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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER’S GUIDE MODEL HS-U778 VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. With VCR Plus+C 3 system, this video cassette recorder can automatically select the appropriate channel on your compatible[...]

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1 To connect y our VCR, go to page 4. To pla y a tape , g o to page 10. To recor d a program , g o to page 21. T o learn about Advanced F eatur es , go to page 38. SHOR TCUTS IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS .................... 2 Hooking Up Y our VCR ................................ 4 Pla yback .......................................................... 10 S[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS Please read all these instructions carefull y regarding y our VCR befor e you begin operating it. Follow all warnings and instructions mark ed on the VCR. Thank you. 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating in- structions should be r ead before the product is operated. 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating[...]

3 ov erhead pow er lines or other electric light or po w er circuits, or wher e it can fall into such pow er lines or cir cuits. When installing an outside antenna system, ex- tr eme care should be tak en to k eep fr om touching such power lines or cir cuits as contact with them might be fatal. 17 Ov erloading Do not ov erload wall outlets, ex- ten[...]

4 Hooking Up Y our VCR 2 13 5 46 8 79 0 X 2 PRODUCT REGISTRA TION Register and Win in the $100,000 Give Away III! See inside... • Remote control • 2 "AA" size batteries • Registration card • 1 Audio/Video cable • 1 Coaxial cable • 1 IR emitter • 1 S-Video cable Unpacking Y our VCR As you unpack y our new VCR, please mak e su[...]

5 Antenna or Cab le System without Cab le Box Connecting Antenna or Cable 1 Connect antenna or cable fr om wall outlet to ANTENNA IN of the VCR. 2 Connect VCR ANTENNA OUT to the TV’ s Antenna jacks (varies b y TV). 3 If y our TV has audio video inputs, continue with the connections on the next page. If not, plug in pow er cor ds of VCR and TV . V[...]

6 IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Y our TV Owner’ s Guide ma y hav e additional suggestions f or audio video hookups. T o connect your VCR to a mono (non-stereo) TV , connect only the white AUDIO OUT L of the VCR and the white AUDIO INPUT of the TV . Since the TV is not stereo , you cannot take advantage of your VCR’ s Hi-Fi ster eo sound. If you hav e an [...]

7 IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Y ou cannot connect both a satellite receiver and a digital cable box. Y ou may need to pur chase an audio cable and an S-video cable for this hookup . If possible , you should ha v e connected y our VCR to your TV with an S-Video cable . It will allow you to watch the satellite video signal on your TV ev en when the VCR is of[...]

8 3 Connect an S-video cable to the MONIT OR S-VIDEO OUTPUT of the Home Theater Receiv er . Connect the other end to the S-VIDEO INPUT on the back of the TV . IMPORTANT IMPORTANT If either your Home Theater Receiver or TV does not hav e S-Video connections, use standar d y ello w video cables in step 2 and 3 . 4 See your Home Theater Receiv er Owne[...]

9 3 Use the double stick tape to secur e the end of the emitter in the proper place . IMPORTANT IMPORTANT If you connect both a cable bo x and satellite r eceiver , place the IR Emitter to face the r emote control windo w (sensor) in the front of both. If you cannot place it this wa y , y ou can purchase a dual IR Emitter fr om your Mitsubishi deal[...]

10 Pla yback Setting Up Y our VCR The first thing you need to do is set up y our VCR so that you can see the pictur e coming fr om the VCR. It’ s important to take a few min utes to set up your VCR correctl y bef or e you try to use it. Based on your type of TV , choose one of the following: TV with Audio/ Video Inputs 1 T urn on y our TV and swi[...]

11 Operating Y our Remote Control Installing the Batteries 1 T o remov e the back cov er , pr ess the ridged area gently , then push the cov er in the dir ection of the ar r ow and lift. 2 Load the batteries, making sure the polarities (+) and (–) are cor rect. This is mark ed inside the batter y compartment. Next, you need to tell the r emote co[...]

12 Using Basic Pla yback Contr ols Rewinding a tape While the tape is stopped, press REW on the r emote control or on the fr ont panel. Fast forwar ding a tape While the tape is stopped, press FF on the remote contr ol or on the fr ont panel. Speed Search with pictur e While the tape is playing, pr ess FF for forwar d speed search with picture or p[...]

13 Y our VCR comes with Mitsubishi’ s exclusiv e on-screen operating system. This system has been developed to simplify the operation of y our VCR with clear , understandable language and design. Bef ore y our VCR can receive tele vision channels or you can pr ogram y our VCR to r ecord, you need to memorize all of the channels y ou can receiv e [...]

14 ∆Memorize channels  Now memorizing all the  stations you can receive Channel 3 Stand by this may take a few minutes   To cancel memorization, press CANCEL ∆Memorize channels Please enter code from your Owner's Guide: ƒBrand code --   ∫πMENU to go back ∂ ππADJUST to select ≤¥?[...]

15 Cable Bo x Brand Code Digital Cable Bo x Brand Code 9 After entering the channel n umber , pr ess ENTER. The VCR will begin memorizing the a vailable channels. During this process your TV screen, the fr ont panel displa y , and y our cable box or digital cable box should all displa y each channel number one b y one. Y ou can cancel the memorizat[...]

16 4 Press ENTER to select the corr ect code for your satellite r eceiver . Manufacturer Code GE 1 RC A 1, 8 PRIMEST AR ® 2 Sony 3 DISH Network 4 T oshiba 5 Panasonic 6 Hughes 7 none OFF 5 After you ha ve selected, pr ess MENU twice to exit the men us. IMPORTANT IMPORTANT After you ha v e connected the satellite receiver and set the brand code, yo[...]

17 Selecting a Channel No w that you ha ve memorized channels, and added or deleted some , you will want to be able to select channels. If y ou ha ve not y et memorized channels, see page 13, Memorizing Channels Automaticall y . (If you selected digital cable bo x, you cannot select an y satellite channels.) Antenna/Cable selections Y our VCR can r[...]

18 Setting the Clock Y ou ha v e to set the clock using either Setting the Auto Clock or Setting the Clock Manually before y ou can pr ogram y our VCR to record. Setting the Auto Clock Y our VCR can set the clock automatically b y picking up a time signal which some TV and cable channels transmit with their broadcasts. Most PBS stations send this s[...]

19 If the VCR displays the wr ong time 1 Follo w the procedure on the pre vious page to step 3 . Then press ENTER. 2 Y ou will see the Set the clock men u. Channel will be highlighted. If you kno w the channel that carries a time signal, pr ess the ADJUST buttons to enter the channel. Most PBS stations broadcast a time signal. F or fastest r espons[...]

20 5 Press the ADJUST buttons until the corr ect month a ppears on screen. Press ENTER. 6 Press the ADJUST buttons to set the current y ear . Press ENTER. 7 Press the ADJUST buttons to set the date. Pr ess ENTER. 8 The hour numbers and the am/pm indicator will be blinking. Press the ADJUST buttons to set the hour and am/pm at the same time . Pressi[...]

21 Y our new VCR off ers a wide variety of r ecording options that tak e full advantage of our advanced electr onics. Y ou can learn how to recor d a current br oadcast. And in another section of this book called Timer Recording , you can also learn ho w to program y our VCR to r ecor d at a later time and day . Recor ding a Cur rent Br oadcast T o[...]

22 Using One-T ouch Recor ding (O TR) One-T ouch Recording (O TR) is a wa y to begin r ecording immediately , and hav e your VCR stop recording and turn off automaticall y after your sho w is o v er . 1 Load a ta pe with its erasur e pre v ention tab intact into the VCR. 2 Set the recording f ormat. See Selecting Recording Format on page 24. 3 Set [...]

23 Using Standb y One-T ouch Recording (O TR 2 ) Standb y One-T ouch Recording (also called O TR 2 ) is a pr ogramming method to begin r ecording within the next 24 hours and r ecord in 30 min utes inter vals. Bef ore y ou use O TR 2 , make sure the clock has been set cor rectly . 1 Load a tape with its erasur e prevention tab intact into the VCR. [...]

24 Using S-VHS Set-Up Menu Selecting Recording Format The HS-U778 allo ws you to choose betw een recording in standar d VHS or Super VHS (S-VHS) when y ou use an S-VHS tape . If you use a VHS tape, you can choose to record in S-VHS ET (Expansion T echnology) mode or VHS. S-VHS ET mode allows y ou to record in S-VHS f ormat on a VHS tape. Though the[...]

25 Selecting S-input Setting T o watch the pictur e from other equipment through the VCR, you ha ve to select the S-video input jack or video input jack that matches the equipment. If you connect the satellite receiv er to the VCR with an S-video cable , you ha ve to set Rear S-input to ON. 1 Pr ess MENU on the remote contr ol. VCR Main Men u appea[...]

26 Using Audio and Video Functions The audio and video function menus allow y ou to set things such as listening to the stereo track of your r ecor ding, or setting the ta pe length to hav e the remaining time displa y function work properly . The VCR will displa y the functions and settings on your TV scr een. The first section describes the funct[...]

27 Descriptions of Video Functions T a pe (T ape) Adjust this function to ensur e the accuracy of the Remaining Time displa y . The r emaining time function does not work pr operly with a ta pe that is less than 30 min utes long. Length of ta pe Use setting 2 hours long or less (T -30 thr ough T -120) T -120 160 minutes (T -160) T -160 180 minutes [...]

28 Mitsubishi off ers 3 wa ys to set your VCR to r ecord upcoming br oadcasts. Choose from: Conventional VCR timer recor ding Quick Program (easy) - - VCR does not need to be on to begin pr ogramming VCR Plus+ ® system pr ogramming (easy) Y ou can schedule up to 8 recor ding ev ents within a one month period. Clock must be set befor e any timer r [...]

29 5 Da y will flash. Press the ADJUST buttons to choose the da y on which y ou want to r ecor d; f or example, Monday the 11th. Y our choices are: • a single da y up to one month a way . • every da y from Monda y thr ough Frida y; for example, to tape a soap opera. T o pr ogram, press the ADJUST buttons until Monda y-Frida y appears. • the s[...]

30 Canceling a recording in pr ogress There ar e two ways to cancel a r ecording in progr ess: Press ST OP . The r ecording stops, but the program is not cancelled. Therefor e, if you press REC, the recording will start again. Press PO WER on the fr ont panel. The recording stops and the pr ogram is cancelled. Changing while pro gramming T o change[...]

31 Timer Recor ding IMPORTANT IMPORTANT If y ou pr ess QUICK PR OGRAM/VCR Plus+, but the clock is not set, Set the clock men u will appear . Set the clock man ually . If y ou hav e set the A/V Network to ACTIVE, point your r emote control at the TV when using Quick Pr ogram. VCR Plus+ ® System Pr ogramming The VCR Plus+ ® system allows you to pr [...]

32 6 Recap screen will appear . The pr ogram you ha v e chosen to r ecord will be highlighted. The channel number will appear in blue color . Mak e sure that the correct channel number is shown on the screen. If the displa yed number is not corr ect, press INPUT to mak e the number flash, then press the ADJUST buttons to corr ect the channel number[...]

33 Timer Recor ding Hints T o use the VCR before timer r ecording begins, press POWER on the r emote once. This turns the pr ogrammed recording light off and the VCR on. If y ou use POWER on the front panel f or this purpose , press it twice. Pr essing it once turns off the pr ogrammed recor ding light; pressing it again turns the VCR on. When y ou[...]

34 Program caution If your VCR is set to record, but the po wer is still ON within 3 minutes before timer recor ding star ts, this screen will a ppear to r emind you to turn off the VCR. If the VCR is still turned on 12 seconds bef ore the start time of the recording, that timer recor ding will be cancelled. TV programs that end on the da y after I[...]

35 Canceling a timer r ecording bef or e the recording star ts 1 Pr ess MENU on the remote contr ol. Y our VCR will turn on and VCR Main Menu will appear on y our screen. Use the ADJUST buttons on the remote contr ol to select Program to r ecord. Press ENTER. 2 Reca p screen will displa y f or 4 seconds. While this screen is displa y ed, press the [...]

36 Editing F eatur es Using T w o VCRs to Cop y There are tw o basic wa ys to make a cop y of a tape . One wa y is to use the HS-U778 to record and another VCR for pla yback. The other wa y is to use another VCR to recor d and use the HS-U778 for pla yback. Regardless of which method y ou may choose, you will need one RC A audio cable and one S-vid[...]

37 Editing F eatur es R VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO RL L R L RECORDING PLAYBACK AUDIO OUT L AUDIO OUT R AUDIO IN R AUDIO IN L VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT HS-U778 Using the HS-U778 to pla yback to another VCR 1 Connect one ster eo audio cable to AUDIO IN L and R on the r ecording VCR, and to AUDIO OUT L and R on the HS-U778. If the other V[...]

38 Advanced F eatur es Advanced Pla yback Controls Special effects Y ou can use FF and REW on the fr ont panel, or the I and ^ I on the remote to contr ol the pla yback speed of the tape. Using the FF and REW on the fr ont panel to control the pla yback speed 1 While the VCR is pla ying a tape , press P AUSE to freeze the picture. 2 Press the FF [...]

39 Adjusting the T racking automatic tracking Y our VCR automatically adjusts the tape to giv e you the best quality picture. When you star t pla yback of a ne wl y inserted tape, the DIGIT AL TRA CKING light (D) will flash, showing that the VCR is adjusting the picture . When the VCR has finished adjusting the picture, the DIGIT AL TRACKING light [...]

40 Searching T echniques Y our VCR lets you sear ch thr ough a ta pe in a number of wa ys. These include: Quick search (CM skip) -- 30 second inter vals Speed search -- visually sear ch Counter zer o stop -- direct to start of recor ding Index sear ch -- find specific index points Search to blank -- find the beginning of the blank section Quick sea[...]

41 Counter zero stop Counter zero stop allo ws you to quickly access the beginning of a r ecorded or playback section of a ta pe. The counter zer o stop will automatically fast f orward or rewind the ta pe to “0H00M00S” and stop . 1 Press CANCEL on the remote control at the point you wish to locate later . The counter will reset to “0H00M00S.[...]

42 repeat pla yback Y ou can pla yback a section of tape over and ov er using repeat pla yback. The tape will pla y until the next index mark, re wind to the pre vious index mark, and resume pla ying. If there is onl y one index mark on the ta pe , then the VCR will play or r ewind to that mark and r esume playback. If there is no index mark, the e[...]

43 IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Make sur e that the clock has been set corr ectly before memorizing the contents of the tape . 1 Load the tape. Pr ess MENU on the r emote control. VCR Main Men u appears. Press the ADJUST buttons to select PrograManager . Press ENTER. 2 The Pr ograManager menu will a ppear . Press the ADJUST buttons to select Assign/Enter T [...]

44 IMPORTANT IMPORTANT When you memorize the contents of the tape in ad dition to pre viously memorized programs, the data of the pr eviously memorized pr ogram ma y be erased. When you press EJECT while the PrograManager scr een, the menu will be turned off and the tape will be ejected. Searching the r ecorded pro gram 1 Load the recorded ta pe. 2[...]

45 Advanced Featur es Confirming/erasing the memorized data 1 Press MENU on the remote contr ol. VCR Main Menu appear . Press the ADJUST buttons to select Pr ograManager . Pr ess ENTER. 2 The screen for selecting the data to displa y will a ppear . Press the ADJUST buttons to select Display memorized data and press ENTER. 3 The contents of the tape[...]

46 Displa ying the Time Gaug e and the Remaining Time The time gauge is a graphic representation of y our position on a video ta pe. The left side of the gauge is the tape star t (S), and the right side is the tape end (E). For a T -120 length tape pla yed at standard (SP) speed, each mark on the gauge repr esents about 15 minutes. The r emaining t[...]

47 Customize Choices Menu In the Customize Choices men u, ther e ar e 7 options that you can set. F or each of the 7 options, star t with these 2 steps: 1 Press MENU on the remote contr ol. VCR Main Menu appears on y our TV . 2 Use the ADJUST buttons on the remote to select Customize choices. Press ENTER. IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Customize choices menu [...]

48 RF converter If your TV has audio and video inputs, turn the RF conver ter OFF . If your TV does not ha ve audio and video inputs, k eep the RF con v er ter set to ON. It is preset by the factor y to ON. 3 Complete steps 1 and 2 on the pr evious page. Customize choices menu appears. Use the ADJUST buttons to select RF conv er ter . Press ENTER t[...]

49 If you would lik e to kno w whether your VHS tape is suitable for S-ET r ecording, set the S-ET record in the S-VHS Set Up menu to AU T O then test the VHS tape . If the tape is suitable, S-ET record: ON is shown on the screen and the tape will record in S-ET mode . If it is not suitable for S-ET r ecording, S-ET record: OFF is shown on the scre[...]

50 Active A/V Network ™ Active A/V Netw ork allo ws you to dir ectly operate man y of the combined functions of certain Mitsubishi TVs and your VCR at the press of one button. If you hav e a Mitsubishi TV with Activ e A/V Network, check the f ollowing: • your VCR must be connected to External 1 (EXT -1) or Input-1 of a Mitsubishi TV with Active[...]

51 Auto PrograManag er Auto PrograManager is a r eminder screen to pr ompt you to select a ta pe number when you load a tape . If y ou wish to be reminded, set the Auto PrograManager in the Customize Choices menu to ON . If y ou do not wish to be r eminded, set it to OFF . 3 Complete steps 1 and 2 on page 47. Customize choices menu appears. Use the[...]

52 Advanced Options Using the remote control to operate y our TV The HS-U778 remote control can operate man y of the fr equently-used functions of your TV . Y ou onl y need one remote to operate both your VCR and TV . The HS-U778 remote control is pr e-set to operate Mitsubishi televisions, but it can also operate TVs from other man ufacturers. T o[...]

53 T o pr ogram the remote contr ol operational setting The HS-U778 has two r emote control operational settings, VCR-A and VCR-B. These are a vailable so you ma y separately control tw o Mitsubishi VCRs that are placed close together . The VCR-A setting can be used to operate any other Mitsubishi VCR intr oduced since 1986. Setting the HS-U778 to [...]

54 Location of Contr ols Remote Control VCR PO WER T urns the VCR on or off. If you ha ve pr ogrammed the VCR to record, y ou need to turn the VCR off. EJECT Ejects a tape. CHANNEL Up and Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR’ s or TV’ s channel memor y. V OLUME Up and Do wn Raises and low ers the sound of the TV . (Operates the [...]

55 CHANNEL Changes channels. Adjusts tracking and picture vibration. REW Rewinds a tape or r e v erse sear ches. PLA Y Plays a tape. Resumes normal playback fr om special effects. FF Fast forwar ds a tape or fast forward sear ches. ST OP Stops a tape. P AUSE/ % % % % % ST AR T TIME Pauses a tape when recording. Freezes a frame when pla ying a ta pe[...]

56 Location of Controls O TR light : OTR Lights up during recording the program with One-T ouch Recording. O TR 2 light : O TR 2 Lights up during setting up, the dela y time of Standby One-T ouch Recording. LR indicator : L R L indicates that you are listening to the left channel of a stereo track, R indicates that y ou are listening to the right c[...]

57 Location of Contr ols ACTIVE A/V NETWORK CONVERTER BOX CONTROL IN OUT ANTENNA OUT IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO R L/MONO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO TIMER RESET IN 1 OUT AUDIO RL Rear P anel Jacks VIDEO INput and OUTput jacks Y ellow jacks for r eceiving (IN) and sending (OUT) video signals to a monitor TV or from another VCR. The black jacks mark ed with “S-Video[...]

58 Impor tant Information Special Information Concerning Stationar y Imag es or Letterbox Imag es: For best performance and longest life, the normal use of a TV should include a mixture of TV pictur e types. The most frequently used picture types should fill the scr een with constantly moving images rather than stationar y images or patterns. Displ[...]

59 T r oub le Checks Prob lem The VCR w on’t turn on. The VCR power is on but no contr ols w ork. Y ou can’ t see the VCR’s pictur e on your TV . Poor picture when watching the VCR’ s tuner on your TV . VCR REC button doesn’ t function. No picture during r ecording. VCR does not record TV program. The VCR timer r ecording does not operate[...]

60 Prob lem Noise in the picture and distor ted sound. P oor or no Hi-Fi sound. Pla yback is noisy or “snowy . ” VCR r emote does not function. Y our conv er ter box or satellite receiv er does not r espond to an y signals fr om the VCR’ s IR Emitter . The fast f orwarding/re winding speed is slow . T roub le Checks T ry This... • Check the[...]

61 Specifications F ORMA T S-VHS/VHS NTSC standar d with Hi-Fi audio V IDEO S IGNAL S YSTEM EIA standar d; NTSC color R ECORD /P LA YBACK S YSTEM Video -- 4 heads Audio -- 2 Hi-Fi channels and 1 monaural audio contr ol A NTENNA 75-ohm external VHF/UHF combined antenna terminal T UNER 181 channels capability VHF -- Channels 2 - 13 UHF -- Channels 14[...]

62 D da ylight savings time .................. 19 digital tracking light ................. 56 display button ............................ 54 displaying cur rent time ............. 46 displaying time gauge ................. 46 E editing features ..................... 36, 37 eject button ........................ 54, 55 enter button ..................[...]

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