If You Encounter Problems; Error Codes - Olympus EVOLT E-500 Advanced Manual

If you encounter problems

Error codes

Viewfinder
indications
Normal
indication
No
indication
No
indication
No
indication
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Monitor
Possible cause
indications
The card is not inserted, or it
cannot be recognized.
NO CARD
There is a problem with the
card.
CARD
ERROR
Writing to the card is
prohibited.
WRITE
PROTECT
The card is full. No more
pictures can be taken or no
more information such as
print reservation can be
CARD FULL
recorded.
There are no pictures on the
card.
NO
PICTURE
The selected picture cannot
be displayed for playback
due to a problem with this
picture. Or the picture cannot
PICTURE
be used for playback on this
ERROR
camera.
The card cover is open.
CARD-
COVER
OPEN
Corrective action
Insert a card or insert a
different card.
Insert the card again. If the
problem persists, format the
card. If the card cannot be
formatted, it cannot be used.
The card has been set to
read-only setting with the
computer. Reset the card with
the computer.
Replace the card or erase
unwanted pictures. Before
erasing, download important
images to a PC.
The card contains no pictures.
Record pictures.
Use image processing
software to view the picture on
a PC. If that cannot be done,
the image file is damaged.
Close the card cover.