Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them.

 

Display

Problem

 

Solution

A

 

O(blinks)

Clock not set.

Set date and time.

121

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

Battery running low.

Prepare to charge or replace

14, 16

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Battery exhausted.

Charge or replace battery.

14, 16

 

Battery exhausted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Battery temperature is

Turn off camera, and allow

17

 

Battery temperature

high.

battery to cool down before

 

 

high

 

resuming use. After 5 seconds,

 

 

 

 

this message will disappear,

 

 

 

 

the monitor will turn off, and

 

 

 

 

the power-on lamp and flash

 

 

 

 

lamp will blink rapidly. After

 

 

 

 

the lamps blink for three

 

 

 

 

minutes, the camera will turn

 

 

 

 

off automatically. Pressing the

 

 

 

 

power switch also turns off

 

 

 

 

the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q(● blinks red)

Camera cannot focus.

Refocus.

26, 27

 

 

 

Use focus lock.

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Camera cannot perform

Wait until message clears

 

Please wait for the

other operations until

from display automatically

 

 

camera to finish

recording is complete.

when recording is complete.

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Write-protect switch is

Slide write-protect switch to

21

 

Memory card is write

in “lock” position.

“write” position.

 

 

protected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Error accessing memory

Use approved card.

147

Technical

This card cannot be

card.

Check that connectors are

20

used.

 

 

clean.

 

 

 

 

Confirm that memory card

20

 

P

 

 

 

 

is correctly inserted.

 

Notes

This card cannot be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Memory card has not

Formatting deletes all data

21

 

Card is not formatted.

been formatted for use

stored on the memory card.

 

 

Format card?

in this camera.

Be sure to select No and make

 

 

No

 

copies of any pictures you

 

 

Yes

 

wish to keep before

 

 

 

 

formatting the memory card.

 

 

 

 

Select Yes and press the k

 

 

 

 

button to format the memory

 

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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