Northern Industrial Tools P5000 user manual Troubleshooting, Display and Setup, Problem Solution

Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Display and Setup

Problem	Solution	B
	• Camera is off.	12
	• Battery is exhausted.	16
	• Monitor is off: press Q button.	8
	• Stand-by mode: press shutter-release button.	16
Monitor is blank.	• Flash lamp blinks red: wait until flash has charged.	24
	• USB cable is connected.	58
	• A/V cable is connected.	55
	• Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress:	49, 74
	monitor turns off automatically between shots.
	• Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or move to	18
	darker location.
Monitor is hard to	• Monitor has dimmed to saved power: press shutter-	16
read.	release button halfway.
	• Adjust monitor brightness.	85
	• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.	96
Camera turns off	• Battery is low.	16
	• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.	16
without warning.
	• Battery is cold.	95
Camera clock is not	Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-	84–85
correct.	pieces and reset as required.
No indicators appear	• Press Q button until indicators are displayed.	8
in monitor.	• Slide show is in progress.	81
Date imprint not	Camera clock has not been set.	84–85
available.
Date not appearing	Date does not appear on movies or on pictures taken in C,	30, 32,
	K, O, P, or p mode, with Continuous or Continuous	33, 36,
on pictures taken	flash selected for Continuous, or while BSS or bracketing	47, 73,
with Date imprint.
	is on.	75
Camera settings	Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery. Pictures
	recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of	85
reset.
	“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2007 00:00.”

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