Sony DSCP31 Operating Instructions - Page 82

Troubleshooting If you have trouble with your camera, try the following solutions. 1 Check the items on pages 82 to 88. If the screen or the display window shows "C:ss:ss", the selfdiagnostics function is working. Please see page 90. 2 Press the RESET button (pages 11, 13) on the bottom of the camera, then turn on the power again. (This will erase the date/time settings, etc.) RESET button Troubleshooting 3 Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Batteries and Power Symptom Cause Solution The battery remaining indicator is incorrect. Or the sufficient battery remaining indicator is displayed but the power soon runs out. • You have used the camera for a long time in an extremely hot or an extremely cold location. • The batteries are dead (page 101). • The batteries are discharged. • A mismatch has occurred in the remaining battery time information. - p Replace the batteries with a new one. p Install a charged batteries (page 14). p Fully charge the batteries (page 16). The battery runs down too • You are recording/playing back images in an quickly. extremely cold location. • The batteries are not charged enough. • The batteries are dead (page 101). - p Fully charge the batteries (page 14). p Replace the batteries with a new one. The power cannot be turned on. • The batteries are not installed correctly. • The AC power adaptor is disconnected. p Install the batteries correctly (page 17). p Connect it securely to your camera (page 19). The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes while the power is on, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (when POWER SAVE is ON, after 90 seconds.) (page 20). • The batteries are discharged. p Turn on the power again (page 20). p Replace it with a charged battery (page 14). 82