Pentax A40 Operation Manual - Page 201

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera The battery is not installed Check if a battery is installed. If not, will not turn on install a battery. (p.16) The battery is installed incorrectly Check orientation of the battery and reinsert it. (p.16) The battery is exhausted Charge the battery. (p.17) The battery performance has temporarily deteriorated because it is too cold Warm up the battery by putting it in a pocket where it can come in contact with body heat. No image The LCD monitor is set to Press the OK/Display button to turn the appears on the Off LCD monitor On. LCD monitor The image is displayed The image on the LCD monitor may be but is hard to see hard to see when taking pictures outside in sunlight. Try raising the brightness of the LCD monitor. The shutter will The flash is charging not release When the flash icon blinks red on the LCD monitor, the flash is charging and no pictures can be taken. The flash icon lights red when charging is completed. There is no available space Insert an SD Memory Card with available on the SD Memory Card or in space or delete unwanted images. (p.23, the built-in memory. 137) Recording Wait until recording is finished. The number of image, movie, and sound files recorded on the SD Memory Card has reached 10,000. Replace the SD card with another having available space or delete unwanted files. 8 The picture is The subject is too far away The picture will become dark if the dark in a dark environment, subject is too far away. Take pictures such as a night scene within the specified flash range. The background is dark When taking a picture of a person against a dark background, such as a night scene, the background may appear dark if the flash does not reach it, even with the correct exposure. Set the capture mode to A (Night Scene) to ensure that both the person and the background are clear. (p.53, 77) Appendix 199

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Appendix
Troubleshooting
Problem
Cause
Remedy
The camera
will not turn on
The battery is not installed
Check if a battery is installed. If not,
install a battery. (p.16)
The battery is installed
incorrectly
Check orientation of the battery and
reinsert it. (p.16)
The battery is exhausted
Charge the battery. (p.17)
The battery performance
has temporarily
deteriorated because it is
too cold
Warm up the battery by putting it in a
pocket where it can come in contact with
body heat.
No image
appears on the
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor is set to
Off
Press the OK/Display button to turn the
LCD monitor On.
The image is displayed
but is hard to see
The image on the LCD monitor may be
hard to see when taking pictures outside
in sunlight. Try raising the brightness of
the LCD monitor.
The shutter will
not release
The flash is charging
When the flash icon blinks red on the
LCD monitor, the flash is charging and no
pictures can be taken. The flash icon
lights red when charging is completed.
There is no available space
on the SD Memory Card or in
the built-in memory.
Insert an SD Memory Card with available
space or delete unwanted images. (p.23,
137)
Recording
Wait until recording is finished.
The number of image,
movie, and sound files
recorded on the SD
Memory Card has
reached 10,000.
Replace the SD card with another having
available space or delete unwanted files.
The picture is
dark
The subject is too far away
in a dark environment,
such as a night scene
The picture will become dark if the
subject is too far away. Take pictures
within the specified flash range.
The background is dark
When taking a picture of a person against
a dark background, such as a night
scene, the background may appear dark
if the flash does not reach it, even with
the correct exposure. Set the capture
mode to
A
(Night Scene) to ensure that
both the person and the background are
clear. (p.53, 77)