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Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U Owner's Manual

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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
OWNER'S GUIDE
HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL VCR
VCR Plus+, C
VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
With the VCR Plus+ GOLD system, this video cassette recorder can automatically select the appropriate
channel on your compatible cable box or satellite receiver.
This Video Cassette Recorder is based on the D-VHS, S-VHS and VHS formats. Only video cassette tapes
MTP
with the
NTSC
recordings are possible only with cassettes marked
D-VHS tapes recorded on video products not using the D-VHS MTP/NTSC standard cannot be played
back on this unit.
MODEL HS-HD2000U
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, A
S
and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The
LL
ET
mark,
mark or the
mark may be used with this model. However, D-VHS
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  • Page 1 VCR Plus+, C VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. With the VCR Plus+ GOLD system, this video cassette recorder can automatically select the appropriate channel on your compatible cable box or satellite receiver. This Video Cassette Recorder is based on the D-VHS, S-VHS and VHS formats. Only video cassette tapes...
  • Page 2 Special Features HS-HD2000U High-Definition Digital Recording and Playback Hand-held LCD programming Full S-VHS VCR functions VCR Plus+ Gold for easy recording Rew/FF at 500X speed! (:43 seconds for a T-120 tape) CAUTION: 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”...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SHORTCUTS To connect your VCR, go to page 4. To play a tape, go to page 12. To record a program, go to page 26. To learn about Advanced Features, go to page 55. TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ... 2 Hooking Up Your VCR...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards

    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. Read Instructions All the safety and operating in- structions should be read before the product is operated.
  • Page 5 CONDENSATION Leave the VCR on, without a tape in it, for 2 hours if the VCR has been ex- posed to sudden changes in tempera- ture. Sudden temperature changes cause moisture to form on the metal parts inside the VCR.

  • Page 6: Hooking Up Your Vcr

    If you are connecting several pieces of equipment, you may be using more than one of these diagrams. 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.
  • Page 7 Connect the red and white cable to the AUDIO IN R (right) and AUDIO IN L (left) on the VCR. Connect the other end to the cable box’s AUDIO OUT RIGHT and AUDIO OUT LEFT.
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 Hooking Up Your VCR Connections to Integrated HDTV or IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV Receiver If you connect the HS-HD2000U to an integrated HDTV or an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver with an IEEE 1394 cable, you can record digital broadcasts in D-VHS format, which records digital broadcasts as digital signals, so programs can be recorded as is with no loss of quality.
  • Page 10 Notes about IEEE 1394 network The IEEE 1394-equipped devices that are available to be connected to the HS-HD2000U are an integrated HDTV, an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver or a D-VHS VCR. The data may not be sent/received correctly if you are connecting IEEE 1394-equipped devices other than Mitsubishi integrated HDTV or Mitsubishi D-VHS VCR.
  • Page 11 OUT R and AUDIO OUT L on the satellite receiver. Connect the other end to the AUDIO IN R and AUDIO IN L on the back of the VCR. Match the colors of the connectors to the cables. Connect the S-video cable to S-VIDEO OUTPUT on the satellite receiver.
  • Page 12 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 will often control both the sound that is heard from the speakers and the picture shown on your TV.
  • Page 13 Hooking Up Your VCR Connections to IR Emitter Your VCR will be able to send remote control channel changing commands to your compatible cable box or satellite receiver. The VCR uses the IR Emitter to send these commands in the same way as when you use the hand held remote that came with the cable box or re- ceiver.

  • Page 14: Playback

    When you connect an integrated HDTV, an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver or a D-VHS VCR to the HS-HD2000U, you can see the list of connected TV, receiver or VCR on the 1394 connection list menu (up to 5 devices). The integrated HDTV and the IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver will display as TUNER and the D-VHS VCR will be shown as VCR.
  • Page 15 Set the VCR/TV slide switch on the remote control to VCR position. This “tells” the remote that you want to control the VCR. Now your remote is ready to operate your HS-HD2000U. If the VCR does not respond to the remote, please see page 65.

  • Page 16: Loading A Tape

    When you connect an integrated HDTV or IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver which is not capable of controlling the VCR: Set the connection setting of your TV or receiver to select the HS-HD2000U. Refer to the TV or receiver owner’s guide for this procedure.

  • Page 17: Using Basic Playback Controls

    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.

  • Page 18: Setting Up Your Vcr

    Digital Cable box only option in step 4 on the next page and turn the cable box on. Your HS-HD2000U will use its Converter Box Control technology to change the channels on the cable box. Make sure you have properly placed the IR Emitter (see page 11).
  • Page 19 Setting Up Your VCR You will see the menu for sources connected to the VCR. Using the list below as a reference, turn the ADJUST dial to select the kind of antenna you connected. • Cable if you have standard cable service without a cable box, use a cable box with an A/B switch, or your cable box is not remote controllable •...
  • Page 20 The VCR will begin to search for a channel that carries a time signal to set the clock. If the VCR can find the channel, it will set the clock. You can see if the clock has been set on the front panel display of your VCR.
  • Page 21 Setting Up Your VCR 12 Turn on the VCR the next day. When you set your TV’s input to view the VCR picture, you will see one of the following messages: – Setup Completed – Press MENU to see the message of AllSet –...

  • Page 22: Satellite Receiver Control

    AUTO. Follow ALL the steps in Setting the Auto Clock. Satellite Receiver Control If you are using a satellite receiver, you can set up your VCR to change channels on the satellite receiver. Make sure you are viewing the picture coming from your VCR. Press MENU on the remote control.

  • Page 23: Adding And Deleting Channels

    Make sure that video mute is ON. See page 60. Set the VCR’s input to tuner. To do this, press INPUT on the remote control until a channel number appears on the screen or the front panel display.

  • Page 24: Selecting A Channel

    Satellite Receiver selections ® PRIMESTAR If you try to select a channel number that the VCR cannot receive, the VCR will not change channels. selecting antenna, cable or digital cable channels sequentially Press CHANNEL on the remote control or turn the jog dial on the VCR front panel.

  • Page 25: Setting The Clock

    If you want to use the cable box at 3:00 am, turn on the VCR or set the Clock set of the Set the clock menu to MANUAL. In both cases, auto clock function will be cancelled.

  • Page 26: Setting The Clock Manually

    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 A clock function. Press MENU on the remote control. You will see the VCR Main Menu.
  • Page 27 You can adjust the daylight saving time manually. When Daylight savings is highlighted, turn the ADJUST dial to select ON or OFF. 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.

  • Page 28: Recording

    Operate your TV or receiver to record, to pause recording or to stop recording. Refer to the TV or receiver owner’s guide for this procedure. During your TV or receiver is operating the HS-HD2000U, d will be displayed on the front panel display.
  • Page 29 Press REC on the remote or REC/˙REC LENGTH on the front panel. Recording will start. When the VCR reaches the end of the tape, it will automati- cally rewind to the beginning of the tape and stop.

  • Page 30: Recording A Current Broadcast In Analog (S-Vhs/S-Vhs Et/Vhs) Format

    If you are using a cable box that the VCR cannot control, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on the cable box, not on the VCR.

  • Page 31: Otr

    ˙REC LENGTH 10 times or OTR 2/˙REC LENGTH 9 times, you will see End on the front panel display. The VCR will record until the end of the tape. If you press REC/˙REC LENGTH an eleventh time, the VCR will resume normal manual recording.

  • Page 32: Otr 2

    Network satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. If the HS-HD2000U does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. After 30 seconds, the power will turn off and the programmed recording light will be lit.

  • Page 33: Notes About Available Tape And Recording Time

    For analog recording, set the recording mode manually by pressing SP/EP. When playing a tape, the VCR will automatically select the recording mode. Recording Time The available recording time is as follows:...

  • Page 34: Using S-Vhs Set-Up Menu

    Using S-VHS Set-Up Menu Selecting Recording Format When recording in analog, the HS-HD2000U allows you to choose between recording in standard VHS or Super VHS (S-VHS) when you use an S-VHS tape. If you use a VHS tape, you can choose to record in S-VHS ET (Expansion Technol- ogy) mode or VHS.
  • Page 35 This function allows you to view the video signal from the equipment connected to the back of the VCR even when the VCR is off. To use this function, you have to connect your VCR and TV, and also connect your VCR and the other equipment with an S-Video cable.

  • Page 36: Using Audio And Video Functions

    When the VCR is not playing a tape, you will see the following displays on the TV screen for 3 seconds when you change the channel or press DISPLAY.
  • Page 37 Normal when you do not want to use this feature. Use Normal on new or high quality tapes. If it is set to Auto, the VCR will automatically select the ideal setting of PerfecTape Select depending on the condition of the tape.
  • Page 38 When you set your remote control to be able to operate Mitsubishi televisions by code button 1: The TV audio function will appear when you press TV AUDIO on the HS-HD2000U remote. The TV video function will appear when you press VIDEO on the HS-HD2000U remote with the VCR/TV slide switch is set to TV position.

  • Page 39: Timer Recording

    VCR. The VCR will start recording automatically. The integrated HDTV or the IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver will send the signal to stop recording to the VCR on the end time you have set, and the VCR will stop record- ing automatically.

  • Page 40: Analog (S-Vhs/S-Vhs Et/Vhs) Timer Recording Of Digital Broadcast

    (Refer to your TV or receiver owner’s guide for the details.) If so, you need to press POWER on the VCR front panel once to cancel the stand-by mode when the D-VHS timer recording is activated. When you press POWER, the programmed recording light will be turned off but the VCR power will remain off.
  • Page 41 • Leave an integrated HDTV or an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver turned ON. • Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit. While the VCR is recording a digital broadcast, please do not change the channel on an integrated HDTV or an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver.

  • Page 42: Conventional Vcr Timer Recording

    2. Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right. • If you are using a cable box that the VCR cannot control, enter the channel number on which the cable box sends a signal to your VCR (usually channel 3 or 4).
  • Page 43 Network satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. • If your VCR does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. • Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit.

  • Page 44: Vcr Plus+ System Programming

    TV listings. There are 2 ways of using VCR Plus+ System Programming on the HS-HD2000U. You can use either of the 2 following sections, VCR Plus+ System Programming Using the On Screen Display or VCR Plus+ System Programming Using the Remote Control LCD.
  • Page 45 Network satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. • If your VCR does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. • Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit.
  • Page 46 Network satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. • If your VCR does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. • Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit.

  • Page 47: Quick Program

    40.) When you have finished, press QUICK PROGRAM again. If the VCR is stopped, it will turn off and be ready to record your program at a later time. If the VCR is playing, recording, fast forwarding or rewinding, the menus will turn off, but the VCR power will remain on.

  • Page 48: On Lcd Programming

    Turn the ADJUST dial to choose the channel you would like to record. Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right. • If you are using a cable box that the VCR cannot control, enter the channel number on which the cable box sends a signal to your VCR (usually channel 3 or 4).

  • Page 49: Timer Recording Hints

    ™ satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. • If your VCR does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. • Turn the VCR power OFF and make sure the programmed recording light is lit.
  • Page 50 (EP), some noise may be in the picture or sound when playing the tape. Program Caution If your VCR is set to record in analog format, 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.
  • Page 51 1 to 4 again. Program Skip Using the POWER Button If you have entered only one program into your VCR’s memory, you can skip the program without going into the VCR’s menus. Simply press POWER on the front panel once.
  • Page 52 Memory Backup If the VCR is without power for 30 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.

  • Page 53: Editing Features

    Copying a Tape from D-VHS to D-VHS When you connect a D-VHS VCR equipped with IEEE 1394 INTERFACE terminal to the HS-HD2000U with an IEEE 1394 cable, you can copy a tape from D-VHS format to D-VHS. You cannot edit the tape while copying from D-VHS to D-VHS.

  • Page 54: Copying A Tape From D-Vhs To Analog

    Copying a Tape from D-VHS to Analog To copy a tape from D-VHS to analog format, use the HS-HD2000U as a playback VCR and connect to an integrated HDTV or an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver with an IEEE 1394 cable. And then connect an integrated HDTV or an IEEE 1394-equipped HDTV receiver to the recording VCR with an S-video/video and audio cable.

  • Page 55: Copying A Tape From Analog To Analog

    One way is to use the HS-HD2000U to record and another VCR for playback. The other way is to use another VCR to record and use the HS-HD2000U for playback. Regardless of which method you may choose, you will need one RCA audio cable and one S-video cable to connect the two VCRs.
  • Page 56 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-HD2000U. If the other VCR is mono, you need a Y-adapter to record both audio channels.

  • Page 57: Advanced Features

    (PAUSE) mode will resume. 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.

  • Page 58: Searching Techniques

    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.
  • Page 59 It is designed so that you can quickly speed through any commercials you may have recorded. To do this: Make sure that you have set the VCR/TV slide switch on the remote control to the VCR position. While playing a tape, choose the desired search time by pressing a number button.
  • Page 60 The 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 or INDEX many index marks.

  • Page 61: Displaying Time Gauge, Remaining Time, Current Time

    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.

  • Page 62: Customize Choices Menu

    30 minutes, the display will show - - : - -. The current time will be displayed when the VCR is off. To see the current time when the VCR is on: Press DISPLAY twice.
  • Page 63 When the Auto Power Save feature is turned on, the VCR will automatically turn off after remaining idle for 30 minutes. If a control, such as a menu function or chan- nel selection, is used or if there is a tape playing or being recorded, the VCR will remain on.
  • Page 64 STOP on the remote while the PT light is still flashing. When the test is done, the VCR will display the rating of your tape for 8 seconds. On the front panel, the PT light will shine steadily, indicating that the VCR has set its internal circuitry to make the best possible recording on this tape.
  • Page 65 Advanced Features Search with Picture When you set Search w/ Picture setting to ON, it allows you to search (FWD/REW) your D-VHS recording with picture. If you turn this setting OFF, you will not see any picture while “searching”. It is preset to ON at the factory. Complete steps 1 and 2 on page 60.

  • Page 66: Advanced Options

    TV Turn off your TV. On the HS-HD2000U remote control, set the VCR/TV slide switch to the TV position. While holding in INPUT, press the code listed that corresponds to the brand of your TV.

  • Page 67: Child Lock

    To program the HS-HD2000U and the remote to VCR-B For VCR: Make sure the HS-HD2000U is plugged in but turned off. On the VCR front panel, turn the shuttle ring left while holding down SP/EP on the front panel. To confirm that the VCR responds to VCR-B signals, b appears on the front panel display.

  • Page 68: Location Of Controls

    LCD See the section “Remote Control LCD”. VCR POWER Turns the VCR on or off. If you have programmed the VCR to record, you need to turn the VCR off. QUICK PROGRAM Goes to VCR Plus+ system menu.
  • Page 69 • Channel number and audio reception mode • Audio channel(s) selected • Source supplying the VCR with a signal • If the VCR is stopped, playing, or recording Turns the Child Lock on and off. VCR-A/B Selects between two Mitsubishi VCRs while using one remote.

  • Page 70: Front Panel

    2 jacks video input 2 jack S-video input 2 jack POWER Turns the VCR on or off. If you have programmed your VCR to record, turn off your VCR. EJECT Ejects a tape. D-VHS Press to choose between recording in digital broadcast in D-VHS format or in analog (S-VHS/S-VHS ET/VHS) format.

  • Page 71: Front Panel Display

    These light up when the VCR is playing a tape or record- ing. The cassette status symbol ( a tape is in the VCR. The dashes in the center of the symbol simulate the movement of the tape when playing and recording.

  • Page 72: Rear Panel Jacks

    VIDEO INput and OUTput jacks Yellow jacks are for receiving (IN) and sending (OUT) video signals to a monitor TV or from another VCR. The black jacks marked with “S-Video” can be used to connect televisions with S-Video jacks. (“S-Video jack”...

  • Page 73: Important Information

    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.

  • Page 74: Trouble Checks

    Trouble Checks If your VCR malfunctions, try the following steps prior to contacting your Mitsubishi Dealer: Check the Trouble Checks below to see if there is a solution to the current problem that you are experiencing. If the problem is not addressed on the please try the following: (the clock setting and the timer recording will be deleted.)
  • Page 75 • Check that the remote mode of the VCR and your remote are set correctly (VCR-A or VCR-B). • Check to see that the VCR/TV slide switch is set to the correct position. • Change the batteries. • Try moving the IR Emitter so that there is a clear line of sight between the Emitter and the box’s remote sensor.

  • Page 76: Specifications

    Specifications ORMAT IDEO IGNAL YSTEM ECORD LAYBACK YSTEM NTENNA UNER IGITAL NTERFACE NPUT UTPUT ORIZONTAL ESOLUTION IGNAL NOISE RATIO COMB FILTER IMER PROGRAM CAPACITY EMORY BACKUP TIME AXIMUM RECORDING TIME EWIND TIME OWER REQUIREMENT OWER CONSUMPTION IMENSIONS EIGHT UPPLIED ACCESSORIES Index adding channels ...
  • Page 77 ... 38 canceling programmed ... 50 canceling one in progress ... 41 conventional VCR timer ... 40 current digital broadcast ... 26 current broadcast in analog format ... 28 D-VHS timer ... 37 format ...

  • Page 79: Warranty

    MITSUBISHI service center; physical abuse to, or misuse of, the VCR; operation in a manner contrary to the instructions which accompany the VCR; freight damage; or any damage caused by acts of God such as lightning or fluctuation in electrical power.
  • Page 80 For your nearest Mitsubishi Authorized Service Center call 1-800-332-2119 MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. 9351 Jeronimo Road Irvine, CA 92618-1904 www.mitsubishi-tv.com © 2001 Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Printed in Japan 872C244A9...

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