Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed on the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them.

Display

Description

 

Solution

A

 

 

 

Make sure that the lens cap has been

 

 

Q

 

removed, then turn the camera on

 

 

Turn the camera off,

Lens cap is attached or

again. If the error persists even after

23

 

remove the lens cap, and

lens error occurred.

the camera is turned off and then on

 

turn the camera on.

 

again, contact retailer or Nikon-

 

 

 

 

authorized service representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

Clock not set.

Set date and time.

188

 

(blinks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Battery exhausted.

Charge or replace the battery.

18, 20

 

Battery exhausted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off camera, and allow battery to

 

 

 

 

cool down before resuming use. Five

 

 

 

 

seconds after this message appears,

 

 

P

Battery temperature is

the monitor is turned off, and the

23

 

Battery temperature high

high.

power-on lamp flickers. After the

 

lamp blinks for three minutes, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera turns off automatically, but

 

 

 

 

you can also press the power switch

 

 

 

 

to turn it off manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Inside of the camera

Leave the camera off until the inside

 

Technical

has become hot. The

 

The camera will turn off

of the camera has cooled and then

 

camera turns off

 

to prevent overheating.

turn it on again.

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Q(blinks red)

Camera cannot focus.

Refocus.

32, 33

Use focus lock.

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

P

Camera cannot

Wait until message clears from display

 

Please wait for the

perform other

 

automatically when recording is

Index

camera to finish

operations until

complete.

 

recording.

recording is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Write-protect switch is

Slide the write-protect switch to

 

 

Memory card is write

27

 

in “lock” position.

“write” position.

 

protected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

No memory card is

Insert a memory card before starting

 

 

inserted when trying

157

 

No card present.

to record a movie.

movie recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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