Nikon 26240 User Manual - Page 130

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. 18 • Battery exhausted. 18 • Standby mode for saving power: press the 13, 22 shutter-release button halfway. • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has 29 charged. • Camera and computer are connected via USB 58 cable. • Camera and TV are connected via AV cable. 56 Monitor is hard to read • Adjust monitor brightness. 90 • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 113 Camera turns off without warning • Battery exhausted. 18 • Camera has turned off automatically to save 97 power. • Battery is cold. 112 Date and time of recording are not correct • Pictures taken while the clock is not set will 14 have a time stamp of "00/00/0000 00:00" movies will be dated "01/ 01/2011 00:00." (The "Date not set" indicator blinks during shooting to indicate the clock is not set.) Set the correct date and time using Date in the setup menu. • Check camera clock regularly against more 87 accurate timepieces and reset as required. No indicators displayed in Hide info is selected for Photo info. 90 monitor Select Show info. Date imprint not available Camera clock has not been set. 14, 87 Date not appearing on pictures Date imprint is disabled in the following even when Date imprint is situations. enabled • When the scene mode is set to Panorama 40 assist • Movies 53 Camera settings reset The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 88 restored to their default values. Technical Notes 118

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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 exhausted.
Standby mode for saving power: press the
shutter-release button halfway.
When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has
charged.
Camera and computer are connected via USB
cable.
Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.
18
18
13, 22
29
58
56
Monitor is hard to read
Adjust monitor brightness.
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
90
113
Camera turns off without
warning
Battery exhausted.
Camera has turned off automatically to save
power.
Battery is cold.
18
97
112
Date and time of recording are
not correct
Pictures taken while the clock is not set will
have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”
movies will be dated “01/ 01/2011 00:00.” (The
“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting
to indicate the clock is not set.) Set the correct
date and time using
Date
in the setup menu.
Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
14
87
No indicators displayed in
monitor
Hide info
is selected for
Photo info
.
Select
Show info
.
90
Date imprint
not available
Camera clock has not been set.
14, 87
Date not appearing on pictures
even when
Date imprint
is
enabled
Date imprint is disabled in the following
situations.
When the scene mode is set to
Panorama
assist
Movies
40
53
Camera settings reset
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were
restored to their default values.
88