Troubleshooting, Display, settings and power supply – Nikon S1000pj User Manual
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Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
Monitor is blank.
• Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Standby mode for saving power: press the power
switch, the shutter-release button, the A button, or
the
c button.
• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged.
• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
• Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable.
• Monitor turns off during projecting.
Monitor is hard to read.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
Camera turns off without
warning.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.
• The camera has become hot due to the heat of the
projector. Leave the camera off until it has cooled
and then turn it on again.
• Battery is cold.
Date and time of
recording are not correct.
• Pictures and movies recorded before the clock has
been set will have a time stamp of “00/00/0000
00:00” for pictures and “01/01/2009 00:00” for
movies. The “Date not set” indicator blinks during
shooting. Set the correct time and date from the
Date option in the setup menu.
• Check camera clock regularly against more accurate
timepieces and reset as required.
No indicators displayed
in monitor.
Hide info is selected for Photo info.
Select
Show info.
Date imprint not
available.
Camera clock has not been set.
Date not appearing on
pictures even when
Date imprint is enabled.
• The current shooting mode is one that does not
support
Date imprint.
• Another function that does not support date imprint
is enabled.
Camera settings reset.
Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored
to their default values.