Error Messages

This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder, control panel, and monitor.

Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

View-

 

 

 

panel

finder

Problem

Solution

Page

 

 

 

 

 

B

Lens aperture ring is

Set ring to minimum

 

not set to minimum

aperture (largest

35

(blinks)

aperture.

f-number).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

d

Low battery.

Ready a fully-charged

44

spare battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Battery exhausted.

• Recharge or replace

 

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

• Battery can not be

• Contact Nikon-

 

 

 

used.

authorized service

 

 

 

 

representative.

 

H

d

• An extremely

• Replace the battery,

xxiii, 30,

exhausted

or recharge the

(blinks)

(blinks)

rechargeable Li-ion

battery if the

32

 

 

 

 

 

battery or a third-

rechargeable Li-ion

 

 

 

party battery is

battery is exhausted.

 

 

 

inserted either in the

 

 

 

 

camera or in the

 

 

 

 

optional MB-D10

 

 

 

 

battery pack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

Camera clock is not set.

Set camera clock.

37

(blinks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n

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Nikon D300OUTFIT, D300BODY Error Messages, 391, Indicator, Exhausted Or recharge, Camera or Optional MB-D10 Battery pack

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