Nikon P5000 - Manual (Page 112)

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page
numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Display and Setup
Problem Solution B
Monitor is blank.
• Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Monitor is off: press Q button.
• Stand-by mode: press shutter-release button.
• Flash lamp blinks red: wait until flash has charged.
• USB cable is connected.
• A/V cable is connected.
• Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress:
monitor turns off automatically between shots.
12
16
8
16
24
58
55
49, 74
Monitor is hard to
read.
• Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or move to
darker location.
• Monitor has dimmed to saved power: press shutter-
release button halfway.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.
18
16
85
96
Camera turns off
without warning.
• Battery is low.
• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.
• Battery is cold. 16
16
95
Camera clock is not
correct. Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-
pieces and reset as required.
84–85
No indicators appear
in monitor. • Press Q button until indicators are displayed.
• Slide show is in progress. 8
81
Date imprint not
available.
Camera clock has not been set. 84–85
Date not appearing
on pictures taken
with Date imprint.
Date does not appear on movies or on pictures taken in C,
K, O, P, or p mode, with Continuous or Continuous
flash selected for Continuous, or while BSS or bracketing
is on. 30, 32,
33, 36,
47, 73,
75
Camera settings
reset.
Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery. Pictures
recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of
“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2007 00:00.”
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