Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 237

Problem, Cause, Solution, zone and date, Print date, Reset file, numbering, Reset file numbering - troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A • Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or move to 30 Monitor is hard to darker location. read. • Adjust monitor brightness. 191 • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 209 The viewfinder is hard to read. Adjust diopter adjustment control. 16, 30 Display does not switch to monitor (or viewfinder) when the x button is pressed. • You cannot switch the display in the following situations: - While recording or playing back movies 157, 168 - While recording or playing back voice memos 142 - During interval timer shooting 79 - While connected to a printer 179 - While displaying image deletion screens 35 • You cannot switch the display while displaying a certain 217 error message. Date and time of recording are not correct. • If the camera clock has not been set ("Date not set" 24, 188 indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time stamp of "00/00/0000 00:00"; and movies are dated "01/ 01/2011 00:00." Set the correct date and time using Time zone and date in the setup menu. • The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such 188 as watches. Check camera clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as required. No information displayed in monitor. Print date not available. Shooting data and photo information may be hidden. Press the s button until shooting data or photo information is 17 displayed. Time zone and date has not been set. 24, 188 Date not • A shooting mode that does not support Print date is 192 appearing on selected. pictures even • The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie. - when Print date is • The date cannot be imprinted on still images saved during - enabled. movie recording. Camera settings reset. Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their default values. 189 Reset file numbering cannot be done. • Reset file numbering cannot be applied when the 202, 215 folder number reaches 999 and there are images in the folder. Change the memory card, or format the internal memory/memory card. • Reset file numbering cannot be set when the scene 58, 76, 202, 215 mode is set to Panorama, or when the shooting mode is j, k, l, m or M and Intvl timer shooting is chosen for the continuous shooting. Technical Notes and Index 223

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Monitor is hard to
read.
Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or move to
darker location.
Adjust monitor brightness.
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
30
191
209
The viewfinder is
hard to read.
Adjust diopter adjustment control.
16, 30
Display does not
switch to monitor
(or viewfinder)
when the
x
button is pressed.
You cannot switch the display in the following situations:
-
While recording or playing back movies
-
While recording or playing back voice memos
-
During interval timer shooting
-
While connected to a printer
-
While displaying image deletion screens
You cannot switch the display while displaying a certain
error message.
157, 168
142
79
179
35
217
Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”
indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time
stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using
Time
zone and date
in the setup menu.
The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such
as watches. Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
24, 188
188
No information
displayed in
monitor.
Shooting data and photo information may be hidden. Press
the
s
button until shooting data or photo information is
displayed.
17
Print date
not
available.
Time zone and date
has not been set.
24, 188
Date not
appearing on
pictures even
when
Print date
is
enabled.
A shooting mode that does not support Print date is
selected.
The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.
The date cannot be imprinted on still images saved during
movie recording.
192
Camera settings
reset.
Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their
default values.
189
Reset file
numbering
cannot be done.
Reset file numbering
cannot be applied when the
folder number reaches 999 and there are images in the
folder. Change the memory card, or format the internal
memory/memory card.
Reset file numbering
cannot be set when the scene
mode is set to
Panorama
, or when the shooting mode is
j
,
k
,
l
,
m
or
M
and
Intvl timer shooting
is chosen for
the continuous shooting.
202, 215
58, 76, 202, 215
Problem
Cause
/
Solution
A