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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. • Battery is exhausted. • Standby mode for saving power: press the shutter-release button halfway. • Monitor is off: press x. • 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. • Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress. 22 22 23, 26 12 31 77 76 Monitor is hard to read. • Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or 24 move to darker location. • Adjust monitor brightness. 126 • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 143 • Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor 23 brightens when controls are used. Camera turns off without warning. • Battery is low. 22 • Camera has turned off automatically to save 23 power. • Battery is cold. 142 Date and time of recording are • Pictures recorded before clock was set, and 18 not correct. "Date not set" indicator blinks during shooting, will have time stamp of "00/00/0000 00:00"; movies and voice recordings will be dated "01/ 09/2007 00:00." • Check camera clock regularly against more 123 accurate timepieces and reset as required. No indicators displayed in monitor. Shooting data and photo information may be 12 hidden. Press x until shooting data or photo information will be displayed. [Date imprint] not available. Camera clock has not been set. 18, 123 Technical Notes 148

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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 is exhausted.
•
Standby mode for saving power: press the
shutter-release button halfway.
•
Monitor is off: press
x
.
•
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.
•
Time lapse or interval timer photography in
progress.
22
22
23, 26
12
31
77
76
Monitor is hard to read.
•
Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or
move to darker location.
•
Adjust monitor brightness.
•
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
•
Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor
brightens when controls are used.
24
126
143
23
Camera turns off without
warning.
•
Battery is low.
•
Camera has turned off automatically to save
power.
•
Battery is cold.
22
23
142
Date and time of recording are
not correct.
•
Pictures recorded before clock was set, and
“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting,
will have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
movies and voice recordings will be dated “01/
09/2007 00:00.”
•
Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
18
123
No indicators displayed in
monitor.
Shooting data and photo information may be
hidden. Press
x
until shooting data or photo
information will be displayed.
12
[Date imprint] not available.
Camera clock has not been set.
18,
123