- Mitsubishi Digital Electronics VCR User Manual

Tableof Contents
Important Safeguards .................................... 2
Preface
Welcome to Mitsubishl ................................... 5
Unpacking Your VCR ...................................... 5
Chapter One
Getting to Know Your VCR ........................... 6
Front Panel Buttons and Functions ............... 6
Fluorescent Display ............... :......................... 7
Overview of the Remote Control ..................... 8
Rear Panel Terminals ................................... 10
Chapter Two
Connecting Your VCR .................................. 11
Connecting the Antenna or Cable
to the VCR .................................................. 11
Connecting cable antennas ........................ 11
Connecting other antennas ....................... 13
Connecting separate UHF/VHF
antennas .................................................. 14
Connecting the Television ............................. 15
Determining if you need a splitter ............ 15
Connecting the VCR to an older TV .......... 16
Connecting a TV with audio and
video inputs ............................................. 16
Chapter Three
Operating Your VCR ..................................... 18
Setting Up Your VCR for the First Time ..... 18
Setting up your VCR if you are using a
TV equipped with Audio and Video
Inputs (Modern TV) ................................ 18
Setting up your VCR if you are using a
TV without Audio and Video Inputs
(Older TV) ............................................... 19
Using the Remote Control ............................. 19
Using the remote control to operate
the VCR ................................................... 19
Using the remote control to operate
. theTV ...................................................... 21
Viewing the Picture Coming from
Your VCR ................................................... 22
Loading and Unloading Tapes ...................... 23
Playing a Tape ............................................... 24
Playing back a tape .................................... 24
Using basic playback controls ................... 24
Selecting the On-screen Language ............... 25
Using the Menus to Program the VCR to
Receive TV Channels ................................. 26
Programming channels automatically ...... 26
Using video mute ....................................... 27
Adding and deleting channels ................... 28
Selecting a channel .................................... 29
Setting the Clock ........................................... 29
Using the auto clock fllnction .................... 29
Setting the clock manually ........................ 31
Using the Audio and Video Functions .......... 32
Descriptions of audio an_ video functions 33
Selecting and adjusting [he audio and
video functions ......................................... 34
Recordin_. ........................................................ 35
Recording a current broadcast .................. 35
Programming your VCR to record ............. 36
Using One-Touch Recording (OTR) ........... 39
Using One Key Programming ................... 40
Using Quick Program ................................. 42
Notes about programraed recording ........... 43
Chapter Four
Using the Advanced Features ..................... 46
[[sing the Advanced Playback Controls ....... 46
Using special effects .................................... 46
Adjusting the tracking ............................... 47
Using tlhe time countc_r .............................. 48
Using the Advanced Recording Controls ....... 48
Using the PerfecTape '_f._ature .................. 49
Displaying the time gauge and the
remaining time ....................................... 50
Displaying the present time ...................... 51
Searching Techniques ................................... 51
Quick searching (CM skip) ........................ 51
Speed searching ........................................ 52
Using counter zero stop ............................. 52
Index search techniquet_ ............................ 53
Using the Advanced Options ........................ 54
Using the auto power saving (auto-off) ..... 54
Setting the RF conve_er ........................... 55
Making a Copy of a Tape .............................. 56
Using your HS-U430 to record from
another VCR ........................................... 56
Using your HS-U430 to play back to
another VCR ............................................ 57
Using Child Lock ............................................. 57
Chapter Five
Troubleshooting ............................................. 58
Index ................................................................. 59