Contax TVS DIGITAL - Troubleshooting

1. Troubleshooting
If you suspect a malfunction, please check the following troubleshooting diagnostic tips
before sending your camera for professional service.
Symptom
Probable Cause
Remedy Page
Nothing appears on the LCD
monitor
Batteries are exhausted or
the llthium-lon battery pack
has not been Installed.
Install the lithium-ion battery padi
in the camera and charge.
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The POWER SAVE function
has turned off the power.
Press the POWER button to turn
on the power.
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The POWER SAVE function
may cause the camera to
enter the sleep mode when it
is inactive for a preset period
of time.
Press the shutter button halfway,
or press any other function button
to return the camera to normal
operating condition. Since camera
response differs depending on the
setting of the POWER SAVE
function, refer to P89 for details.
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The LCD monitor is off The video cable Is
connected to the camera.
Disconnect the video cable.
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The LCD monitor Is turned
off.
Press the DISPLAY button to turn
on the LCD monitor.
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A Strong magnet or other
magnetic source Is located
too rear the camera.
Move the camera away from the
magnet or electromagnetic field.
The remaining exposure counter
Poes not change even though
an Image was recorded.
The file size of the recorded
imege was very small.
This depends on the Image quality
setting and subject condition and
Is not a malfunction.
No images appear on the TV
monitor.
The video output does not
metch TV.
Adjust video output to the TV. 91
The image cannot be erased.
The ioort Is displayed.
The Image Is protected.
Cancel protection. 72,83
The Image cannot be erased.
Image data was recorded on
a different camera.
This Image cannot be erased by
this camera. You can use
FORMAT to erase it, but then all
Images will be erased.
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The remaining exposure counter
does not change even though
an Image was erased.
The file size of the erased
Image was very small.
This depends on the image quality
setting and subject condition and
is not a malfuni^lon.
The lithium-ion battery pack
has not been Installed.
Install the lithium-ion battery pack
In the camera.
15
The camera cannot be charged.
The llthlum-ion battery pack
has been Installed with the
polarities reversed.
Reinstall the battery pack
properly.
15
The AC adapter is not
correctty connected.
Connect the AC adapter correctly.
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The camera cannot be charged
or charging stops before being
completed. The caution LED
flashes slowly.
The ambient temperature Is
too high or too low causing
the camera's protection
circuits to terminate
charging.
Charge the camera at
temperatures between +10 to
+30°C (The camera can still be
charged at temperatures between
+5 and +40°C, but charging takes
somewhat longer.)
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