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.

Problem

Cause

Solution

Page

 

Situation is unsuitable

Use focus lock or

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Autofocus does

for autofocus.

manual focus.

74

 

 

 

not work when the

Camera is set to

Hold the focus-

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shutter-release

manual focus mode.

mode switch down.

 

button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

partway down.

 

Check the minimum

–

 

Subject is too close.

focus distance for

 

 

your lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus cannot be

Use focus lock or

34/

 

confirmed.

manual focus.

74

 

 

 

 

 

Camera is attached to

 

 

Shutter cannot be

a microscope or tele-

Set custom 12 to

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scope and custom

setting 2.

released.

 

function 12-1 is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom function is

Set custom 5 to

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set to 5-2 (shutter-

 

setting 1.

 

release lock (Film)).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash fires when

Flash was used as AF

To turn off the AF

 

illuminator, set the

 

the shutter-release

illuminator to assist

flash mode to

108

button is pressed

the autofocus sys-

flash cancel or

 

partway down.

tem.

custom 7 to set-

 

 

 

ting 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash did not fire in a

 

 

Picture is blurred.

low-light situation

Use fill flash, a tri-

–

and the shutter speed

pod, or faster film.

 

 

 

was slow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

Page

 

 

 

 

Flash pic-

Subject is

Make sure the subject is within

36

ture is too

beyond flash

the flash range.

dark.

range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using

Lens hood

Remove the lens hood.

 

the built-in

was attached

 

flash, the

To prevent lens shadowing, the

–

or subject

bottom of

subject must be at least 1m (3.3ft.)

distance was

 

the picture

from the camera.

 

less than 1m.

 

is dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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,

function

panel.

contact an authorized Minolta Service

 

 

 

Facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This camera has a safety-lock feature and the back-

 

cover cannot be opened if film is loaded. In case the

 

back cannot be opened, following these steps.

 

•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 spot-AE

the back

 

lock button, turn the main switch to ON. The

cover can

 

film-chamber-lock indicator should turn black.

not be

 

The back cover can now be opened.

opened.

 

 

 

If the back cover did not open,

 

1.

Find the lever located near

 

 

the film-chamber release.

 

2.

Slide the lever down to

 

 

open the cover.

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