Pentax ZX-7 ZX-7 Manual - Page 84

Others, Troubleshooting

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MD IV OTHERS 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 MEM cn The shutter does not release. Indicators do not appear on the LCD panel. The camera does not focus. The main switch is [OFF]. The low battery warning [ Q ] is blinking. The battery is improperly installed. The mode dial is set at [ISO] or [ min] Self-timer mode is being set. The built-in flash is being charged. The main switch is [OFF]. No battery has been installed. The battery is improperly installed.The battery is dead. AF frame is not placed over the subject. The subject is too close. The focus mode is set to [MF]. Turn ON the main switch. Replace the battery. Install the battery properly. Set the mode dial to another position. Cancel the self-timer mode. Wait until the flash is fully charged. Turn ON the main switch Install the battery. Install the battery properly. Replace the battery. Move the camera until the AF frame [c ]] covers the subject. Increase the camera-to-subject distance. Set the focus mode switch to [AF ]. The subject is difficult to autofocus Focus manually by using the matte field P. 16 P. 12 P. 12 P. 46 P.39 P.34 P.16 P.12 P.12 P.12 P.30 P.30 P.28 P.65

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MD
IV
OTHERS
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
main
switch
is
[OFF].
Turn
ON
the
main
switch.
P.
16
The
low
battery
warning
[
Q
]
is
blinking.
Replace
the
battery.
P.
12
The
battery
is
improperly
installed.
Install
the
battery
properly.
P.
12
release.
The
mode
dial
is
set
at
[ISO]
or
[
min]
Set
the
mode
dial
to
another
posi-
tion.
P.
46
Self
-timer
mode
is
being
set.
Cancel
the
self
-timer
mode.
P.39
The
built-in
flash
is
being
charged.
Wait
until
the
flash
is
fully
charged.
P.34
MEM
The
main
switch
is
[OFF].
Turn
ON
the
main
switch
P.16
Indicators
do
not
appear
on
No
battery
has
been
installed.
Install
the
battery.
P.12
the
LCD
panel.
The
battery
is
improperly
Install
the
battery
properly.
P.12
installed.The
battery
is
dead.
Replace
the
battery.
P.12
cn
AF
frame
is
not
placed
over
the
Move
the
camera
until
the
AF
subject.
frame
[c
]]
covers
the
subject.
P.30
The
camera
does
not
focus.
The
subject
is
too
close.
Increase
the
camera
-to
-subject
distance.
P.30
The
focus
mode
is
set
to
[MF].
Set
the
focus
mode
switch
to
[AF
].
P.28
Focus
manually
by
using
the
The
subject
is
difficult
to
autofocus
matte
field
P.65