Troubleshooting, Display, settings and power supply – Nikon L14 User Manual

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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.
Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

Problem

Cause/Solution

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Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Standby mode for saving power: press the

shutter-release button halfway.

• 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.

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13, 22

27

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52

Monitor is hard to read

• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
• Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor

brightens when controls are used.

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13

Camera turns off without
warning

• Batteries are low.
• Camera has turned off automatically to save

power.

• Batteries are cold.

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Date and time of recording are
not correct

• Pictures recorded before clock was set, and

“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting,
will have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
movies will be dated “01/09/2007 00:00.”
Set the correct date and time from [Date] in
the setup menu.

• Check camera clock regularly against more

accurate timepieces and reset as required.

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80

No indicators displayed in
monitor

[Hide info] is selected for [Photo info].
Select [Show info].

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[Date imprint] not available

Camera clock has not been set.

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Date not appearing on pictures
even when [Date imprint] is
enabled

• d [Sports], l [Museum] or p [Panorama

assist] is selected from the scene mode menu.

• Movie mode is selected.
• [Continuous], [BSS] or [Multi-shot 16] is

selected for [Continuous].

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Camera settings reset

Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were
restored to their default values.

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