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Please keep the video's guarantee sheet and receipt for your video in a safe
W O R T H
place.
k n o w i n g
Precautions
Read this booklet carefully.
Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches
that shown on the back of the video recorder.
Read this page and the chapter and the "Setting up your video" to
help you set up and adjust your video recorder.
Do not put the video recorder in a hot or humid place (to avoid the
risk of fire and electric shock).
Do not open the video recorder. Get a qualified technician to carry
out any repairs.
Do not connect the video recorder to the power supply if you have
just moved it from a cold environment to a warm room. This can
lead to condensation inside the video which can seriously damage
the video and cassettes. Wait around two hours to allow it to reach
room temperature.
AUTO SET
Make sure the video is placed at least 10cm apart from other home
appliances or obstacles to get sufficient ventilation.
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on top of the video.
Put the video on a steady, flat surface.
Only clean the video with a soft, lint-free cloth. Do not use harsh or
alcohol-based cleaning agents.
Disposal of Used Electrical & Electronic Equipment
For your own safety!
The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates
that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this
equipment at your applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical &
electronic equipments waste. In the European Union and Other European
countries which there are separate collection systems for used electrical and
electronic product. By ensuring the correct disposal of this product, you will help
prevent potentially hazardous to the environment and to human health, which
could otherwise be caused by unsuitable waste handling of this product. The
recycling of materials will help conserve natural resources. Please do not
therefore dispose of your old electrical and electronic equipment with your
household waste. For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.
There are no components in this video recorder you can
service or repair yourself.
Do not open the case of the video recorder. Only allow a
qualified engineer to repair or service your video.
This video recorder is designed to work continuously.
Switching it off (onto stand-by) does not disconnect it from
the mains. To disconnect it from the mains, you have to
unplug it.
Before you do anything with the video, please read the chapter "Setting up the video".
Contents
Setting up the video
Connecting your video through RF lead, Connecting your video through a scart lead ......................... 2
Connecting your video to the satellite system, Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 1),
Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 2) ............................................................................. 3
How to connect your video to another video, How to connect your video to a camcorder .................. 4
Tuning your video to the TV using an antenna cable (RF cable) .............................................................5
What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead ........................................................... 6
Tuning your video recorder to the television ..........................................................................................7
2nd scart socket...................................................................................................................................... 8
Tuning in new stations
Manual tuning..........................................................................................................................................9
Station names........................................................................................................................................10
Sorting programme locations, Clearing programme locations ............................................................ 11
Front panel controls .............................................................................................................................. 12
Play ........................................................................................................................................................13
Still, Variable picture search, Variable slow motion,
Finding new recordings (index scan) ................................................................................................... 14
16:9 Wide Screen format.......................................................................................................................15
CM skip (commercial skip), Auto Repeat, Child lock............................................................................ 16
OSD (On Screen Display) On/Off, Setting time and date ..................................................................... 17
Recording cassettes, Simple recording, One touch recording-OTR .................................................... 18
Timer recording using ShowView ....................................................................................................... 19
Normal timer recording ....................................................................................................................... 20
Timer review - changing and erasing record settings......................................................................... 22
More functions
Clock and counter display, Remaining time and cassette length,
Finding the counter zero position ..........................................................................................................23
Resetting the counter to zero, Cassettes, Power-saving features, Language select ........................ 24
The hi-fi system .....................................................................................................................................25
Appendix
Index, Technical information .................................................................................................................26
Problem-solving guide ......................................................................................................................... 29
Quick-start guide .....................................................................................................................back cover
On the following pages, the pictures show the buttons you need to press on the remote
control and what you should see on the television screen or video display.
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Summary of Contents for Kendo VR 2544
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Please keep the video's guarantee sheet and receipt for your video in a safe Before you do anything with the video, please read the chapter "Setting up the video". W O R T H place. k n o w i n g Precautions Contents Setting up the video... -
Page 2: Connecting Your Video To The Hi-Fi System (Option 2)
Connecting your video through extra equipment Put the batteries into the remote control. Make sure the (+) and (-) signs on the batteries agree with the (+) and (-) signs in the battery compartment. Connecting your video to the satellite system Setting up your video (Option 1) - Connecting your video through RF lead Television Aerial... -
Page 3: Tuning Your Video To The Tv Using An Antenna Cable (Rf Cable)
How to connect your video to another video Tuning your video to the TV using an antenna cable (RF cable) First video If you have connected your video through the scart connection (diagram 2 on page 2), go to page 7. Use the following method to tune your video in if you have connected it through RF cable (as shown in diagram 1 on page 2) 200V-240V~,... -
Page 4: What To Do If You Get Picture Interference When Using Rf Lead
What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead Tuning your video recorder to the television The RF output can be adjusted from 21 to 69, this video is defaulted to RF52. If other If you already set the language and country set, you can see the followings. broadcasts are close to RF 52 they may cause picture interference, you can change the RF output until your television has a noise-free channel for your video. -
Page 5: 2Nd Scart Socket
2nd scart socket Manual tuning If your video has the AV2 output, shown in the diagram below, you can connect other Manual tuning allows you to tune in new stations or equipment such as a satellite receiver and so on. equipment as seen on pages 3 and 4. -
Page 6: Station Names
Station names Sorting programme locations If your video is showing no station name or is showing a station name incorrectly, you can change Sorting programme locations allows you to put the video programme in the same order as your TV. this. -
Page 7: Front Panel Controls
PLAYING cassettes Front panel controls The following buttons are on the front of your video. Play stand-by/ power on Push the cassette smoothly and squarely into the cassette bay, with its windows pointing up. Stop and eject front input sockets for connecting a stereo camcorder (left and right channels) Start playback. -
Page 8: Finding New Recordings (Index Scan)
Still 16:9 Wide-screen format There must be a cassette in the video. 16:9 Wide-screen format is only available through wide-screen broadcasts. Your TV must have 16:9 function. You must connect your TV to the video using an A/V scart lead and the video must be in Still picture from playback. - Page 9 OSD(On Screen Display) ON & OFF This VCR is set to “OSD (On Screen Display) ON” mode at the factory, but you can change CM Skip it to OFF mode. When a function is changed at the front display or remote control the change will be displayed on the screen.
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Page 10: Recording Cassettes
Recording cassettes Timer recording using ShowView If you want to use the video’s timer to record a programme, the clock, date and stations must be ShowView is an automatic system which makes it easier to set the timer. set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 24) and with enough free tape for the recording. -
Page 11: Normal Timer Recording
For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 24) and with enough free tape for the recording. Normal timer recording Press MENU. If all the settings are correct, press OK to confirm. Choose "Timer Program"... -
Page 12: Timer Review - Changing And Erasing Record Settings
The counter counts in real time from when you load the cassette. This does not have to be at the beginning of the cassette. The counter does not count unrecorded parts of the cassette. If you rewind the cassette, the counter will count backwards, if you rewind beyond the zero position, the Timer review - changing and erasing record settings counter counts in negative values for example, –... -
Page 13: The Hi-Fi System
Resetting the counter to zero Please note: If you want to enjoy HiFi-stereo sound, please connect your VCR via SCART cable to your TV unit. This display will only appear when there is a cassette in the video. The hi-fi system COUNTER RESET Press MENU and choose ‘Tape Control’... - Page 14 Index -MEMO- Aerial ............2, 5 PDC (Programme Delivery Control) ..... 19 Protected cassette ........24 Bilingual..........13, 25 Remaining time ........... 23 Cassette length ........... 23 RF out ............6-7 Channel ..........6-7, 9-11 Child lock ............. 16 Satellite ............. 3, 8 CM Skip ............
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Page 15: Problem-Solving Guide
-MEMO- Problem-solving guide The video has the time or - -.- - on the display If while you are setting up the video, the timer or - -.- - is in the display, the video is switched off or has already gone through the autoset procedure (OK has already been pressed). -
Page 16: Quick-Start Guide
Quick-start guide Please follow the guide from the beginning to the end. Before you connect the video equipment make sure all equipment is switched off at the plug. Stage 1. Connecting the video to your TV A Fit the batteries into the remote control. Make sure that the (+) and (-) marks on the batteries agree with the (+) and 200V-240V~, (-) marks inside the battery compartment.
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