
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Contact your nearest Minolta Service Facility if the following information does not cover the problem which you are experiencing or the condition continues.
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| Situation is unsuitable | Use focus lock or | 34/ | |
Autofocus does | for autofocus. | manual focus. | 74 | |
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not work when the | Camera is set to | Hold the focus- | 74 | |
manual focus mode. | mode switch down. | |||
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| Focus cannot be | Use focus lock or | 34/ | |
| confirmed. | manual focus. | 74 | |
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Shutter cannot be | a microscope or tele- | Set custom 12 to | 111 | |
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| Custom function is | Set custom 5 to | 107 | |
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| release lock (Film)). |
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Flash fires when | Flash was used as AF | To turn off the AF |
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illuminator, set the |
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the | illuminator to assist | flash mode to | 108 | |
button is pressed | the autofocus sys- | flash cancel or | ||
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partway down. | tem. | custom 7 to set- |
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Picture is blurred. | Use fill flash, a tri- | – | ||
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Flash pic- | Subject is | Make sure the subject is within | 36 | |
ture is too | beyond flash | |||
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dark. | range. |
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When using | Lens hood | Remove the lens hood. |
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flash, the | To prevent lens shadowing, the | – | ||
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bottom of | subject must be at least 1m (3.3ft.) | |||
distance was |
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the picture | from the camera. |
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less than 1m. |
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is dark. |
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| Turning the camera off and on. If normal | ||
Err appears | Camera mal- | camera operation does not resume or | ||
on the data | the camera malfunctions repeatedly, | |||
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panel. | contact an authorized Minolta Service | |||
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| cover cannot be opened if film is loaded. In case the | |||
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•Remove the film in a dark place of under a thick blanket. After removing the film, contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility to repair your camera.
After the | 1. | Turn the main switch to OFF. |
film | 2. | Turn the function dial to ISO. |
rewinds, | 3. | While pressing the function dial and |
the back |
| lock button, turn the main switch to ON. The |
cover can |
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| The back cover can now be opened. |
opened. |
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| 1. | Find the lever located near |
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| 2. | Slide the lever down to |
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| open the cover. |
APPENDIX
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