Nikon S230 user manual Error Messages, 148

Error Messages

Technical Notes

148

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
O(blinks)	Clock not set.	Set clock.		130
B	Battery running low.	Prepare to charge or		16
		change battery.
N	Battery exhausted.	Charge or change battery.		16
Battery exhausted.
P	Battery temperature is	Turn off camera, and allow		19
Battery temperature	high.	battery to cool down
high		before resuming use. After
		5 seconds, this message
		will disappear, the monitor
		will turn off, and the
		power-on lamp and flash
		lamp will blink rapidly.
		After the lamps blink for
		three minutes, the camera
		will turn off automatically.
		Pressing the power switch
		also turns off the camera.
Q(● blinks red)	Camera cannot focus.	•	Refocus.	28, 29
		•	Use focus lock.	117
P	Camera cannot perform	Wait until message clears		29
Please wait for the	other operations until	from display automatically
camera to finish	recording is complete.	when recording is
recording.		complete.
N	Write-protect switch is in	Slide write-protect switch		23
Memory card is write	“lock” position.	to “write” position.
protected.
P	Error accessing memory	•	Use approved card.	143
This card cannot be	card.	•	Check that connectors	22
used.		•	are clean.
P			Confirm that memory	22
			card is correctly inserted.
This card cannot be
read.
P	Memory card has not been	Tap Yes to format card, or		23
Card is not formatted.	formatted for use in	turn camera off and
Format card?	COOLPIX S230.	replace card.
Yes
No