Olympus C-200 Zoom EN - Manual (Page 148)

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Troubleshooting
(Check before Taking in for Repair)
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 card cover is not properly closed.
➜ Securely close the card cover.
• 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.
The battery drains quickly
• The battery was left in the camera for a long period of time without
using the camera.
➜ Remove the battery if you do not intend to use
the camera for a long period of time.
• The monitor is being left on continuously while shooting.
➜ Make
efforts to turn the monitor off in between shots whenever possible.
No picture is taken when the shutter button is full-pressed
• The camera is not in record mode.
➜ Open the lens barrier.
• There is no card in the camera.
➜ Insert a new card into the camera.
• The card is full.
➜ Insert a new card, erase unwanted images or transfer
the data to a computer and delete all of the pictures from the card.
• The card is defective.
➜ Refer to the error chart.
• A write-protect seal has been placed on the card.
➜ Remove the
write-protect seal, or insert a new card into the camera.
• The flash has not finished charging or the previous picture is being
written to memory.
➜ Remove your finger from the shutter button and
wait until the green lamp or the orange lamp stops blinking.
• The memory gauge is illuminated.
➜ The camera’s internal memory is
full. Further shooting will only be possible if the memory gauge is no
longer illuminated.
• The memory gauge is illuminated after movie shooting.
➜ The movie
pictures taken are being written to the card. Wait until the memory
gauge is off.
• 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.)