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TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems that may occur and their remedies. Before contacting a Pentax service center, check the following items.
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The shutter does not | The lens aperture ring is set | Set the lens aperture ring to | p. 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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The main switch is OFF. | Turn the main switch ON. | p. 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The low battery warning |
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The Autofocus does | The focus points |
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| The subject is difficult to | Focus manually by using the | p. 94 | |||||||||||||||||
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