Page 1: ..._ _ MITSUBISHI Television i Owner s I Guide I K...
Page 2: ...rning Don t leave stationary images such as stock market reports video games station logos or the TV s displays on screen for more than 10 minutes Still patterns such as these can scar the TV causing...
Page 3: ...cable without a cable box 26 TV cable with a cable box 27 TV separate UHF and VHF antennas 29 TV VCR antenna or cable without a cable box 30 TV VCR cable with a cable box 33 TV home theater receiver...
Page 4: ...the sleep timer 75 Using the Picture in Picture PIP Modes 76 Activating the PIP image 77 Selecting the source of the PIP image 78 Changing channels while using the PIP modes 79 Exchanging the picture...
Page 5: ...ssive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation ant to ensure reliable operation of...
Page 6: ...T 250 PART H 18 Servicing Do not attempt to s ervice this TV receiver yourself as opening o r removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified serv...
Page 7: ...reface which provides the following impor tant information 0 Summary of Special Features 0 Unpacking Your TV 0 What s in Each Chapter 0 Some Conventions Used in this Guide Mitsubishi strived to create...
Page 8: ...boxes fi om other manufacturers On Screen Displays appear whenever you adjust your TV showing you the status of various functions 3 D Graphic ViewPoint On Screen Operating System simplifies the TV s f...
Page 9: ...ies for the remote control and an active A V network cable A few suggestions Before you hook up your new TV please take a few minutes to Complete the registration card The registration card a _ks for...
Page 10: ...other equipment to your TV Chapter 3 Operating Your TV provides step by step instruc tions for using your TV Chapter 4 Using the Special Featu_ces explains how to use the special features of the TV Ch...
Page 11: ...The owner s guide use these terms sparingly You should read all information highlighted in this manner carefully Ilist of related topics or tasks Important I I War n This alerts you to information des...
Page 12: ...available options when using the butLons on the remote control and on the TV_s control panel It also offers some general guidelines for using the remote control Most functions can be controlled by us...
Page 13: ...EO input terminal Use to connect the S video output of a VCR laserdisc player or camcorder to the TV If you connect arL S video cable to this terminal the adjacent video input cannot be used video inp...
Page 14: ...nsert a paper clip or similar object into the hole labeled TIMER RESET and press firmly inward The TV turns off when you press this button Befo e turning the TV on again wait about 15 seconds until th...
Page 15: ...direction of the arrow and lift ng off the cover Load the batteries as indicated in the illustration making sure that they are positioned correctly to O Replace the back cover of the remote control O...
Page 16: ...control to get wet or become heated Avoid dropping the remote control on a haJ _d surface When cleaning the remote control don t use any harsh chemicals Use a soft slightly moistened c oth only genera...
Page 17: ...nations for using the remote s buttons To determine which buttons are used with a particular feature refer to the instructions For that feat_ re The instructions for individual features are found in C...
Page 18: ...2 or 3 mute control MUTE Use to turn the sound _ff completely or to restore it to its original volume quick program button QUICK PROG Use this button to easily program your Mitsubishi VCR _ en you pr...
Page 19: ...Remote control buttons and functions cont VCR A VCR B POWER CHANNEL QUICK PROG INFO MENU REC STOP PAUSE _ c 3 REWIREV FF FWD PLAY _ MITSUBISHI 18 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your TV...
Page 20: ...active edge definition on off _ picture in picture controls Use to control the special picture in picture PIP function See Using the Picture in Picture PIP Modes in Chapter 4 1 PIP button PIP Press to...
Page 21: ...nnecting Your TV This chapter offers step by step instructions for _onnecting your TV to most cable systems VCR s and other equipment It contains the following sections Overview of the Back Panel Basi...
Page 22: ...mponent uch as a VCR _ S VIDEO input terminals Use to connect an S video able from a VCR laserdisc player or camcorder If you connect an S video cable to INPUT 1 o1 INPUT 2 the corre sponding video in...
Page 23: ...minal to transmit the sLandard video from the TV to a VCR Video Copy Processor etc _ audio monitor output terminals Use these red and white terminals to transmit the TWs audio signal to an audio ampli...
Page 24: ...able without a cable box TV VCR cable with a cable box TV home theater receiver AN receiver TV stereo audio system and TV Mitsubishi products that have A V Network terminals I_Warning You should unplu...
Page 25: ...eads from the speakers are connected to the matching red and black external speaker terminals O To listen to external speakers set the speaker mode to Exter nal using the on screen audio functions See...
Page 26: ...ok up you will need two 75 ohm coaxial cables procedure Please see illustration on the following page O Connect your cable system s incoming cable to the ANT A terminal on the back of the TV Connect t...
Page 27: ...Rear Terminals _Iu rK N C 3 NOT CrONNEC THE EXTERNAL SPEAKER TERMIt4ALS TO SPEAKERS T_LaT HAVE _ _ OTHER PROOUCT CO_ECTEC TO THEM AT_EN no_ NE pAS CONNEC TER LES eO_NES M E _L TPA_ EURS E CrERN_S A _...
Page 28: ...ombiner you need Pictured to the right is a standard combiner To connect separate UHF and VHF antennas to your television O Connect the UHF and VHF antenna leads to the appropriate terminals on the UH...
Page 29: ...antenna or cable system to your TV To complete this hook up you may need the following equipment one 75 ohm coaxial cable one set of RCA pin type audio cables one RCA pin type video cable if connecti...
Page 30: ...back of the television Connect audio cables to the AUDIO OUT terminals on the back of the VCR Use the red cable to connect the right R channel and the white cable to connect the left L channel Connect...
Page 31: ...ut a cable box cont 0 Incoming Cable or Antenna VCR Rear Terminals Cable 0 IN Antenna OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT ad 0 0 Connect on e Yellow Lead or the othe but no both TV Rear Terminals O 32...
Page 32: ...ld set up your remote control to operate you r cable box See Using the remote control to operate VCRs cable boxes and other equipment in this chapter To complete the hook up you will need three 75 ohm...
Page 33: ...is cable to the VIDEO INPUT terminal on the back of the t elevision Connect an S video cable to the S VIDEO OUT terminal on the VCR Connect the other end of this cable to the S VIDEO INPUT terminal on...
Page 34: ...e 0 Cable Cable Cable Box RearTerminals I 9 Cable I i VCR Rear Terminals AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT IN _ Antenna _ OUT ad __ 0 Red Lead Yellow Lead _ Connect one or the other but not both _cC i c...
Page 35: ...V VIDEO INPUT terminal of the home theater receiver Connect the other end of this cable to the VIDEO TUNER OUTPUT terminal on tile back of the television O Do ONE not both of the following O Connect a...
Page 36: ...ater Receiver Rear Panel ll l ll_l l llllll tll ll III I TAPE AUX I v_ 2 VCR1 L _ VCR1 MONITOR OUT 0 I _ _ AUX CD VCR1 VCR2 IN IN L o TAPE RE Connect one or the other but not both J _I_ 0 0 0 Red Lead...
Page 37: ...ision Use the red cable to connect the right R channel and the white cable to connect the left L channel O O Connect the other ends of these cables to the AUX IN terminals on the back of the audio sys...
Page 38: ...Procedure O Connect one end of an A V network cable to the ACTIVE A V NETWORK terminal on the back of the TV O Connect the other end of this cable to the _r NETWORK IN terminal on the back of a Mitsub...
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Page 40: ...e remote control to operate VC Rs cable boxes and other equipment Turning the TV on off Selecting the input source to watch your VCR or other equipmnent Changing channels Understanding the 3 D Graphic...
Page 41: ...TION S NEUTRAL N North X North East X North West X South X South East X South West X East X West X Turn the TV on and check the color performance If color impurity is still present change the STRENGTH...
Page 42: ...ncel bul ton information button home button sleep timer button number buttons PIP controls If you have a cable box including the digital satellite box a non Mitsubishi VCR a Mitsubishi laserdisc playe...
Page 43: ...our VCR After you set up your remote control for your particular brand of VCR you can use the remote to operate your VCR O Use the select switch on the top of the remote to choose the layer that you s...
Page 44: ...cable box should turn off If the cable box turns off your remote control is now set to operate your cable box If your cable box does not turn off repeat the instructions above trying each cod number l...
Page 45: ...er If more than one number is listed start with the first one O Release the POWER button O Press the POWER button again Your audio component should turn on If it does your remote control is now set to...
Page 46: ...300 you can use the POWER CHANNEL INPUT VOLUME ENTFR number 0 9 INFO MENU CANCEL AUDIO VIDEO ADJUST and MUTE buttons to operate the receiver If you are using a Mitsubishi M VR400 or M VR600 you can u...
Page 47: ...green when you turn the TV on I__ b 0 O 1_ 3 0 0 U 0 0 O _ v_ v v _ 9 _Important There is always a small amount of current flowing into the TV even when the power is turned off This maintains any cha...
Page 48: ...on the remote control 0 Q 0 t 0 0 0 C IQ 0 0 Q C o r You can choose between the following input sources Ant A or Ant B antennas or cable systems connected to the antenna terminals Input 1 or Input 2...
Page 49: ...ng channels in this chapter To change channels faster use either of the following procedures For 1 digit channels enter zero first For example enter 04 to view channel 4 For 2 digit channels just ente...
Page 50: ...nd fbrth between the last channel you were watching and the channel you put into QuickView memory Setting the QuickView memory 0 Tune to the channel you wish to memorize Press and hold the QV button f...
Page 51: ...w the channels programmed into SuperQuickView memory press the SQV button repeatedly This displays your SuperQuickView channels in sequence See Editing the channels in this chapter for information on...
Page 52: ...using some of the TV s special capabilities When using the 3 D Graphic ViewPoint system please keep the following in mind The selected menu is indicated in blue and the setting item in yellow The on...
Page 53: ...Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu appears on the screen O Use the ADJUST left right buttons to select Setup Press ENTER You will see the Setup screen Next select the terminal A...
Page 54: ...loses power you must reset your clock O AutoSet Atlantic Pacific O Eastern Alaska Ignore Daylight Central Hawaii Savings Mountain _ Memorize B ClockSettings TimeZone Press ENTER to enabte ordisable se...
Page 55: ...e Basic or Off Check the rear terminals of your VCR then use the chart below to deter mine how you should set your TV Press the MENU button to return to normal TV viewing _ Important _ Important _Impo...
Page 56: ...buttons to select the hour Press the ADJUST right button O On off AntA AntB Inputs Timer OnTime Press AT toselect thehour Souroe o o o O Select the remaining timer settings minute AM PM day of week S...
Page 57: ...me label up to 52 channels that your TV receives After you enter a name it appears on screen under the channel number Setup Timer Channels Captions toassign orchange channel Press ENTER setlings _ Ant...
Page 58: ...ttons to select Lock Press the ENTER button to lock checked or unlock un checked the displayed channel To enable channel locks use the Parent Lock menu Name Ant A Ant a Inputs Source Press the ENTER b...
Page 59: ...two captioning signals or none at all When setting the decoder you can choose to display one of four standard captioning sigmals CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 Most standard closed captioning broadcasts ar e availab...
Page 60: ...O Text4 CCDisplay CCSelecl Press Av toselect which closed caption ortextchannel toview OUse the ADJUST up down buttons to select the caption setting you want CC Select See the lc revious page for an...
Page 61: ...hat you previously locked require a password See Editing the channels in this chapter for information on locking and unloctdng channels DImportant If you enable the parent lock you cannot use the imer...
Page 62: ...tPassword Lock By Press J vtoselect thehour LockTime UnlockTime O Use the ADJUST up down buttons to select Time Press the ADJUS r right button The cursor moves to Lock Time Use the ADJUST buttons to s...
Page 63: ...xample you can set Input 1 to use A V memory position 1 for broadcast television and set Input 2 to use A V memory position 2 for watching movies cn your VCR When you switch inputs the A V memory posi...
Page 64: ...Off Simu ate or Hall Select Off if you do not want to use any surround effects Select Hall if you are watching a stereo program your TV creates a simulated surround effect making the sound seem to ext...
Page 65: ...out an a_ dio signal at a fixed volume level The level does not change w aen you adju_st the TV s volume adjusting the audio functions You can adjust the audio settings for the currently selected A V...
Page 66: ...all brightness of the picture The Sharpness function provides a scale that adjusts the detail and clarity of the picture Use the Noise reduce function to reduce the _ainy or snowy images that can occu...
Page 67: ...NU or VIDEO buttons on the remote control g t Parent Lock Audio Video AV Memory Setup Press ENTER tochange the picture settings _ Tint Color Contrast Brightness Sharpness D Press Av toadjust balance b...
Page 68: ...previous chapter this TV offers the user sever_ l special features not generally available on other brand TVs This chapter explains how to use these distinctive features It contains Lhe following top...
Page 69: ...the information button INFO on the remote control when the menu is NOT displayed Thu 10 23 AM Ant A 023 ESPN network name Stereo SQV SAP QV PIP A023 program name Thu 10 23 AM This setting shows the d...
Page 70: ...to turn off automati cally You can set the TV to turn off after a period _ftime ranging from 15 minutes to 3 hours in 15 minute incre_Lents In this section you will learn about Setting the sleep timer...
Page 71: ...u_ston O When you reach the time you want top pressing the button The sleep timer display disap pears after a few seconds O To view the amount of time left in the _leep timer press the information but...
Page 72: ...he remote contro An on screen display indicates the amount of time remaining until the TV turns off O Repeatedly press the SLEEP button to change the remaining time or to cancel the sleep timer The de...
Page 73: ...iew two different so_ rces at the same time In this section you ll learn about Activating the PIP image Selecting the source of the PIP image Changing channels while using the PIP modes Exchanging the...
Page 74: ...IP image becomes sma ler If you wait longer than 10 seconds the PI P image disap pears when you press the PIP button Press the PIP button once again to cancel th_ PIP image When the main image is blac...
Page 75: ...nput Adjust appears over the PIP image and blinks once O To select a source continue pressing the INPUT button The source changes in the sequence shown below L Ant A _ Input 1 Input 2 _ Input 3 _ Ant...
Page 76: ...the channels of both the main image and the small PIP image To do this O Press the PIP channel button PIP CH on the remote control to chan_e he channel _fthe PIP image O Press the CHANNEL batton on th...
Page 77: ...he picture of the main background image and the PIP image Ant A 023 ESPN PIP Input 1 w Input 1 PIP A023 Moving the PIP images Press the ADJUST buttons to move the PIP image T _Important If you move th...
Page 78: ...tton to freeze the PIP image on the screen 0 Press PAUSE again to return to a live picture DImportant If you press the pause button while viewing a picture without a PIP image a still PIP image displa...
Page 79: ...Active AV Net work before you begin You must connect an A V Network cable from the At rive A V Network terminal of your TV to the _JV Network IN terminal of your VCR See TV Mitsubishi products that h...
Page 80: ...e TV to INPUT 1 You can program your VCR by pointing your remote control at the TV When you press QUICK PROGRAM to end VCR programming If your TV is set to Active the Active AV Network turns your VCR...
Page 81: ...s of your Mitsubishi TV You may run into trouble from time to time as you use the TV If you do this chapter offers solutions to some of the common problems you may encounter Vie suggest that you consu...
Page 82: ...nd to button commands Use the ENTER button to avoid delays See Changing channels in Chapter 3 which explains tl LeCunction of the ENTER button You can t access a channel Be sure that the channel you w...
Page 83: ...use of the code See the Appendix Procedure for Bypassing the Parental Lock You can t program the TV to turn on automatically The TV may be locked See Using the parent lock in Chapter 3 The sound doesn...
Page 84: ...er does not harm the picture tubes For maximum enjoyment and safe operation of your Mitsubishi Color TV please read the IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS section at the beginning of this manual carefully and apply...
Page 85: ...y the factory Options Factory Software Vers E2 Reset Initial Subwooler On Hotel Off CCD On Power Restore Off CC when muting On AED Switch On Input 3 3 Diamonds On Text Mode On OSD XY Adjust Auto Clock...
Page 86: ...the code you can view the locked TV without entering the code To do this simply press the button _ on your remote labeled QV_ and 9 at the same time whenew_r your secret code is requested DImportant...
Page 87: ...nus with 65 AV Memory Button 19 AV Memory Positions Adjusting the picture 66 AV Network Connections 39 Overview 57 Setting 57 AV Reset Button 13 AV System Adjusting the picture 66 B Back Panel Overvie...
Page 88: ...Button Front Panel 12 Input Button Remote 17 19 Inputs Selecting the input source 49 Laserdisc Player Using remote with 46 Light Button 17 Listen To 66 Locking Channels 60 Locking the TV Using the pa...
Page 89: ...eakers See also Adjustinff the Sound Connecting 25 Speakers Function 67 Special Features 6 Overview 71 Using 71 SQV Button 17 Stereo Audio System Connecting 38 Strength Switch 42 SuperQuickView TM Add...
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Page 91: ...arise which could affect you 2 AFTER THE FIRST YEAR to obtain warranty service for a defective picture tube you are responsible for delivering the televi_ i n r m nit r t an auth rized MITSUBISHI serv...
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