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Troubleshooting, Electronically-Controlled Cameras

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Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page numbers listed in the right-most column for information on solving the problems listed here. Electronically-Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the batteries, and turn the camera on again, or, if you are using an AC adapter (available separately), disconnect and reconnect the adapter, and turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded to the memory card will not be affected. Problem Solution Camera turns off • Batteries are low. 14 without warning • Batteries are cold. 142 • Camera is off. 7 • Batteries are not correctly inserted or battery-chamber cover 8 is not properly latched. Control panel is blank • Batteries are exhausted. • AC adapter (available separately) is not properly connected. • Camera is in energy-saving mode. Press shutter-release 14 - 17 button halfway. • Camera is shooting time-lapse movie. 53 • Interval-timer shooting in progress. 83 • Electronic viewfinder is on. Press button. 4 • Lens cap is on. Remove lens cap. - • USB cable is connected. Disconnect USB cable. 66 Monitor is blank • A/V cable is connected. Disconnect A/V cable. 64 • MC-EU1 remote cord is connected in standby mode. - • Camera is shooting time-lapse movie. 53 • Interval-timer shooting in progress. 83 No indicators appear in monitor • Indicators are hidden. Press displayed. • Slide show is in progress. button until indicators are 4, 55 112 146

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Technical Notes
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If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common prob-
lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative.
Refer to
the page numbers listed in the right-most column for information on solving
the problems listed here.
Electronically-Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and
the camera may stop functioning.
In most cases, this phenomenon is caused
by a strong external static charge.
Turn the camera off, remove and replace
the batteries, and turn the camera on again, or, if you are using an AC adapter
(available separately), disconnect and reconnect the adapter, and turn the
camera on again.
In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer
or Nikon representative.
Note that disconnecting the power source as de-
scribed above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to the memory
card at the time the problem occurred.
Data already recorded to the memory
card will not be affected.
Problem
Solution
Camera turns off
without warning
• Batteries are low.
• Batteries are cold.
14
142
Control panel is
blank
• Camera is off.
• Batteries are not correctly inserted or battery-chamber cover
is not properly latched.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• AC adapter (available separately) is not properly connected.
• Camera is in energy-saving mode.
Press shutter-release
button halfway.
• Camera is shooting time-lapse movie.
• Interval-timer shooting in progress.
7
8
14
—
17
53
83
Monitor is blank
• Electronic viewfinder is on.
Press
button.
• Lens cap is on.
Remove lens cap.
• USB cable is connected.
Disconnect USB cable.
• A / V cable is connected.
Disconnect A / V cable.
• MC-EU1 remote cord is connected in standby mode.
• Camera is shooting time-lapse movie.
• Interval-timer shooting in progress.
4
—
66
64
—
53
83
No indicators ap-
pear in monitor
• Indicators are hidden.
Press
button until indicators are
displayed.
• Slide show is in progress.
4, 55
112
Troubleshooting