Minolta DiMAGE Xt Instruction Manual page 52

APPENDIX
Troubleshooting
The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or
damage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact a Minolta service facility
listed on the back cover of this manual.
Problem Symptom
The battery is dead.
The auto-power-off func-
tion has turned the cam-
Nothing dis-
era off.
The camera
played on the
will not work.
monitor.
The AC adapter is not
connected properly.
Memory card is full and
"000" is dis- unable to store an image
played on the at the image-quality or
frame counter. image-size setting on the
camera.
Shutter will
not release.
No-card warn-
No memory card in the
ing appears on
camera.
the monitors.
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Cause Solution
Replace battery (p. 14).
Press the main switch to
restore power. The length of
the auto-power-off period can
be changed in the custom 1
section of the setup menu.
Check that the adapter is con-
nected to the camera and a
live electrical outlet (p. 17).
Insert a new memory card (p.
18), delete some images (p.
33), or change the image-quali-
ty or image-size setting (p. 44).
Insert a memory card (p. 18).
Problem Symptom
Card-locked
Shutter will warning
Memory card is locked.
not release. appears on the
monitor.
Subject is too close.
Focus signal is
red.
A special situation is pre-
venting the autofocus sys-
Pictures are
tem from focusing (p. 27).
not sharp.
Pictures are
Slow shutter speeds
taken indoors
result in blurred images
or in low-light
when the camera is hand-
situations with-
held.
out flash.
While using
flash, the pic- The subject is beyond the flash range (p.
tures are too 47).
dark.
Subject Viewfinder was used for framing. Parallax
appears too is apparent with subjects closer than 1m
far to the right (3ft.) at the zoom's wide-angle position or
in the image. 3m (10ft) at the telephoto position.
Cause Solution
Unlock the memory card using
the write-protect switch (p. 19).
Make sure the subject is within
the autofocus range (p. 26).
Use the focus-lock function to
focus on an object at the same
distance as the subject (p. 26).
Use a tripod, change the cam-
era sensitivity to a higher set-
ting (p. 47), or use the flash (p.
28).
Move closer to the subject or
change the camera sensitivity
to a higher setting (p. 47).
Only use the LCD monitor for
framing with close subjects.
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