Nikon D100 Product Manual - Page 200

Troubleshooting - autofocus problem

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Technical Notes-Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Understanding Error Messages and Displays This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder, control panel, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera. Consult the list below before contacting your retailer or Nikon representative. Shooting Errors If a problem occurs during shooting, indicators will be displayed in the control panel or viewfinder. Indicator Control Viewpanel finder Problem Solution (blinks) Lens aperture ring is not set Set ring to minimum aperture to minimum aperture. (largest f/-number). 21 (blinks) Speedlight that does not support D-TTL flash control attached and set to TTL. Set external Speedlight flash mode to another setting. 106 Low battery. Ready a fully-charged spare battery. 17 (blinks) (blinks) Battery exhausted. Replace battery. 17 (blinks) No lens attached, or non-CPU lens attached. Attach a CPU lens (IX Nikkor excluded) or set function dial to M and use lens aperture ring to set aperture. 20, 76, 82 ● (blinks) Camera can autofocus. not focus using Focus manually. 74 • Choose a lower sensitivity 48 (ISO equivalency) • In exposure mode: Subject too bright; photo will be overexposed. P Use ND filter 78 S Increase shutter speed or 80 use ND filter A Choose a smaller aperture 81 (larger f/-number) or use ND filter. 188

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Technical Notes—Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
Understanding Error Messages and Displays
This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder,
control panel, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera.
Con-
sult the list below before contacting your retailer or Nikon representative.
Shooting Errors
If a problem occurs during shooting, indicators will be displayed in the control
panel or viewfinder.
Control
panel
View-
finder
Problem
Solution
74
Camera can not focus using
autofocus.
Focus manually.
(blinks)
106
Speedlight that does not sup-
port D-TTL flash control at-
tached and set to TTL.
Set external Speedlight flash
mode to another setting.
(blinks)
(blinks)
17
Battery exhausted.
Replace battery.
(blinks)
21
Lens aperture ring is not set
to minimum aperture.
Set ring to minimum aperture
(largest f/-number).
(blinks)
20,
76,
82
No lens attached, or non-CPU
lens attached.
Attach a CPU lens (IX Nikkor
excluded) or set function dial
to
M
and use lens aperture
ring to set aperture.
48
78
80
81
Subject too bright; photo will
be overexposed.
• Choose a lower sensitivity
(ISO equivalency)
• In exposure mode:
P
Use ND filter
S
Increase shutter speed or
use ND filter
A
Choose a smaller aperture
(larger f/-number) or use
ND filter.
17
Low battery.
Ready a fully-charged spare
battery.
(blinks)
Indicator