Pentax 57233 manual Troubleshooting

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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.

Symptoms			Causes					Remedies		Reference
The shutter does not	The lens aperture ring is set					Set the lens aperture ring to				p. 15
release.	to other than the				position.	the		position.
Nothing is displayed
	The main switch is OFF.					Turn the main switch ON.				p. 27
on the LCD panel.
	The low battery warning					Replace the battery.				p. 23
	is blinking.
	The batteries are installed					Install the batteries properly.				p. 23
	upside-down.
		and film speed are				Set the Exposure mode				p. 52
	displayed on the LCD panel.					other than ISO.
	The built-in flash is being					Wait until the flash is fully				p. 102
	charged.					charged.
Nothing is displayed	The main switch is OFF.					Turn the main switch ON.				p. 27
on the LCD panel.
	No battery has been					Install the batteries.				p. 23
	installed.
	The batteries are installed					Install the batteries properly.				p. 23
	backwards.
	The battery is dead.					Replace the batteries.				p. 23
The Autofocus does	The focus points				are not	Move the camera until the				p. 48
not work.	placed over the subject.					focus points			cover the
						subject.
	The subject is too close.					Increase the camera-to-				p. 48
						subject distance.
	The focus mode is set to					Set the focus mode switch to				p. 43
		or		.			.
	The subject is difficult to					Focus manually by using the				p. 94
	autofocus.					matte field.