Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 195

Error Messages

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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 O (blinks) Description Clock not set. Set clock. Solution A 155 B Battery is running low. Prepare to charge or change battery. 16, 18 N Battery exhausted. Battery exhausted. Charge or change battery. 16, 18 Turn off camera, and allow battery to cool down before resuming use. After five seconds, this message will disappear, the monitor will turn off, P Battery temperature high Battery temperature is high. and the power-on lamp will blink rapidly. After the lamp blinks for three 21 minutes, the camera will turn off automatically, but you can also press the power switch to turn it off manually. N The camera will turn off to prevent overheating. Inside of the camera has become hot. The camera turns off automatically. Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled and then turn it on again. - Q (blinks red) Camera cannot focus. • Refocus. • Use focus lock. P Please wait for the camera to finish recording. Camera cannot perform other operations until recording is complete. Wait until message clears from display automatically when recording is complete. N Memory card is write protected. Write-protect switch is Slide the write-protect switch to in "lock" position. "write" position. P This card cannot be used. Error accessing P memory card. This card cannot be read. • Use an approved card. • Check that connectors are clean. • Confirm that memory card is correctly inserted. 30, 31 31 - 25 180 24 24 Technical Notes and Index 183

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Technical Notes and Index
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
Description
Solution
A
O
(blinks)
Clock not set.
Set clock.
155
B
Battery is running low.
Prepare to charge or change battery.
16, 18
N
Battery exhausted.
Battery exhausted.
Charge or change battery.
16, 18
P
Battery temperature high
Battery temperature is
high.
Turn off camera, and allow battery to
cool down before resuming use. After
five seconds, this message will
disappear, the monitor will turn off,
and the power-on lamp will blink
rapidly. After the lamp blinks for three
minutes, the camera will turn off
automatically, but you can also press
the power switch to turn it off
manually.
21
N
The camera will turn off
to prevent overheating.
Inside of the camera
has become hot. The
camera turns off
automatically.
Leave the camera off until the inside
of the camera has cooled and then
turn it on again.
Q
(blinks red)
Camera cannot focus.
Refocus.
Use focus lock.
30, 31
31
P
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
Camera cannot
perform other
operations until
recording is complete.
Wait until message clears from
display automatically when
recording is complete.
N
Memory card is write
protected.
Write-protect switch is
in “lock” position.
Slide the write-protect switch to
“write” position.
25
P
This card cannot be used.
Error accessing
memory card.
Use an approved card.
Check that connectors are clean.
Confirm that memory card is
correctly inserted.
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24
P
This card cannot be read.