Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Owners Manual
- Reset
- Reset Custom Settings (Custom Menu Item)
- Two-Button Reset (Does Not Affect Custom Settings)
- Clock Set (Setup Menu Item)
- Image Quality & Size
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Getting Started
- Basic Operation
- Advanced Operation
- Using the Camera Menus
- Optional Accessories
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages & Displays
- Available Settings & Default Values
- Using the Command Dial
- Memory Capacity / Image Size
- Specs
- Index
- Scans of Software CD-ROMS
- Scans of Supplied DVDs
- 55-200mm Lens Information
- Warranty for Supplied Lenses
- Warranty Extension Offer for Supplied Lens
- Camera Warranty
LL.
Use
appropriate
cables
When
connecting
cables
to the input
and
output
jacks,
use
only the
cables
provided or
sold
by
Nikon for the pur-
pose
to maintain compliance with product regulations.
LL.
Observe
caution
when
using
the
flash
Do
not
operate the flash
with
the flash
window
touch-
ing a person or object. Failure to observe this precau-
tion could result
in
burns or fire.
Using the flash close
to
the subject's
eyes
could
cause
temporary visual impairment. Particular
care
should
be observed when photographing infants, when the
flash should
be
no
less
than one meter (39in.) from
the subject.
LL.CD-ROMs
CD-ROMs
containing software or manuals should
not
be played back on audio
CD
equipment. Playing
CD-
ROMs
on
an
audio
CD
player could
cause
hearing
loss
or damage the equipment.
Lt.
Avoid
contact
with
liquid
crystal
Should the
monitor
break,
care
should be taken
to
avoid injury due
to
broken
glass
and
to
prevent the liquid crystal
from the
monitor
touching the
skin
or entering the
eyes
or mouth.
Notices
Tel.:
631-547-4200
CAUTIONS
Modifications
The
FCC
requires the user be notified that any changes or
modifications made
to
this device that
are
not
expressly
approved by Nikon Corporation may void the
user's
author-
ity
to
operate the equipment.
• Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting
from the
use
of
this product.
• While every effort
has
been made
to
ensure that the infor-
mation
in
these manuals
is
accurate and complete, we
would appreciate it were you
to
bring any errors or omis-
sions
to
the attention
of
the Nikon representative
in
your
area
(address provided separately).
Notice
for
Customers
in
the
State
of
California
WARNING:
Handling the cord on this product may expose
you
to
lead,
a chemical known
to
the State
of
California
to
cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash
hands
after handling.
Nikon
Inc
1300 Walt Whitman
Road,
Melville, New
York
11747-3064,
U.s.A.
•
No
part
of
the manuals included with this product may be
reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored
in
a retrieval
system, or translated into any language
in
any form, by any
means,
without
Nikon's prior written permission.
• Nikon reserves the right
to
change the specifications
of
the
hardware and software described
in
these manuals at any
time and
without
prior notice.
Notices
for
Customers
in
the
U.S.A.
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC)
Radio
Frequency
Interference
Statement
This
equipment
has
been tested and found
to
comply with
1--------------------,
the limits for a
Class
B digital device, pursuant to
Part
15
of
~
Nikon
the
FCC
rules.
These limits
are
designed to provide reason-
~
able protection against harmful interference in a residential
~
D40
installation. This
equipment
generates,
uses,
and
can
radi-
ate radio frequency energy and,
if
not
installed and
used
in
accordance
with
the instructions, may
cause
harmful inter-
ference
to
radio communications. However, there
is
no
guarantee that interference will
not
occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does
cause
harmful interfer-
ence
to
radio or television reception, which
can
be deter-
mined by turning the equipment
off
and on, the user
is
encouraged
to
try
to
correct the interference by one or
Interface
Cables
more
of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Use
the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your
and equipment. Using other interface cables may exceed the
• Increase the separation between the equipment limits
of
Class
B
Part
15
of
the
FCC
rules.
receiver.
• Connect the
equipment
into
an
outlet on a circuit different
from that
to
which the receiver
is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or
an
experienced radio/television tech-
nician for help.
Notices
for
Customers
in
Canada
CAUTION
ATTENTION
This
class
B digital apparatus meets
all
requirements
of
the Cet appareil numerique de
la
c1asse
B respecte toutes
les
Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations. eXigences du Reglement sur
Ie
materiel brouilleur du
Canada.
Notices
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