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What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems that may occur and their remedies. Before
contacting a Pentax service center, check the following items.
Symptoms
The
shutter
cannot
released.
The exposure counter does
not indicate [
].
Indicators do not appear on
the LCD panel.
The camera does not focus.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Causes
The last frame is exposed and
wound onto the take-up spool.
The main switch is set to [ OFF ].
be
The battery warning [
The self-timer mode is being set.
The exposure compensation dial is
being set to D, PF or ISO.
The shutter release button is not
depressed after loading the film.
The main switch is the [ OFF ] posi-
tion.
No battery has been installed.
The
batteries
are
installed
The batteries are dead.
AF frame is not placed over the sub-
ject.
The subject is too close.
The focus mode is set to [ MF ].
The subject is difficult to autofocus.
Remove the film from the film back.
Set the main switch to [ ON ].
] appears.
Replace the battery.
Cancel the self-timer mode.
Turn the exposure compensation
dial other than D, PF or ISO.
Press the shutter release button
after loading the film.
Turn the main switch to [ ON ].
Install the batteries.
improperly
Install the batteries properly.
Replace the batteries.
Move the camera until the AF frame
[
] covers the subject.
Increase the camera-to-subject dis-
tance.
Set the lens in the autofocus posi-
tion.
Use the focus technique or focus
manually using the matte field.
Remedies
Reference
P.25
P.14
P.12
P.35
P.24, P.66,
P.76
P.20
P.14
P.12
P.12
P.12
P.36
P.36
P.32
P.60, P.62
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