82TroubleshootingCameraCamera will not operate.Power is not turned on. z Press the power button (BasicGuide p. 8).Memory card slot/batterycover is open.z Confirm that the memory card slot/battery cover is securely closed(Basic Guide p. 5).Batteries are loaded in thewrong direction.z Reload the batteries in the correctdirection (Basic Guide p. 5).Batteries are not the righttype.z Use only unused AA-size alkalinebatteries or Canon AA-size NiMHbatteries (p. 96).Battery charge is low andthe camera will not operate.(“Change the batteries”message displays).z Replace the camera batteries with2 unused or fully charged batteries(p. 96).z Use the AC Adapter Kit ACK800(sold separately) (p. 102).Poor contact betweencamera and batteryterminals.z Wipe the battery terminals with aclean dry cloth.z Reload the batteries several times.Sounds come from the camera interior.The camera’s horizontal/vertical orientation waschanged.z The camera’s orientationmechanism is operating. There isno malfunction.When the power is turned on“Card locked!” message appears.The SD memory card’s orSDHC memory card’s writeprotect tab is set to “Writeprotect”.z When recording to, erasing fromor formatting the memory card,slide the write protect tab upward(p. 98).
