. VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER’S GUIDE MODEL HS-U448 This Video Cassette Recorder is based on the VHS format. Only video cassette tapes with the mark may be used with this model. Special Features HS-U448 SMART: Program Conflict Warning VHS Hi-Fi audio record/ playback CAUTION: NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

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REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. SHORTCUTS To connect your VCR, go to page 4.

To play a tape, go to page 9. To record a program, go to page 18. To learn about Advanced Features, go to page 32. TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.

2 Hooking Up Your VCR. 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.

1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating in- structions should be read before the product is operated. (including am- plifiers) that produce heat. CONDENSATION Leave the VCR on, without a tape in it, for 2 hours if the VCR has been exposed to sudden changes in tem- perature. Sudden temperature changes cause moisture to form on the metal parts inside the VCR. Using your list, find EACH of the diagrams you will need to connect all of your equipment.

For example, to hook up this VCR, a TV, a cable box, and a Home Theater receiver, you will use Cable System with Cable Box, and Connecting a Home Theater receiver. Your TV Owner’s Guide may have additional suggestions for antenna/cable hookups. If your TV has more than one antenna jack, ask your Mitsubishi dealer for advice on additional accessories.

To record a scrambled channel, set the switch to B, select your cable output channel (usually 3 or 4) on the VCR and select the channel you wish to record on the cable box. At this time your TV will not be able to show any other channel. Connect the red and white audio cable to AUDIO OUT R (right) and AUDIO OUT L (left) on the VCR.

Connect the other end to the TV’s AUDIO INPUT RIGHT and AUDIO INPUT LEFT. Match the colors of the connectors to the cables. Hooking Up Your VCR Connections to Home Theater Receiver You may wish to connect your VCR to a Home Theater Receiver so that you can take advantage of the Surround Sound audio recordings that are common with many movies. Home Theater Receivers often will control both the sound that is heard from the speakers and the picture shown on your TV. For most Mitsubishi TVs, this means pressing the TV’s INPUT button until you see the words Ext-1 or Input-1 on the screen. If you do not have a Mitsubishi TV, please refer to your TV Owner’s Guide for this procedure. Operating the VCR with the Remote Control The HS-U448 has two VCR remote control operational settings: VCR-A and VCR-B.

The HS-U448 is pre-set to VCR-A setting. See page 43 for information about VCR operational setting. Set the VCR/TV slide switch on the remote control to VCR position.

Press PAUSE a second time to return to normal play. If you leave the VCR in pause for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically stop to prevent damage to the tape. Before your VCR can receive television channels or you can program your VCR to record, you need to memorize all of the channels you can receive into your VCR and set the clock.

Fortunately, your VCR makes this an easy process with our menu system. VCR, call your cable company.

They may be able to provide solutions to your problems. Set the VCR’s input to tuner. To do this, press INPUT on the remote control until a channel number appears on the screen.

Make sure that video mute is ON. Set the VCR’s input to tuner. To do this, press INPUT on the remote control until a channel number appears on the screen. Press MENU on the remote control. VCR Main Menu appears.

Press the ADJUST buttons to select ON. Turn the VCR off to activate the auto clock setting function. The VCR will search for a channel that carries a time signal, then set your time zone and daylight saving time. If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals, it may take about 30 minutes to complete. To activate the auto clock function, turn off the VCR. Setting the Clock Manually Skip this section if your VCR has set the clock correctly using the auto clock function.

Press MENU on the remote control. You will see the VCR Main Menu. You can adjust the daylight saving time manually. When Daylight savings is highlighted, press the ADJUST buttons to select ON or OFF.

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If you select ON, the VCR will set the clock forward one hour. If you select OFF, the VCR will set the clock back one hour. If you are using a cable box, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on the cable box, not on the VCR. Additionally, if you are using an A/B switch, remember to set the switch to the correct position. OTR timer, up to 4 hours. If you press the button 10 times, you will see End on the front panel display.

The VCR will record until the end of the tape. If you press the button an eleventh time, the VCR will resume normal manual recording. If you are using a cable box, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on the cable box, not on the VCR.

Additionally, if you are using an A/B switch, remember to set the switch to the correct position. Search to blank Descriptions of Audio Functions Audio monitor (Listen to:) This allows you to listen to the various audio tracks that your VCR is capable of recording. Choose Stereo to listen to both stereo channels. Choose L to listen to the left channel of a stereo track. Stereo+SAP. Otherwise, choose Stereo.

In either case, the main program is recorded on the stereo Hi-Fi track. Also, if there is no SAP broadcast, the VCR will record the main program on the mono track.

during special effects playback Tape function does not appear during playback. PerfecTape Select is displayed only during playback. PerfecTape displays only when a tape, with its erasure tab intact, is loaded and the VCR is stopped. ADJUST AUDIO/VIDEO ADJUST. Timer Recording Mitsubishi offers 2 ways to set your VCR to record upcoming broadcasts.

Robust program design. Choose from: Conventional VCR timer recording Quick Program (easy) - VCR does not need to be ON to begin programming You can schedule up to 8 recording events within a one month period. Additionally, if you are using an A/B switch, remember to set the switch to the correct position. Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit. You will cancel the entire program if you press CANCEL while the channel number is flashing. Quick Program Quick Program is an exclusive Mitsubishi feature that simplifies the process of programming your VCR to record. When you press QUICK PROGRAM on the remote control, you will immediately see the Program to record menu and can begin programming right away.

To use the VCR before timer recording begins, press POWER on the remote once. 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 it once turns off the programmed recording light. Program caution If your VCR is set to record, but the power is still ON within 3 minutes before timer recording starts, this screen will appear to remind you to turn off the VCR. Press MENU twice to exit the menus. Memory backup If the VCR is without power for 3 minutes or less, it will retain the clock and the programmed settings. The VCR must have been plugged in for at least an hour beforehand to charge this backup. One way is to use the HS-U448 to record and another VCR for playback.

The other way is to use another VCR to record and use the HS-U448 for playback. Regardless of which method you may choose, you will need one RCA audio cable and one RCA video cable to connect the two VCRs. Editing Features Using the HS-U448 to playback to another VCR Connect one stereo audio cable to AUDIO IN L and R on the recording VCR, and to AUDIO OUT L and R on the HS-U448. Connect a yellow video cable to VIDEO IN on the recording VCR and to VIDEO OUT on the HS-U448. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. After about 5 minutes in the still or slow-motion mode, the VCR will automatically stop to avoid damage to the tape. The picture may vibrate vertically when you pause the VCR’s picture.

You can see the contents of the videotape in double speed playback. While the VCR is playing a tape, press X2. You’ll see the picture in double speed playback. The sound will be muted.

A certain amount of noise in the picture is normal. Advanced Features Time Counter 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 to find specific points on a tape. The counter will not work when playing blank tapes or on blank sections of tape, or when the VCR’s power is off. FF or REW for more than 2 seconds, the search speed will slow to 330 times normal speed. In order to protect your tapes and the VCR heads, the Fast Forwarding/Rewinding Speed will be slower than 500x. VCR will fast forward or rewind and index search display appears on the TV.

Once the VCR finds an index mark, it will begin playing back the tape from that point. You can press INDEX ^I or INDEX I buttons up to 19 times to search for that many index marks.

The tape will play until the next index mark, rewind to the previous index mark, and resume playing. If there is only one index mark on the tape, then the VCR will play or rewind to that mark and resume playback. If there is no index mark, the entire cassette will repeat. Advanced Features Displaying the Time Gauge and the Remaining Time The time gauge is a graphic representation of your position on a video tape. The left 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 gauge represents about 15 minutes. 30 minutes.

If a control, such as a menu function or channel selection, is used or if there is a tape playing or being recorded, the VCR will remain on. Complete steps 1 and 2 above. Customize choices menu appears. ® PerfecTape ® is an exclusive Mitsubishi feature that tests the quality of video tapes you will record on. After each test, the VCR will adjust its internal circuitry in order to make the best possible recording on your tape. Press ENTER on the remote to begin the test. To cancel the test while testing, press STOP on the remote.

When the test is finished, the VCR will display the rating of your tape for 8 seconds. Turn off the display by pressing STOP on the remote control. TV Turn off your TV. On the HS-U448 remote control, set the VCR/TV slide switch to the TV position. While holding in SP/EP, press the code button listed that corresponds to the brand of your TV.

However, the remote control for the HS-U448 will only send VCR-A signals. By setting the HS-U448 to respond to VCR-B signals, you will NOT be able to operate the HS-U448 using the remote control that came with this VCR. Other selected Mitsubishi VCR remotes and TV remotes are capable of sending both VCR-A and VCR-B signals. Location of Controls Remote Control VCR POWER Turns the VCR on or off. If you have programmed the VCR 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’s channel memory. L/MONO - AUDIO IN video input 2 jack audio input 2 jacks POWER Turns the VCR on or off. If you have programmed your VCR to record, turn off your VCR. EJECT Ejects a tape. REC SPEED SP/EP Changes the recording speed (SP is standard play. Lights up when the VCR is recording.

Flashes when the VCR is in recording pause mode. Programmed recording light: Lights up when VCR is off and it is programmed to record. PM light: PM Lights up when the current time or start time of is in the afternoon. Important Information Special Information Concerning Stationary 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 most frequently used picture types should fill the screen with constantly moving images rather than stationary images or patterns. 1 Check the Trouble Checks below to see if there is a solution to the current problem that you are experiencing.

2 If the problem is not addressed on the Trouble Checks, the safety circuits in the VCR may be in operation, thus please try the following: (the clock setting and the timer recording will be deleted.) 1 If possible, press EJECT on the front panel and remove the tape. Have the VCR video heads cleaned by a qualified service technician. Check that VCR operational setting is set to VCR-A. Check to see that the VCR/TV slide switch is set to the correct position. Change the batteries. Specifications VHS NTSC standard with Hi-Fi audio ORMAT EIA standard; NTSC color IDEO IGNAL YSTEM Video - 4 heads ECORD LAYBACK YSTEM Audio - 2 Hi-Fi channels and 1 monaural audio control 75-ohm external VHF/UHF combined antenna terminal NTENNA 181 channels capability UNER more than 220 lines (SP) ORIZONTAL. 46 rec speed button.

45 recording canceling programmed. 29 canceling one in progress. 25 conventional VCR timer. 24 current broadcast. 18 one-touch. 19 Quick Program.

26 Standby one-touch. Shipping expenses are your responsibility. The name and address of the nearest service center can be obtained from your MITSUBISHI Dealer, or by writing or calling MDEA at the address and telephone number below. Proof of purchase date from an authorized MITSUBISHI Dealer is required when requesting warranty service. For your nearest Mitsubishi Authorized Service Center call 1-800-332-2119 RETAIN THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS CUSTOMER NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY PHONE ( PLACE OF PURCHASE PHONE ( MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

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