Nikon S230 S230 User's Manual - Page 160

Error Messages - coolpix problems

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Error Messages The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. Display Problem Solution A O (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock. 130 B Battery running low. Prepare to charge or 16 change battery. N Battery exhausted. Battery exhausted. Charge or change battery. 16 P Battery temperature high Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow 19 battery to cool down before resuming use. After 5 seconds, this message will disappear, the monitor will turn off, and the power-on lamp and flash lamp will blink rapidly. After the lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the power switch also turns off the camera. Q (● blinks red) Camera cannot focus. • Refocus. • Use focus lock. 28, 29 117 Technical Notes P Please wait for the camera to finish recording. Camera cannot perform Wait until message clears 29 other operations until from display automatically recording is complete. when recording is complete. N Write-protect switch is in Slide write-protect switch 23 Memory card is write "lock" position. to "write" position. protected. P This card cannot be used. P This card cannot be read. Error accessing memory card. • Use approved card. 143 • Check that connectors 22 are clean. • Confirm that memory 22 card is correctly inserted. P Memory card has not been Tap Yes to format card, or 23 Card is not formatted. formatted for use in turn camera off and Format card? COOLPIX S230. replace card. Yes No 148

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Technical Notes
Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the
monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them.
Display
Problem
Solution
A
O
(blinks)
Clock not set.
Set clock.
130
B
Battery running low.
Prepare to charge or
change battery.
16
N
Battery exhausted.
Battery exhausted.
Charge or change battery.
16
P
Battery temperature
high
Battery temperature is
high.
Turn off camera, and allow
battery to cool down
before resuming use. After
5 seconds, this message
will disappear, the monitor
will turn off, and the
power-on lamp and flash
lamp will blink rapidly.
After the lamps blink for
three minutes, the camera
will turn off automatically.
Pressing the power switch
also turns off the camera.
19
Q
(
blinks red)
Camera cannot focus.
Refocus.
Use focus lock.
28, 29
117
P
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
Camera cannot perform
other operations until
recording is complete.
Wait until message clears
from display automatically
when recording is
complete.
29
N
Memory card is write
protected.
Write-protect switch is in
“lock” position.
Slide write-protect switch
to “write” position.
23
P
This card cannot be
used.
Error accessing memory
card.
Use approved card.
Check that connectors
are clean.
Confirm that memory
card is correctly inserted.
143
22
22
P
This card cannot be
read.
P
Card is not formatted.
Format card?
Yes
No
Memory card has not been
formatted for use in
COOLPIX S230.
Tap
Yes
to format card, or
turn camera off and
replace card.
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