Charging While | Connecting | to a Computer |
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When | the | Charge | by | computer | option | (_ | 187) in the | camera's | setup menu | is | |||
set to | Auto | (default setting), | if the camera | is | connected | to a computer | using the | ||||||
USBcable, the battery inserted into the camera can be automatically charged |
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depending on the ability of the computer to supply power. |
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_o See "Before | Connecting | the Camera" | (_ | 157) and "Transferring | Images from | a | |||||||
Camera | to | a Computer" | (_ | 158) for | more | information | on connecting | the camera | |||||
to a computer.
Charge Lamp
The following chart explains charge lamp status when the camera is connectd to a computer.
Charge lamp
_o Blinks s!owly (green)
Off
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Flickers (green)
Description
Battery charging.
Battery not charging. If the charge lamp changes from slow blinking
(gree_]) to offwhile the
l i • The ambient temperature is not suited to charging. Charge the battery
indoors with an ambient temperature of 5°C to 35°C (41 °F to g5°F).
•A USB cable is not correctly connected or tile battery is faulty.
Reconnect the USB cable correctly or replace the battery.
•Computer is in sleep mode and does not supply power, Reboot the computer,
•The battery cannot be charged as computer's specifications or settings does not support power supply to the camera.
_1_ Notes on Charging with Connection to a Computer
•The battery cannot be charged, nor can data be transferred, when the camera is connected to a computer before the camera's display language and date and time have been set (_ 20). If the
camera's clock battery | (_ | 173) has been | exhausted, | the date | and time must | be reset before | the | battery | ||
can be charged or images | can be transferred with connection | to | a computer. | In this case, use the | ||||||
Charging AC Adapter | EH dPP (_ | 16) to | charge the | battery and | then set the | camera's date | and | time. | ||
•if the camera is turned off, charging will also stop.
•if a computer enters sleep mode while charging, charging will stop and the camera may be turned off.
•When disconnecting the camera from a computer, turn the camera offand then disconnect the USB cable.
•it may take longer to charge the battery with connection to a computer than with charging using the Charging AC. Adapter EH 69P. Charging time increases when images are transferred while the battery is charging.
•When the camera is connected to a computer, an application installed on the computer, such as Nikon Transfer 2, may start, if the camera was connected to the computer for the sole purpose of charging the battery, exit the application.
•The camera turns offautomatically if there is no communication with the computer for 30 minutes after the battery has finished charging.
•Depending upon computer specifications, settings, and power supply and allocation, it may be
162impossible to charge the battery inserted into the camera via computer connection.
