Brand: Canon
Category: Camera
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for ZR25 MC
Uploaded: April 20, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
Warranty Information
Limited warranty for 1 year for parts and labor (3 months for video heads) in the USA.
Getting Started
To get the most out of your camcorder, we recommend that you master the basic operations first, before moving on to use its full range of features.
Basic Recording
- Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.
- Ensure the TAPE/CARD switch is set to TAPE.
- Load a cassette.
- Slide the program selector to Easy Recording.
- Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
- Press again to pause.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Caution Phrase | Meaning and Action | Page |
|---|---|---|
| SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE AND TIME | Appears each time you turn the power on, until you set the time zone, date and time. | 48 |
| CHANGE THE BATTERY PACK | Appears when the battery pack is exhausted. | 118 |
| TAPE END | Appears when the tape has reached the end. | 18 |
| THE TAPE IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION | Appears if you press the REC PAUSE button when the DV cable is not connected properly. | 18, 80, 82 |
| CHECK THE DV INPUT | Appears if you press the REC PAUSE button when the DV cable is not connected properly. | 80 |
| CONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED | Appears as a warning to protect the cassette and also when condensation is detected. Remove the cassette as soon as possible. | 123 |
| REMOVE THE CASSETTE | Appears as a warning to protect the cassette and also when condensation is detected. Remove the cassette as soon as possible. | 123 |
| COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED | Appears when you try to do audio dubbing or AV insert on a tape recorded in any mode other than SP mode. | 80, 81 |
| COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING RESTRICTED | Appears when you try to do audio dubbing or AV insert on a tape recorded in any mode other than SP mode. | 80, 81 |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [REC MODE] | Appears when you try to do audio dubbing or AV insert on a tape recorded in any mode other than SP mode. | 83, 86 |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [AUDIO MODE] | Appears when you try to do audio dubbing on a tape recorded in 16-bit audio or 12-bit, 4-channel mode. | 86-88 |
| CHECK THE CASSETTE [BLANK] | Appears when the camcorder detects a blank section of a tape during audio dubbing or AV insert. | 83, 86 |
| HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE | Appears immediately after you start recording, and the video heads are badly contaminated. | 122 |
| PRINT MARK ERROR | Appears if you have tried to mark 51 or more images for printing, or if a mark file cannot be edited. | 110 |
| NO CARD | A memory card has not been inserted into the camcorder. | 93 |
| NO IMAGES | There are no images recorded on the memory card. | None |
| THE CARD IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION | You are using an SD Memory Card and it is set for erasure prevention. | None |
| CARD FULL | There is no more remaining memory on the memory card. | None |
| NAMING ERROR | You have reached the maximum file or folder number. | 95 |
| UNIDENTIFIABLE IMAGE | The image has been recorded in an incompatible JPEG format or other format that the camcorder cannot play back, or the image data has been damaged. | None |