Nikon P100 Error Messages

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	Description		Solution	A
O	Clock not set.	Set clock.		155
(blinks)
B	Battery is running low.	Prepare to charge or change battery.		16, 18
N	Battery exhausted.	Charge or change battery.		16, 18
Battery exhausted.
		Turn off camera, and allow battery to
		cool down before resuming use. After
		five seconds, this message will
		disappear, the monitor will turn off,
P	Battery temperature is	and the power-on lamp will blink		21
Battery temperature high	high.	rapidly. After the lamp blinks for three
		minutes, the camera will turn off
		automatically, but you can also press
		the power switch to turn it off
		manually.
N	Inside of the camera	Leave the camera off until the inside
	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.
Q(blinks red)	Camera cannot focus.	•	Refocus.	30, 31	Technical
		•	Use focus lock.	31
P	Camera cannot	Wait until message clears from
Please wait for the	perform other	display automatically when		–	Notes
camera to finish	operations until
		recording is complete.
recording.	recording is complete.
					and
N	Write-protect switch is	Slide the write-protect switch to
Memory card is write				25	Index
	in “lock” position.	“write” position.
protected.
P		• Use an approved card.		180
This card cannot be used.	Error accessing	• Check that connectors are clean.		24
P	memory card.	• Confirm that memory card is		24
This card cannot be read.			correctly inserted.

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