Page 2 - NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER:; Special Features HS-U778; CAUTION
SMART: ♦ Program ConflictWarning ♦ S-VHS and S-VHS ETrecord/playback ♦ VHS Hi-Fi audiorecord/playback ♦ VCR Plus+ ® C3 with cable converter control ♦ Satellite ReceiverControl CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR B ACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVI...
Page 3 - To learn about Advanced Features, go to page 38.; SHORTCUTS; Conventional VCR Timer; TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 To connect your VCR, go to page 4. To play a tape, go to page 10. To record a program, go to page 21. To learn about Advanced Features, go to page 38. SHORTCUTS ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS; Article 810 of the National
2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Please read all these instructions carefully regarding your VCR before you begin operating it.Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the VCR. Thank you. 1 Read InstructionsAll the safety and operating in-structions should be read beforethe product is operated. 2 Retain...
Page 6 - Hooking Up Your VCR; Unpacking Your VCR; Choosing a Hookup; I M P O R T A N T; Make a list of each piece of equipment that you want to hook up.
4 Hooking Up Your VCR 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 0 X 2 PRODUCTREGISTRATION 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 Your VCR As you unpa...
Page 7 - Connecting Antenna or Cable; OR; Cable System with Cable Box; Connecting Cable and Cable box; See page 9 for IR Emitter connection.
5 Antenna or Cable Systemwithout Cable Box Connecting Antenna or Cable 1 Connect antenna or cable from wall outlet toANTENNA IN of the VCR. 2 Connect VCR ANTENNA OUT to the TV’sAntenna jacks (varies by TV). 3 If your TV has audio video inputs, continuewith the connections on the next page. If not,pl...
Page 8 - Connections to TV with Audio Video Inputs
6 I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T Your TV Owner’s Guide may have additionalsuggestions for audio video hookups. To connect your VCR to a mono (non-stereo) TV,connect only the white AUDIO OUT L of theVCR and the white AUDIO INPUT of the TV.Since the TV is not stereo, you cannot takeadvantage of y...
Page 9 - Connections to Satellite Receiver
7 I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T You cannot connect both a satellite receiver and adigital cable box. You may need to purchase an audio cable and anS-video cable for this hookup. If possible, you should have connected your VCRto your TV with an S-Video cable. It will allow youto watch the satel...
Page 10 - Connections to Home Theater Receiver
8 3 Connect an S-video cable to the MONITOR S-VIDEOOUTPUT of the Home Theater Receiver. Connect theother end to the S-VIDEO INPUT on the back of theTV. I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T If either your Home Theater Receiver or TV doesnot have S-Video connections, use standard yellowvideo cables in ...
Page 11 - Connections to A/V Network; Connections to IR Emitter
9 3 Use the double stick tape to secure the end of theemitter in the proper place. I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T If you connect both a cable box and satellitereceiver, place the IR Emitter to face the remotecontrol window (sensor) in the front of both. If youcannot place it this way, you can p...
Page 12 - Playback; Setting Up Your VCR; TV with Audio/ Video Inputs; TV without Audio/Video Inputs; set up; To choose channel 4 with VCR power OFF, press CHANNEL; and REC SPEED on the front panel at the same time. Ant; Turn the VCR on by pressing POWER.; operating
10 Playback Setting Up Your VCR The first thing you need to do is set up your VCR so that you can see the picturecoming from the VCR. It’s important to take a few minutes to set up your VCRcorrectly before you try to use it. Based on your type of TV, choose one of thefollowing: TV with Audio/ Video ...
Page 13 - Operating Your Remote Control; Installing the Batteries; If the VCR does not respond to the remote, please see page 53.; Loading a Tape; or; Playing a Tape; Press PLAY on the front panel or the remote control.; CORRECT
11 Operating Your Remote Control Installing the Batteries 1 To remove the back cover, press the ridged area gently, then push the coverin the direction of the arrow and lift. 2 Load the batteries, making sure the polarities (+) and (–) are correct.This is marked inside the battery compartment. Next,...
Page 14 - Using Basic Playback Controls; Press PAUSE a second time to return to normal play.; Unloading a Tape
12 Using Basic Playback Controls Rewinding a tape While the tape is stopped, press REW on the remote control or on the frontpanel. Fast forwarding a tape While the tape is stopped, press FF on the remote control or on the frontpanel. Speed Search with picture While the tape is playing, press FF for ...
Page 15 - Your VCR comes with Mitsubishi’s exclusive; Memorizing Channels Automatically
13 Your VCR comes with Mitsubishi’s exclusive on-screen operating system. This system has been developed to simplify the operation of your VCRwith clear, understandable language and design. Before your VCR can receive television channels or you can program your VCR torecord, you need to memorize all...
Page 16 - box with an A/B switch, or your cable box is not remote controllable.; If you choose Cable or Indoor/outdoor ant.
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 ≤¥≥πENTER to enter ∑ ππADJUST ...
Page 17 - Satellite Receiver Control
15 Cable Box Brand Code Digital Cable Box Brand Code 9 After entering the channel number, press ENTER. The VCR will beginmemorizing the available channels. During this process your TV screen, thefront panel display, and your cable box or digital cable box should all displayeach channel number one by...
Page 18 - Adding and Deleting Channels
16 4 Press ENTER to select the correct code for your satellite receiver. Manufacturer Code GE 1 RCA 1, 8 PRIMESTAR ® 2 Sony 3 DISH Network 4 Toshiba 5 Panasonic 6 Hughes 7 none OFF 5 After you have selected, press MENU twice to exit the menus. I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T After you have conne...
Page 19 - Selecting a Channel; indoor/outdoor antenna
17 Selecting a Channel Now that you have memorized channels, and added or deleted some, you willwant to be able to select channels. If you have not yet memorized channels, seepage 13, Memorizing Channels Automatically. (If you selected digital cablebox, you cannot select any satellite channels.) Ant...
Page 20 - Setting the Clock; Setting the Auto Clock; Press MENU on the remote control. VCR Main Menu will appear.
18 Setting the Clock You have to set the clock using either Setting the Auto Clock or Setting theClock Manually before you can program your VCR to record. Setting the Auto Clock Your VCR can set the clock automatically by picking up a time signal which someTV and cable channels transmit with their b...
Page 21 - If the VCR displays the wrong time; To activate the auto clock function, turn off the VCR.; Setting the Clock Manually; Press MENU on the remote control. You will see the VCR Main Menu.
19 If the VCR displays the wrong time 1 Follow the procedure on the previous page to step 3. Then press ENTER. 2 You will see the Set the clock menu. Channel will be highlighted. If youknow the channel that carries a time signal, press the ADJUST buttons toenter the channel. Most PBS stations broadc...
Page 22 - 0 Press MENU twice to turn off the menus.
20 5 Press the ADJUST buttons until the correct month appears on screen. PressENTER. 6 Press the ADJUST buttons to set the current year. Press ENTER. 7 Press the ADJUST buttons to set the date. Press ENTER. 8 The hour numbers and the am/pm indicator will be blinking. Press theADJUST buttons to set t...
Page 23 - Recording a Current Broadcast; Recording
21 Your new VCR offers a wide variety of recording options that take full advantageof our advanced electronics. You can learn how to record a current broadcast.And in another section of this book called Timer Recording, you can also learnhow to program your VCR to record at a later time and day. Rec...
Page 25 - To cancel OTR
23 Using Standby One-Touch Recording (OTR 2 ) Standby One-Touch Recording (also called OTR 2 ) is a programming method to begin recording within the next 24 hours and record in 30 minutes inter vals.Before you use OTR 2 , make sure the clock has been set correctly. 1 Load a tape with its erasure pre...
Page 26 - Selecting Recording Format; If you use VHS tape for recording:
24 Using S-VHS Set-Up Menu Selecting Recording Format The HS-U778 allows you to choose between recording in standard VHS or SuperVHS (S-VHS) when you use an S-VHS tape. If you use a VHS tape, you can chooseto record in S-VHS ET (Expansion Technology) mode or VHS. S-VHS ET modeallows you to record in...
Page 27 - Selecting S-input Setting
25 Selecting S-input Setting To watch the picture from other equipment through the VCR, you have to selectthe S-video input jack or video input jack that matches the equipment. If youconnect the satellite receiver to the VCR with an S-video cable, you have to setRear S-input to ON. 1 Press MENU on t...
Page 28 - Using Audio and Video Functions; Descriptions of Audio Functions
26 Using Audio and Video Functions The audio and video function menus allow you to set things such as listening tothe stereo track of your recording, or setting the tape length to have theremaining time display function work properly. The VCR will display the functionsand settings on your TV screen....
Page 29 - Descriptions of Video Functions; PerfecTape; Selecting and adjusting the audio and video functions; PerfecTape Select is displayed only during playback.
27 Descriptions of Video Functions Tape (Tape)Adjust this function to ensure the accuracy of the Remaining Time display. Theremaining time function does not work properly with a tape that is less than 30minutes long. Length of tape Use setting 2 hours long or less(T-30 through T-120) T-120 160 minut...
Page 30 - Conventional VCR Timer Recording; Load a tape with its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR.; • If you are recording from a DSS; Recap screen; Timer Recording
28 Mitsubishi offers 3 ways to set your VCR to record upcoming broadcasts. Choosefrom: Conventional VCR timer recordingQuick Program (easy) -- VCR does not need to be on to begin programmingVCR Plus+ ® system programming (easy) You can schedule up to 8 recording events within a one month period.Cloc...
Page 31 - 2 When you are finished with all programming, check the following:
29 5 Day will flash. Press the ADJUST buttons to choose the day on which youwant to record; for example, Monday the 11th.Your choices are:• a single day up to one month away.• every day from Monday through Friday; for example, to tape a soap opera. To program, press the ADJUST buttons until Monday-F...
Page 32 - Quick Program; Programming not cancelled
30 Canceling a recording in progress There are two ways to cancel a recording in progress: Press STOP. The recording stops, but the program is not cancelled.Therefore, if you press REC, the recording will start again. Press POWER on the front panel. The recording stops and the program iscancelled. C...
Page 33 - System Programming
31 Timer Recording I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T If you press QUICK PROGRAM/VCR Plus+, but the clock is not set, Setthe clock menu will appear. Set the clock manually. If you have set the A/V Network to ACTIVE, point your remote controlat the TV when using Quick Program. VCR Plus+ ® System Pro...
Page 35 - Timer Recording Hints; Auto speed programming
33 Timer Recording Hints To use the VCR before timer recording begins, press POWER on the remoteonce. This turns the programmed recording light off and the VCR on.If you use POWER on the front panel for this purpose , press it twice. Pressing itonce turns off the programmed recording light; pressing...
Page 36 - Press STOP. The cursor arrow will change to a; by following steps 1 to 4 again.; Program skip using the POWER button; program caution
34 Program caution If your VCR is set to record, but the power is still ON within 3 minutes beforetimer recording starts, this screen will appear to remind you to turn off the VCR. If the VCR is still turned on 12 seconds before the start time of the recording, thattimer recording will be cancelled....
Page 37 - Canceling a timer recording before the recording starts; Press MENU twice to turn off the menus.; Using a satellite receiver; However, if you are using a PRIMESTAR
35 Canceling a timer recording before the recording starts 1 Press MENU on the remote control. Your VCR will turn on and VCR MainMenu will appear on your screen. Use the ADJUST buttons on the remotecontrol to select Program to record. Press ENTER. 2 Recap screen will display for 4 seconds. While thi...
Page 38 - Editing Features; Using Two VCRs to Copy; AUDIO IN R; RECORDING; Using the HS-U778 to record from another VCR; 0 When finished, press STOP on both VCRs.
36 Editing Features Using Two VCRs to Copy There are two basic ways to make a copy of a tape.One way is to use the HS-U778 to record and another VCR for playback.The other way is to use another VCR to record and use the HS-U778 for playback. Regardless of which method you may choose, you will need o...
Page 39 - Using the HS-U778 to playback to another VCR; Set the input of the recording VCR to External.
37 Editing Features R VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO R L 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 playback to another VCR 1 Connect one stereo audio cable to AUDIO IN Land R on the recording VCR, and to AUD...
Page 40 - Advanced Features; Advanced Playback Controls; Special effects; Using the
38 Advanced Features Advanced Playback Controls Special effects You can use FF and REW on the front panel, or the I \ and ^ I on the remote to control the playback speed of the tape. Using the FF and REW on the front panel to control the playback speed 1 While the VCR is playing a tape, press PAUSE ...
Page 41 - Adjusting the Tracking; automatic tracking; Time Counter; setting the counter; To set the counter to “0H00M00S,” press CANCEL on the remote control.
39 Adjusting the Tracking automatic tracking Your VCR automatically adjusts the tape to give you the best quality picture.When you start playback of a newly inserted tape, the DIGITAL TRACKING light(D) will flash, showing that the VCR is adjusting the picture. When the VCR hasfinished adjusting the ...
Page 42 - Searching Techniques; Speed search
40 Searching Techniques Your VCR lets you search through a tape in a number of ways. These include: Quick search (CM skip) -- 30 second inter valsSpeed search -- visually searchCounter zero stop -- direct to start of recordingIndex search -- find specific index pointsSearch to blank -- find the begi...
Page 43 - automatic index marks
41 Counter zero stop Counter zero stop allows you to quickly access the beginning of a recorded orplayback section of a tape. The counter zero stop will automatically fast forwardor rewind the tape to “0H00M00S” and stop. 1 Press CANCEL on the remote control at the point you wish to locate later.The...
Page 44 - repeat playback; Press STOP to cancel the repeat.; Search to blank; Using PrograManager; Memorizing the contents of the tape
42 repeat playback You can playback a section of tape over and over using repeat playback. The tapewill play until the next index mark, rewind to the previous index mark, andresume playing. If there is only one index mark on the tape, then the VCR willplay or rewind to that mark and resume playback....
Page 46 - Searching the recorded program; Load the recorded tape.
44 I M P O R T A N T I M P O R T A N T When you memorize the contents of the tape in addition to previouslymemorized programs, the data of the previously memorized program maybe erased. When you press EJECT while the PrograManager screen, the menu will be turnedoff and the tape will be ejected. Sear...
Page 47 - Confirming/erasing the memorized data
45 Advanced Features Confirming/erasing the memorized data 1 Press MENU on the remote control. VCR Main Menu appear. Press theADJUST buttons to select PrograManager. Press ENTER. 2 The screen for selecting the data to display will appear. Press the ADJUSTbuttons to select Display memorized data and ...
Page 48 - Displaying the Time Gauge and the Remaining Time; to make the time gauge and the remaining time appear :; Displaying the Current Time; To turn off the current time, press DISPLAY again.
46 Displaying the Time Gauge and the Remaining Time The time gauge is a graphic representation of your position on a video tape. Theleft side of the gauge is the tape start (S), and the right side is the tape end (E).For a T-120 length tape played at standard (SP) speed, each mark on the gaugerepres...
Page 49 - Customize Choices Menu; Video mute
47 Customize Choices Menu In the Customize Choices menu, there are 7 options that you can set. For each ofthe 7 options, start with these 2 steps: 1 Press MENU on the remote control. VCR Main Menu appears on your TV. 2 Use the ADJUST buttons on the remote to select Customize choices. PressENTER. I M...
Page 50 - RF converter; setting up PerfecTape
48 RF converter If your TV has audio and video inputs, turn the RF converter OFF. If your TV doesnot have audio and video inputs, keep the RF converter set to ON. It is preset bythe factor y to ON. 3 Complete steps 1 and 2 on the previous page. Customize choices menuappears. Use the ADJUST buttons t...
Page 51 - Load a tape that has its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR.; Rental Xpress
49 If you would like to know whether your VHS tape is suitable for S-ET recording,set the S-ET record in the S-VHS Set Up menu to AUTO then test the VHS tape.If the tape is suitable, S-ET record: ON is shown on the screen and the tape willrecord in S-ET mode. If it is not suitable for S-ET recording...
Page 53 - Auto PrograManager
51 Auto PrograManager Auto PrograManager is a reminder screen to prompt you to select a tape numberwhen you load a tape. If you wish to be reminded, set the Auto PrograManager inthe Customize Choices menu to ON. If you do not wish to be reminded, set it toOFF. 3 Complete steps 1 and 2 on page 47. Cu...
Page 54 - Advanced Options; Using the remote control to operate your TV; setting up your remote control to operate your TV; operating your TV with the HS-U778 remote control
52 Advanced Options Using the remote control to operate your TV The HS-U778 remote control can operate many of the frequently-used functionsof your TV. You only need one remote to operate both your VCR and TV. The HS-U778 remote control is pre-set to operate Mitsubishi televisions, but itcan also op...
Page 55 - To program the remote control operational setting; To program the HS-U778 and the remote to VCR-B; Child Lock
53 To program the remote control operational setting The HS-U778 has two remote control operational settings, VCR-A and VCR-B.These are available so you may separately control two Mitsubishi VCRs that areplaced close together. The VCR-A setting can be used to operate any otherMitsubishi VCR introduc...
Page 56 - Location of Controls; Remote Control
54 Location of Controls Remote Control VCR POWER Turns the VCR on or off. If you have programmed theVCR to record, you 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’schannel memory. VOLUME Up and Down Raises and lowers the ...
Page 57 - Front Panel; Insert the video cassette tape here.
55 CHANNEL Changes channels.Adjusts tracking and picture vibration. REW Rewinds a tape or reverse searches. PLAY Plays a tape.Resumes normal playback from special effects. FF Fast forwards a tape or fast forward searches. STOP Stops a tape. PAUSE/ % % % % % START TIME Pauses a tape when recording.Fr...
Page 58 - Indicates a stereo TV channel.; Front Panel Display; Lights up when Child Lock feature is in use.; ) will light up when a
56 Location of Controls OTR light : OTR Lights up during recording the program with One-TouchRecording. OTR 2 light : OTR 2 Lights up during setting up, the delay time of StandbyOne-Touch Recording. LR indicator : L R L indicates that you are listening to the left channel of astereo track, R indicat...
Page 59 - Rear Panel Jacks
57 Location of Controls ACTIVE A/V NETWORK CONVERTERBOX CONTROL IN OUT ANTENNA OUT IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO R L/MONO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO TIMER RESET IN 1 OUT AUDIO R L Rear Panel Jacks VIDEO INput and OUTput jacks Yellow jacks for receiving (IN) and sending (OUT) videosignals to a monitor TV or from another...
Page 60 - Important Information
58 Important Information Special Information Concerning Stationar y Images or Letterbox Images: For best performance and longest life, the normal use of a TV should include a mixture of TV picture types. The mostfrequently used picture types should fill the screen with constantly moving images rathe...
Page 61 - Trouble Checks; Problem
59 Trouble Checks Problem The VCR won’t turn on. The VCR power is on but no controls work. You can’t see the VCR’s picture on your TV. Poor picture when watching the VCR’s tuner onyour TV. VCR REC button doesn’t function. No picture during recording. VCR does not record TV program. The VCR timer rec...
Page 63 - Specifications; EIA standard NTSC color; Index
61 Specifications F ORMAT S-VHS/VHS NTSC standard with Hi-Fi audio V IDEO S IGNAL S YSTEM EIA standard; NTSC color R ECORD /P LAYB ACK S YSTEM Video -- 4 headsAudio -- 2 Hi-Fi channels and 1 monaural audio control A NTENNA 75-ohm external VHF/UHF combined antenna terminal T UNER 181 channels capabil...
Page 64 - time
62 Ddaylight savings time .................. 19digital tracking light ................. 56display button ............................ 54displaying current time ............. 46displaying time gauge ................. 46 Eediting features ..................... 36, 37eject button .........................
Page 65 - Note
Page 67 - Warranty; MITSUBISHI
RETAIN THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS SERIAL NO. CUSTOMER NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE ( ) PURCHASE DATE / / MO DAY YR PLACE OF PURCHASE PHONE ( ) Warranty MITSUBISHI VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER LIMITED WARRANTY MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (MDEA) warrants to the original purc...
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