Nortel Networks P5100 user manual Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply, 148

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.	22
		•	Battery is exhausted.	22
		• Standby mode for saving power: press the		23, 26
			shutter-release button halfway.
		• Monitor is off: press x.		12
		• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash		31
			has charged.
		• Camera and computer are connected via USB		77
			cable.
		• Camera and TV are connected via audio/video		76
			cable.
		• Time lapse or interval timer photography in
			progress.
	Monitor is hard to read.	• Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or		24
		•	move to darker location.
			Adjust monitor brightness.	126
		• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.		143
		• Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor		23
			brightens when controls are used.
	Camera turns off without	•	Battery is low.	22
	warning.	• Camera has turned off automatically to save		23
		•	power.
			Battery is cold.	142
	Date and time of recording are	• Pictures recorded before clock was set, and		18
	not correct.		“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting,
			will have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
Technical			movies and voice recordings will be dated “01/
			09/2007 00:00.”
		• Check camera clock regularly against more		123
			accurate timepieces and reset as required.
Notes
	No indicators displayed in	Shooting data and photo information may be		12
	monitor.	hidden. Press xuntil shooting data or photo
		information will be displayed.
	[Date imprint] not available.	Camera clock has not been set.		18,
				123

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