Troubleshooting - Olympus SP-500 Advanced Manual

Troubleshooting

(Preparatory operations
Possible cause
The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off.
The batteries are
installed incorrectly.
The battery power is
exhausted.
The batteries are
temporarily unable to
function because of the
cold.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
The camera is connected
to a computer.
(Taking pictures
Possible cause
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery power is
exhausted.
The camera is in the
playback mode.
The flash has not
finished charging.
The power is off.
The internal memory or
card is full.
The batteries ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the internal
memory or the card.
The memory gauge is full. Wait until there is space in the memory gauge.
There is a problem with
the card.
Corrective action
Press the POWER button to turn the camera on.
Install the batteries correctly.
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries.
Warm the batteries by putting them in your
pocket for a while.
Operate the camera with the shutter button or
zoom lever.
The camera will not operate while it is
connected to a computer.
Corrective action
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries.
Set the mode dial to a mode other than q.
Remove your finger from the shutter button,
and wait until the # (flash charge) mark
stops blinking before taking the picture.
Set the mode dial to a mode other than q,
and press the POWER button.
Insert a new card or erase unwanted
pictures. Before erasing, download important
pictures to a computer.
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries.
(Wait until the card access lamp turns off
when blinking.)
See "Error messages".
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