Mitsubishi WS-55857, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ..._ MITSUBISHI THE BIG SCREENCOMPANY TM...

Page 2: ...se limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not insta...

Page 3: ...passing the V Chip Lock 59 Appendix B High Definition Inputs Connection Compatibility 61 Appendix C Remote Control Programing Codes 62 Appendix D Cleaning and Service 63 Appendix E Troubleshooting 64...

Page 4: ...n Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the TV and to protect it from overheating Do not block these openings or allow them to be obstructe...

Page 5: ..._POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODESYSTEM INEC ART250_PART HI Servicing Do not attempt to service this TV yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Re...

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Page 8: ...ed our primary design and engineering capabilities in North Amer ica at our California headquarters As a result the engineers who design our television products live in the same com munities as our cu...

Page 9: ...ontrol 3 IR Emitter Cables _AAABa edes Wide Screen Picture Format You will be able to view pictures as the directors intended you to see them Both DTV and DVD s supporting the widescreen format will e...

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Page 12: ...the power light will glow steady green when the TV is on and not glow when the TV is off When the TV is set to turn on at a specific time the green power light will blink while the TV is off Please se...

Page 13: ...will send the main picture audio signal Antenna ANT A LOOP OUT and ANT B ANT A and ANT B receive signals from VHF UHF antennas or a cable system LOOP OUT sends the ANT A signal out to another compone...

Page 14: ...K OK OK OK OK OKPOP OK OK OK OK OK NOPIP OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK NO PIP Table I No Side by Side with the same channel No Side by Side with the same input PIP cannot display VGA 4 09 AM Tue...

Page 15: ...th one exception Connect the digital audio output connection on the DTV receiver to the appropriate digital input on the back of the digital A V receiver as shown in table 1 A V Receiver Connect as di...

Page 16: ...sh the 75ohm side of the transformer onto ANT A on the TV back panel 300ohm to 75ohm matching transform ers are not provided with the TV They should be available at most electronic stores For cable or...

Page 17: ...of the cable box to ANTENNA IN on the VCR back panel One from ANTENNA OUT on the VCR back panel to ANT B on the TV back panel Now complete figure 3 steps 1 2 Composite Video with Audio or S Video wit...

Page 18: ...V s audio through your stereo system 3 V back partel I 1 Figure 1 Connecting the Stereo Audio System A V Receiver Figure 2 Connect a video cable or S Video cable from VIDEO MONITOR OUT on the back of...

Page 19: ...MPONENT AUDIO Input 1 or 2 on the TV back panel The red cable connects to the R right chan nel and the white cable connects to the L left channel TV back p_neJ _m _ _ _ _l_mn_ _ _ __ Ol_n _ _ _u Figur...

Page 20: ...er s owner s guide for instructions and cable compatibility Connect the incoming terrestrial antenna or cable not satellite to ANT A on the TV back panel a coaxial splitter avail able at most electron...

Page 21: ...c supply stores may be required to complete this instal lation Connect the RGB cables from the DTV receiver to the HIGH RESOLU TION INPUT GRBHV on the TV back panel You may need to set the DTV input a...

Page 22: ...receiver TVbaC_pan_ ri i_ ill Compute wire VGAM_ Oul_u_ Figure 1 Connecting a computer with a VGA monitor output Connecting the System 4 Home Theater IR Control Figure 1 Connect the IR emitter to IR...

Page 23: ...sion We recommend that screen saver acti vation time be set to less than five minutes and that when using a device through the VGA port you use lower brightness and contrast settings If your computer...

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Page 26: ...nta Zenith Code_e_er 111 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 102 137 139 101 116 111 112 113 100 117 To reset to default code enter 000 If your cable box code is not listed here please see page 62 for...

Page 27: ...on _TV A V receiver volume and mute only POWER Cable DBS DTV position Cable box Satellite receiver DTV receiver VCR position VCR m Audio brand Mitsabishi AN receiver and or CD player Denon Kenwood JVC...

Page 28: ...Both functions can operate simultaneously with one touch of the HOME THEATER button However you may activate only one if you desire video to control the TV or audio to control the A V Receiver The re...

Page 29: ...ortion page 28 and retest Deactivating the System 4 Home Theater IR Control Simultaneously press the CANCEL button and the HOME THEATER button Repeat To Activate the Video Portion page 28 If the A V R...

Page 30: ...is high lighted with a yellow outline and the text color will be yellow On screen instructions provide complete menu choice information Some on screen menu options must be set before other options are...

Page 31: ...the menu system to display in English or Espa5ol Spanish Captions Menu Figure 2 Display captions or text and choose black or gray as the background color for the closed caption area Channel Menu Figur...

Page 32: ...Audio Video Menu Figure 3 A V Reset on the menu allows you to return the A V settings for the current input to the factory presets A V Reset on the front panel resets all inputs at one time You can al...

Page 33: ...rol Assign Input Menu Figure 2 Assign Input turns off unused inputs turns them on again or changes the name of the input If you turn an input Off it will be skipped when you press the INPUT button on...

Page 34: ...signals or none at all Figure 1 Captions menu Within the Captions menu you can turn on or off the closed caption decoder select the type of captions or text and choose black or translucent gray as th...

Page 35: ...e Figure 1 Channels shown on Ant A or Ant B can be given names up to four characters After you enter a name it will appear on the TV screen next to the channel number SQV Super Quick View TM Using The...

Page 36: ...s effect The V CHIP button on the remote control enables you to conveniently turn the lock on or off Figure 1 V Chip Lock menu Entry to the V Chip Lock Figures 2 3 The first time you select V Chip Loc...

Page 37: ...ation that may be included with TV programs and made for TV movies If you set the lock to TV G TV Y TV Y7 and TV G will be available and TV PG TV 14 and TV MA will be blocked TV Categories I FV D L S...

Page 38: ...nd hold or v to quickly adjust the time Lock by Time Lock Time and Unlock Time Figure 1 Lock by Time locks the entire TV based upon the Lock Time and Unlock Time You must input your 4 digit passcode t...

Page 39: ...on on the remote control must be pressed within 5 minutes or the TV will turn itself off Set Time Select the hour and minute including AM or PM when the TV is to turn on Press or v to slowly adjust th...

Page 40: ...nvergence aligns the entire screen at once Select either Red Convergence or Blue Convergence to begin alignment To align 64 individual points see Advanced Convergence page 41 Reset Factory Defaults Fi...

Page 41: ...R to deselect the position flashing will resume and move the brackets to the next position needing adjustment When com pleted press MENU to save your changes and exit the Advanced Convergence screen V...

Page 42: ...t select the input you want to reset and press ENTER AUDIO SETTINGS and VIDEO SETTINGS After selecting AUDIO SETTINGS or VIDEO SETTINGS you can adjust the settings by pressing A v or I_ For descriptio...

Page 43: ...surround sound A V receiver Audio Output Figure 1 Select Fixed if your audio receiver or stereo system can be controlled with a remote This allows you to adjust the volume with the system s remote con...

Page 44: ...al clock setting select the cur rent time including AM or PM Press or to slowly adjust the time Press and hold or to quickly adjust the time Figure 1 Clock menu Manual Set Day Figure 1 When Manual has...

Page 45: ...1 When Auto has been selected for the Clock Setting you need to select the correct time zone Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska or Hawaii for your area Daylight Savings Time Figure 1 Wh...

Page 46: ...etting The TV will play stereo broadcasts in stereo and mono broad casts in mono The word Stereo will be displayed when you tune to a channel broad casting stereo SAP Second Audio Program Additional m...

Page 47: ...can vary due to ambient room lighting video scene bright ness and the TV s age The Low 6500K represents the 6500K industry standard for NTSC non DTV pictures Medium White images will be balanced betwe...

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Page 50: ...sound level ENTER EXCH Select a channel number or menu item Exchange PIP or POP and main TV picture HOME Exit on screen menus and return to TV viewing ADJUST Navigate menus change set tings and move t...

Page 51: ...ore buttons at the same time unless instructed to Do not allow to get wet or become heated Avoid dropping on hard surfaces Do not use harsh chemicals to clean Use only a soft lightly moistened cloth D...

Page 52: ...ivity the mes sage box will disappear Remote Control Functions System 4 Home Theater IR Control The Mitsubishi System 4 Home Theater IR Control is a special feature that makes it easier to use your TV...

Page 53: ...cted to STB VCR conneceted to Inputs 1 4 DVD conncected to any Input Satellite Receiver connected to any Input Digital Television Receiver on HD Input Cannot be Renamed Rename To Cable Rename To VCR R...

Page 54: ...side Picture POP features allow you to view Pro gramming in different ways While watching the main screen you can display programs from other channels and other inputs To see which inputs can and cann...

Page 55: ...Images Press ENTER EXCH to exchange the main picture and the PIP POP picture Moving PIP Image Press ADJUST A v or to move the PIP display anywhere on the main screen Automatic POP Switching When auto...

Page 56: ...ck bars at the top and bottom Narrow 4 3 images will be stretched evenly from side to side Expand This will enlarge the picture cropping off some of the image at the top and bottom This is useful to r...

Page 57: ...Part IV Operation Non Anamorphic Picture 4 3 Anamorphic Widescreen Picture 16 9...

Page 58: ...that is evenly bright over the whole screen Stationary images or images that only partially fill the screen leaving black or colored bars to fill the screen when used over extended periods of time or...

Page 59: ...cel the lock or enter the V Chip lock menus If you forget your passcode you can view the locked TV without entering your passcode This is done by pressing the number 9 and QV buttons on the remote TV...

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Page 61: ...e of the compat ible signal types Please check the DTV receiver specifications before connecting This input is also compatible with some DTV receivers using RGB with sync on green or RGB with separate...

Page 62: ...119 124 125 126 127 120 121 122 111 SL Mark 105 101 Sprucer 105 110 Starcom 119 124 125 126 127 120 12 122 111 Stargate 132 105 Televiaw 101 105 Texscan 144 Tocom 135 136 Toshiba 104 Unika 132 125 Uni...

Page 63: ...the screen behind the Diamond Shield TM wipe GENTLY up and down with the grooves Do not allow any liquid to drip down the screen into the TV If you are unable to correct a problem with your TV consult...

Page 64: ...aveforgotten your lock passcode See AppendixA Bypassing the V Chip Lock page 59 PIP does not display a picture Make sure the V Chip lock is Off page 36 Not all inputs can be displayed as a PiP page 14...

Page 65: ...compatibility signal 61 contrast 12 47 convergence 40 41 5 date setting 39 44 45 daylight savings time DST 45 dusting 63 G games 23 58 ghost 23 58 H Home Theater IR System 4 activation 28 29 connecti...

Page 66: ...STATIONARY PICTURE WARNING 19 23 58 surface 4 63 V V Chip Lock 36 38 bypassing 59 entry to 36 Hours Lock by Time 38 passcode setting 36 ratings and categories 37 signal information 37 ventilation 4 6...

Page 67: ...CARD IS NOT A CONDITION OF WARRANTY COVERAGE However please return the Owner Registration Card so that we can contact you should a question of safety arise which could affect you 2 THIS WARRANTY DOES...

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