Nikon S2J00200401 user manual Troubleshooting, Control Panel and Viewfinder Indicators, 208

Troubleshooting

TECHNICAL

This section lists the indicators and messages that appear in the viewfinder, control panels, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera. Consult the list below before contacting your retailer or Nikon representative.

Control Panel and Viewfinder Indicators

NOTES —

Indicator

Control View-

panel finder

(blinking) (blinking)

Problem

Lens aperture ring is not set to minimum aperture

Solution

Set ring to minimum ap-

pg. 25

erture (largest f/-number)

Ready fully-charged spare

†

Low battery

battery

pg. 23

††Battery exhausted

Replace battery pg. 23

Lens not attached, or at-

Use CPU Nikkor lens (IX- Nikkor excepted), or set

pg. 24,

tached lens not Nikkor

exposure mode to A or M

pg. 88, pg. 90,

lens with built-in CPU

and use lens aperture ring

TROUBLESHOOTING

to set aperture

pg. 198

▼ ▲	Camera can not focus us-
(blinking)	ing autofocus

Subject too bright; photo will be overexposed

Focus manually pg. 81

In exposure mode: P—use ND filter

S—i n c re a s e s h u t t e r

speed;if indicator per-

pg. 86,

sists, use ND filter

pg. 88

A—choose a smaller ap- erture (higher f/-num- ber); if indicator per- sists, use ND filter

†Indicators in viewfinder are only visible when a button is pressed. In addition, the meter- ing-method indicater ( , , ) flashes to warn that the battery is low.

†† Indicators in viewfinder and rear control panel turn off to save power.

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