In article <bnporh$13pl7r$1@ID-169078.news.uni-berlin.de>, spark.griggs@hope.net 
says...
> Page 108 in the manual..quote..In manual mode shutter speed is chosen by
> pressing up & down arrows whilst holding down the +/- button...etc
> etc...Options range from 8 sec to 1/1000 in increments of one stop.
> The manual makes it easier to describe with illustrations...

Sorry, I missed that; 'Shutter Speed' does not appear in the manual's index so page 108 
is a surprise to me :-( 

I take it you *do* have a manual, jk? The Nikon on line pages are possibly more 
comprehensive.

johno