Nikon MB-D12 manual EN-EL15/EN-EL18

En		Battery Level
		The camera displays battery level as follows:
		EN-EL15/EN-EL18
		Control panel	Viewfinder	Description
		L	—	Battery fully charged.
		K		Battery partially
		J	—
				discharged.
		I
				Low battery. Ready
		H	d	fully-charged spare
				battery or charge
				battery.
		H	d	Battery exhausted.
		(blinks)	(blinks)	Charge or exchange
				battery.
	AA Batteries
		Control panel	Viewfinder	Description
		L	—	Charge remaining.
		I	d	Low batteries. Ready
				spare batteries.
		H	d	Batteries exhausted.
		(blinks)	(blinks)	Shutter release
				disabled.

An option in Group d of the camera Custom Set- tings menu can be used to change the order in which the batteries are used. When the camera is drawing power from the MB-D12, a sicon is displayed in the control panel. If the sicon blinks, the battery-chamber cover is not locked. Close and latch the battery-chamber cover.

To ensure that the camera shows the cor- rect battery level when

AAbatteries are used, choose the appropriate option for MB-D12 bat-

tery type in the camera Custom Settings menu (Group d). If the correct option is not selected, the camera may fail to function as expected.

Option	Battery type
1 LR6 (AA alkaline)	AA alkaline (LR6)
2 HR6 (AA Ni-MH)	AA Ni-MH (HR6)
3 FR6 (AA lithium)	AA Lithium (FR6)

Remove the batteries when the MB-D12 is not in use.

Battery Info

Battery information (including calibration information for EN-EL18 batteries) can be viewed from the camera setup menu (the camera bat-

tery is listed on the left, the MB-D12 on the right). Only the battery level icon is shown when AA batteries are used. See the camera manual for details.

Note: The illustrations on this page are from the D800.

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