Kyocera SL300R manual Troubleshooting, Problems and Solutions

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

Check the items listed below before deciding that your camera is faulty.

Problems and Solutions

Problem		Cause	Solution
Nothing appears on		The lithium-ion battery pack is flat or is	Load a lithium-ion battery pack into
the LCD monitor.		not inserted.	the camera and re-charge it.
		The Power Save function has	Press the POWER button H again
		switched the camera off. ( p.6-6)	to switch the camera back on.
There is no image on		If you leave the camera for a while	Press the shutter release button half
the LCD monitor.		without using it, the camera goes into	way or press any other camera button
		Sleep mode.	to restore the camera to Shooting
			mode. The details vary depending on
			the Power Save function settings. See
			p.6-6 for details.
		There is something generating a	Move the camera further away from
		magnetic field (such as a magnet or	the magnetic object.
		TV) close to the camera.
The number of		This is because the photographed	This is dependent on factors such as
available shots did not		image size is small.	the quality mode and the subject and
change when I took a			is not a problem.
picture.
I cannot erase an		The image is protected.	Unprotect the image. ( p.5-9)
image. The [	] icon
appears.
I cannot erase an		The image file was recorded using a	The image cannot be erased using
image.		different device.	this camera. You can use FORMAT to
			erase the image, but this will erase all
			the images on the card. ( p.6-5)
The number of		This is because the erased image size	This is dependent on factors such as
available shots did not		is small.	the quality mode and the subject and
increase after I erased			is not a problem.
an image.
I cannot charge the		There is no lithium-ion battery pack	Load a lithium-ion battery pack into
battery.		loaded in the camera.	the camera.
		The lithium-ion battery pack poles	Reload the lithium-ion battery pack
		(+ and –) are the wrong way round.	correctly.
		The AC adapter is not connected	Check that the adapter is securely
		correctly.	connected to the camera and the
			power socket.
		The battery pack terminals are soiled.	Wipe the terminals with a soft clean
			cloth.
I cannot charge the		The charging protection circuit was	Charge the battery when the ambient
battery. Or charging		activated and halted charging	temperature is between 10°C and
stops. The caution		because the ambient temperature is	30°C. (Charging is possible between
LED flashes slowly.		too high or too low.	5°C and 40°C but will take slightly
			longer.)

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