Ricoh RDC-5300 manual Troubleshooting, Power Source, Recording and Playback

Troubleshooting

Refer to the pointers listed below before submitting the equipment for repairs. If the problem persists after trying the suggestions, contact the Ricoh service center listed at the back of this manual.

■Power Source

Problem	Cause	Solution	Page
Power will not	Batteries dead, improperly	Insert the batteries correctly or replace	27
	installed or missing	them.
come on
	AC adapter not attached correctly	Attach correctly again.	29
	Card door open	Close the card door and retry starting.	32
Power cuts out	No buttons touched so auto	Restart camera.	41
	power-off function was activated
	Dead batteries	Replace with new batteries.	27
Battery quickly	Camera operated in extremely	–	–
	high or low temperature location
consumed
	Camera operated in dark area	–	–
	requiring frequent use of the flash

■Recording and Playback

Problem	Cause	Solution	Page
Shutter release	Batteries dead, improperly	Replace or reposition batteries.	27
button pressed	installed or missing
but no image	No power, or mode dial is not set	Slide power on and set mode dial to [ ]	41
recorded
	Shutter release button only	Press shutter release button all the way.	48
	pressed halfway
	SmartMedia memory card not	Format SmartMedia memory card.	33
	formatted (initialized)
	No space on SmartMedia	Erase unimportant files or replace	32, 94
	memory card	SmartMedia memory card.
	No space on internal memory	Erase unimportant files	94
	SmartMedia memory card not	Replace SmartMedia memory card.	32
	working (service life exceeded)
	Card door open	Ensure that card door is securely closed.	32
	Self-timer on	Press the self timer button to disengage	61
		the self timer recording mode.
	Flash is charging	Wait until flash LED ceases flashing.	48
	SmartMedia memory card contact	Clean contact surface with soft dry cloth.	31
	surface dirty
Cannot confirm	The image confirmation time is	Make the image confirmation time longer.	108
a shot picture	too short.
No image on	The LCD monitor is turned OFF.	Press the DISPLAY button to turn ON the	41, 109
the LCD		LCD monitor, or set [LCD Initialization] to
monitor		[ON].
	The video I/O switch is set on	Set video I/O switch is set on [OUT].	77
	[IN].
	Either set the NTSC video	A video cable is connected when the	107
	system or disconnect the video	video system is set to PAL.
	cable.
Autofocus is on	Dirty lens	Clean lens with blower or soft dry cloth.	–
but camera not	Subject not in the center of the	Use focus lock	62
focusing
	autofocus field
	Subject difficult to focus	Use focus lock or switch to manual focus.	62, 63

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