Pentax 16926, 16961 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Remedy
	The battery is not installed	Check if a battery is installed. If not,
		install a battery.
The camera will		Check orientation of the battery.
	The battery is installed	Reinsert the battery according to the
not turn on
	incorrectly	+- symbols in the battery
		compartment (p.39).
	The battery is exhausted	Charge the battery.
	The camera is connected to	The display is off when the camera
	a computer	is connected to a computer.
No image appears	The camera is connected to	The display is off when the camera
on the display	a TV	is connected to a TV.
	The display is set to off.	Press the 4/Wbutton to
		turn the display on.
	The brightness level of the	Adjust the brightness level in
		[Brightness Level] in the [WSetting]
	display is set too dark	menu. (p.248)
		When the Power Saving function is
The display is		on, the display automatically
		darkens after a certain amount of
hard to see
	Power Saving function is on	time. Press a button to return to the
		normal brightness level.
		Select [Off] in [Power Saving] in the
		[WSetting] menu to turn the Power
		Saving function off (p.249).
		Pictures cannot be taken while the
	The flash is charging	flash is charging. Wait until charging
The shutter will		is finished.
	There is no available space	Insert an SD Memory Card with
not release
	on the SD Memory Card or	available space or delete unwanted
	in the built-in memory	images (p.45, 176).
	Recording	Wait until recording is finished.
The picture is dark	The subject is too far away	The picture becomes dark if the
when using the	in a dark environment, such	subject is too far away. Take
flash	as a night scene	pictures within the specified flash
		range.

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