User's Guide

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Problem Cause Solution
The camera is off.
Press the main switch
(labelled “Power”) to
turn the camera on.
The camera is not in
Record mode.
Slide the Mode Switch
to REC (p. 27).
The camera is
processing, Please Wait
appears in the overlay
bar.
Wait until Ready
appears in the overlay
bar.
The CompactFlash card
is full, No space on
card appears in the
overlay bar.
Delete unwanted images,
transfer card contents to
the PC then erase the
card, or use a new
CompactFlash card.
The subject has low
contrast or other
characteristic that is
difficult for the autofocus
system.
Use Focus Hold on
another object that is
similar distance to you
as your subject (p. 37).
Read Focus section
(p. 36).
The subject is too close
to the camera.
Be aware of the
minimum focus distance
of your lens, listed on
page 36.
The camera will not
take a picture.
Pictures are out of
focus.
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Refer to these pages to determine the cause of a problem you are experiencing
with the camera. If the information does not cover the problem which you are
experiencing, contact a Minolta Service Facility.
No image appears in the
LCD monitor
Problem Cause Solution
The camera is not
turned on.
Press the main switch
(labelled “Power”) to
turn the camera on.
The batteries are
exhausted.
Replace all four
batteries or use the AC
Adapter (sold
separately).
The batteries are
inserted incorrectly.
Insert the batteries
correctly. Use the
polarity (+/–) diagram on
page 17.
There is no
CompactFlash card in
the camera.
Insert a CompactFlash
card into the camera
(p. 21).
The camera is in Record
mode (Mode Switch is
on REC) and the display
button has not been
pressed.
The display button must
be pressed to turn on
the display each time
the camera is switched
to Record mode (p. 27).
The LCD brightness has
been turned down too
low.
Turn the brightness dial
to the desired level
(p. 23).
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