Answers.Body: <p>It was the cable (STV-250?) linking the VHS to my camera that was the problem. After borrowing one from a friend, it worked and I'm now capturing video.</p>
  
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Body: <p>First, I have an old VHS unit that I confirmed working by outputting tape to our current TV.</p>
  
  <p>I then connected the VHS unit to the Canon Elura 85 using the provided cables. I switch it to playback, AV>DV to ON and played the tape.</p>
  
  <p>I see nothing on the viewfinder of the Elura. Well, nothing except some black lines jumping here and there. </p>
  
  <p>I think the Elura isn't sensing full video playback, that it's a blank tape perhaps? Not sure if there's a setting that would tell it to ignore whatever it thinks as blank tape and just play the noise?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update #1</strong></p>
  
  <p>I'm assuming the Elura is thinking that the VHS is spewing ghost signal...
  <a href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/24448/Canon-Elura-80.html?page=84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.manualslib.com/manual/24448/Canon-Elura-80.html?page=84</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>Update #2</strong></p>
  
  <p>I also tried other various home video tapes and got the same results. </p>
  
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Comments.Text: What VHS tape are you trying to copy? Is it a commercial video or a home video?
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Comments.Text: It's a VHS tape of home videos.
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Tags: <camcorder><mini-dv>
Title: Importing miniDV using passthrough on Elura 85 not working
UserDisplayName: TechFanDan
ThreadText: # Importing miniDV using passthrough on Elura 85 not working
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-06)
  
  First, I have an old VHS unit that I confirmed working by outputting tape to our current TV.
  
  I then connected the VHS unit to the Canon Elura 85 using the provided cables. I switch it to playback, AV>DV to ON and played the tape.
  
  I see nothing on the viewfinder of the Elura. Well, nothing except some black lines jumping here and there.
  
  I think the Elura isn't sensing full video playback, that it's a blank tape perhaps? Not sure if there's a setting that would tell it to ignore whatever it thinks as blank tape and just play the noise?
  
  **Update #1**
  
  I'm assuming the Elura is thinking that the VHS is spewing ghost signal...
  <https://www.manualslib.com/manual/24448/Canon-Elura-80.html?page=84>
  
  **Update #2**
  
  I also tried other various home video tapes and got the same results.
  
  **Tags:** camcorder, mini-dv
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What VHS tape are you trying to copy? Is it a commercial video or a home video?  
  > **username_0**: It's a VHS tape of home videos.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2017-02-13. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
  
  It was the cable (STV-250?) linking the VHS to my camera that was the problem. After borrowing one from a friend, it worked and I'm now capturing video.
  
  
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