Error messages – Nikon 4200 User Manual
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Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear
in the monitor and how to deal with them.
Display
Problem
Solution
(blinks)
Clock not set.
Set clock to current date and time.
WARNING!! BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Battery exhausted.
Turn camera off and replace battery.
[ ]
(
flashes red)
Camera can not
focus.
Use AF/AE lock to focus on another
subject at same distance, then
recompose picture.
Slow shutter speed.
Pictures may be
blurred.
Use flash, or steady camera using tri-
pod, by placing camera on level sur-
face, or by holding camera in both
hands with elbows against torso.
Please wait
• Camera turned
off.
• The
button
pressed during
recording pic-
tures.
• The mode dial
rotated to another
mode during
recording.
Message clears from display auto-
matically when recording is com-
plete.
WARNING!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
CAMERA TO FINISH
RECORDING
MEMORY CARD IS
WRITE PROTECTED
Write-protect switch
of the memory card
is in “lock” position.
Slide write-protect switch to “write”
position.
THIS CARD CANNOT
BE USED
Error accessing mem-
ory card.
• Use approved card.
WARNING!!
THIS CARD CANNOT
BE READ
• Check that connectors are clean.
• Turn the camera off and make
sure the memory card is inserted
correctly.
CARD IS NOT FOR-
MATTED
FORMAT
NO
Memory card has not
been formatted for
use in camera.
Press
of multi selector to highlight
FORMAT and press
to format
card, or turn camera off and replace
card.