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J i h d – Nikon MB-D12 User Manual

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Battery Level

The camera displays battery level as follows:
EN-EL15/EN-EL18

Control panel Viewfi nder

Description

L

Battery fully charged.

K

Battery partially
discharged.

J
I

H

d

Low battery. Ready
fully-charged spare
battery or charge
battery.

H

(blinks)

d

(blinks)

Battery exhausted.
Charge or exchange
battery.

AA Batteries

Control panel Viewfi nder

Description

L

Charge remaining.

I

d

Low batteries. Ready
spare batteries.

H

(blinks)

d

(blinks)

Batteries exhausted.
Shutter release
disabled.

An option in Group d of
the camera Custom Set-
tings menu can be used
to change the order in
which the batteries are used. When the camera
is drawing power from the MB-D12, a

s

icon

is displayed in the control panel. If the

s

icon

blinks, the battery-chamber cover is not locked.
Close and latch the battery-chamber cover.

To ensure that the
camera shows the cor-
rect battery level when
AA batteries are used,
choose the appropriate
option for MB-D12 bat-
tery type
in the camera Custom Settings menu
(Group d). If the correct option is not selected,
the camera may fail to function as expected.

Option

Battery type

1 LR6 (AA alkaline)

AA alkaline (LR6)

2 HR6 (AA Ni-MH)

AA Ni-MH (HR6)

3 FR6 (AA lithium)

AA Lithium (FR6)

Remove the batteries when the MB-D12 is not
in use.

Battery Info

Battery information
(including calibration
information for EN-EL18
batteries) can be viewed
from the camera setup
menu (the camera bat-
tery is listed on the left, the MB-D12 on the
right). Only the battery level icon is shown
when AA batteries are used. See the camera
manual for details.

Note: The illustrations on this page are from the
D800.