Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj Reference Manual - Page 212

Troubleshooting Problem Monitor turns off, and the power-on lamp blinks rapidly. Camera becomes hot. Camera does not respond to remote control (available separately) operation. Cause/Solution A Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera and allow battery to cool down before resuming use. After the lamp blinks for three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically. 23 Pressing the power switch also turns off the camera. The camera may become hot when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when the camera is used in a hot area; this is not a - malfunction. • Battery of the remote control is exhausted. • Point the remote control at the infrared receiver on the front or rear of the camera at the distance within approximately 5 m (16 ft.). • The remote control cannot be used when Smile timer is set to On in smart portrait mode and the camera detects human faces. • The shutter may not be released when attempting to use the remote control to take pictures of scenes exhibiting severe backlighting. 5 36, 81 47 - 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 battery, then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded will not be affected. Technical Notes and Index F8