Error Messages - Nikon COOLPIX P100 User 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)
B
N
Battery exhausted.
P
Battery temperature high
N
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.
Description
Clock not set.
Battery is running low. Prepare to charge or change battery. 16, 18
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 clock.
Charge or change battery.
Turn off camera, and allow battery to
cool down before resuming use. After
five seconds, this message will
disappear, the monitor will turn off,
and the power-on lamp will blink
rapidly. After the lamp blinks for three
minutes, the camera will turn 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
155
16, 18
21
–
30, 31
31
–
25
180
24
24
183