34 Additional InformationTroubleshootingTrack down the cause of trouble using the following chart.It may save you a trip to your nearest Nikon service center.Check points and solutiona The battery is installed with wrongpolarities.→ Install it with the correct polarities.a The slide cover is not completely open.→ Open the slide cover all the way until itclicks to turn the camera on.a The red LED blinks.→ The flash is being charged. Once take yourfinger away from the Shutter Releasebutton, lightly press the button again, andrelease the shutter after the red LED stopsblinking and stays lit.a No indicator on the LCD panel.→ The battery is exhausted. Replace it with anew one.a The red LED blinks.→ The flash is being charged. Once take yourfinger away from the Shutter Releasebutton, lightly press the button again, andrelease the shutter after the red LED stopsblinking and stays lit.a The camera is in Auto Flash, Slow-SyncFlash mode.→ In this mode, the flash will not fire whenthe subject is bright enough. To fire theflash, select Anytime Flash mode.a The red LED blinks quickly.→ Check that the flash unit is not presseddown. Do not touch the flash unit.a Camera shake→ Gently press the Shutter Release button,or use a tripod or place the camera on astable flat surface.a Something in front or in back of thesubject is in focus.→ Be sure to center the autofocus framemark on the subject before releasing theshutter. When correct focus cannot beeasily achieved, use the focus lock.The shuttercannot bereleased.The flashdoes notfire.The subjectappears outof focus inthe print.ProblemShutter Flash FocusRef. page87872412,13,232115,18,199
