Pentax MZ-S MZ-S Manual - Page 66

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

Before

requesting

service,

please

check

the

following

points.

•

Nothing

is

displayed

on

the

LCD

panel.

Check

1:

Power

is

OFF.

Countermeasure

Check

2:

Countermeasure

Check

3:

Countermeasure

Turn

the

power

switch

to

ON

(

ts≥f22).

Batteries

are

not

inserted

or

inserted

backwards.

Check

the

insertion

direction

of

the

batteries

and

insert

the

batteries

correctly

(

r6W

-

13).

The

batteries

are

exhausted.

Replace

the

batteries

with

new

ones

(O

-

'13).

•

Shutter

does

not

trip.

Check

1:

Power

is

OFF.

Countermeasure

Check

2:

Countermeasure

Turn

the

main

switch

to

ON

(it:Tr22).

Batteries

are

not

inserted

or

are

inserted

backwards.

Check

the

insertion

direction

of

the

batteries

and

insert

the

batteries

correctly

(ter

13).

Check

3:

The

"Battery

Warning"

is

blinking.

Countermeasure

Replace

the

batteries

with

new

ones

(

LV

-

13).

Check

4:

The

exposure

compensation

dial

is

set

to

the

[D]

position,

[PF]

position

or

[ISO]

position.

Set

the

exposure

compensation

dial

to

a

position

other

than

the

[D]

position,

[PF]

position

or

[ISO]

position.(

[61:

-

65)

Check

5:

The

built-in

flash

is

charging.

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

Wait

until

charging

is

finished

(ii)f

-

32).

•

Subject

is

out

of

focus.

Check

1:

The

subject

to

be

focused

on

is

not

inside

the

AF

frame.

Cover

the

subject

you

wish

to

photograph

within

the

AF

frame

before

shooting

(6'527).

Check

2:

The

picture

-taking

distance

is

too

close.

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

Move

away

from

the

subject

to

be

photographed

(

r&f

-

73).

Check

3:

The

subject

is

not

suited

for

autofocus

(

tgr

75).

Use

focus

-lock

to

focus

on

a

subject

which

is

about

the

same

distance

as

the

subject

to

be

photographed

(page

81),

or

set

the

focus

mode

switch

to

the

[ME]

position

and

then

use

the

mat

screen

to

focus

manually

(

rtji

-

'76)

Check

4:

The

focus

mode

switch

is

at

the

[MF]

position.

Use

the

focusing

indicator

and

mat

screen

to

adjust

the

focus

manually

(see

page

77).

Or

set

the

focus

mode

switch

to

the

[AF.S]

position

before

taking

pictures

(tar

74).

Check

5:

The

focus

mode

switch

is

at

the

[AF.C]

position.

In

the

[AFC]

(continuous

mode)

position,

the

camera

continues

to

focus

on

the

subject

to

be

photographed

so

that

the

shutter

might

be

tripped

even

in

a

unfocused

state

(18

-

74).

Check

6:

The

focus

point

is

not

set

for

the

subject

to

be

focused

on.

You

can

select

the

focus

point

position

where

you

wish

to

focus

(

r

'

72).

Check

7:

The

subject

to

be

focused

on

is

outside

the

range

of

focus

point.

First

focus

within

the

range

of

focus

points

on

the

subject

you

wish

to

photograph

and

then

set

the

focus

(focus

lock)

(iM

-

80).

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

Countermeasure

•

Auto

-Focus

does

not

function

even

when

the

shutter

button

is

pressed

halfway

down

.

Check

1:

Countermeasure

Pentax

function

No.16

has

been

set

to

[2].

If

the

setting

number

[2]

is

set

with

Pentax

function

No.

16,

focusing

is

not

possible

by

pressing

the

shutter

but-

ton

halfway

down.

Press

the

AF

button

to

adjust

the

focus.

When

focusing

by

pressing

the

shutter

button

halfway

down,

set

to

setting

number

[1]

with

Pentax

Function

No.

16.

C

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