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3) 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 camera's Main Switch is off. The battery exhaustion symbol I 0 I appears. The battery polarity is reversed. Turn on the camera's Main switch. Replace the battery Reinsert the battery properly p.14 p.10 p.10 The camera is in the self timer mode. Clear the Self Timer mode. p.62 The camera is in the Pentax Function Setting Mode. Built- in flash is charging. Cancel the Pentax Function Setting Mode. Wait until charging is complete. p.78 p 73 Indicators do not appear on the The camera's Main Switch is not turned on. Turn on the camera's Main Switch. LCD panel. The battery has not been inserted. Insert the battery O The battery polarity is reversed. Insert the battery properly. rn 7:1 The battery is dead. Replace the battery The camera cannot focus the AF frame is not aimed toward the Focus on the subject with the AF frame. subject. subject p.14 p.10 p 10 p.10 p.28 The camera is too close to the subject. Increase the camera -to-subject distance p 28 The camera is in the manual focus I MF I mode. Set the focus mode switch to I AF I p.28 The subject is difficult to autofocus. Use the focus-lock technique or use the matte area in the viewfinder for focusing. p 30, 45 The LED indicator blinks in the viewfinder. The camera -to -subject distance is too close or the subject is difficult to autofocus. Use the focus -lock technique or use the matte area in the viewfinder for focusing. p.30.45 The built-in flash does not charge. The battery is low. Replace the battery. p.10 96

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3)
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.
O
rn
7:1
Symptoms
Causes
Remedies
Reference
The
shutter
does
not
release.
The
camera's
Main
Switch
is
off.
Turn
on
the
camera's
Main
switch.
p.14
The
battery
exhaustion
symbol
I
0
I
appears.
Replace
the
battery
p.10
The
battery
polarity
is
reversed.
Reinsert
the
battery
properly
p.10
The
camera
is
in
the
self
timer
mode.
Clear
the
Self
Timer
mode.
p.62
The
camera
is
in
the
Pentax
Function
Setting
Mode.
Cancel
the
Pentax
Function
Setting
Mode.
p.78
Built-
in
flash
is
charging.
Wait
until
charging
is
complete.
p
73
Indicators
do
not
appear
on
the
LCD
panel.
The
camera's
Main
Switch
is
not
turned
on.
Turn
on
the
camera's
Main
Switch.
p.14
The
battery
has
not
been
inserted.
Insert
the
battery
p.10
The
battery
polarity
is
reversed.
Insert
the
battery
properly.
p
10
The
battery
is
dead.
Replace
the
battery
p.10
The
camera
cannot
focus
the
subject.
AF
frame
is
not
aimed
toward
the
subject
Focus
on
the
subject
with
the
AF
frame.
p.28
The
camera
is
too
close
to
the
subject.
Increase
the
camera
-to
-subject
distance
p
28
The
camera
is
in
the
manual
focus
I
MF
I
mode.
Set
the
focus
mode
switch
to
I
AF
I
p.28
The
subject
is
difficult
to
autofocus.
Use
the
focus
-lock
technique
or
use
the
matte
area
in
the
viewfinder
for
focusing.
p
30,
45
The
LED
indicator
blinks
in
the
viewfinder.
The
camera
-to
-subject
distance
is
too
close
or
the
subject
is
difficult
to
autofocus.
Use
the
focus
-lock
technique
or
use
the
matte
area
in
the
viewfinder
for
focusing.
p.30.45
The
built-in
flash
does
not
charge.
The
battery
is
low.
Replace
the
battery.
p.10
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