Error Messages

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

 

Display

Problem

 

Solution

A

 

Q

The lens cap may be

Make sure that the lens cap

15

 

Turn the camera off,

attached, or a lens error has

has been removed, then

 

 

remove the lens cap,

occurred.

turn the camera on again. If

 

 

and turn the camera

 

the error persists even after

 

 

on.

 

the camera is turned off and

 

 

 

 

then on again, contact

 

 

 

 

retailer or Nikon-authorized

 

 

 

 

service representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O(blinks)

Clock not set.

Set clock.

106

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Battery exhausted.

Replace the batteries.

14, 123

 

Battery exhausted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q(blinks red)

Camera cannot focus.

Refocus.

24, 25,

 

 

 

Use focus lock.

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Camera cannot perform

Wait until message clears

25

 

Please wait for the

other operations until

from display automatically

 

 

camera to finish

saving is complete.

when saving is complete.

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Write-protect switch is in

Slide write-protect switch to

19

 

Memory card is write

“lock” position.

“write” position.

 

 

protected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Error accessing memory

Use approved card.

130

Technical

This card cannot be

card.

Check that connectors

18

used.

 

 

card is correctly inserted.

 

 

P

 

Confirm that memory

18

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

This card cannot be

 

 

 

 

read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Memory card has not been

All data saved on the

19

 

Card is not formatted.

formatted for use in

memory card will be

 

 

Format card?

COOLPIX L120.

deleted. If there is any data

 

 

 

 

on the card that you want

 

 

Yes

 

to keep, select No, and

 

 

No

 

backup the data to a

 

 

 

 

computer before

 

 

 

 

formatting the memory

 

 

 

 

card. To format the memory

 

 

 

 

card, select Yes and press

 

 

 

 

the kbutton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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