My Minox Digital Camera Module for Leica will not turn on properly.when you insert the battery the egg timer symbol appears for about 2seconds then the screen stays a dull grey colour ,nothing else appears on the screen, none of the buttons respond when you press them, you cannot turn it off with the off button, you can do nothing as nothing appears on the screen!!

From the manual (which you could have consulted yourself, I would have thought) :

Charging the battery in the flash module (DSC Flash). Use the provided power supply cable (mini jack to USB) to connect the flash to the USB port of your switched-on computer. Charging commences automatically.
To charge the battery of the flash module without the computer you can use an optionally available power adapter.
A green LED lights up while the internal battery is charging. Charging is complete when the green light goes out.

Set the record/review selector to one of the record modes and the exposure mode dial to the desired function.
By repeatedly pressing the flash mode button you can set the various function types. They scroll through in an endless loop.
The corresponding symbols appear in the data field and the monitor.

The above is from the "Taking photographs with the built-in flash unit" section of the manual (page 131 in my copy). If you need a manual, you can download one here.

http://minox.com/index.php?id=1139&L=1&file=fileadmin%2Fdownloads%2Fproduktinfos%2Fdigitalkameras%2FMnx_Prospect_DSC-Silver_0410_05_en.pdf

Press and hold the release mode button on the top of the camera (marked with overlapping rectangles), then turn the main command dial (on the back) until the self-timer symbol (one-handed clock) appears on the command panel.

Start the self-timer by pressing the shutter release button.

To turn off the self-timer, repeat the above process to get back to single-frame, continuous low or continuous high mode.

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Remove the card and battery...press all the buttons...leave it alone for 20 minutes...insert the card and then the battery...turn it on.

need an opperation manual for minox DM 1 Digital camera

hi cant you help me with getting an english manual instructions

Okay, I have found the solution (along with Megant, it appears.) It is definitely a dead sensor issue. I contacted Leica via email ([email protected]) and received a response from JoAnn Scott, a Leica customer service manager ([email protected]) stating that the sensor issue is a common one and is covered under an extended warranty. I shipped my Digilux 2 to this address:
Leica Camera Inc. / Customer Service Manager
Re: Dead Sensor Repair
1 Pearl Court, Unit A / Allendale, NJ 07401 / USA

and within 2 weeks received a repair ticket from Leica, identifying the issue and indicating a zero balance for the repair. A follow up with JoAnn revealed that the turnaround time on the repair would be 4 to 6 weeks. The most expensive part of this whole deal was the 18 dollars I spent insuring the camera when I sent it back via the USPS.

Hope this helps.