Toshiba PDR-M4 instruction manual Troubleshooting

	Getting Ready
Basic	Photography
Playing Back/	Erasing Images
Other	Applications
Additional	Information

Troubleshooting

First check the warning displayed on the LCD monitor (➲ Page 103) and the color of the viewfinder LED (➲ Page 40). Then check the following items.

Problem	Causes	Remedy	See Page
No power supply	The battery is exhausted.	• Charge the battery.	P.25
		• Load a fully charged battery.
	The AC adapter plug has come	Plug the adapter back in.	P.29
	out of the power outlet.
	The mode dial is set incorrectly.	Change the mode dial to the correct	P.35
		setting.
The camera turns OFF	The battery is exhausted.	• Charge the battery	P.25
during operation.		• Load a fully charged battery.
The battery runs out	You are using the camera in	Put the battery in your pocket or another	P.14
quickly.	extremely cold conditions.	warm place to heat it and then load it into
		the camera just before you take a picture.
	The terminals are dirty.	Wipe the battery terminals with a clean, dry	–
		cloth.
	The battery has reached its	Load a fully charged battery.	P.25
	effective life.
No photograph is taken	No SmartMedia is loaded.	Load a SmartMedia.	P.31
when the shutter button
	The SmartMedia is loaded	Load the SmartMedia correctly.	P.31
is pressed.	incorrectly.
	Not enough space on the	• Load a new SmartMedia.	P.31
	SmartMedia	• Erase photographed images or change	P.70
		the size and quality to increase space on	P.79
		the SmartMedia.
	The SmartMedia is write-	Remove the write-protection.	P.34
	protected.
	The SmartMedia is not formatted.	Format the SmartMedia.	P.82
	The SmartMedia is damaged.	Load a new SmartMedia.	P.31
	The Auto Power OFF function is	Either press the shutter button half way	P.39
	activated.	down for at least two seconds, or change	P.87
		the mode dial setting.

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