TROUBLESHOOTING

The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or damage to the camera or charger, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact a Minolta service facil- ity listed on the back cover of this manual.

Problem

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are dead.

Replace batteries (p. 26).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsert the batteries taking

 

 

 

care that the negative and pos-

 

Nothing dis-

The batteries are inserted

itive terminals are orientated

 

incorrectly.

as indicated on the inside of

 

played on the

 

 

the battery chamber door

 

data panel or

 

 

 

(p.26).

 

the monitors.

 

 

 

 

The camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

will not work.

 

 

Check that the adapter is con-

 

 

The AC adapter is not

 

 

nected to the camera and a

 

 

connected properly.

 

 

live electrical outlet (p. 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the camera and allow

 

“Err” displayed

The camera is hot or it

it to cool. If “Err” is still dis-

 

on the data

has been left in a very

played on the camera after it

 

panel

hot environment.

cools, remove and replace the

 

 

 

batteries or power cord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CompactFlash card is full

Insert a new CompactFlash

Shutter will

“000” is dis-

and unable to store an

card (p. 28), delete some

played on the

image at the image-quali-

images (p. 110), or change the

not release.

frame counter.

ty or image-size setting

image-quality or image-size

 

 

 

on the camera.

setting (p. 78).

 

 

 

 

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