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Error messages – Nikon Coolpix 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.

149

N
Battery exhausted.

Battery exhausted.

Charge or change battery.

16, 18

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.

21

Q (

● blinks red)

Camera cannot focus.

Refocus.
Focus on another

subject positioned at the
same distance from the
camera as the intended
subject.

30, 31
52

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.

u
Memory card is write
protected.

Write-protect switch is in
“lock” position.

Slide write-protect switch
to “write” position.

25

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.

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24

P
This card cannot be
read.