Brand: CANON
Category: Camera
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for ELURA 40MC
Uploaded: Aug. 10, 2025, 12:28 a.m.
Warranty Information
One-year limited warranty against defective material or workmanship, with three months for the video head part.
Getting Started: Read the manual thoroughly to master basic operations before exploring advanced features.
Recording: Set POWER to CAMERA, ensure TAPE/CARD is set to TAPE, load cassette, select program selector to Easy Recording, and press Start/Stop to begin. Press again to pause.
Playback: Refer to the manual for playback operations.
Powering: Use the AC adapter or charge the battery pack via the Battery Charger CB-2LT.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Caution Phrase | Meaning/Action | Refer to page |
|---|---|---|
| SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE AND TIME | Appears when you turn the power on, until you set the time zone, date and time. | 51 |
| CHANGE THE BATTERY PACK | Appears when the battery pack is exhausted. | 146 |
| TAPE END | Appears when the tape has reached the end. | 87, 88, 90 |
| THE TAPE IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION | Appears when trying to audio dub or AV insert on a tape not recorded in SP mode. | 92, 95 |
| CHECK THE DV INPUT | Appears when the DV cable is disconnected or the connected equipment's power is off. | 151 |
| REMOVE THE CASSETTE | Warning to protect cassette or when condensation is detected. | 87 |
| COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED | - | - |
| COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING RESTRICTED | - | - |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [REC MODE] | - | - |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [AUDIO MODE] | - | - |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [BLANK] | - | - |
| CONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED | - | - |
| HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE | Appears when video heads are contaminated. | 149 |
| PRINT MARK ERROR | When trying to mark 100+ images for printing or if mark file cannot be edited. | 119 |
| NO CARD | No memory card inserted. | 102 |
| NO IMAGES | There are no images recorded on the memory card. | - |
| THE CARD IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION | SD Memory Card is set for erasure prevention. Change the protect switch. | - |
| THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE RECORDED | Analog images cannot be recorded as still images. | - |
| UNIDENTIFIABLE IMAGE | Image recorded in incompatible format or damaged. | - |