Nikon P5100 P5100 User's Manual - Page 158

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 Problem Solution A O (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock. 123 B Battery running low. Prepare to charge or 14, 16 change battery. N Warning! Battery exhausted. Battery exhausted. Charge or change battery. 14, 16 P Camera cannot perform Wait until message clears 27 Warning!! other operations until from display automatically Please wait for the recording is complete. when recording is camera to finish complete. recording. O N Write-protect switch is in Slide write-protect switch 21 Memory card is write "lock" position. to "write" position. protected. P Error accessing memory This card cannot be used. card. P Warning! This card cannot be read. • Use approved card. 137 • Check that connectors 20 are clean. • Confirm that memory 20 card is correctly inserted. P Memory card has not been Choose [Yes] and press k 21 Card is not formatted. formatted for use in to format card, or turn Format card? camera. camera off and replace No card. Yes N Out of memory. Memory card is full. • Choose lower image quality or smaller image size. • Delete pictures or sound files. • Insert new memory card. • Remove memory card and use internal memory. 91, 92 28, 70, 74, 118 20 21 Technical Notes 144

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Technical Notes
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 clock.
123
B
Battery running low.
Prepare to charge or
change battery.
14, 16
N
Warning!
Battery exhausted.
Battery exhausted.
Charge or change battery.
14, 16
P
Warning!!
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
O
Camera cannot perform
other operations until
recording is complete.
Wait until message clears
from display automatically
when recording is
complete.
27
N
Memory card is write
protected.
Write-protect switch is in
“lock” position.
Slide write-protect switch
to “write” position.
21
P
This card cannot be used.
Error accessing memory
card.
Use approved card.
Check that connectors
are clean.
Confirm that memory
card is correctly inserted.
137
20
20
P
Warning!
This card cannot be
read.
P
Card is not formatted.
Format card?
No
Yes
Memory card has not been
formatted for use in
camera.
Choose [Yes] and press
k
to format card, or turn
camera off and replace
card.
21
N
Out of memory.
Memory card is full.
Choose lower image
quality or smaller image
size.
Delete pictures or sound
files.
Insert new memory card.
Remove memory card
and use internal
memory.
91, 92
28, 70,
74, 118
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