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Technical Notes Notes on the Monitor
•  The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light.  This is a char- acteristic common to all TFT LCD displays, and does not indicate a malfunction.  Images 
recorded using the product will not be aff  ected.
•  When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten toward either end  may appear in the display.  This phenomenon, known as “ smear,” does not appear in the fi nal 
photograph and does not indicate a malfunction.  Some smear may appear in movies.
•  Images in the monitor may be diffi   cult to see in a bright light.
•  The monitor is lit by an LED backlight.  Should the monitor begin to dim or fl icker, contact  your Nikon service representative.
Ca ring for the Camera
To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the following pre-
cautions when storing or using the device.
  Handle the  lens and all moving parts with care
The lens,  monitor, and battery-chamber/
memory card slot and lens covers are easily 
damaged.  Do not use force.  Force applied 
to  the lens cover could cause malfunction or 
damage the lens.  Should the monitor break, 
care should be taken to avoid injury due to 
broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal 
from the display touching the skin or entering 
the eyes or mouth.
  Do not point the lens at strong light sources for ex-
t ended periods
Av oid framing the sun or other strong light 
sources for extended periods when using or 
storing the camera. Intense light may cause 
deterioration in the image sensor, producing 
a white blur eff  ect in photographs.
 
T urn the product off   before removing or disconnect-
ing the power source
Do  not unplug the product or remove the 
battery while the product is on, or while im-
ages are being recorded or deleted.  Forcibly 
cutting power could result in loss of data or 
in damage to product memory or circuitry.  To 
prevent an accidental interruption of power, 
do not move the product while the AC adapt-
er is connected.
  Keep dry
The device will be damaged if immersed in 
water or subjected to high levels of moisture.
 Do not drop
The product may malfunction if subjected to 
strong shocks or vibration.
 
Keep away from strong magnetic fi  elds
Do  not use or store this device in the vicinity 
of equipment that generates strong electro-
magnetic radiation or magnetic fi elds.  Strong 
static charges or the magnetic fi elds pro-
duced by equipment such as radio transmit-
te rs could interfere with the monitor, damage 
data stored on the memory card, or aff  ect the 
product’s internal circuitry.
  Avo id sudden changes in temperature
Sudden changes in temperature, such as oc-
cur when entering or leaving a heated build-
ing on a cold day, can cause condensation 
inside the device.  To prevent condensation, 
place the device in a carrying case or a plastic 
bag before exposing it to sudden changes in 
te mperature.
 The AF-Assist Illuminator LED
The light-emitting diode (LED;   2, 21) used 
in the AF-assist illuminator conforms to the 
fo llowing IEC standard:
IEC60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT
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Technical Notes
Cleaning
Lens Avoid touching glass parts with your fi  ngers.  Remove dust or lint with a  blower (typi-
cally a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to pro-
duce a stream of air out the other).  To remove fi ngerprints or other stains that can 
not be removed with a blower, wipe the lens with a soft cloth, using a spiral motion 
that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the edges.  If this fails, clean the 
lens using a cloth lightly dampened with commercial lens cleaner.
Monitor Remove dust or lint with a blower.  To remove fi  ngerprints and other stains, clean the 
monitor with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to apply pressure.
Body Use a blower to remove dust, dirt, or sand then wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.  
After using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off   any sand or salt with a dry 
cloth lightly dampened with fresh water, then dry thoroughly.  Note that foreign 
matter inside the camera could cause damage not covered under warranty.
Do  not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.
 Batteries
•  Check the battery level when taking the camera out and charge the battery if necessary  (
 11).  Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged, as this will result in 
r educed battery performance.  If possible, carry a fully-charged spare battery when taking 
pictures on important occasions.
•  Do not use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 40 °C (104 °F).   During charging, the tem per a ture should be in the vi cin i ty of 5–35 °C (41–95 °F).  Note that 
the battery may become hot during use; wait for the battery to cool before charging.  Failure 
to  observe these precautions could damage the battery, impair its performance, or prevent 
it from charging normally.
•  On cold days, the capacity of batteries tends to decrease.  Be sure that the battery is fully  charged before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather.  Keep spare batteries in a 
warm place and exchange as necessary.  Once warmed, a cold battery may recover some of 
its charge.
•  Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning.
•  When the battery is not in use, remove it from the camera or battery charger and replace  the terminal cover.  The camera and battery charger draw minute amounts of current even 
when off  ; if left in place, the battery could be drained to the point that it no longer functions.  
Tu rning the camera on or off   while the battery is exhausted can result in reduced battery life.  
If  the battery will not be used for an extended period, store it in a cool (15 °C–25 °C / 59 °F–
77 °F), dry place.  Recharge it at least once a year and run it fl at before returning it to stor-
age.
•  Replace the battery when it no longer holds a charge.  Used batteries are a valuable re- source.  Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local regulations.
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Technical Notes
Storage
Tu rn the camera off   when not in use.  Check that the power-on lamp is off   before 
putting the camera away and remove the batteries if the camera will not be used 
f or an extended period.  Do not store the camera with naptha or camphor moth 
balls or in locations that:
•  are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fi elds, such as tele- visions or radios
•  are exposed to temperatures below –10 °C (14 °F) or above 50 °C (122 °F)
•  are poorly ventilated or subject to humidities of over 60%
To  prevent mold or mildew, take the camera out of storage at least once a month.  
Tu rn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before putting the camera 
aw ay again.
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.84
Battery running low. Prepare to charge or change battery.10–11
W ARNING ! !
BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted. Charge or change battery.10–11
(
●  blinks red)Camera cannot focus.Use focus lock to focus on another sub-
ject at same distance, then recompose 
picture.79
(blinks)Slow shutter speed. Pic-
tures may be blurred.Use fl ash, or steady camera using tri-
pod, by placing camera on level sur-
face, or by holding camera in both 
hands with elbows against torso.
18, 20 
WARNING ! !
PLEASE WAIT FOR CAMERA 
TO  FINISH RECORDINGCamera cannot perform 
other operations until 
recording is complete. M
essage clears from display automati-
cally when recording is complete.—
MEMORY CARD IS WRITE  PROTECTED Wr
ite-protect switch is 
in “lock”  position. Slide write-protect to “write” position.13
NO CARD PRESENTNo memory card insert-
ed in Pictmotion mode. I
nsert memory card.12
THIS CARD
CANNOT BE USED
 Error accessing memory 
ca rd.•  Use approved card.
•  Check that connectors are clean.
• Confi rm that memory card is cor-
re ctly inserted.90
— 12
WA RNING ! !
THIS CARD CANNOT BE READ
 
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Display Problem Solution
 CARD IS NOT
  FORMATTED
 Format
  No M
emory card has not 
been formatted for use 
in camera. H
ighlight  FORMAT  and press 
 but-
t on to format card, or turn camera off   
and replace card.12
IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED or 
Error occurred while re-
cording picture.Fo rmat internal memory or memory 
ca rd.89
Camera has run out of 
fi le numbers.•  Insert new memory card.
• Select  Reset all  after either inserting 
new memory card or formatting in-
te rnal memory or memory card.12
89
Cannot create cropped, 
D- lighting, or small copy.Select picture that supports crop, 
D-lighting, or small picture.103
Pi cture cannot be used 
f or welcome screen.Choose picture 640 × 480 pixels or 
larger.—
Cannot copy picture.D elete pictures from destination.81
Image has already been 
modifi ed.
D-Lighting cannot be used.Original does not support 
D -lighting.D -lighting can not be used with cop-
ies.103
SOUND FILE CAN NOT BE SAVED
 or 
Camera has run out of 
fi  le numbers.Select  Reset all  after either inserting 
new memory card or formatting inter-
nal memory or memory card.89
CANNOT RECORD MOVIE Time out error while re-
cording movie. Choose memory card with faster write 
speed.90
OUT OF MEMORY or M
emory card is full. •  Choose smaller image size.
•  Delete pictures or voice recordings.
•  Insert new memory card.
•  Remove memory card and use inter-
nal memory.
74
41, 81 12
13
CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES No pictures available for playback.
—
NO SOUND FILE
No sound fi les available for playback.—
FILE CONTAINS
NO IMAGE DATA F
ile not created with 
C OOLPIX S6. Vi
ew fi le on computer or other de-
vice.
—THIS FILE CANNOT BE  PLAYED BACK.
ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN No pictures available for welcome screen or slide show.
—
PICTMOTION CANNOT BE 
CREATED No pictures selected for 
Pi
ctmotion movie. Select pictures.51
PICTMOTION CANNOT BE 
PLAYED BACK Pi
ctmotion fi les have 
been deleted or moved. D
elete aff  ected Pictmotion movie.53
THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE 
DELETED Pi
cture is protected. Remove protection.81
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Technical Notes
Display Problem Solution
NEW CITY IS IN THE
CURRENT TIME ZONE D
estination in same 
time zone as home. No need to change time zones if desti-
nation is in same time zone as home.85
INITIALIZING LENS
CANNOT FOCUSCamera cannot focus. W
ait until message has cleared from 
display and camera has zoomed all 
the way out.—
LENS ERROR Lens error. Tu
rn camera off   and then on again.  If 
error persists, contact retailer or Nikon 
r epresentative.14
LENS COVER ERROR F
inger or other obstruc-
tion prevents lens cover 
from opening. Tu
rn camera off    and remove obstruc-
tion.2, 14
Pr ofi le not registered.
Set up profi le. No wireless profi les 
a
vailable. Create profi le.64–69
C
OMMUNICATIONS ERROR USB cable disconnected 
during transfer or print-
ing.
If
 Pi ctureProject displays error, click  OK 
to  exit.  Resume after turning camera 
off   and reconnecting cable.
54–55, 
58
USB  option incorrect. Choose correct  USB option.56
PictureProject did not 
start. See the PictureProject reference man-
ual (on CD) for more information.
—
NETWORK CONNECTION  FAILED Unable to connect to 
wireless network. •  Check that host computer or access 
point is on.
•  Check signal status and remove any  obstacles between camera and host 
computer or access point.
• Check network settings in Wireless  Camera Setup Utility. —
72
67
F
ailed to connect to
(name of host) Unable to connect to 
selected host. •  Check camera IP address settings in 
Wi reless Camera Setup Utility.
•  Check fi rewall settings.67
69
NO IMAGES ARE MARKED  FOR TRANSFER No pictures selected for 
transfer. Select pictures for transfer and try 
again.81
TRANSFER ERROR
T
ransfer error. •  Check battery level.
• 
USB : Check that cable is connected.
•  Wi reless : Check signal status and re-
move obstacles between camera 
and wireless adapter or access point.
14
54–55
71–73
Ba ttery exhausted.
Tr ansfer terminated. Battery exhausted dur-
ing wireless transfer. Tu
rn camera off   and recharge battery, 
then turn camera on and select wire-
less mode.11, 14,  70
Connection error. Wi
reless transfer inter-
rupted. Check signal status and remove any 
obstacles between camera and wire-
less adapter or access point.71–73
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Display Problem Solution
SYSTEM ERROR Error has occurred in 
camera’s internal cir-
cuitry. Tu
rn camera off  , remove and reinsert 
batteries, and turn camera on.  If error 
persists, contact retailer or Nikon rep-
r esentative.14
PRINTER ERROR
CHECK PRINTER STATUS Pr
inter error. Check printer.  To resume, highlight 
Resume
 (if available) and press .—
Tr
oubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems 
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative.  Refer to the page 
numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Problem Solution
Camera turns off  
without warning •  Battery is low.
•  Camera has turned off
  automatically to save power.
•  Battery is cold.14
14
106
M onitor is blank •  Camera is off
 .
•  Battery is exhausted.
•  Standby mode: monitor turns on when controls are used.
•  Flash lamp blinks red: wait until fl ash has charged.
•  USB cable is connected.
•  A/V cable is connected.
•  Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress: mon- itor turns off   automatically between shots
14
14
14
20
55, 58 54
36, 77
No indicators appear  in monitor Hide info 
is selected for  Photo info.  Select Show info .86
Monitor is hard to 
read • Monitor has dimmed to save power: monitor brightens 
when controls are used.
•  Adjust monitor brightness.
•  Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.14
86
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In  extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the cam-
era may stop functioning.  In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external 
static charge.  Turn the camera off  , remove and replace the batteries, and then turn the 
camera on again.  In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon 
r epresentative.  Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result 
in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time 
the problem occurred.  Data already recorded will not be aff  ected.
Electronically Controlled Cameras
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Problem Solution
Camera clock is not 
correct Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-
pieces and reset as required.84
Camera settings reset Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery.  Pictures 
r
ecorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of 
“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2006 00:00.”84
No picture taken 
when shutter-release  button is pressed •  Camera is in playback mode: press  button.
•  Menus are displayed: press  button.
•  Battery is exhausted.43
17
14
Camera can not focus  using autofocus •  Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet-
ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con-
tains many fi ne details, objects of sharply diff  ering bright-
ness, or objects at diff  erent distances from the camera.  Use 
f ocus lock to focus on another subject at same distance.
•  Off   is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
•  Focus error.  Turn camera off   and then on again. 79
88
14
Pi ctures are blurred • Use fl ash.
• Use BSS.
•  Use tripod and self-timer. 20
78
3, 22
Pic tures are too dark 
(underexposed) •  Flash is off
 .
•  Flash window is blocked.
•  Subject is outside range of fl ash.
•  Exposure compensation is too low.
•  Subject is backlit: select 
 (scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash. 20
18
20
25, 31,  76
20, 28
Pi ctures are too bright 
(overexposed) Exposure compensation is too high. 25, 31, 
76
R andomly-spaced 
bright pixels (“noise”)  appear in image Shutter speed too slow.  Noise can be reduced by:
• Using fl ash
•  Setting ISO sensitivity to 50
•  Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction
20
78
28, 34
Pi ctures are smeared Lens is dirty.  Clean lens. 92
C olors are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 75
F lash does not fi re F
lash is off  .  Note that fl  ash turns off   automatically in 
 mode 
( T ime lapse movie  excepted) and some scene modes or 
when option other than  Single or  Intvl timer shooting  is 
selected for  Continuous  or BSS is on. 20, 26, 
35, 76, 
78
AF-assist illuminator  does not light • 
Off   is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
• AF assist illumination turns off    automatically in some 
modes. 88
26–34
Bright specks in pic-
tures taken with fl ash F
lash is refl ecting from particles in air.  Turn fl ash off  .20
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Problem Solution
Blur warning is not 
displayed • 
Off   is selected for  Blur warning in camera setup menu.
•  Blur warning is not displayed in self-timer, , , , , or   mode or when option other than  Single is selected for 
Co ntinuous  or BSS is on. 88
22, 26, 
35, 76,  78
No sound when
shutter is released Sound is not played when 
Off  selected for  Sound settings  > 
Shutter sound , BSS on, option other than  Single selected 
f or  Co ntinuous , or 
 or  mode is selected. 34, 35, 
76, 78, 
88
Optical zoom cannot  be used Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies. 35
Digital zoom cannot  be used Digital zoom is not available when 
Multi shot 16 is selected 
f or  Co ntinuous . 76
Unexpected results 
when fl ash set to 
 
(auto with red-eye  reduction). In
-camera red-eye fi x may, in very rare cases, be applied to 
areas not aff  ected by red-eye.  Set fl ash to   (auto) or  
(fi ll-fl ash) and try again.  Note that red-eye reduction is the 
default setting for one-touch portrait, 
, and  modes.  20, 24, 
33, 34
Image mode  not 
a vailable Image mode
 cannot be adjusted when  Multi shot 16 is 
selected for  Continuous  or “Sports composite” is selected in  
scene mode. 34, 76
Date imprint  not 
a vailable Camera clock has not been set. 84
Date not appearing  on pictures Date does not appear on movies or pictures taken using  
, ,  (
Sports composite  excepted), Continuous , or BSS. 26, 35, 
76, 78
Pi ctures cannot be 
played back •  Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress: pic-
tures can not be played back until recording is complete.
•  File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or oth- er make of camera. 36, 77
—
Cannot zoom in on  picture Pl
ayback zoom cannot be used with movies, small pictures, 
or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 × 240. 38, 44, 
82
Cannot record voice  memo V
oice memos cannot be appended to movies. 38
Cannot use crop, 
D -lighting, or small 
picture options These options cannot be used with movies and may not be 
a
vailable with pictures created with other cameras.  Select 
picture that supports crop, D-lighting, or small picture. 103
Cannot create new  Pi ctmotion movie Camera may be unable to create Pictmotion movies using 
pictures recorded with other cameras.  Other cameras may 
be unable to play Pictmotion movies created with COOLPIX 
S6.
50
C ustom Pictmotion 
backround music 
tracks are not listed. M
emory card contains no background tracks.  If background 
tracks were deleted when memory card was formatted, copy 
tracks to card again. 52
Cannot mark pictures  for transfer No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer.  Use 
Pi
ctureProject  Transfer  button to transfer pictures. 55
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Problem Solution
Transfer marking does 
not appear Pi
ctures were marked for transfer using another model of 
camera.  Mark pictures for transfer using S6. 81
Pi ctureProject does 
not start when cam- era is connected •  Camera is off
 .
•  Battery is exhausted.
•  USB cable is not correctly connected.
• Appropriate  USB option is not selected.
•  Computer can not detect camera.
See the PictureProject reference manual  (on CD) for further 
information. 14
14
55
56
—
Cannot transfer pictures
 button can not be used to transfer pictures from inter-
nal memory when  Mass Storage is selected for USB or if 
memory card is locked.  Transfer pictures using PictureProject 
transfer button. 55, 56
Cannot transfer
Pi ctmotion movies • Macintosh version of PictureProject does not support 
Pi ctmotion transfer.
• 
  button can not be used to transfer Pictmotion movies.  
Use PictureProject transfer button.
•  Easy Trans. (no PM)  is selected in wireless transfer menu 
(W indows only). —
—
71
Pr ofi le list is not dis-
played in wireless  mode Set 
Interface  >  USB  option in camera setup menu to  PTP.6 4–70
Wi reless signal is poor •  Check that correct profi le is selected.
•  Move camera closer to receiver.
•  Remove any obstacles between camera and wireless LAN 
adapter or access point. 70
—
—
Wi reless transfer
interrupted If
 battery is exhausted, recharge battery or use AC adapter.  
Restart transfer after turning camera off   and then on again. 9, 11, 
14
Pi ctures not displayed 
on television •  Choose correct video mode.
•  USB cable is connected: disconnect USB cable 54
8
F ormat card  > 
F ormat  option not 
a vailable Batteries are low. 14
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Appendix
Su p porte d  S ta n d ard sSupported Standards
•  DCF : D esign Rule for  Camera  File System (DCF) is standard widely used in the digital camera 
industry to ensure compatibility among diff  erent makes of camera.
•  DPOF:  D igital  Print  Order  Format (DPOF) is an industry-wide standard that allows pictures to 
be printed from print orders stored on the memory card.
•  Exif version 2.2 : This camera supports Exif ( Exchangeable  Image  File Format for Digital Still 
Cameras) ver sion 2.2, a stan dard that al lows in for ma tion stored with pho to graphs to be 
used for optimal color re pro duc tion when im ag es are output on Exif-compliant print ers.
•  PictBridge : A standard developed by in cooperation with the digital camera and printer in-
dustries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the 
camera to a computer.
•  ImageLink : The ImageLink standard allows pictures taken with a digital camera to be printed 
directly on a household printer, without using a computer.  The camera can be connected 
directly to any ImageLink-compatible printer for one-touch picture printing.
T im e Z o n es (T ime Zones ( 8 4–8 5) 84–85)
The camera supports the time zones listed below.  Increments of less than one hour are not 
supported; when travelling to or from destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from 
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT ), such as Afghanistan, Central Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, or New-
f oundland, set the camera clock to local time (
 84–85).
GMT +/– Location
–11 Midway, Samoa
–10 Hawaii, Tahiti–9 Alaska, Anchorage
–8 PST (PDT ): Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver
–7 MST (MDT ): Denver, Phoenix, La Paz
–6 CST (CDT ): Chicago, Houston, Mexico City
–5 EST (EDT ): New York, Toronto, Lima
–4 Caracas, Manaus
–3 Buenos Aires, São Paulo
–2 Fernando de Noronha
–1 Azores
±0 London, CasablancaGMT +/– Location +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
+2 Athens, Helsinki
+3 Moscow, Nairobi
+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
+5 Islamabad, Karachi
+6 Colombo, Dhaka
+7 Bangkok, Jakarta
+8 Beijing, Hong Kong (HK), Singapore
+9 Tokyo, Seoul
+10 Sydney, Guam
+11 New Caledonia
+12 Auckland, Fiji
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