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Troubleshooting Possible causes Solutions
Troubleshooting eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
The indicator lamp does
not light when charging
the battery.
The indicator 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 pressing the
shutter button.
Can’t use the flash.
The flash settings are
restricted and cannot be
selected.
The playback image is
dark even though the
flash was used.
The image is blurred.
There is speckling on
the image.
The camera does not
emit any sound.
iThere is no battery in the camera.
iThe camera, AC power adapter and cradle
are not connected correctly.
iThe battery terminals are dirty.
iThe battery can no longer be recharged.
iThe battery has run 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 has run out.
iCamera is used in extremely cold
conditions.
iThe terminals are soiled.
iThe battery can no longer be recharged.
iNo xD-Picture Cardis inserted.
iThe xD-Picture Cardis full.
iThe xD-Picture Cardis not formatted.
iThe xD-Picture Card contact area is
soiled.
iThe xD-Picture Cardis damaged.
iThe Auto power off function has turned the
camera off.
iThe battery has run out.
iThe shutter button was pressed while the
flash was charging.
iPhotography mode is set to “À”
NATURAL LIGHT, “,” LANDSCAPE.
The Photography mode is set to “AUTO”,
“À”, “,”, “.” or “©”.
iThe subject is too far away.
iYour finger was covering the flash.
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.
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.
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 or fully charged 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 or fully charged 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 charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
iChange the Photography mode.
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.
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.
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.
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Warning Displayed Explanation Remedy
An attempt was made to show 5,000 or
more images by date sorting.
No more than 4,999 images can be shown by
date sorting.
iA protected file was encountered.
iAn attempt was made to add a voice
memo to protected file.
iProtected files cannot be erased. Remove the
protection.
iProtected files cannot be added to voice
memos. Remove the protection.
iThe voice memo file is faulty.
iCamera fault.
iThe voice memo cannot be played back.
iContact your FUJIFILM dealer.
An attempt was made to trim a 0.3M
image.
The image cannot be trimmed.
iAn attempt was made to trim an image
shot using a camera other than FinePix
Z1.
iThe image is damaged.
The image cannot be trimmed.
An attempt was made to specify DPOF
settings for an image that is not supported
by DPOF.
DPOF printing cannot be used with this image
format.
Displayed for PictBridge. This message appears when printing is performed
from a FUJIFILM printer that supports PictBridge.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the printer for
details.
The camera is not connected to a PC or
printer.
iCheck that the USB cable (mini-B) is connected
correctly.
iCheck that your printer is turned on.
Displayed for PictBridge. iCheck that the printer is not out of paper or out
of ink.
iTurn the printer off briefly and then turn it back
on.
iRefer to the user manual supplied with your
printer.
Displayed for PictBridge. Check that the printer is not out of paper or out of
ink. Printing automatically restarts when the error
is cleared. If the message still appears after
checking, press the “MENU/OK” button to restart
printing.
Displayed for PictBridge. iRefer to the user manual for the printer being
used and check whether the printer supports the
JFIF-JPEG or Exif-JPEG image format. If not,
the printer cannot print the images.
iMovie images cannot be printed.
iWas the image data photographed using
FinePix Z1?
You may not be able to print some images
photographed on other cameras.
Prints were specified for 1000 or more
frames in the DPOF frame settings.
The maximum number of frames for which prints
can be specified on the same xD-Picture Card is
999.
Copy the images for which you want to order
prints onto another xD-Picture Card and then
specify the DPOF settings.
TOO MANY FRAMES
tERROR
`CAN NOT TRIM
CAN NOT TRIM
DPOF FILE ERROR
CAN NOT SET DPOF
COMMUNICATION
ERROR
PRINTER ERROR
PRINTER ERROR
RESUME?
CANNOT BE PRINTED
uPRINTING
PROTECTED FRAME