158TroubleshootingTechnical Notes and IndexElectronically Controlled CamerasIn extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and thecamera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by astrong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery,then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contactyour retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnectingthe power source as described above may result in the loss of any data notrecorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problemoccurred. Data already recorded will not be affected.ShootingDate not appearing on pictureseven when Date imprint isenabled.The current shooting mode is one that does notsupport Date imprint. 133Camera settings reset. Clock battery is exhausted; all settings wererestored to their default values. 130Monitor turns off, and thepower-on lamp blinks rapidly.Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera andallow battery to cool down before resuming use.After the lamp blinks for three minutes, thecamera will turn off automatically. Pressing thepower switch also turns off the camera.17Battery inserted into thecamera is not charged whenthe camera is connected to acomputer.• The battery is not charged when the camerais turned off.• Charging stops if the computer enters sleepmode while the battery is charging. Thecamera may be turned off.• Depending upon computer specifications,settings, and status, it may be impossible tocharge the battery inserted into the cameravia computer connection.117Problem Cause/Solution ANo picture taken when shutter-release button is pressed.• When camera is in playback mode, press theA button or the shutter-release button.• When menus are displayed, press the dbutton.• Battery is exhausted.• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.8, 28102231Problem Cause/Solution A
