Northern Industrial Tools S500 Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply, 123

Troubleshooting

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

Display, Settings and Power Supply

Problem	Cause/Solution	c
Monitor is blank	• Camera is off.	20
	• Battery is exhausted.	20
	• Standby mode for saving power: press	21, 24
	the shutter-release button halfway.
	• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until	29
	flash has charged.
	• Camera and TV are connected via A/V	69
	cable.
	• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-	68
	phy in progress.
Monitor is hard to read	• Adjust monitor brightness.	104
	• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.	118
	• Monitor has dimmed to save power.	21
	Monitor brightens when controls are
	used.
Camera turns off without warn-	• Battery is low.	20
ing	• Camera has turned off automatically
	to save power.
	• Battery is cold.	117
Date and time of recording are	• Pictures recorded before clock has	16
not correct	been set, and “Date not set” indicator
	blinks during shooting, will have time
	stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies
	and voice recordings will be dated
	“01/01/2007 00:00.”
	• Check camera clock regularly against	101	Technical
	more accurate timepieces and reset as
	required.
No indicators displayed in moni-	[Hide info] is selected for [Photo info].	104	Notes
tor	Select [Show info].
[Date imprint] not available	Camera clock has not been set.	16,
		101

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