Troubleshooting

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

Problem

Cause/Solution

c

 

Camera turns off without

• Batteries are low.

16

 

warning

• Batteries are cold.

105

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

10

 

 

• Batteries are exhausted.

16

 

 

• Standby mode for saving power.

21

 

 

Press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

halfway.

 

 

 

• Flash lamp blinks: wait until flash

25

 

 

has charged.

 

 

 

• USB cable is connected.

59

 

 

• A/V cable is connected.

58

 

 

 

 

 

No indicators displayed in

[Hide info] is selected for [Photo

93

 

monitor

info]. Select [Show info].

 

 

Monitor is hard to read

• Ambient lighting is too dark: move

 

Technical

 

to a brighter location.

 

 

 

 

 

• Adjust monitor brightness.

93

 

 

• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

105

 

 

 

 

Notes

Date and time of record-

Voice recordings recorded before

12, 90

ing are not correct

clock has been set, and “Date not

 

 

 

 

set” indicator blinks during record-

 

 

 

ing, will have time stamp of “01/01/

 

 

 

2007 00:00”. Set the correct date

 

 

 

and time from [Date] in the setup

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera settings reset

Clock battery exhausted. Charge

91

 

 

clock battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture taken when

• Menus are displayed: press m.

9, 73,

 

shutter-release button is

 

81, 87

 

pressed

• Batteries are exhausted.

16

 

 

• Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging.

25