Why does my Coolpix P6000 cancel out all my menu settings when I change the battery?

You will have to tell us what happens when you put a EN-EL23 battery inside the camera and you hook it up to the charger or USB. If the charger or USB is hooked up the Camera will Turn ON. The POWER LED will be GREEN. Another LED on the camera will FLASH GREEN. If this happens when you charge it you are halfway home. Change it until the flashing LED turns off. This means Battery is FULLY changed. Then REMOVE the USB or CHARGER and try to turn it on.

Their is a small internal battery that holds the time inside the camera, Sounds like the internal battery is dead

Try removing the battery for 15mins. replace the battery then go to the camera's menu to set the Date & Time.

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu. Press cursor-left to get to the tabs. Use cursor-up/down to select the Setup tab (the wrench icon). Press cursor-right or the OK button.Use cursor-up/down to select "Date Imprint" and press cursor-right. Make your selection, press OK. Press MENU to exit the menus.

Full details are in the "Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu" section of the manual (starting on page 159 in my copy). If you need a manual, you can download one from the manufacturer's web site at
http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16031

The Nikon CoolPix 3200 has an unusual battery selection AND also needs the type of battery being used to be selected in the set up menu. The default is Alkaline, if you are not using Alkaline this function may be part of your rapid discharge. What I would suggest is to switch to a "good" set of Ni-MH batteries, generally these can be bought as a set/kit with a charger. If you have a manual what I'm referring to is on pages 18 and 19. For changing the setting for battery type can be found on page 96. The battery choices for this camera can be confusing to anyone. Happy Holidays from Robert in Canada

Troubleshooting
Accessing Computer Setup
The information and settings in Computer Setup are accessed
from the File, Security, Tools, and Advanced menus.
1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the
computer. Press f10 while the F10 = Based Setup message is
displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
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To change the language, press f2.
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To view navigation information, press f1.
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To return to the Computer Setup menu, press esc.
2. Select the File, Security, Tools, or Advanced menu.
3. To exit Computer Setup, choose one of the following:
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To exit without saving any changes, use the arrow keys to
select File > Ignore changes and exit, and then follow
the instructions on the screen.
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To exit and save all the settings you have entered, use the
arrow keys to select File > Save changes and exit, and
then follow the instructions on the screen.
Your preferences are set when you exit Computer Setup and take
effect when the computer restarts.
Computer Setup Defaults
To return all settings in Computer Setup to the values that were
set at the factory:
1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the
computer. Press f10 while the F10 = Based Setup message is
displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
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To change the language, press f2.
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To view navigation information, press f1.
2. Use the arrow keys to select File > Restore defaults.
3. Select the Restore Defaults check box.
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4. To confirm the restoration, press f10.
5. Select File > Save changes and exit, and then follow the
instructions on the screen.
When the computer restarts, the factory settings are restored, and
any identification information you have entered is saved.
Selecting from the File Menu
Table 2-1
File Menu

Select
To Do This
System Information ¦
View identification information about the
computer and any battery packs in the system.
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View specification information about the
processor, memory and cache size, video
revision, keyboard controller version, and
system ROM.
Save to floppy Save system configuration settings to a diskette.
Restore to floppy Restore system configuration settings from a
diskette.
Restore defaults Replace configuration settings in Computer Setup
with factory default settings. (Identification
information is retained.)
Ignore changes and exit Cancel changes entered during the current
session. Then exit and restart the computer.
Save changes and exit Save changes entered during the current session.
Then exit and restart the computer. The changes
you save are in effect when the computer restarts.
Maintenance and Service Guide
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Troubleshooting
Selecting from the Security Menu
Table 2-2
Security Menu
Select To Do This
Administrator password Enter, change, or delete an HP Administrator
password.
Power-on password Enter, change, or delete a power-on password.
Password options ¦
Enable/Disable stringent security.
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Enable/Disable required password on restart.
DriveLock passwords Enable/disable DriveLock; change a DriveLock
user or master password.
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DriveLock Settings are accessible only
when you enter Computer Setup by turning
on (not restarting) the computer.
Smart Card Security Enable/disable power-on support for smart cards.
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This feature is supported by select smart
card readers only.
Embedded Security ¦
Enable/Disable the embedded security chip.
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Restore embedded security chip to factory
settings.
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Enable/Disable power-on authentication
support.
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Enable/Disable automatic DriveLock.
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Reset power-on authentication credential.
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Embedded Security settings are accessible
only if the computer is equipped with an
embedded security chip.
Device security Enable/Disable devices in the system.
Enable NIC for inclusion in MultiBoot.
System IDs Enter user-defined identification values.
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Selecting from the Tools Menu
Table 2-3
Tools Menu
Select To Do This
HDD Self Test options Run a quick or comprehensive self-test on any
hard drive in the system.
Battery Information View information about any battery packs in the
computer.

NRAW is a RAW image file taken directly from the the sensor & is not processed by the camera. RAW files can be edited in photo editing software. If you want camera to record JPEG files change your [IMAGE QUALITY] setting to [FINE], {NORMAL] or [BASIC].
or to record image in both formats as RAW & JPEG use [NRAW+FINE] etc.
Hope this helps you ;)

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Charge fully the batteries you have, to prevents the camera distinguish the type of batteries (maybe the camera senses the charge), turn on the camera and you will have access to the menu to set up the batteries type correctly, that´s all.

Check page 143 in your manual. Auto Bracketing does not work when in Manual mode or when NRW is selected by itself or in conjunction with Fine, etc. Hope this helps. I'm trying to find a way to be able to enable Auto Bracketing in Manual Mode.

...Derek
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