Appendices

7

166

Camera Troubleshooting

Power Supply

Problem

Cause

Solution

Refer to

The camera does not

Battery is not loaded or is

Load the battery correctly.

P.27

turn on.

exhausted.

When using the dedicated

P.26

 

 

rechargeable battery or AAA

 

 

 

nickel-hydrogen batteries, charge

 

 

 

the batteries as required. When

 

 

 

using AAA alkaline batteries or

 

 

 

AAA oxyride batteries, replace

 

 

 

them with new batteries.

 

 

An unacceptable battery is used.

Use the dedicated rechargeable

P.22

 

 

battery or specified commercially-

 

 

 

available batteries. Never use

 

 

 

any other batteries.

 

 

The camera is automatically turned

Turn the camera back on.

P.29

 

off by auto power off.

 

 

 

The battery is loaded in wrong

Load correctly.

P.27

 

direction.

 

 

The camera turns off

The camera was left unattended

Turn the camera back on.

P.29

during use.

and unused, so auto power off

 

 

 

turned it off.

 

 

 

Battery is running low.

When using the dedicated

P.26

 

 

rechargeable battery or AAA

P.27

 

 

nickel-hydrogen batteries, charge

 

 

 

the batteries as required. When

 

 

 

using AAA alkaline batteries or

 

 

 

AAA oxyride batteries, replace

 

 

 

them with new batteries.

 

 

An unacceptable battery is used.

Use the dedicated rechargeable

P.22

 

 

battery or specified commercially-

 

 

 

available batteries. Never use

 

 

 

any other batteries.

 

The camera does not

Camera malfunction.

Remove the battery and load it

P.27

turn off.

 

again.

 

The battery has been

An unacceptable battery is used.

Use the dedicated rechargeable

P.22

fully charged, but:

 

battery or specified commercially-

 

The battery symbol is

 

available batteries. Never use

 

displayed, indicating

 

any other batteries.

 

a low battery level.

 

 

 

The camera turns off.

 

 

 

Cannot charge the

Rechargeable battery has reached

Replace with a new rechargeable

P.27

rechargeable battery.

the end of its useful life.

battery.

 

Battery runs out quickly.

It is being used at extreme high or

-

-

 

low temperatures.

 

 

 

Many shots are being taken in dark

-

-

 

places or other location requiring

 

 

 

extensive use of flash.

 

 

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Ricoh G600 manual 166, Camera Troubleshooting, Power Supply

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