Error Messages - Nikon Coolpix P300 User Manual

Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed on the
monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them.
Display
O
(blinks)
N
Battery exhausted.
P
Battery temperature high
P
The camera will turn off
to prevent overheating.
Q (blinks red)
P
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
N
Memory card is write
protected.
P
This card cannot be used. Error accessing
P
This card cannot be read.
170
Description
Clock not set.
Battery exhausted.
Battery temperature is
high.
Inside of the camera
has become hot. The
camera turns off
automatically.
Camera cannot focus.
Camera cannot
perform other
operations until
recording is complete.
Write-protect switch is
in "lock" position.
memory card.
Solution
Set date and time.
Charge or replace the battery.
Turn off camera, and allow battery to
cool down before resuming use. Five
seconds after this message appears,
the monitor is turned off, and the
power-on lamp flickers. After the
lamp blinks for three minutes, the
camera turns off automatically, but
you can also press the power switch
to turn it off manually.
Leave the camera off until the inside
of the camera has cooled and then
turn it on again.
• Refocus.
• Use focus lock.
Wait until message clears from display
automatically when recording is
complete.
Slide the write-protect switch to
"write" position.
• Use an approved card.
• Check that connectors are clean.
• Confirm that memory card is
correctly inserted.
A
144
14, 16
19
–
28, 29
29
–
23
167
23
22