Troubleshooting - Canon PowerShot S30 User Manual

Troubleshooting

Problem
Camera will
Power is not turned on
not operate
CF card slot/battery cover
opened
Insufficient battery volatge
Poor contact between
camera and battery era and battery
terminals rminals minals
Camera will
Camera is in replaying or amera is in re amera is in re
not record
computer/printer m computer/printer mode omputer/printer m
Flash is charging ( Flash is charging (flashing lash is charging (
orange indicator) range indicato range indicato
CF card full
CF card not formatted
correctly
Lens will not
CF card slot/battery cover CF car F ca
retract
opened with cam opened with camera on opened with cam
CF card slot/battery cover CF card slot/bat F card slot/bat
opened while camera was ened whi ened wh
recording to CF card
(warning signal)
Switched to replaying mode
from shooting mode
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Appendices
Cause
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• Turn on the camera.
(p. 27).
• Confirm that the CF card slot/battery cover is securely
closed.
• Fully charge the battery or use a household power charg charg e the battery e the batter the ba
source. source source.
• Wipe the t • Wipe the terminals with a clean, dry cloth. • Wipe the t ipe t terminals wit terminals with inals
• Switch the camera to Shooting mode. Switch the Switch the
See Switching between Shooting and Replaying (p. 29).
• Wait until the orange indicator stops flashing and
shines steadily, signaling that the flash is charged, then
press the shutter button.
• Insert a new CF card.
• If required, download the images to a computer and down load the image load the images
erase them from the CF card to make space. se them from th e them from th em from e CF card to e CF card to
• Format CF card. See Formatting a CF card (p. 106). F Fo mat CF card. at CF card. t CF card. .
• If r • If reformatting doesn't work, the CF card logic circuits • If re fo formatting do rmatting tting do
ma m ma may be damaged. Contact the nearest Canon y b be da e dam
Customer Support Help Desk. Cu C Cu tome tome
• Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then turn off the • C C se th se th
camera.
• Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then close the lens
cover.
• The lens does not retract in this case. To let the lens
retract, close the lens cover.
Solution
See Turning the Power On / Off
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