Error messages – Nikon S4100 User Manual
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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
Description
Solution
A
O (blinks)
Clock not set.
Set date and time.
N
Battery exhausted.
Battery exhausted.
Charge or change battery.
P
Battery temperature
high
Battery temperature is
high.
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.
Q (
● blinks red)
Camera cannot focus.
• Refocus.
• Focus on another
subject positioned at the
same distance from the
camera as the intended
subject.
P
Please wait for the
camera to finish
recording.
Camera cannot perform
other operations until
recording is complete.
Wait until message clears
from display automatically
when recording is
complete.
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u
Memory card is write
protected.
Write-protect switch is in
“lock” position.
Slide write-protect switch
to “write” position.
P
This card cannot be
used.
Error accessing memory
card.
• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors
are clean.
• Confirm that memory
card is correctly inserted.
P
This card cannot be
read.