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Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply - problems with flash

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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 representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information. Display, Settings and Power Supply Problem Monitor is blank Monitor is hard to read Camera turns off without warning [Format memory]>[Format] option not available Date and time of recording are not correct No indicators displayed in monitor [Date imprint] not available Date not appearing on pictures even when [Date imprint] is enabled Cause/Solution c • Camera is off. • Battery is exhausted. • Standby mode for saving power: press the shutter-release button halfway. • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged. • Camera and PC are connected via USB cable. • Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable. 10 16 11, 21 25 63 62 • Adjust monitor brightness. 97 • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 110 • Monitor has dimmed to save power. Moni- 11 tor brightens when controls are used. • Batteries are low. 16 • Camera has turned off automatically to 11, save power. 101 • Batteries are cold. 110 Batteries are low. 16, 102 • Pictures recorded before clock has been set 12 will have time stamp of "00.00.0000 00:00"; voice recording will be dated "01.01.2007 00:00." Set the correct date and time from [Date] in the setup menu. • Check camera clock regularly against more 94 accurate timepieces and reset as required. [Hide info] is selected for [Photo info]. Select 97 [Show info]. Camera clock has not been set. 12, 94 Date does not appear on movies or on pictures taken using F, P, N, F, Continu- ous, or BSS. 31, 34, 36, 38, 49, 81, 82 Technical Notes 117

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
If the 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 in the right-most column for more information.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem
Cause/Solution
c
Monitor is blank
•
Camera is off.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Standby mode for saving power: press the
shutter-release button halfway.
•
When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash
has charged.
•
Camera and PC are connected via USB
cable.
•
Camera and TV are connected via A/V
cable.
10
16
11, 21
25
63
62
Monitor is hard to read
•
Adjust monitor brightness.
•
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
•
Monitor has dimmed to save power. Moni-
tor brightens when controls are used.
97
110
11
Camera turns off without
warning
•
Batteries are low.
•
Camera has turned off automatically to
save power.
•
Batteries are cold.
16
11,
101
110
[Format memory]>[Format]
option not available
Batteries are low.
16,
102
Date and time of recording
are not correct
•
Pictures recorded before clock has been set
will have time stamp of “00.00.0000
00:00”; voice recording will be dated
“01.01.2007 00:00.” Set the correct date
and time from [Date] in the setup menu.
•
Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
12
94
No indicators displayed in
monitor
[Hide info] is selected for [Photo info]. Select
[Show info].
97
[Date imprint] not available
Camera clock has not been set.
12, 94
Date not appearing on pic-
tures even when [Date
imprint] is enabled
Date does not appear on movies or on pic-
tures taken using
F
,
P
,
N
,
F
, Continu-
ous, or BSS.
31, 34,
36, 38,
49, 81,
82