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PhotoPC600
Chapter3 Troubleshooting
Rev. A 3-4
3.1.5 Nothing appears on the Camera and Computer screens (All black)
Here shows check points and solutions when the LCD screen(or computer screen in case of
transferring image data to the computer) is all black even in the Playback mode or View mode
after taking pictures.
CHECK POINT
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Even when the CCD is broken and unable to take images, the camera
still operates regularly.
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Judging from repair experiences of PhotoPC and PhotoPC500, many
cases of this kind of troubles are due to the dropped and broken
main control boards by the users rather than accidental malfunction
around CCD.
Table 3-8. Check points when nothing appears on the screen
Step Check Point Solution
1 Is CA2 board defective? Replace CA2 board.
2 Is CA1 board defective? Replace CA1 board.
3 Is CCD defective? Replace CCD.
3.1.6 Unable to transfer image data to PC
This section shows check points and solution when the image data can not be transferred from the
camera to PC.
Table 3-9. Check points when image data can not be transferred to PC
Step Check Point Solution
1 Is the user using PC with Max.
communication speed 9600bps? Use high-speed serial I/F board.
2 See if the cable terminal on the camera
side is damaged or not , and check if there
is any broken iron piece in the connector
hole or not. Replace ST1 board.
3 Refer to the cable connection in the
Appendix and check if there is continuity in
the serial cable. Replace the cable.
4 Is ST1 board defective? Replace ST1 board.