Troubleshooting; Camera Operation Problems - Olympus Camedia C-3040Zoom Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Camera operation problems

Problem:
The camera does not work.
Cause
qThe camera is switched off.
wThe batteries are loaded incorrectly.
eThere are no batteries loaded.
rBattery performance is temporarily
reduced due to the cold.
tThe sleep mode function has shut
the camera down.
yThe camera is connected to a per-
sonal computer.
uThe camera was switched on while
the lens cap was still attached.
Problem:
The camera does not take a picture when I press the shutter button.
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Cause
qThe camera is switched off. or the
flash has not finished charging.
wYou have just finished shooting in
mode and the card access
lamp is blinking.
eThere is a card fault.
rThe card is full.
tThe battery charge ran out while you
were taking pictures or recording
images onto the SmartMedia card.
ySymbols
viewfinder/monitor or the control
panel. On the control panel, the
battery remaining icon will blink.
uThe memory gauge indicates that
the memory is full.
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disappear from the
Solution
qSet the Mode dial to any setting
other than "OFF" to switch the cam-
era on.
wReload the batteries correctly.
eLoad new batteries.
rKeep the batteries in your pocket to
warm them before loading them into
the camera.
tUse the shutter button or the zoom
lever.
yThe camera will not operate while
it is connected to a personal com-
puter.
uRemove the lens cap, then switch
the camera off then on again.
Solution
qRelease the shutter button and wait
until the green or orange lamp stops
blinking.
wThe recorded movie image data is
being written to the card. Start
shooting again when the card
access lamp stops blinking.
eRefer to the Error code chart.
rReplace the card, delete unwanted
pictures or transfer the image data
to a computer and delete all of the
pictures.
tLoad new batteries.
yReplace the batteries. (If images
are being recorded onto the card,
wait until it is completed before
replacing the batteries.)
uWait until there is space available in
the buffer memory.
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