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Appendix
Pictures already taken do not appear on the monitor
• The camera is in record mode.
➜
Close the lens barrier and press the
monitor on/off button to turn on the monitor in playback mode.
• The SmartMedia card is empty.
➜
“NO PICTURE” appears on the
monitor. Take some pictures before displaying.
• The SmartMedia card is defective.
➜
Refer to the error chart.
• The camera is connected to a television.
➜
The monitor shuts down
when the camera is connected to a television.
The monitor is hard to see
• The brightness may be set incorrectly.
➜
Adjust the brightness.
• The camera is in direct sunlight.
➜
Block the sunlight or move to the
shade.
• The monitor is broken.
➜
Have it repaired at an authorized Olympus
service center.
Protection, One-Frame Erase, All Erase Frames or Card
Formatting do not function
• A write-protect seal has been placed on the card.
➜
Remove the seal
from the card. Do not use the seal again.
The camera is connected to a computer and an error message
appears while data is being transferred
• The cable may be connected incorrectly.
➜
Connect the cable correctly.
• The power is off.
➜
Open the lens barrier to turn the power on.
• The batteries are dead.
➜
Replace the batteries, or use the optional AC
adapter.
• The serial port of the computer is not selected correctly.
➜
Use the
operating system software to make sure the serial port is selected
correctly.
• There is no available serial port.
➜
Make one available by following the
computer’s instructions.
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Troubleshooting
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Operating Problems
The camera does not work
• The power is off.
➜
Open the lens barrier and turn on the power.
• The batteries are loaded incorrectly.
➜
Reload the batteries correctly.
• The batteries are dead.
➜
Replace with new batteries.
• The batteries do not work in to cold weather.
➜
Keep the batteries warm
before the camera is to be used.
• The standby function is on.
➜
Close the lens barrier, then reopen it.
• The camera is connected to a computer and does not work
➜
The
camera will not function while connected to a computer. Disconnect the
camera.
No picture is taken when the shutter release button is full-
pressed
• The flash has not finished charging or the previous picture is being
written to memory.
➜
Remove your finger from the shutter.
release button and wait until the green lamp or the orange lamp stops
blinking.
• The card is defective.
➜
Refer to the error chart.
• The card is full.
➜
Insert a new card, erase unwanted pictures or transfer
the data to a computer and delete all of the pictures from the card.
• The batteries are dead.
➜
Replace with new batteries.
• The battery power is low.
➜
Replace with new batteries. (Do not open the
battery compartment cover when the green light is blinking.)
• A write-protect seal has been placed on the card or there is no card in
the camera.
➜
Insert a new card into the camera.
• The camera is in playback mode.
➜
Open the lens barrier.
The flash does not fire
• The flash housing is not opened.
➜
Push up the flash.
• The subject is well lit.
➜
Set the flash to Fill-In mode when you want the
flash to fire regardless of lighting conditions. The flash does not work in
sequence panorama, and movie picture modes.