Troubleshooting, Display, settings and power supply – Nikon S7c User Manual

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Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common prob-
lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon 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.

• Flash lamp blinks red: wait until flash

has charged.

• USB cable is connected.

• A/V cable is connected.

• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-

phy in progress.

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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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Camera turns off without warn-

ing

• Battery is low.

• Camera has turned off automatically

to save power.

• Battery is cold.

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[Format memory] > [Format]

option not available

Battery is low.

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Camera clock is not correct

• 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 “01.09.2006 00:00.”

• Check camera clock regularly against

more accurate timepieces and reset as

required.

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No indicators displayed in moni-

tor

[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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