Nikon COOLPIX L120 User Manual - Page 148

Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply

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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 exhausted. 20 • Standby mode for saving power: Press the power switch, shutter-release button, A button, c button, or b (e movie-record) 13, 15 button • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has 30 charged. • Camera and computer are connected via USB 93 cable. • Camera and TV are connected via audio/video 90 cable or HDMI cable. Monitor is hard to read • Adjust monitor brightness. 110 • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 127 Camera turns off without warning • Battery exhausted. 20 • Camera has turned off automatically to save 116 power. • Battery is cold. 126 Date and time of recording are • Images captured while the clock is not set will 16 not correct have a time stamp of "00/00/0000 00:00"; movies will be dated "01/ 01/2011 00:00". Set the correct date and time using Time zone and date in the setup menu. • Check camera clock regularly against more 106 accurate timepieces and reset as required. No indicators displayed in Hide info is selected for Photo info. 110 monitor Select Show info. Print date not available Camera clock has not been set. 16, 106 Date not imprinted on images • Print date cannot be used with the current even when Print date is enabled. shooting mode. • Print date cannot be used when recording 112 movies. Screen for setting date and time The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 108 is displayed when camera is restored to their default values. turned on. Camera settings reset. Technical Notes 136

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Technical Notes
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.
Battery exhausted.
Standby mode for saving power: Press the
power switch, shutter-release button,
A
button,
c
button, or
b
(
e
movie-record)
button
When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has
charged.
Camera and computer are connected via USB
cable.
Camera and TV are connected via audio/video
cable or HDMI cable.
20
20
13, 15
30
93
90
Monitor is hard to read
Adjust monitor brightness.
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
110
127
Camera turns off without
warning
Battery exhausted.
Camera has turned off automatically to save
power.
Battery is cold.
20
116
126
Date and time of recording are
not correct
Images captured while the clock is not set will
have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
movies will be dated “01/ 01/2011 00:00”. Set
the correct date and time using
Time zone
and date
in the setup menu.
Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
16
106
No indicators displayed in
monitor
Hide info
is selected for
Photo info
.
Select
Show info
.
110
Print date
not available
Camera clock has not been set.
16, 106
Date not imprinted on images
even when
Print date
is
enabled.
Print date cannot be used with the current
shooting mode.
Print date cannot be used when recording
movies.
112
Screen for setting date and time
is displayed when camera is
turned on.
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were
restored to their default values.
108
Camera settings reset.