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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.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
Monitor is blank.
•
Camera is off.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Standby mode for saving power: press the power
switch, the shutter-release button, the
A
button, or
the
c
button.
•
When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged.
•
Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
•
Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable.
•
Monitor turns off during projecting.
Monitor is hard to read.
•
Adjust monitor brightness.
•
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
Camera turns off without
warning.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Camera has turned off automatically to save power.
•
The camera has become hot due to the heat of the
projector. Leave the camera off until it has cooled
and then turn it on again.
•
Battery is cold.
Date and time of
recording are not correct.
•
Pictures and movies recorded before the clock has
been set will have a time stamp of “00/00/0000
00:00” for pictures and “01/01/2009 00:00” for
movies. The “Date not set” indicator blinks during
shooting. Set the correct time and date from the
Date
option in the setup menu.
•
Check camera clock regularly against more accurate
timepieces and reset as required.
No indicators displayed
in monitor.
Hide info
is selected for
Photo info
.
Select
Show info
.
Date imprint
not
available.
Camera clock has not been set.
Date not appearing on
pictures even when
Date imprint
is enabled.
•
The current shooting mode is one that does not
support
Date imprint
.
•
Another function that does not support date imprint
is enabled.
Camera settings reset.
Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored
to their default values.
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