Nikon COOLPIXL120BRONZE, COOLPIXL120BLK Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply, 136

Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

	Problem		Cause/Solution	A
	Monitor is blank	•	Camera is off.	20
		•	Battery exhausted.	20
		•	Standby mode for saving power: Press the	13, 15
			power switch, shutter-release button, A
			button, c button, or b (e movie-record)
		•	button
			When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has	30
		•	charged.
			Camera and computer are connected via USB	93
		•	cable.
			Camera and TV are connected via audio/video	90
			cable or HDMI cable.
	Monitor is hard to read	•	Adjust monitor brightness.	110
		•	Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.	127
	Camera turns off without	•	Battery exhausted.	20
	warning	•	Camera has turned off automatically to save	116
		•	power.
			Battery is cold.	126
	Date and time of recording are	•	Images captured while the clock is not set will	16
	not correct		have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
Technical		•	movies will be dated “01/ 01/2011 00:00”. Set	106
			Check camera clock regularly against more
			the correct date and time using Time zone
Notes			and date in the setup menu.
			accurate timepieces and reset as required.
	No indicators displayed in	Hide info is selected for Photo info.		110
	monitor	Select Show info.
	Print date not available	Camera clock has not been set.		16, 106
	Date not imprinted on images	•	Print date cannot be used with the current
	even when Print date is	•	shooting mode.	112
	enabled.		Print date cannot be used when recording
			movies.
	Screen for setting date and time	The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were		108
	is displayed when camera is	restored to their default values.
	turned on.
	Camera settings reset.

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