Nikon Coolpix 8700 and MC-EU1 Remote

Tim Murray <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:40:48 -0400
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The reason I bought the remote is because the multi-selector button does not 
work in the direction to the right, so when I come across a menu that 
requires a right-press, I can’t continue, even when using the Quick 
button. The remote has a new battery.

The problem is that when the remote is plugged in, the 8700 will power on -- 
the lens extends and all that -- but all displays are blank.

According to page 144 of the manual, the problem could be it is 
“connected with Time Lapse or Movie selected for continuous" -- but 
even that is supposed to be an error that is displayed, and as I said, 
everything is blank.

On page 146: If the monitor is blank, the remote is connected in standby 
mode.

The manual (I have it in PDF) has a few ways to take it out of standby, and I 
think I have tried them.

Any ideas? I just hope the fix does not require the right-pointing mode 
selector. Maybe a bad battery?