Pentax ZX-5 ZX-5 Manual - Page 94

Troubleshooting

Get Pentax ZX-5 PDF manuals and user guides View all Pentax ZX-5 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 94 highlights

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 release. The drive mode switch is set to [L]. Turn ON the drive mode switch. P.21 The low battery warning [(=III] appears. Replace the battery. P.14 The battery is improperly installed. Install the battery properly. P.14 The exposure compesation dial is set to Set the exposure compesation dial to ISO. the another position. P 75 The self-timer mode is being set. Cancel the self-timer mode. P.45 The built-in flash is being charged. Wait until the flash is fully charged. P.38 Indicators do not appear on the The drive mode switch is [L]. LCD panel. 0 No battery has been installed. rn m The battery is improperly installed. 2co1 The battery is dead. Turn ON the drive mode switch. Install the battery. Install the battery properly. Replace the battery. P.21 P.14 P.14 P.14 The camera does not focus. AF frame is not placed over the subject. Move the camera until the AF frame [C )] covers the subject. P.36 The subject is too close. Increase the camera-to-subject distance. P.36 The focus mode is set to EMF'J. Set the focus mode switch to [AF]. P.35 The subject is difficult to autofocus. Use the focus-lock technique or focus manually using the matte field. P.66 P.47

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
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.
0
rn
m
21
co
Symptoms
Causes
Remedies
Reference
The
shutter
does
not
release.
The
drive
mode
switch
is
set
to
[L].
Turn
ON
the
drive
mode
switch.
P.21
The
low
battery
warning
[(=III]
appears.
Replace
the
battery.
P.14
The
battery
is
improperly
installed.
Install
the
battery
properly.
P.14
The
exposure
compesation
dial
is
set
to
ISO.
Set
the
exposure
compesation
dial
to
the
another
position.
P
75
The
self
-timer
mode
is
being
set.
Cancel
the
self
-timer
mode.
P.45
The
built-in
flash
is
being
charged.
Wait
until
the
flash
is
fully
charged.
P.38
Indicators
do
not
appear
on
the
LCD
panel.
The
drive
mode
switch
is
[L].
Turn
ON
the
drive
mode
switch.
P.21
No
battery
has
been
installed.
Install
the
battery.
P.14
The
battery
is
improperly
installed.
Install
the
battery
properly.
P.14
The
battery
is
dead.
Replace
the
battery.
P.14
The
camera
does
not
focus.
AF
frame
is
not
placed
over
the
subject.
Move
the
camera
until
the
AF
frame
[C
)]
covers
the
subject.
P.36
The
subject
is
too
close.
Increase
the
camera
-to
-subject
dis-
tance.
P.36
The
focus
mode
is
set
to
EMF'J.
Set
the
focus
mode
switch
to
[AF].
P.35
The
subject
is
difficult
to
autofocus.
Use
the
focus
-lock
technique
or
focus
manually
using
the
matte
field.
P.66
P.47