Nortel Networks Troubleshooting

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
		• The camera is in standby mode. Press the power		15, 21
			switch, shutter-release button, Abutton, or c
			button.
		• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has		29
			charged.
		• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.		81
		• Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.		79
	Monitor is hard to read.	•	Adjust monitor brightness.	119
		• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.		135
	Camera turns off without	•	Battery is low.	20
	warning.	• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.		124
		•	Battery is cold.	134
	Date and time of	• Pictures recorded before clock has been set, and		16, 51
	recording are not correct.		“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting, will
Technical			have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies will
			been taken on 01/01/2009. Set the correct time and
			be dated “01/01/2009 00:00”. In calendar display or
			list by date mode, pictures are recognized as having
Notes			date from the Date option in the setup menu.
		• Check camera clock regularly against more accurate		116
			timepieces and reset as required.
	No indicators displayed	Hide info is selected for Photo info.		119
	in monitor.	Select Show info.
	Date imprint not	Camera clock has not been set.		16,
	available.			116
	Date not appearing on	A shooting mode that does not support date imprint is		120
	pictures even when	selected.
	Date imprint is enabled.
	Camera settings reset.	Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored		117
		to their default values.

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