Pentax 39554 *ist Manual - Page 146

Troubleshooting

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144 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. Nothing is displayed on the LCD panel. The lens aperture ring is set to other than the position. The main switch is OFF. Set the lens aperture ring to the position. Turn the main switch ON. p. 15 p. 27 The low battery warning is blinking. Replace the battery. p. 23 The batteries are installed upside-down. Install the batteries properly. p. 23 and film speed are Set the Exposure mode displayed on the LCD panel. other than ISO. p. 52 The built-in flash is being charged. Wait until the flash is fully charged. p. 102 Nothing is displayed on the LCD panel. The main switch is OFF. No battery has been installed. Turn the main switch ON. Install the batteries. p. 27 p. 23 The batteries are installed backwards. Install the batteries properly. p. 23 The battery is dead. Replace the batteries. p. 23 The Autofocus does not work. The focus points are not placed over the subject. The subject is too close. The focus mode is set to or . The subject is difficult to autofocus. Move the camera until the focus points cover the subject. p. 48 Increase the camera-tosubject distance. p. 48 Set the focus mode switch to . p. 43 Focus manually by using the p. 94 matte field.

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144
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.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptoms
Causes
Remedies
Reference
The lens aperture ring is set
to other than the
position.
The main switch is OFF.
The low battery warning
is blinking.
The batteries are installed
upside-down.
and film speed are
displayed on the LCD panel.
The built-in flash is being
charged.
The main switch is OFF.
No battery has been
installed.
The batteries are installed
backwards.
The battery is dead.
The focus points
are not
placed over the subject.
The subject is too close.
The subject is difficult to
autofocus.
Set the lens aperture ring to
the
position.
Turn the main switch ON.
Replace the battery.
Install the batteries properly.
Set the Exposure mode
other than ISO.
Wait until the flash is fully
charged.
Turn the main switch ON.
Install the batteries.
Install the batteries properly.
Replace the batteries.
Move the camera until
the
focus points
cover the
subject.
Increase the camera-to-
subject distance.
Focus manually by using the
matte field.
p. 15
p. 27
p. 23
p. 23
p. 52
p.
102
p. 27
p. 23
p. 23
p. 23
p. 48
p. 48
p. 43
p. 94
The shutter does not
release.
Nothing is displayed
on the LCD panel.
Nothing is displayed
on the LCD panel.
The Autofocus does
not work.
Set the focus mode switch to
.
The focus mode is set to
or
.