129Technical NotesError MessagesThe following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appearin the monitor and how to deal with them.Display Problem Solution(blinks) Clock not set. Set clock to current date and time. 14WARNING!! BATTERYEXHAUSTED Battery exhausted. Turn camera off and replace battery. 8[ ]( flashes red)Camera can notfocus.Use AF/AE lock to focus on anothersubject at same distance, thenrecompose picture.23Slow shutter speed.Pictures may beblurred.Use flash, or steady camera using tri-pod, by placing camera on level sur-face, or by holding camera in bothhands with elbows against torso.42, 43,19Please wait • Camera turnedoff.• The buttonpressed duringrecording pic-tures.• The mode dialrotated to anothermode duringrecording.Message clears from display auto-matically when recording is com-plete.22WARNING!!PLEASE WAIT FOR THECAMERA TO FINISHRECORDINGMEMORY CARD ISWRITE PROTECTEDWrite-protect switchof the memory cardis in “lock” position.Slide write-protect switch to “write”position. 11THIS CARD CANNOTBE USEDError accessing mem-ory card.• Use approved card. 123WARNING!!THIS CARD CANNOTBE READ• Check that connectors are clean.• Turn the camera off and makesure the memory card is insertedcorrectly.10CARD IS NOT FOR-MATTEDFORMATNOMemory card has notbeen formatted foruse in camera.Press of multi selector to highlightFORMAT and press to formatcard, or turn camera off and replacecard.119,10
