Mitsubishi ws-55517; ws-65517; ws-73517 projection television (76 pages)
Summary of Contents for Mitsubishi Platinum Series
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• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Mitsubishi could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Back Panel Functions............................. 13 How Connections Affect: PIP and POP .............................. 14 Home Theater IR System ......................... 14 Connecting to Your New Mitsubishi Bigscreen: Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable ........................16 Cable Box..............................16 ................................. 17 Audio Receiver ............................18 DVD Player or any S-Video Device ......................
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Please read the following safeguards for your TV and retain for future reference. Always follow all warnings and instructions marked on the television. 1. Read, Retain and Follow All Instructions Read all safety and operating instructions before operating the TV. Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Continued 12. Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.
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If you have questions regarding your television, call Consumer Relations at (800) 332-2119, or email us at M D E A s e r v i c e @ b i g s c r e e n . m e a . c o m To order replacement or additional remote controls or owner’s guides call (800) 553-7278...
Thank You Thank You Letter ......8 Unpacking Your New TV ....9 Special Features ......9...
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Part I: Thank You We at Mitsubishi Would Like to Thank You To the Mitsubishi Consumer: Thank you for choosing Mitsubishi as your premier home entertainment partner. Whether this is your first Mitsubishi consumer electronics product or an addition to your growing...
See pages 58-59. Remote Control (2) AAA Batteries V-Chip Technology Mitsubishi understands that you may want to shield certain viewers from specific program content. Your Mitsubishi bigscreen will allow Active A/V Network Cable you to restrict Programming by general con- tents, specific contents, or even by time.
Front Control Panel Functions ..12 Back Panel Functions ....13 How Connections Affect: PIP and POP ....... 14 Home Theater IR System ..14 Connecting to Your New Mitsubishi Bigscreen: Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable ...16 Cable Box ........16 VCR ..........17 Audio Receiver......18...
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Part II: Installation Front Control Panel Many remote control buttons are duplicated on the front control panel. These buttons are shaded in figure 1. Please see Remote Control Functions, pages 54-61, for an explanation of their usage. L-AUDIO-R S-VIDEO VIDEO ENTER TIMER POWER...
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Active A/V Network This interface connects Mitsubishi products that have an A/V network terminal. IR Home Theater Connecting an IR emitter here allows the TV to automatically change a Mitsubishi digital A/V receiver’s input in a home theater setup. Component Inputs 1-2 These inputs can be used for the connection of A/V equipment with component video outputs, such as a DVD player.
Mitsubishi digital A/V receiver and will also Control is a special feature that makes it change inputs to hear the sound from that easier to use your TV with a Mitsubishi product. You will automatically hear the high digital A/V receiver (M-VR700, M-VR800, quality digital surround sound from digital M-VR900, or M-VR1000).
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Menu selection for A/V connections, page 32. page 19 (using the COMPONENT-1 input), •TV Speakers: OFF •A/V receiver: Mits A, if you have Mitsubishi A/V with one exception. Connect the digital receiver model M-VR800 or M-VR1000. audio output connection on the DVD player •A/V receiver: Mits B, if you have Mitsubishi A/V...
Part II: Installation Connecting an Antenna, Wall Outlet Cable, or Cable Box UHF Antenna VHF Antenna (Channels 14-69) (Channels 2-13) Separate UHF and VHF Antennas (Figure 1) Flat Twin Lead Flat Twin Lead TV back panel External Connect the UHF and VHF antenna Antenna HIGH RESOLUTION INPUT or Cable...
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Part II: Installation Connecting a VCR TV back panel HIGH RESOLUTION INPUT COMPONENT 480i / 480p (YPrPb/GRBHV) Antennas or Wall Outlet Cable 480i / 480p / 1080i 1 (YPrPb) 2 (YPrPb) INPUT OUTPUT MONITOR (Figure 1) S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO- AUDIO- LEFT/ LEFT/ (MONO)
Part II: Installation Connecting an Audio Receiver Stereo Audio System TV back panel HIGH-DEFINITION INTERFACE (Figure 1) COMPONENT DTV (YPrPb/RGBHV) 1 (YPrPb) 2 (YPrPb) INPUT OUTPUT MONITOR S-VIDEO Connect the audio cables from AUDIO VIDEO White AUDIO- AUDIO- LEFT/ LEFT/ MONITOR OUTPUT on the TV back (MONO) (MONO)
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DD-5000 White POWER SUPPLY 120V~ 60Hz Y to Y POWER CONSUMPTION SERIAL NO. MANUFACTURED DISTRIBUTED BY MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. VIDEO OUT SUBWOOFER SURROUND FRONT COAXIAL OPTICAL 9351 JERONIMO ROAD Cr or Pr to Pr IRVINE, CA 92618 MADE IN JAPAN Figure 1.
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Part II: Installation Connecting a DTV Receiver DTV Connections and Adaptors (Figure 1) The TV back panel has 5 RCA-type connec- tors, for the DTV connection. The back panel of your DTV receiver may use RCA- type connectors or BNC-type connectors. If your DTV receiver comes with BNC type connections, you will need to purchase BNC to RCA adaptors to connect the TV to the...
Part II: Installation Connecting a DTV Receiver DTV Receiver with RGB Video Connections (Figure 2) Connect the outside antenna, cable, or satellite to ANT, or SATELLITE IN on the See Appendix B, page 65, for RGB video DTV receiver (see your DTV receiver’s signal compatibility information.
(YPrPb/GRBHV) that makes it easier to use your TV and 480i /480p /1080i 1 (YPrPb) 2 (YPrPb) INPUT OUTPUT MONITOR Mitsubishi VCR equiped with Active A/V Net- S-VIDEO VIDEO work. This feature will automate common AUDIO- AUDIO- LEFT/ LEFT/ (MONO)
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Part II: Installation Warning: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on-screen for extended periods of time. Mix the types of pictures shown. Uneven picture tube aging is NOT covered by your warranty. The normal use of a TV should include Still or stationary images may be received a mixture of TV picture types.
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Setup Use of the Remote Control with Other A/V Products ....26-27 on-screen menu system..28 Using .......28 Menu Screens (Overview)... 29-30 Setup Menu......31 Memorize Channels ....31 Input Assingment....31 A/V Connection.....32 Language .......34 Clock Setting ......35 Captions Menu ......37 Channel Edit Menu....39 V-Chip Parental Lock ....42 Advanced Features Menu..45 Timer ........
Press and hold the POWER button on Satellite brand Code to enter: If your the remote control. satellite Mitsubishi DTV - DBS receiver Enter the first three digit code listed for Dishnetwork code is not Hughes - DBS your equipment, and then release the...
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TV. To return volume select Mitsubishi CD players. Your audio position must be programmed to either 010 or 011. Plug the CD player power and mute control to the TV, set the slide cord into a switched outlet on the back of your A/V receiver.
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Part III: Setup Menu System SETUP Your TV has Mitsubishi’s exclusive CAPTIONS on-screen operating system, which provides CHANNEL EDIT on-screen information for menu choices and changes (Figure 1). V-CHIP LOCK A picture (icon) will be highlighted when selected ADVANCED FEATURES with the ADJUST arrows.
Part III: Setup Menu Screens (Overview) MAIN MENU SETUP menu SETUP Menu (Figure 1) MEMORIZE CHANNELS :Ant-A Cable Basic setup instructions and functions are INPUT ASSIGNMENT available through the SETUP menu screens. AV CONNECTION (Home Theater) You can put channels in memory, set the time and day, set your TV to be part of Language :English...
Part III: Setup Menu Screens (Overview) MAIN MENU V-CHIP LOCK Menu V-CHIP LOCK menu (Figure 1) V-Chip TV Rating :TV-PG Block or allow programing based upon FV-Fantasy Violence :Allow rating signals sent by the broadcast station, D-Sexual Dialog :Block L-Adult Language :Block or by time.
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Part III: Setup SETUP Menu: MEMORIZE CHANNELS MAIN MENU MEMORIZE CHANNELS SETUP menu (Figure 1) MEMORIZE CHANNELS :Ant-A This selection memorizes the channels your Cable TV can receive and skips the unused or INPUT ASSIGNMENT weak channels. AV CONNECTION (Home Theater) Language :English (Idioma)
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System, set it to Off so that channel selection works correctly. A/V Network (Figure 2) Set to Active if you are using a Mitsubishi VCR with an Active A/V Network terminal and have the A/V Network cable connected. MAIN MENU...
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:Variable TV Volume Control mation. Other: When you have connected any other Mitsubishi A/V receiver or another brand of ADJUST to select item then A/V receiver. This also blocks signal output move to and change option MENU to return from the TV Monitor output when the TV is Figure 2.
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Part III: Setup SETUP Menu: Audio Output, and Language MAIN MENU SETUP MENU Audio Output AV CONNECTION menu (Home Theater) (Figure 1) AV Network : Off Select Fixed if your audio receiver or stereo system can be controled with a remote. TV (Internal) Speakers This allows you to adjust the volume with the...
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Part III: Setup SETUP Menu: Clock Setting (Auto) MAIN MENU SETUP MENU Clock Setting (Auto) CLOCK menu (Figure 1) Clock Setting :Auto Setting the Clock Setting to Auto will automatically set the day and time using Time Zone :Eastern Extended Data Service (XDS) time data. Daylight Savings :Applies This data is automatically retrieved from a...
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Part III: Setup SETUP Menu: Clock Setting (Manual) MAIN MENU SETUP MENU Clock Time CLOCK menu (Figure 1) For the manual clock setting, select the cur- Clock Setting :Manual rent time, including AM or PM. Time Zone :N/A Only for Auto setting Press to slowly adjust the time.
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Part III: Setup CAPTIONS Menu: Closed Captions MAIN MENU CAPTIONS Menu CAPTIONS menu (Figure 1) Broadcasters can send either Standard or Closed Captions :On if Text closed captioning. Standard closed mute captioning follows the dialogue of the char- CC Background :Gray acters on-screen and displays in a small sec- tion of the screen.
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Part III: Setup CAPTIONS Menu: CC Background CC Background MAIN MENU (Figure 1) CAPTIONS menu To make the closed captions easier to read, you can choose to display the background Closed Captions :On if Mute color as either black or translucent gray. CC Background :Gray ADJUST to select item then...
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Part III: Setup CHANNEL EDIT Menu: Antenna and Channel Antenna MAIN MENU (Figure 1) CHANNEL EDIT menu Select Ant-A, or Ant-B. For each antenna, Input :Ant-A you can add or delete channels in memory, name channels, and, for Ant-A and Ant-B, Channel :002 add channels to the SQV (Super Quick...
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Part III: Setup CHANNEL EDIT Menu: Memory and Name MAIN MENU Memory CHANNEL EDIT menu (Figure 1) Input :Ant-A After all available channels have been mem- orized with Memorize Channels, page 31, Channel :002 weaker channels viewed with Ant-A or Ant-B Memory :Added can be added and unwanted channels can...
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Part III: Setup CHANNEL EDIT Menu: SQV (Super Quick View™) SQV (Super Quick View™) MAIN MENU Using The Remote Control CHANNEL EDIT menu Input :Ant-A Changing SQV channels using the remote control: Channel :002 Press the SQV button repeatedly to see Memory :Added the desired channel.
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Part III: Setup V-CHIP Menu: V-CHIP LOCK V-CHIP LOCK (Figure 1) SETUP The V-CHIP LOCK allows you to Block or CAPTIONS Allow programs based upon rating signals sent by the broadcasting station. The TV CHANNEL EDIT comes from the factory with the V-Chip lock V-CHIP LOCK in the Off setting.
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Part III: Setup V-CHIP Menu: V-CHIP LOCK V-Chip Signal Information Ant-A 011 KTTV Stereo SAP (Figure 1) TV-PG DLSV When provided by the broadcaster, V-Chip signal information can be displayed by press- ing the INFO button on the remote control. Rating guidelines are provided by broadcast stations.
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Part III: Setup V-CHIP Menu: V-CHIP HOURS/LOCK BY TIME MAIN MENU V-CHIP HOURS/LOCK BY TIME V-CHIP LOCK menu (Figure 1) V-Chip TV Rating :TV-PG V-CHIP HOURS/LOCK BY TIME will allow FV-Fantasy Violence :Allow you to activate the V-Chip or lock the entire D-Sexual Dialog :Block TV during specific hours.
Part III: Setup ADVANCED FEATURES Menu: TIMER, Timer Menu, and Set Time TIMER MAIN MENU (Figure 1) ADVANCED FEATURES menu The timer will automatically turn the TV on (if TIMER it is off) at the time you schedule and select. CONVERGENCE The TV will tune to any channel on: Video Mute...
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Part III: Setup ADVANCED FEATURES Menu: Set Day, Input, and Channel MAIN MENU Set Day ADVANCED FEATURES MENU (Figure 1) TIMER menu Select the days that the TV will turn on auto- Timer : Off matically. You can select Everyday, Mon-Fri (Monday through Friday), or the individual Set Time :12:00 PM...
MAIN MENU CONVERGENCE ADVANCED FEATURES menu (Figure 1) TIMER Your Mitsubishi TV has three picture tubes which are aligned to properly converge the CONVERGENCE projected light beams on the screen. Each Video Mute picture tube projects a single color of red, blue or green.
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ADVANCED FEATURES menu Video Display TIMER (Figure 2) CONVERGENCE Your Mitsubishi TV will double the lines of a standard 480i (interlaced) picture to pro- Video Mute duce a smoother, more film like image. You have two choices for your selection; 480p or Black Enhancement 960i.
Part III: Setup AUDIO/VIDEO SETTINGS Menu AUDIO/VIDEO SETTINGS menu MAIN MENU (Figure 1) AUDIO/VIDEO SETTINGS menu Each of the 9 inputs has its own A/V AV Memory Reset :Ant-A memory. You can adjust each input’s A/V memory in two ways. You can use the AUDIO SETTINGS menu, or the remote control.
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Part III: Setup A/V Setting Descriptions: Audio Audio Settings • Mono: Reduces background noise, and Bass enhances or reduces low fre- should be used when receiving a weak quency sound. stereo audio signal. All audio will be played Treble enhances or reduces high fre- mono with this setting.
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Part III: Setup A/V Setting Descriptions: Video Video Settings Sharpness provides a slider to adjust IRIS™ is the Intelligent Room Illumi- nation (light) Sensor. When IRIS™ is the detail and clarity. on, your TV will automatically adjust pic- Color provides a slider to adjust the ture contrast and brightness for best color intensity.
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Operation Remote Control Functions..54-61 Overview........54 Care and Operation ....55 Channel Selection .......56 Sleep Timer ........56 Active A/V Network....56 Home Theater IR System ..57 Special Functions ......58 Operation of PIP and POP... 58-59 Display Formats ......60 IMPORTANT NOTES ......62...
Part IV: Operation Remote Control Functions: Overview Overview (Following page, figure 1) Slide Switch: Select A/V product to be MENU: Display on-screen menu controlled by the remote control. system. Numbers: Individually select channels INFO: Display on-screen summary of or input information into TV. the current input used and any broad- POWER: Turns power on and off for TV cast information available (including cur-...
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( figure 1) to the appropriate position. The remote control has been preset to operate the TV and other Mitsubishi products. To program the remote control to operate other Figure 2. Installing the batteries.
Turn the VCR’s video mute setting to on. that makes it easier to use your TV and Turn the VCR’s Active A/V Network fea- Mitsubishi VCR. When the A/V Network is ture to active. connected, you can point the remote control...
When you turn on your TV and select Ant-A Control is a special feature that makes it or Ant-B, the A/V receiver automatically easier to use your TV with a Mitsubishi digi- turns on (this can take up to 15 seconds). tal A/V receiver. Once your equipment is...
POWER VOLUME MUTE Mitsubishi A/V Receivers Direct Input Selection Buttons - use number buttons, SQV, and QV (on some models) Mitsubishi CD Players (not all functions for all models) PLAY FF/FWD REW/REV PAUSE STOP DVD and Laser Disc Players (not all functions for all models)
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Part IV: Operation Remote Control Functions: Operation of PIP and POP Changing PIP/POP Inputs Press PIP INPUT to cycle through available MAIN inputs. To see which inputs can and cannot Side-by-Side PICTURE be used together, see How Connections Affect the PIP and POP - Table 1, page 14. Changing PIP/POP Channels Press PIP CH to scroll up and down through memorized channels on Ant-A, and Ant-B.
Part IV: Operation Remote Control Functions: Display Formats This is a wide screen TV (also known as Standard: This is the full screen format. a 16:9TV). This shape reflects the new HDTV signals will automatically use this types of images available from HDTV and format.
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Part IV: Operation Warning: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on-screen for extended periods of time. Mix the types of pictures shown. The normal use of a TV should include This projection TV uses picture tubes to a mixture of TV picture types. The most project the image to the screen.
Cut along the dotted line and file bypass instructions in a safe place for future reference. When changing or deleting your pass- code, you must use the remote control included with this TV. You cannot use a Mitsubishi remote control from another component or a “universal” remote.
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DTV receivers that offer RGB. If sync) your DTV receiver offers both DTV compo- nent video signals and DTV RGB signals, Mitsubishi suggests you use the DTV com- ponent video signals. Please check the DTV receiver specifications before connect- ing.
Normally, light dusting with a dry, non- If you are unable to correct a problem with scratching duster will keep your TV clean. your TV, consult your Mitsubishi dealer or Use care when cleaning your TV with any a Mitsubishi Authorized Warranty Service other product.
Index Problem Possible Solution • The TV remote control does not work. • Check that the batteries are installed correctly. • Check that the selected switch is set to “TV”. • Be no further than 20 feet from the TV when using the remote control.
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Index español, 34 Active A/V network 22, 56-57 maintenance, 2, 71 EXCH button on remote, 54-55,59 adding and deleting channels 40 memorize channels, 31 Advanced Features menu 30 memory (channel), 40 adaptors (BNC to RCA), 20-21 adjusting (convergence), 47-48 alignment (convergence), 47-48 formats (display), 60-61 antennas (connecting), 13, 16-17 front control panel, 12...
Labor. For 30 days after the original purchase at retail, we will repair or replace, at our option, the lenticular screen if it proves defective. For all other parts, we will provide the labor for a warranty repair by an authorized MITSUBISHI service center without charge for one year from the original date or purchase at retail.