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Error Messages
Technical Notes* See the documentation provided with your printer for further guidance and information.PR
Printer error: 
 check printer status.Running out of ink or 
printer error.Check printer. After 
checking the ink or solving 
the problem, select 
Resume and press k to 
resume printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 check paperSpecified size of paper is 
not loaded in printer.Load the specified paper, 
select Resume and press 
k to resume printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 paper jamPaper has jammed in the 
printer.Eject the jammed paper, 
select Resume and press 
k to resume printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 out of paperNo paper is loaded in 
printer.Load the specified paper, 
select Resume and press 
k to resume printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 check inkInk error. Check ink, select Resume 
and press k to resume 
printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 out of inkInk cartridge is empty. Replace ink, select Resume 
and press k to resume 
printing.*–
PR
Printer error: 
 file corruptAn error caused by the 
image file has occurred.Select Cancel and press k 
to cancel printing. –
DisplayProblemSolutionA
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Technical Notes
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. 
Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Monitor is blank.•Camera is off.
•Battery is exhausted.
•Standby mode for saving power: press the 
shutter-release button halfway.
•When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash 
has charged.
•Camera and computer are connected via USB 
cable.
•Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.20
20
21, 25
29
63
61
Monitor is hard to read.•Adjust monitor brightness.
•Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
•Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor 
brightens when controls are used
•Use monitor brightness boost.101
115
15
8
Camera turns off without 
warning.•Battery is low.
•Camera has turned off automatically to save 
power.
•Battery is cold.20
105
114
Date and time of recording are 
not correct.•
Pictures recorded before clock was set, and 
“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting, 
will have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; 
movies and voice recordings will be dated 
“01/01/2008 00:00.”
•Check camera clock regularly against more 
accurate timepieces and reset as required.16
98
No indicators displayed in 
monitor.Hide info is selected for Photo info.
Select Show info.101
Date imprint not available. Camera clock has not been set. 16, 98
Date not appearing even when 
Date imprint is enabled.Date does not appear on movies.  52
Camera settings reset. Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were 
restored to their default values. 99
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Technical Notes
Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the 
camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a 
strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, 
then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact 
your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. 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 affected.
Shooting
ProblemCause/SolutionA
No picture taken when shutter-
release button is pressed.•When camera is in playback mode, press c.
•When menus are displayed, press d.
•Battery is exhausted.
•When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.26
10
20
29
Camera cannot focus.•The intended subject is one with which 
autofocus does not perform well.
•Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.
•Focus error. Turn camera off and then on 
again.25
104
20
Pictures are blurred.•Use flash.
•Use high sensitivity shooting mode.
•Use vibration reduction.
•Use BSS.
•Use tripod and self-timer.28
33
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81
30
Bright specks appear in 
pictures taken with flash.Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash 
off.29
Flash does not fire.•Flash is off.
•Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash 
are selected.
•D mode has been selected.
•Continuous or BSS is selected for 
Continuous.28
34
52
81
Optical zoom cannot be used. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording 
movies.52
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Technical Notes
Digital zoom cannot be used.
•Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.
•Digital zoom is not available in the following 
situations.
-when s Active child, b Portrait, e 
Night portrait or k Close-up is selected 
for Scene mode.
- just before recording a movie (up to 2x can 
be applied while recording movies)104
35, 36, 
38
52
No sound when shutter is 
released.•Off is selected for Sound settings > Shutter 
sound in setup menu. 
•Continuous or BSS is selected for 
Continuous in shooting menu.
•d (Sports scene mode) or l (Museum 
scene mode) is selected.
•D mode has been selected.
•Speaker has been covered up.105
81
36, 39
52
4, 22
AF-assist illuminator does not 
light.•Off is selected for AF assist option in camera 
setup menu.
•AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in 
some modes.104
35-40
Pictures appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 115
Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. 78
Randomly spaced bright pixels 
(“noise”) appear in image.Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
•Using flash
•Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting28
82
Pictures are too dark 
(underexposed).•Flash is off.
•Flash window is blocked.
•Subject is beyond flash range.
•Adjust exposure compensation.
•Apply high sensitivity shooting mode, or raise 
the ISO sensitivity.
•Subject is backlit. Select o (Back light scene 
mode) or use fill flash.28
22
28
32
33, 82
28, 39
Pictures are too bright 
(overexposed).Adjust exposure compensation. 32
ProblemCause/SolutionA
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Technical Notes
Playback
Unexpected results when flash 
set to V (auto with red-eye 
reduction).If taking pictures with V (auto with red-eye 
reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and red-
eye reduction when scene mode is set to e 
Night portrait, In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be 
applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Use any 
other scene mode other than e Night 
portrait, and change the flash to any other 
settings other than V (auto with red-eye 
reduction) and try shooting again.28, 36
ProblemCause/SolutionA
File cannot be played back. File was overwritten or renamed by computer or 
other make of camera.–
Cannot zoom in on picture. Playback zoom cannot be used with movies, 
small pictures, or pictures that have been 
cropped to below 320 × 240.–
Cannot record voice memo.
•Voice memos cannot be appended to movies.
•Voice memos cannot be attached to images 
taken with other cameras. Voice memos that 
are attached to the image using other 
cameras cannot be played back on this 
camera.55
48
Cannot use D-Lighting, crop, or 
small picture options.•These options cannot be used with movies.
•Select picture that supports D-Lighting, crop, 
or small picture.
•Camera is unable to edit pictures taken with 
other cameras.
•Other cameras may be unable to play back 
pictures recorded with this camera.55
44
44
44
ProblemCause/SolutionA
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Technical Notes
Pictures not displayed on 
television.•Choose correct Video mode.
•Memory card contains no pictures. Replace 
memory card. Remove memory card to play 
back pictures from internal memory.107
18
Nikon Transfer does not start 
when camera is connected.•Camera is off.
•Battery is exhausted.
•USB cable is not correctly connected.
•If the computer OS used is Windows 2000 
Professional, the camera will not be able to 
connect.
•Camera is not recognized by the computer.
•Computer is not set to launch Nikon Transfer 
automatically.20
20
63
64
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Pictures to be printed are not 
displayed.Memory card contains no pictures. Replace 
memory card. Remove memory card to print 
pictures from internal memory.18
Cannot select paper size with 
camera.Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if 
the printer does not support the paper sizes 
used by the camera, or the printer automatically 
selects the paper size. Use the printer to select 
paper size.68, 69
ProblemCause/SolutionA
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Technical Notes
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S600 Digital Camera
TypeCompact digital camera
Effective pixels10.0 million
Image sensor1/2.33-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 10.34 million
Lens4× Zoom-Nikkor lens
Focal length5.0-20.0mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 
28-112mm)
f/-numberf/2.7-5.8
Construction7 elements in 6 groups
Digital zoomUp to 4x (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 
approx. 448mm)
Vibration reductionLens shift
Autofocus (AF)Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from 
lens)•[W]: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) to ∞, [T]: 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to ∞
•Macro mode: 3 cm (1.2 in.) to ∞ (when the zoom indicator is 
positioned before G)
Focus-area selectionAuto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with 
99 focus areas, face priority
AF-assist illuminationClass 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001); 
max. output: 4,100 μW
MonitorWide vision 2.7 in., approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-
reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment 
(equipped with monitor brightness boost function)
Frame coverage 
(shooting mode)Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical
Frame coverage 
(playback mode)Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical
Storage
Media•Internal memory (approx. 45 MB)
•SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File systemDCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formatsCompressed: JPEG-baseline compliant
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV
Image size (pixels)•3,648 × 2,736 High (3648P)/Normal (3648)
•3,072 × 2,304 Normal (3072)
•2,592 × 1,944 Normal (2592)
•2,048 × 1,536 Normal (2048)
•1,024 × 768 PC screen (1024)
•640 × 480 TV screen (640)
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Specifications
Technical Notes
ISO sensitivity (Standard 
output sensitivity)ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
(auto gain from ISO 100 to 800)
Exposure
Metering224-segment matrix, center-weighted
Exposure controlProgrammed auto exposure with exposure compensation 
(–2.0 to  +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Range
(ISO 100)[W]: 0 to 15.5 EV
[T]: 2.2 to 17.7 EV
ShutterMechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Speed1/1500-1 s
ApertureElectronically-controlled ND filter (-2 AV) selection
Range2 steps (f/2.7 and f/5.4 [W])
Self-timerCan be selected from 10 and 2 second duration
Built-in flash
Range (approx.)
(ISO sensitivity: Auto)[W]: 0.5 to 6.5 m (1.6 to 21.3 ft.)
[T]: 0.5 to 3.0 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft.)
Flash controlTTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
InterfaceHi-Speed USB
Data Transfer ProtocolMTP, PTP
Video outputCan be selected from NTSC and PAL
I/O terminalAudio video output/digital I/O (USB)
Supported languagesChinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, 
English, Finnish, French, Greek, German, Hungarian, 
Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, 
Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Power sources
One EN-EL10 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (supplied)
AC adapter EH-62D (sold separately)
Battery life*Approx. 190 shots (EN-EL10)
Dimensions
(W × H × D)Approx. 88.5 × 53 ×22.5 mm (3.5 × 2.1 × 0.9 in.) (excluding 
projections)
WeightApprox. 130 g (4.4 oz) (without battery and SD card)
Operating environment
Temperature0 to  40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
HumidityLess than 85 % (no condensation)
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Technical Notes
* Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life 
of camera batteries. Measured at 23 °C (73 °F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired 
with every other shot, image mode set to i Normal (3648). Battery life may vary 
depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed.
* Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable 
Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 operated at an ambient temperature of 25 °C (77 °F).
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10
Battery Charger MH-63
BSpecifications
Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain. The appearance of this product 
and its specifications are subject to change without notice.
TypeRechargeable lithium-ion battery
Rated capacity3.7 V DC, 740 mAh
Operating temperature0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
Dimensions
(W × H × D)Approx. 31.5 × 39.5 × 6 mm (1.2 × 1.6 × 0.2 in.) (excluding 
projections)
WeightApprox. 15 g (0.5 oz) (excluding battery case)
Rated input100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.07-0.045 A
Rated capacity7-10.8 VA
Rated output4.2 V DC, 0.55 A
BatteryRechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10
Charging timeApprox. 100 mins when battery is fully discharged
Operating temperature0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
Dimensions(W × H × D)Approx. 54 × 20 × 85 mm (2.1 × 0.8 × 3.3 in.) (excluding power 
cable)
WeightApprox. 55 g (1.9 oz) (excluding power cable)
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Technical Notes
Supported Standards
•DCF: Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the digital 
camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera.
•DPOF: Digital Print Order Format 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) version 2.2, a standard that allows information stored 
with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are 
output from Exif-compliant printers.
•PictBridge: A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and 
printer industries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer 
without connecting the camera to a computer.
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