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Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check this list of common problems before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative.

❚❚Battery/Display/Setup

Problem

Cause/solution

A

 

Wait for recording to end. If the problem persists, turn the camera off. If the camera does not

The camera is on but does not

turn off, press the reset button using a pointed object (A5). Note that although any data

 

respond.

currently being recorded will be lost, data that have already been recorded will not be

 

 

affected by pressing the reset button.

 

 

 

 

 

If you are using the charging AC adapter, confirm that it is connected and plugged in.

2

 

If the camera is connected to a computer, confirm that:

 

 

- Auto is selected for Charge by computer in the setup menu,

63

 

- the USB cable is connected,

47

 

- the camera is on, and

64

The camera does not charge.

- the computer is on and not in sleep mode.

64

 

Note that the charging AC adapter must be used the first time the camera is charged or

2

 

when charging the camera after the clock has been re-initialized; if the clock is not set, the

 

 

camera will not charge when connected to a computer. Depending on specifications or

 

 

settings, some computers may not supply power to the camera even when the clock is

 

 

set.

 

 

 

 

The camera does not turn on.

The battery is exhausted.

2, 11

 

 

 

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