94TroubleshootingPower supplyThere’s no power. Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly.•Check the connections again.P25Power goes off for noapparent reason.To prevent the battery from running down needlessly, the portable•recorder automatically turns off when it has been left in the shootingpause mode for more than 5 minutes.Check [POWER SAVE] in the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] setup menu.P92Power goes off as soon asit is turned on.The battery may have run out.•If the remaining battery charge display is blinking orappears, the battery has run out.Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with afully charged one.P24BatteryThe battery runs downquickly.Make sure the battery is fully charged.•Keep charging until the AC adapter’s CHARGE lamp goes out.Are you using the battery in a cold place?•The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its operatingtime is reduced in low-temperatures.The battery may have reached the end of its service life. The•battery will become unchargeable. The battery has a certainservice life which varies depending on how the battery is used. Ifthe battery operates only for a short period even when it is chargedadequately, it has reached the end of its service life.P23The battery cannot becharged.The battery cannot be charged if the DC cable is connected.•Disconnect it.P23The remaining batterycapacity is not displayedcorrectly.The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline. To•ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly, usethe battery completely from a fully-charged state, and chargethe battery again. (Remaining battery capacity may still not bedisplayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods inhigh or low temperatures, or if the battery has been recharged alarge number of times.)—ShootingCannot start shooting. Make sure that the power is on.• P26Cannot focus automatically. Make sure that the unit is not in manual focus mode.•When auto focus mode is selected, focusing is performedautomatically.You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the•subject into focus in the auto focus mode. If this is the case, use themanual focus mode.It may be hard to bring the subject into focus whenboth close and distant objects are shot at the same time·shooting through a dirty window·shooting in a dark place·there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject·the subject is moving fast·shooting a scene with minimal contrast·P50, 83Cannot focus whilezooming.Sometimes when focus control is in the macro range, the zoom•position is at the wide end or telephoto end, and the camera cannotfocus while zooming.P74