Nikon S202 manual Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply, 117

Troubleshooting

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

Display, Settings and Power Supply

Problem		Cause/Solution	A
Monitor is blank.	•	Camera is off.	20
	•	Battery is exhausted.	20
	• Standby mode for saving power: press the shutter-		21, 25
		release button halfway.
	• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged.		29
	• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.		62
	• Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.		60
	• Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress.		57, 80
Monitor is hard to read.	•	Adjust monitor brightness.	97
	• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.		112
	• Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor		15
		brightens when controls are used.
Camera turns off without	•	Battery is low.	20
warning.	• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.		102
	•	Battery is cold.	111
Date and time of	• Pictures recorded before clock was set, and “Date not		16
recording are not correct.		set” indicator blinks during shooting, will have time
		stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies will be dated		Technical
		“01/01/2008 00:00.”
	• Check camera clock regularly against more accurate		94
		timepieces and reset as required.		Notes
No indicators displayed	Hide info is selected for Photo info.		97
in monitor.	Select Show info.
Date imprint not	Camera clock has not been set.		16, 94
available.
Date not appearing on	Date does not appear on movies, on pictures taken		35, 38,
pictures even when	using d, l, p, when Continuous is set to		40, 54,
Date imprint is enabled.	Continuous or BSS, or when Electronic VR is set to		79,
	Auto.		100
Camera settings reset.	Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored		95
	to their default values.
Monitor turns off, and	Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow		15
the power-on lamp and	battery to cool down before resuming use. After the
flash lamp blink rapidly.	lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off
	automatically, but you can also press the power switch
	to turn it off manually.

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