Mitsubishi HS-U510, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...r _ MITSUBISHI Video Cassette Recorder Owner s tt Grade I_ his Video Cassette Recorder is based on the VHS format Only video cassette tapes with the _ mark may be used with this model...

Page 2: ...ntenance serv_ cing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance IMPORTANT RECORDING OF COPYRIGHTED TELEVISION PROGRAMS MAY VIOLATE COPYRIGHT LAW WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD D...

Page 3: ...aying a Tape 24 Playing back a tape 24 Using basic playback controls 25 Selecting the On screen Language 25 Using the Audio and Video Functions 26 Selecting and adjust ng the audio and video function...

Page 4: ...cessory recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cartcombination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overt...

Page 5: ...cture grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding e...

Page 6: ...his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against h...

Page 7: ...Mit _ ubishi UnpackingYourVCR As you unpack your new VCR please make sure the following items are included Remote control O Q o OQO o 2 AA size batteries Registration card r_ n i 1 Audio cable with r...

Page 8: ...pe and set the VCR to make the best possible recording with that tape cassette slot This is where you put the video cassette rewind and reverse search button REW Press this button to rewind a tape or...

Page 9: ...k feature remain light REM When this is lit the numbers in the display show the tape remaining on the tape in hours and minutes counter display This displays either the current time how long the tape...

Page 10: ...ecTape light P_ This will flash when the PerfecTape TM test is in progress It v411 light steadily when the test is completed digital tracking light DTR This will flash when you first play a new casset...

Page 11: ...ton before using the remote to operate your VCR display button DISPLAY Press to display the following in ormation On the television how much time has elapsed on the _ x_rrent tape the channel number y...

Page 12: ...VE A V NETWORK Use these terminals to connect the VCR with other Mitsubishi products that have Active A V Network terminals or AN Network terminals 6 video input and output terminals These yellow term...

Page 13: ...to connect all of them You don t need to make all the connections First find out what kind of amterma you have Then make the connection for that type of antenna You can then go straight to the next s...

Page 14: ...ng connection _ _is connection will allow you to w_ tch one non scrambled cham_el while you record another non scrambled chan_ el Beforeyou begin you willneed a cable splitter four lengths of co axial...

Page 15: ...nel and record a n_n scrambled channel at the same time Connectingotherantennas If you don t have cable TV you ll need to connect a regular an tenna Your antenna may have one of two different kind of...

Page 16: ...t When you are finished go to page 15 Co _necting the Televi sion connectingseparateUHFNHF antennas You may have two separate antennas one UHF one VHF that bring TV signals into your home If you do yo...

Page 17: ...eed a splitter Connecting a regular TV to the VC _ and Connecting a TV with audio and video inputs Determining ifyouneeda splitter You should look at the back panel of your _ gVto see if you need any...

Page 18: ...MINAL TV AI_ ENNA TERMINAL ANTENNA it e ii II o l OUT 0 ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN A Q ANTENNA IN TV without an ANTENNA IN terminal single antenna terminal for VHF _Lnd UHF UHF VHF Splitter Connect to Con...

Page 19: ...special input and output terminals called the A V Network The primary purpose of the A V Network is to pass remote control ccdes between Mitsubishi components In simple language when the A V Network...

Page 20: ...BACK PANEL Other Mitsubishi component LIN OUT E Important Never connect your A V Network in a loop as shown below TV VCR connecting ActiveAN Network Your VCR has the ability to perform certain automa...

Page 21: ...eoFunctions Usingthe Menusto Setthe Time Programming the VCRto ReceiveTVCl_annels Recording Setting UpYourVCRfor the FirstTime It s important that your VCR is set up correctly before you try to work i...

Page 22: ...l tuner such as a VCR tuner If your TV does not have both audio and video inputs it is a _regular TV Once you know what type of TV you are usfn you might want to mark it here so that you and others wo...

Page 23: ...press 1 he TV button While holding in the POWER button press one of tb e buttons listed in the Code Buttons list to the left If your _i_ turns on proceed to step O O If your TV does not turn on repea...

Page 24: ...operating yourTV withthe HS U510 remote control O Press the TV button on the HS U510 remote control Point the remote control towards the remote sensor on the TV and press the desired buttons O To onc...

Page 25: ...TV viewing switch your TV_s input back to its previous position If your system includes a home theater receiver or an A V receiver lease refer to your home theater receiver s owner s guide Loading and...

Page 26: ...a torn tap _ with improper materials you could damage your VCR when you play the tape headcleaning Your VCR automatically cleans the head and the drum of the VCR whenever you load a tape If you see n...

Page 27: ...VCR in pause for 5 minute _ when playing a tape the VCR will automatically stop to prevent damage to the tape If you pause the tape for more than 5 minutes during recording the VCR will stop recordin...

Page 28: ...bove Usingthe AudioandVideoFunctions You can use the remote control to select many of the VCR s audio and video functions and adjust their settings _e VCR will display the settings on the television s...

Page 29: ...ft channe of a stereo track Choose R to listen to the right channel of the stereo track Choose STEREO to listen to both the left and right channels of the stereo track _ Important If you have your VCR...

Page 30: ...a tape that is less than 30 minutes long or with a tape labeled T 210 UsingtheMenusto Setthe Time This section will show you how to use the on screen menus You will use the menus to operate many featu...

Page 31: ...ame time The JOG ADJUST button moves the clock forward the JOG ADJUST button moves the _ lock backwards Press the ENTER button The minutes numbers will now be blinking Press the JOG ADJUST buttons to...

Page 32: ...Adding and deleting channels and Selecting a channel Programmingchannels automatically Using this process your VCR _Jll automatically tune in all of the television stations you can receive You can la...

Page 33: ...reference press the JOG ADJUST buttons to select the kind of antenna you connected If you are using any cable combination including a cable box with an A B switch choose Cab Le If you are using an an...

Page 34: ...rn off the menus Addinganddeleting channels If necessary you can manually add or delete channels after you have completed the automatic channel progr_xming Beforeyourbegin youshouldknow how to view th...

Page 35: ...y Press the CHANNEL buttons on the remo_ control or on the VCR front panel This will cycle through the channels _a sequen tial numerical order selectingchannels directly You can select channels direct...

Page 36: ...switch to the correct position O Press the record button REC on the rewote control or the record button REC OTR on the front penel of the VC R Recording will start When you reach the end of the tape t...

Page 37: ...its erasure tab removed into the VCR If you have not yet recorded on this tape the VCR will test the tape with the PerfecTape featt_ e See page 48 Press the MENU button on the remote ontrol The _VCR M...

Page 38: ...ek to tape your favorite sitcom for example press the JOG ADJUST buttons until Every _and the desired day of the week appear O The hour numbers of the starting time along with the am pm indicator will...

Page 39: ...ou wish to change one of your settings such as start time while you are programming_ use the ENTER and CANCEL buttons on the remote to select the setting you wish to change ENTER will move you forward...

Page 40: ...turn off If you have previously programmed your VCR to recc rd the VCR will be ready to record what you ve programmed If you attempt to record on a tape that has h_ d its erasure pre vention tab remov...

Page 41: ...until External 1 or External 2 appears Channel 2 M nday Start time Stop time Record speed AUTO Select with O K PROGRAM _ then pause_ f6r _4 _o_ds O Press the ONE KEY PROGRAM buttorL to choose the day...

Page 42: ...u make a mistake when using ONE KEY PROGRAM Press the FF or REW buttons on the front panel or the ENTER or CANCEL buttons on the remote control to move the cursor next to the item you wish to change O...

Page 43: ...e programmed recording light El is lit on the fluorescent display However if you have a cable box leave the box turned ON tuned to the station you wish to record If you are using an A B s_mtch remembe...

Page 44: ...ape that has the erasure preven tion tab removed see Preventing accidental erasure All rental movies have this tab removed so they are s _fe from being acci dentally erased autospeedprogramming Use au...

Page 45: ...e MENU button on the remote control Press the JOG ADJUST buttons to select Program to record Press ENTER You ll see the recap _ screen O Press the JOG ADJUST buttons to phce the cursor next to the pro...

Page 46: ...l have t_ select the on screen language See page 25 correcting programming errors If ai_r programming you forget to load a tape or load a tape with its erasure tab removed then the programmed recordin...

Page 47: ...previous chapters Usingthe AdvancedPlaybackControls In this section youll discover some of the advanced playback features of your VCR These include Using special effects Adjusting the tracking and Usi...

Page 48: ...DJUST buttons allow you to adval_ce the tape J_ame by frame While the VCR is playing a tape press the PAUSE button to freeze the picture on the screen Press the JOG ADJUST _ button to advance forward...

Page 49: ...CR until the best picture is obtained Usingthe timecounter Your VCR has a time counter that shows the amount of time the tape has run in hours minutes and seconds This counter is useful when you want...

Page 50: ...e the cursor next to First Time Set Up Press the ENTER button The First Time Set Up menu _vill appear Use the lOG ADJUST buttons to move the cursor next to Customize choices and press the ENTER button...

Page 51: ...he STOP button while the PT hght is flashh_g When the test is finished the VCR will display the rating of your tape for eight seconds On the front panel the PT light will shine steadily indicating tha...

Page 52: ...a moment for the display to appear The tape remaining display may not show the correct reraaining time if the tape function is incorrectly set s_e Using the Audio and Video Functions on page 26 if yo...

Page 53: ...f_ r 3 seconds of not using the buttons Speedsearching You can use speed search to visually sear h through the contents of a videotape To do this O While playing a tape press FF or REW button You will...

Page 54: ...the JOG ADJUST buttons to move the cursor next to Search by timel Press the ENTER button If there is no tape loaded in the VCR or if the VCR is recording then the words Not available _ will flash and...

Page 55: ...T buttons to move the cursor next to Advanced Features Press the ENTER button Advanced Features are not available if there is no tape in the VCR or if the VCR is recording O The Advanced Features menu...

Page 56: ...rom that point You cannot begin a se _rch from still frame O You can press the plus or minus buttons up to 19 times to search for that many index marks For example to find the third index mark ahead p...

Page 57: ...the tape then Uhe VCR will play or rewind to that mark and resume playback If there is no index mark the entire cassette will repeat O Press the MENU button on the remote Control The qCR Main Menu wi...

Page 58: ...direction t UsingtheActiveAN NetworkFeatures The Active A V Network is a benefit of cert tin Mitsubishi TVs and VCRs The Active A V Network allows you to use many of the commonly used features of your...

Page 59: ...laying the tape Active A V Network will turn the TV on set to EX_ I Whenyoutum yourTV off Your VCR will turn off unless it is playing or recording Active A V Network also affe cts your VCR when your T...

Page 60: ...e VIDEO OUTPUT terminal on the playback VCR Connect the other end of this cable to the VIDEO INPUT terminal on the HS U510 labeled VIDEO IN 2 O If the other VCR is a Hi Fi deck set the audio monitor t...

Page 61: ...the other VCR p ress record REC and then PAUSE O O Connect a video cable tio the VIDEO INPUT terminal on the other VCR Connect the other end of this cable to the VIDEO OUTPUT terminal on the HS U510...

Page 62: ...heck the hook up Check to see if your TV is set to the correct channel or input Sec_ Chapter 2 Connect iag Your VCR or Chapter 3 _Operating Yo_ir VCR VCR does not record TV Check the VCR tuning Check...

Page 63: ...7 counter time 4 7 D Daylight Savings Time 2 deleting channels 32 digital tracking light DTR 8 display button 9 display counter 7 display fluorescent 7 E edit search 51 eject button 6 enter button 9 E...

Page 64: ...50 setting the time 28 setting up your VCR 1 skip search 55 skipping programs 43 slow motion 46 SP i 8 28 special effects 45 speed search 51 speed record 28 splitter 15 spot check 51 stereo indicator...

Page 65: ...Utilice este bot6n paz a comenzar la reproducciSn de una cinta bot6n de modalidad VCR VCR Oprima este bot6n para usar el control remoto para contro ar la videograbadora _ bot6n de canales CHANNEL Opr...

Page 66: ...puds de que haya seleccionado el idioma que desea oprima el botSn ENTER Luego oprima el bot6n MENU para salir de los mends C6mo ponerel reloj Optima el botdn MENU para ver el mend Mend Principall Util...

Page 67: ...HI service center physical abuse to or misuse of the VCR operation in a manner 4 ontrary to the instructions which accompany the VCR freight damage or any damage caused by acts of God such as lightnin...

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