to within the effective flash range

before taking the picture.

iHold the camera correctly.

iClean the lens.

iCancel Macro mode.

iSelect Macro mode.

iUse AF/AE lock to take the picture.

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