Nikon S4100 Manuel D’Utilisation

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The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the 
monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them.

Display

Description

Solution

A

O (blinks)

Clock not set.

Set date and time.

N
Battery exhausted.

Battery exhausted.

Charge or change battery.

P
Battery temperature 
high

Battery temperature is 
high.

Turn off camera, and allow 
battery to cool down 
before resuming use. After 
five seconds, the monitor 
will turn off, and the 
power-on lamp will blink 
rapidly. After the lamps 
blink for three minutes, the 
camera will turn off 
automatically. Pressing the 
power switch also turns off 
the camera.

Q (

● blinks red)

Camera cannot focus.

• Refocus.
• Focus on another 

subject positioned at the 
same distance from the 
camera as the intended 
subject.

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P
Please wait for the 
camera to finish 
recording.

Camera cannot perform 
other operations until 
recording is complete.

Wait until message clears 
from display automatically 
when recording is 
complete.

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u
Memory card is write 
protected.

Write-protect switch is in 
“lock” position.

Slide write-protect switch 
to “write” position.

P
This card cannot be 
used.

Error accessing memory 
card.

• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors 

are clean.

• Confirm that memory 

card is correctly inserted.

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P
This card cannot be 
read.