Error Messages - Nikon COOLPIX S4100 Quick Start Manual

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
O (blinks)
N
Battery exhausted.
P
Battery temperature
high
Q (● blinks red)
P
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
u
Memory card is write
protected.
P
This card cannot be
used.
P
This card cannot be
read.
Description
Clock not set.
Battery exhausted.
Battery temperature is
high.
Camera cannot focus.
Camera cannot perform
other operations until
recording is complete.
Write-protect switch is in
"lock" position.
Error accessing memory
card.
Solution
Set date and time.
Charge or change battery.
Turn off camera, and allow
battery to cool down
before resuming use. After
five seconds, the monitor
will turn off, and the
power-on 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.
• Refocus.
• Focus on another
subject positioned at the
same distance from the
camera as the intended
subject.
Wait until message clears
from display automatically
when recording is
complete.
Slide write-protect switch
to "write" position.
• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors
are clean.
• Confirm that memory
card is correctly inserted.
A
149
16, 18
21
30, 31
52
–
25
173
24
24
175