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LIQUID CRYSTAL HDTV
L32 HDTV
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Dear VIZIO Customer,
Conratulations on our nw VIZIO L2 Hih
Dnition LCD Tlvision purchas. Thank ou or our
support. For maximum nt o our st, plas rad
ths instructions or makin an adjustmnts, and
rtain thm or utur rrnc. W hop ou will
xprinc ars o njomnt rom our nw VIZIOL2 Hih Dnition Tlvision.
For assistance, plas call 714-668-0588 or mail
us at tchsupport@vinc.com.
To purchas or inquir aout accssoris and instal-
lation srvics or our VIZIO LCD TV, plas visit
our wsit at www.vizioc.com or call toll r at
1-888-VIZIOCE (1-888-849-4623).
W rcommnd ou ristr our VIZIO L2 HDTVithr at our wsit www.vizioc.com or ll in our
ristration card and mail it in. For pac o mind and
to protct our invstmnt ond th standard war-
rant, VIZIO ors on-sit xtndd warrant srvic
plans. Ths plans iv ou additional covra durin
th standard warrant priod. Visit our wsit or call
us to purchas a plan.
Writ down our Srial Numr locatd on th ack
o our L2.
Purchas Dat _________________
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This product is dsind and manuacturd to oprat within dnd dsin limits, and misus ma
rsult in lctric shock or r. To prvnt th product rom in damad, th ollowin ruls should
osrvd or th installation, us and maintnanc o th product. Rad th ollowin sat instructions
or opratin th displa. Kp ths instructions in a sa plac or utur rrnc.
To avoid th risk o lctric shock or componnt dama, switch o th powr or connctin othr componnts to th LCD TV.
Unplu th powr cord or clanin th LCD TV. A damp cloth is sucint or clanin th LCD TV. Do not us a liquid or a spra clanr
or clanin th product. Do not us arasiv clanrs.
Alwas us th accssoris rcommndd VIZIO to insur compatiilit.
Whn movin th LCD TV rom an ara o low tmpratur to an ara o hih tmpratur, condnsation ma orm on th housin. Do not
turn on th LCD TV immdiatl atr this to avoid causin r, lctric shock or componnt dama.
Do not plac th LCD TV on an unstal cart, stand, or tal. I th LCD TV alls, it can injur a prson and caus srious dama to th
applianc.
A distanc o at last t should maintaind twn th LCD TV and an hat sourc, i.. radiator, hatr, ovn, amplir tc. Do not
install th product clos to smok. Opratin th product clos to smok or moistur ma caus r or lctric shock.
Slots and opnins in th ack and ottom o th caint ar providd or vntilation. To nsur rlial opration o th LCD TV and
to protct it rom ovrhatin, sur ths opnins ar not lockd or covrd. Do not plac th LCD TV in a ookcas or caint unlss
propr vntilation is providd.
Nvr push an ojct into th slot on th LCD TV caint. Do not plac an ojcts on th top o th product. It could short circuit parts
causin a r or lctric shock. Nvr spill liquids on th LCD TV.
Th LCD TV should opratd onl rom th tp o powr sourc indicatd on th lal. I ou ar not sur o th tp o powr supplid to
our hom, consult our local powr compan.
Th powr cal must rplacd whn usin dirnt volta rom that spcid in th Usr Manual. For mor inormation, contact VIZIO.
Th LCD TV is quippd with a thr-prond roundd plu, a plu with a third (roundin) pin. This plu will t onl into a roundd powr
outlt as a sat atur. I our outlt dos not accommodat th thr-wir plu, hav an lctrician install th corrct outlt, or us an
adaptr to round th applianc sal. Do not dat th sat purpos o th roundd plu.
Do not ovrload powr strips and xtnsion cords. Ovrloadin can rsult in r or lctric shock.
Th wall sockt should installd nar th quipmnt and should asil accssil.
Do not touch th powr cord durin lihtnin. To avoid lctric shock, avoid handlin th powr cord durin lctrical storms.
Unplu th unit durin a lihtnin storm or whn it will not usd or lon priod o tim. This will protct th LCD TV rom dama du
to powr surs.
Do not attmpt to rpair or srvic th product oursl. Opnin or rmovin th ack covr ma xpos ou to hih voltas, th risk o
lctric shock, and othr hazards. I rpair is rquird, plas contact VIZIO and rr all srvicin to qualid srvic prsonnl.
Kp th product awa rom moistur. Do not xpos this applianc to rain or moistur. I watr pntrats into th product, unplu th
powr cord and contact VIZIO. Continuous us in this cas ma rsult in r or lctric shock.
Do not us th product i an anormalit occurs. I an smok or odor coms apparnt, unplu th powr cord and contact VIZIO
immdiatl. Do not tr to rpair th product oursl.
Avoid usin droppd or damad appliancs. I th product is droppd and th housin is damad, th intrnal componnts ma unction
anormall. Unplu th powr cord immdiatl and contact VIZIO or rpair. Continud us o th product ma caus r or lctric
shock.
Do not install th product in an ara with hav dust or hih humidit. Opratin th product in nvironmnts with hav dust or hih
humidit ma caus r or lctric shock.
Hold th powr connctor whn rmovin th powr cal. Pullin th powr cal itsl ma dama th wirs insid th cal and caus
r or lctric shock. Whn th product will not usd or an xtndd priod o tim, unplu th powr connctor.
To avoid risk o lctric shock, do not touch th connctor with wt hands.
Insrt attris in accordanc with instructions whil usin th rmot control. Incorrct polaritis ma caus dama and laka o th
attris, oprator injur and contamination o th rmot control.
I an o th ollowin occurs, plas contact VIZIO:
Th powr connctor ails or ras.
Liquid spras or an ojct drops into th LCD TV.
Th Displa is xposd to rain or othr moistur.
Th Displa is droppd or damad in an wa.
Th prormanc o th Displa chans sustantiall.
Opratin nvironmnt: Tmpratur: 40F ~ 95F, Humidit: 10% to 90% non-condnsin, Altitud: 0~10,000 t.
THIS PRODUCT HAS beeN TeSTeD AND FOUND TO COMPLy WITH RegULATORy SAFeTy CeRTIFICATIONS.
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Note: In som countris or rions, th shap o th powr plu and powr outlt ma somtims dir
rom that shown in th xplanator drawins. Howvr, th mthod o connctin and opratin th unit
is th sam.
Television Antenna Connection Protection
External Television Antenna Grounding
I an outsid antnna/satllit or cal sstm is to connctd to th LCD TV, mak sur that th
antnna/satllit or cal sstm is lctricall roundd to provid som protction aainst volta surs
and static chars.
Articl 810 o th National elctrical Cod, ANSI/NFPSA 70, provids inormation with rard to propr
roundin o th mast and supportin structur, roundin o th lad-in wir to an antnna dischar unit,
siz o th roundin conductors, location o antnna dischar unit, connction to roundin lctrods,
and rquirmnts o th roundin lctrod.
Lightning Protection
For addd protction o our LCD TV durin a lihtnin storm or whn it is lt unattndd or unusd or
lon priods o tim, unplu th LCD TV rom th wall outlt and disconnct th antnna/satllit or cal
sstm.
Power Lines
Do not locat th antnna nar ovrhad liht or powr circuits, or whr it could all into such powr lins
or circuits.
eLeCTRIC SeRVICe eQUIPMeNT
gROUND CLAMP
gROUND CLAMPS
ANTeNNA LeAD-IN WIRe
ANTeNNA DISCHARge UNIT (NeC SeCTION 810-20)
gROUNDINg CONDUCTORS (NeC SeCTION 810-21)
POWeR SeRVICe gROUNDINg eLeCTRODe SySTeM (NeC ART 250, PART H)
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Opening the Package
your VIZIO L2 HDTV is packad in a carton tothr with othr standard accssoris. An optional
accssoris would packd sparatl in anothr carton.
Th wiht o th LCD displa is approximatl 4 ls. Du to th siz and wiht o th product, it is
sustd that it handld a minimum o 2 prsons.
Sinc th lass can asil scratchd or rokn, plas handl th product ntl. Nvr plac th unit ona surac with th lass acin downwards unlss it is on protctiv paddin.
Whn opnin th carton, chck that th product is in ood condition and that all standard accssoris and
itms ar includd.
IMPORTANT: Sav th oriinal ox and all th packin matrial or utur shippin nds.
Package Contents
VIZIO L2 HDTV
VIZIO Rmot Control Univrsal elctronics
Audio Vido Cal (llow, rd and whit connctors)
Powr Cord
This Usr guid
Quick Stup guid
Ristration Card
VIP Srvics brochur
Not: Optional componnts sold sparatl.
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Additional VIZIO Certied Accessories for the VIZIO L32
HDTV are sold separately:
Wall Mounts
Hih Dnition Cals
extra or rplacmnt Rmot
VIZIO also ors Installation Srvics and extndd Warrant Srvics or our VIZIO L2 HDTV.
To purchas or inquir aout additional accssoris and srvics or our VIZIO product, visit our w sit
at www.vizioc.com or call us toll r at 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462).
Installation Preparation
Plas rad th usr manual carull or prormin th installation.
Th powr consumption o th displa is approximatl 160 watts, plas us th powr cord dsinatd or
th product. Whn an xtnsion cord is rquird, us on with th corrct powr ratin. Th cord must
roundd and th roundin atur must not datd.
Th product should installd on a fat surac to avoid tippin. Spac should maintaind twn
th ack o th product and th wall or propr vntilation. I ou would lik to mount th TV to th wall,
plas s Prparin th LCD or Wall Mountin low or additional inormation. Avoid
installin th product in th kitchn, athroom or othr placs with hih humidit, dust or smok, so as not
to shortn th srvic li o th lctronic componnts.
Plas nsur th product is installd with th scrn in landscap orintation. An 90 clockwis or
countrclockwis installation ma induc poor vntilation and xcssiv componnt dama.
VIZIO ors prossional installation srvics. Plas contact VIZIO or mor inormation on ths
srvics at 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462) or www.vizioce.com.
Preparing Your LCD TV for Wall Mounting
Th VIZIO L2 HDTV can ithr kpt on th stand as or mountd to th wall or viwin. I ou
choos to mount th L2 HDTV to th wall, plas ollow th instructions low or rmovin th as
stand.
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To remove the stand base:
1. Unplu all th cals and cords rom our LCD TV.
2. Plac th LCD TV ac down on a sot and fat surac (lankt, oam,
cloth, tc) to prvnt an dama to th displa.
. Rmov th 6 scrws on th ack panl o th TV locatd nar th ottom
so that th as stand can rmovd. (s Fiur .a)
4. gntl pull th stand awa rom th displa raspin rml to th as.
5. Now th displa can t scurl to a mount (sold sparatl) utilizin th
mountin hols in th cntr o th ack panl o th displa (s Fiur
.). Plas mak sur to rad th dirctions o our spcic wall mount to
proprl han th L2 HDTV. Mak sur th wall mount is ratd to support
at last 65 ls.
To nd th prct mount or th VIZIO L2 HDTV,
rows VIZIOs crtid mount slction at www.vizioce.com
or call dirctl, 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462).
Figure 3.3b
Figure 3.3a
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Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections1.1 Front Panl Controls 101.2 Sid Panl Controls 101. Rar Panl Connctions 11
1.4 VIZIO Univrsal Rmot Control 121.4.1 Insrtion o battris in th Rmot Control 151.4.2 Rmot Control Ran 15
1.4. Prcautions or th VIZIO Univrsal Rmot Control 15
Chapter 2: Connecting Equipment2.1 Which Vido Connction Should I Us? 162.2 Connctin our DVD Plar 17
2.2.1 Usin HDMI (Diital HD) 172.2.2 Usin Componnt (Analo HD1) Vido 19
2.2. Usin S-Vido (AV) 202.2.4 Usin Composit (AV) Vido 21
2. Connctin your HDTV St-Top box 22
2..1 Usin HDMI (Diital HD) 222..2 Usin Rgb Vido 24
2.4 Connctin your VCR or Vido Camra 25
2.5 Connctin Coaxial (RF) 262.5.1 Usin yourAntnna or Diital Cal or DTV 262.5.2 Usin your Antnna or Cal TV 27
2.5. Usin th Antnna throuh your VCR 272.6 Connctin an Amplir or Spakrs 28
2.7 Connctin a Computr 29Chapter 3: Setting Up to Watch TV and DTV
.1 basic LCD TV Start Up 0.2 Watchin a TV Proram 2
. Adjustin basic LCD TV Sttins 2.4 DTV Tunr St Up
.4.1 Parntal Controls or DTV 40
.4.2 DTV Channl Inormation 42.4. Proram Inormation 4.4.4 Sttin a Password 44
.5 Usin th On Scrn Displa (OSD) 45.5.1 OSD Mnu Oprations 45.5.2 Pictur Adjust 46
.5. Pictur 46.5.4 Tmpratur 47.5.5 Audio Adjust 47
.5.6 TV Tunr St Up or NTSC TV 47
.5.7 Parntal Controls or TV 48.5.8 PIP/POP St Up 48
.5.9 Spcial Faturs 48.5.10 Undrstandin Viwin Faturs 49.5.11 Viwin Mods 49
.5.12 Pictur in Pictur (PIP)/Pictur Pictur (POP) Mod 50.5.1 Adjust basic PIP/POP Sttins 50.5.14 Usin th Parntal Controls 51
.5.15 Sttin th Slp Timr 52.6 Prorammin th VIZIO Univrsal Rmot Control 5
.6.1 Prorammin or VCR 5
.6.2 Prorammin or Cal box 54.6. Prorammin or DVD Plar 54.6.4 Sarchin or Componnt Cods 55
.7 Usin a Cal box or Satllit box Rmot 55
Chapter 4: Maintenance and Troubleshooting4.1 Maintnanc 56
4.2 Troulshootin guid 564. Tlphon and Tchnical Support 584.4 Complianc 59
4.5 FCC Class b Radio Frqunc Intrrnc Statmnt 59
Specications 60
Glossary Standard Denitions 61
Index 62
Appendix A: Limited Product Warranty 64
Appendix B: Component Program Codes 65
Table Of ContentsPage
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1.3 - Rear Panel Connections
1. Srvic This custom communication port is or actor srvic onl.
2. AC IN Plu-in th supplid AC Powr Cord hr.
. DIGITAL HD (HDMI) - Connct a DVD multimdia plar, or st-top ox and th audio throuh
this connction. Th whit color and on th ack o th displa indicats this connction. For usrs
who want to connct a DVI nald dvic, us an HDMI-DVI cal (availal or purchas rom www.vizioc.com or callin 1-888-VIZIOCe [1-888-849-462]) and us th Analo Audio output o th
dvic connctd to th L+R Audio hr.
4. RGB (Analg RGB/Adi In) - Connct th vido and th audio rom a computr or st-top ox hr.
Th purpl color and on th ack o th displa indicats this connction.
5. CoMpoNeNT ANALoG HD1 (Cmnnt Y-pb/Cb-pr/Cr with Adi L/R) - Connct th primar
sourc or componnt vido, such as a DVD plar or st-top ox hr. From lt to riht, us th
rn or y, lu or Pu (or Co), rd or Pr (or Cr), whit or lt audio and rd or riht audio inputs.
Th rn color and on th ack o th displa indicats this connction.
6. CoMpoNeNT ANALoG HD2 (Cmnnt Y-pb/Cb-pr/Cr with Adi L/R) - Connct th scondar
sourc or componnt vido, such as a DVD plar or st-top ox hr. From lt to riht, us th rn
or y, lu or P (or C), rd or Pr (or Cr), whit or lt audio and rd or riht audio inputs. Thlu color and on th ack o th displa indicats this connction.
7. AV1 In Connct th primar sourc or composit dvics, such as a VCR or vido am. Us th
whit and rd connctors to connct th xtrnal audio rom th sam sourc. Th llow color and on
th ack o th displa indicats this connction.
8. AV2 In Connct th scondar sourc or composit dvics, such as a VCR or vido am. Us th
whit and rd connctors to connct th xtrnal audio rom th sam sourc. Th oran color and on
th ack o th displa indicats this connction.
9. Adi ot - Connct th audio rom th LCD TV to an xtrnal dvic, such as an xtrnal amplir or
stro. Spakrs cannot connctd dirctl to hr.
10. TV - Connct to an antnna, or cal srvic or standard NTSC srvic.
11. DTV Connct to an antnna or diital cal or Diital TV.*12. DIGITAL AuDIo ouT Whn th DTV input is slctd or viwin, th diital audio associatd with
Diital prorammin will availal on this output or connction to our hom thatr sstm.
* For diital TV stations in our ara visit www.antnnaw.or.
HDMI loo and Hih-Dnition Multimdia Intrac ar ristrd tradmarks o HDMI Licnsin LLC.
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1.4 - VIZIO Universal Remote Control
Th VIZIO Rmot is a comprhnsiv rmot that can usd to control up to our dirnt componnts.
Th rmot control utton unctions ar xplaind on th ollowin pas.
VIZIo Rmt Cntrl Bttn Dscritin
SeT This utton starts all prorammin squncs.
Rmot LeD blinks whn th rmot is in
prorammd or is sndin a sinal to our TV.
POWeR Prss this k to turn th TV on rom stand
mod. Prss it aain to rturn to th stand mod.
TV This utton slcts a prorammd TV. Not: this
utton has n pr-prorammd or th VIZIO L2
HDTV.
VCR This utton slcts a prorammd VCR.
CAbLe This utton slcts a prorammd cal TV st-
top ox or slcts a prorammd satllit TV st-top ox.
DVD This utton slcts a prorammd DVD plar.
Numr button Pad Us ths uttons to slct a
channl or ntr a password.
INPUT This utton allows th usr to ccl throuh th
input sourcs.
eNTeR This utton works as a Dot or Dash utton in th
DTV mods. Whn slctin a diital channl dirctl
us this utton or th sparation o main and su-
channls. For xampl, channl 28.2 would
2-8-eNTeR-2.
CH (+ or -) Ths uttons chan th channls up or
down.
LAST This utton rcalls th prviousl viwd channl.
MUTe This utton turns th sound on and o.
VOL (+ or -) Ths uttons turn volum up or down.
MeNU This utton is usd to turn th OSD on.
INFO This utton displas th ima and sstm inor-
mation displa.
gUIDe This utton displas proram inormation.
Not: this utton is onl unctional or DTV.
eXIT This utton xits th OSD mnus.
Ths uttons naviat th On-Scrn Displa
(OSD) mnus.
OK This utton works to slct our chosn option in
On-Scrn Displa (OSD) mnus.
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WIDe/Rcord This utton ccls throuh standard and
widscrn viwin mods. Options includ Normal, Wid
and Zoom. Not: in Rgb mod, th onl option is Wid.
This utton also unctions as a VCR Rcord whn th
componnt is activatd with th rmot control.
SLeeP/Paus - This utton allows th usr to slct th
slp options adjustin th timr in 0 minut
incrmnts up to 120 minuts. Additionall, this
utton pauss th CD, DVD or VCR whn th componnt
is activatd with th rmot control.
MTS/Pla This utton will slct th MTS options in
th NTSC TV mod. Options includ: Stro, SAP or
Mono. Additionall, this utton plas th CD, DVD or
VCR whn th componnt is activatd with th rmot
control.
CC/Stop This utton will slct th Closd Caption mnuin th TV mod. Options includ th ollowin: OFF, CC1,
CC2, CC, CC4, TT1, TT2, TT or TT4. Additionall, this
utton stops th CD, DVD or VCR whn th componnt is
activatd with th rmot control.
NTSC TV/Skip Channl Rvrs - This utton slcts
NTSC TV prorammin. Not: this utton has n
pr-prorammd or th VIZIO L2 HDTV. This utton
also unctions as a DVD skip channl rvrs whn th
DVD plar is activatd with th rmot control.
AV/Rvrs Rpatd prssin o this utton will ccl
throuh AV1, AV2 and AV inputs. Additionall, thisutton rwinds th CD, DVD or VCR whn th componnt
is activatd with th rmot control.
ANALOg HD/Forward Rpatd prssin o this utton
will switch twn Componnt Analo HD1 and
Componnt Analo HD2 componnt inputs. Additionall,
this utton orwards th CD, DVD or VCR whn th
componnt is activatd with th rmot control.
DIgITAL HD/Skip Channl Forward Rpatd prssin
o this utton will switch twn th Diital HD input
and DTV mod. Additionall, this utton unctions as a
DVD skip channl orward whn th componnt isactivatd with th rmot control.
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ZOOM (- and +) Us this k to zoom th ima 2x or
shrink th ima on hal. Whn in ZOOM mod, a 2x
or 1/2x will appar in th top riht ara o th scrn.
Us th arrow ks to mov th zoomd portion. Prss
th OK or Zoom (-) utton to rturn to th standard
pictur.
FReeZe Prss this k to Frz-Fram th currnt
scrn. Usrs ma prss this k aain to continu
plain. Not: normal viwin will rsum automaticall
atr on minut.
Rgb This utton slcts a connctd Rgb Analo
componnt such as a PC.
PIP Us this utton to activat th Pictur-In-Pictur
mod.
PIP CH ( and +) Ths uttons ar usd to slct th
channls within th PIP scrn whn TV is th inputslctd.
AUDIO Prss this k to switch th audio rom th main
scrn to th su-scrn whil in PIP or POP mod.
PIP Input Prss this utton to choos th PIP input
rom th OSD mnu. Choos rom on o th ollowin:
AV1, AV2, AV, Componnt Analo HD1, Componnt
Analo HD2, Diital HD, Rgb, TV and DTV.
Not: Usrs must in PIP mod or this utton to
unctional. For additional inormation rardin th PIP
options, s .5.8 - Pictur-in-Pictur (PIP) Mod,
pa 48.
PIP Siz Prss this utton to slct th siz o th PIP
scrn rom on o th ollowin: small, mdium or lar.
LANg This utton is not unctional or th VIZIO L2
HDTV.
Swap Usd to swap th inputs rom th main scrn and
th su-scrn whil in th PIP mod.
Not: Th rmot control laout is or rrnc onl.
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Chapter 2 - Connecting Equipment
2.1 - Which Video Connection Should I Use?
Th VIZIO L2 HDTV has six dirnt was to connct our vido quipmnt rom a asic connction to
th most advancd or diital displas.
Not: For mor ino rr to th Quick Start guid
Connection
Quality(type)
Connector
Color
Codes
for
Rear Panel
Description
Analo HD1/HD2 (Componnt) - Th vido
sinal is sparatd into thr sinals, on
containin th lack-and-whit inormation
and th othr two containin th color
inormation. This nhancmnt ovr S-Vidotaks advanta o th suprior pictur
providd prorssiv scan DVD plars and
HDTV ormats.
Diital HD (HDMI - Hih-Dinition Multim-
dia Intrac) - It is th irst and onl
industr-supportd, uncomprssd, all-diital
audio/vido intrac. HDMI provids an
intrac twn an audio/vido sourc, such
as a st-top ox, DVD plar, or A/V rcivr
and an audio and/or vido monitor, such as a
diital tlvision (DTV), ovr a sinl cal.
black
grn and
blu
bttr
(analo)
bst
(diital)
bst
(analo)
TV Coaxial RF. This is th connction or
standard NTSC TV usin antnna or cal. I
ou hav a VCR, ou can connct our
antnna/cal to th VCR RF Input and
connct th VCR RF Output to this connctor.
S-Vido (AV) - Th vido sinal is sparatd
into two sinals, on containin th lack-
and-whit inormation and th othr containin
th color inormation. Sparatin th color in
this wa avoids cross color cts whr
closl spacd lack and whit lins ar
rronousl displad in color. It also nals
txt to displad mor sharpl.
DTV Coaxial RF. Whn usd or MPeg2
ncodd it strams rom ATSC roadcast
prorammin, this input taks advanta o th
Hih Dinition contnt.
AV1/AV2/AV (Composit) - Th complt
vido sinal is carrid throuh this sinl pin
connctor. This is th most commonl usdvido connction.
Analo Rgb (VgA) - This vido input has
sprat rd, rn and lu color componnts.
Th sinal carris horizontal and vrtical snc
inormation on th rn sinal. This is most
commonl usd or PC input
black
yllow and
Oran
Sid Panl
good
(analo)Riht
good
(analo)
good
(analo)
black
Purpl
bst
(diital)Lt
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2.2 - Connecting Your DVD Player
you hav svral options or connctin our DVD plar to our nw L2 HDTV HDMI (Diital HD),
Componnt (Analo HD), S-Vido (AV), and Composit (AV) inputs. basd on our hom thatr conu-
ration, ou can dcid which option is th riht on or ou.
2.2.1 - Using HDMI (Digital HD)
DVD plars that hav a diital intrac such as HDMI (Hih-Dnition Multimdia Intrac) should
connctd to th HDMI input o th VIZIO L2 HDTV or optimal rsults.
Connecting DVD Player (Best):
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
2. Connct a HDMI cal to th HDMI output o our DVD plar and th othr nd to th HDMI input
(whit color ara) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and our DVD plar.
4. Slct Diital HD usin th INPUT utton on th ront o th LCD TV or dirctl prssin th DiitalHD utton on th Rmot Control.
Not: To maintain th displa qualit, us a VIZIO crtid HDMI cal availal up to 10 mtrs or lss.
S www.VIZIOCe.com or call 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462) or dtails.
Not: Rr to our DVD plar usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output rquirmnts
o th product.
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For DVD Players with DVI:
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
2. Usin a HDMI-DVI cal, connct th DVI nd to our DVD Plar and th HDMI nd to th HDMI
input (locatd in th whit ara) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Usin an audio cal (whit and rd connctors), connct cal to th audio output connctrs
associatd with th DVI output on th rar o our DVD Plar, and connct th othr nd to th audio
connctors (whit ara) associatd with th HDMI input in th rar o our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and our DVD Plar.
5. Slct diital HD usin th input utton on th ront o th LCD TV or dirctl prssin th diital HD
utton on th rmot control.
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2.2.2 - Using Component (Analog HD1) Video
Connecting DVD Player (Better):
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
2. Usin th connctors in th rn color ara, connct th y (rn color) connctor on th rar o our
DVD plar to th corrspondin y (rn color) connctor in th Componnt Analo HD1 roup (rn
color and) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Connct th P (lu color) connctor on th rar o our DVD plar to th corrspondin P (lu
color) connctor in Componnt Analo HD1 roup (rn color and) in th rar o our LCD TV.
4. Connct th Pr (rd color) connctor on th rar o our DVD plar to th corrspondin Pr (rd color)
connctor in th Componnt Analo HD1 roup (rn color and) in th rar o our LCD TV.
5. Connct th R (rd color) and L (whit color) audio connctors on th rar o our DVD plar to th R
(rd color) and L (whit color) audio input connctors in th Componnt Analo HD1 roup (rn color
and) in th rar o our LCD TV.
6. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
7. Slct Componnt Analo HD1 usin th INPUT utton on th rmot or ront o th LCD TV or dirctl
prssin th Componnt Analo HD utton on th Rmot Control.
Note:
a) I ou ar alrad usin th Componnt Analo HD1 input or anothr componnt, or ou do not
want to us th Componnt Analo HD1 input or th DVD plar, ou can connct th DVD plar
to th Componnt Analo HD2 connctions codd th lu color ara.
) Rr to our DVD plar usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output rquirmnts
o th product.
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2.2.3 - Using S-Video (AV3)
Connecting DVD Player (Good):
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
2. Connct th S-Vido jack on th rar o our DVD plar to th S-Vido jack in th AV In roup on th
sid o our LCD TV.
. Connct th R (rd color) and L (whit color) audio connctors on th rar o our DVD plar to th R
(rd color) and L (whit color) audio input connctors in th sid o our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
5. Slct AV usin th INPUT utton on th rmot or ront o th LCD TV or dirctl prssin th AV
utton on th Rmot Control thr tims.
Note: Rr to our DVD plar usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output rquirmnts
o th product.
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2.2.4 - Using Composite (AV) Video
Connection DVD Player (Good):
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
2. Usin th connctors in th llow color ara, connct th Vido (llow color) connctor on th rar o
our DVD plar to th Vido connctor in th AV1 roup (llow color and) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Connct th R (rd color) and L (whit color) audio connctors on th rar o our DVD plar to th R1
(rd color) and L1 (whit color) audio input connctors in th AV1 roup (llow color and) in th rar
o our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and DVD plar.
5. Slct AV1 usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV or dirctl prssin th AV utton
on th Rmot Control.
Note:
a) I ou ar alrad usin th AV1 input or anothr componnt, or ou do not want to us th
AV1 input or th DVD plar, ou can connct th DVD plar to th AV2 in (oran color ara).
I ou ar usin AV2, thn plas mak sur ou connct th audio in th AV2 roup.
) Rr to our DVD plar usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output rquirmnts
o th product.
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2.3 - Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box
you hav svral options or connctin our HDTV St-Top box to our nw L2 HDTV: HDMI (Diital
HD) and Rgb inputs. basd on our hom thatr conuration, ou can dcid which option is th riht
on or ou.
2.3.1 - Using HDMI (Digital HD)
HDTV St-Top boxs that hav a diital intrac such as HDMI (Hih-Dnition Multimdia Intrac)
should connctd to th HDMI input o th VIZIO L2 HDTV or optimal rsults.
Connecting Set-Top Box (Best):
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and HDTV St-Top box.
2. Connct a HDMI cal to th HDMI output o our HDTV St-Top box and th othr nd to th HDMI
input (whit color ara) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and our HDTV St-Top box.
4. Slct Diital HD usin th INPUT utton on th ront o th LCD TV or dirctl prssin th Diital
HD utton on th Rmot Control.
Not: To maintain th displa qualit, us a VIZIO crtid HDMI cal that is 10 mtrs or lss. S
www.vizioc.com or call 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462) or dtails.
Note:
a) Th HDMI input on our LCD TV supports Hih-andwidth Diital Contnt Protction (HDCP).
HDCP ncrpts th transmission twn th vido sourc and th diital displa or
addd scurit and protction.
) Rr to our HDTV St-Top box usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output
rquirmnts o th product or consult our satllit or cal oprator.
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For HDTV Set-Top Boxes with DVI:
1. Turn o th powr to th LCD TV and HDTV St-Top box.
2. Usin a HDMI-DVI cal, connct th DVI nd to our HDTV St-Top box and th HDMI nd to th
HDMI input (locatd in th whit ara) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Usin an audio cal (whit and rd connctors), connct cal to th audio output connctors
associatd with th DVI output on th rar o our HDTV St-Top box, and connct th othr nd to th
audio connctors (whit ara) associatd with th HDMI input in th rar o our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and our HDTV St-Top box.
5. Slct diital HD usin th input utton on th ront o th LCD TV or dirctl prssin th diital HD
utton on th rmot control.
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2.3.2 - Using RGB Video
Connecting Set-Top Box (Better):
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV and HDTV St-Top box.
2. Connct a 15-pin D-Su Rgb cal to th Rgb output o our HDTV St-Top box and th othr nd to
th Rgb input (purpl color ara) in th rar o our LCD TV.
. Connct th Audio Out on our HDTV St-Top box to th Audio within th Rgb roup (purpl color
ara) on our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to our LCD TV and HDTV St-Top box.
5. Slct Rgb usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV or dirctl prssin th Rgb utton
on th Rmot Control.
Note: Rr to our HDTV St-Top box usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output
rquirmnts o th product or consult our satllit or cal oprator.
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2.4 - Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV and VCR or vido camra.2. Connct th S-Vido jack on our VCR or vido camra to th S-Vido jack on th sid o our LCD TV.
. Connct th R (rd color) and L (whit color) audio connctors on our VCR or vido camra to th R
(rd color) and L (whit color) audio input connctors on th sid o our LCD TV.
4. Turn on th powr to th LCD TV and VCR or vido camra.
5. Slct AV usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV or dirctl prssin th AV utton
on th Rmot Control thr tims.
Note: Rr to our VCR or Vido Camra usr manual or mor inormation aout th vido output
rquirmnts o th product or consult our satllit or cal oprator.
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2.5 - Connecting Coaxial (RF)
Thr ar svral options or connctin our antnna (or cal or TV) to our nw L2 HDTV - dirctl to
th DTV, NTSC TV or throuh our VCR. basd on our hom thatr conuration, ou can dcid which
option is th riht on or ou.
2.5.1 - Using Your Antenna or Digital cable for DTV
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV.
2. Connct th coaxial (RF) connctor rom our Antnna or Diital Cal to th DTV connctor on th
rar o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to our LCD TV.
4. Slct DTV usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV or dirctl prssin th Diital HD
utton on th Rmot Control twic.
Note:
a) Diital roadcasts ar not availal in all aras. Rr to www.antnnaw.or or dtaild
inormation.
) Mak sur th antnna is corrctl roundd.
c) For Prossional antnna installation contact VIZIO at www.VIZIOCe.com or
call (1-888-VIZIOCe) (1-888-849-462).
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2.5.2 - Using Your Antenna or Cable TV
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV.
2. Connct th coaxial (RF) connctor rom our antnna, cal or cal ox to th TV connctor on th
rar o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to our LCD TV.
4. Slct TV usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV or dirctl prssin th NTSC TV
utton on th Rmot Control.
2.5.3 - Using the Antenna or Cable through Your VCR
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV and VCR.
2. Connct th Output to TV (RF Out or Antnna Out) connctor
on th rar o our VCR to th TV cal/Antnna connctor on th rar
o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to our LCD TV and VCR.
4. Slct TV usin th INPUT utton on th rmot or ront o our LCD TV or
dirctl prssin th NTSC TV utton on th Rmot Control.
Note: I ou hav an o-air antnna or cal TV, connct th o-air antnna or TV cal to th RF
connctor on th rar o our VCR.
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2.6 - Connecting an Amplier or Speakers
1. Turn o th powr to our LCD TV and Rcivr/Amp.
2. Connct th R (rd color) and L (whit color) audio connctors on th Rcivr/Amp to th R (rd color)
and L (whit color) audio output connctors in th rar
o our LCD TV.
. Turn on th powr to our LCD TV and Rcivr/Amp.
4. Thn prss th mnu utton on th rmot control to
opn th On-Scrn Displa (OSD) mnu.
5. Prss th on th rmot control to slct th Audio
Adjust mnu.
6. Prss th on th rmot control to slct
SPeAKeRS.
7. Prss th on th rmot control to slct OFF so that
th sound rom our VIZIO L2 LCD HDTV will now routd throuh our Rcivr/Amp sstm.
8. Rr to our Rcivr/Amp sstm manual to slct th corrspondin audio input.
Note: This audio output is not amplid and cannot connctd dirctl to xtrnal spakrs.
Note: I ou ar connctin th DTV input, ou can connct th SPDIF
DIgITAL AUDIO OUT to our sound sstm usin a diital optical
audio cal.
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Chapter 3 Setting Up to Watch TV and DTV
For Prparin your LCD TV or Wall Mountin, s pa 7.
3.1 - Baisic LCD TV Start Up
1. Cnncting th pwr Cabl
Connct th powr cord to th powr cord connctor on th ack o our LCD TV, and thn plu th
powr cord into an AC wall sockt.
2. Cnnct Adi and Vid Cabls t th LCD TV
(s pas 16-29 or dtaild stps)
3. Trning pwr on
Onc all th componnts ar connctd, prss th Powr ON utton on th ront o th TV, or prss th
Powr ON (Rd) utton on th rmot control.
4. Slct Int Src
Slct th Input Sourc or our LCD TV prssin th INPUT utton on
th ront o th LCD TV or usin th Input utton on th rmot control.
Prssin this utton will ccl ou throuh th ollowin options: AV1, AV2
and AV (Vido), Componnt Analo HD1 and Componnt Analo HD2
(y-P/C-Pr/Cr), Diital HD (HDMI), Rgb (Analo Rgb), TV or DTV.
5. using rglar TV with an Antnna r Cabl
I connctin to antnna or cal sourc or th TV input, ou will nd to slct th appropriat sourc
within th On-Scrn Displa (OSD) mnu and Auto Scan or th availal TV channls.
Plas ollow th instructions low:
a. Slct th TV input prssin th INPUT utton on th ront o th TV or usin th INPUT utton
on th rmot control, or dirctl prssin th NTSC TV utton on th rmot control.
. Prss th MeNU utton on th rmot control to show th OSD mnu.
c. Prss th utton on th rmot control twic to hihliht th TV TUNeR SeTUP mnu.
Note: I ou do not s this option within th OSD, ou miht hav slctd th wron input in th
prvious stps and ou will nd to rpat stp 4 (aov) to slct anothr Input Sourc.
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d. Prss utton twic to hihliht TV/Cal.
Us th utton to slct ithr TV or Cal.
TV sts th tunr or an antnna and Cal sts
th tunr or cal or a satllit dish.
. Onc slctd, prss th utton onc mor
to hihliht Auto Sarch to scan th availal
channls. Us th utton to start th sarch.
Not: This will tak a w minuts to complt.
. Prss th MeNU utton rpatdl to xit th
OSD.
. To add or dlt a channl prss to st channl. Us th or uttons to rotat to th
dsird channl numr and chan to ys or No undr skip channl sttin.
6. using DTV with an Antnna r Cabl
Whn connctin to an antnna or th DTV input, ou will nd to slct th DTV sourc within
th On-Scrn Displa (OSD) mnu and Auto Sarch or th availal TV channls. S Sc. .4.1.7
DTV Tunr Stup. Not: DTV diital roadcast is not availal in all aras. Rr to
www.antnnaw.or to t inormation aout availiilit in our ara, tp o antnna and which
dirction to point our antnna.
7. using a pC
I connctin to a PC throuh Rgb Analo input, st th TV timin mod to VeSA 1024 x 768 at 60Hz
or st pictur qualit (rr to th raphic cards usr uid or qustions on how to st this timin
mod).
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3.2 - Watching a TV Program
bor ou start watchin TV, plas mak sur that an cal, satllit, or o-air antnna connctions
ar scur. Also, vri that th powr cord is plud into a corrctl roundd lctrical outlt or sur
protctor.
1. Prss th powr utton on th rmot or on th ront o our LCD TV. Th status LeD on th ront will
turn solid rn.
2. Thr ar 4 options or slctin our prorammin:
a. I ou ar usin an antnna or Diital cal connctd throuh th DTV input, ou can slct
DTV usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV.
. I ou ar usin a cal st-top ox, satllit dish, or o-air antnna connctd throuh th TV/
Cal/Antnna input, ou can slct TV usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV.
c. I ou ar watchin roadcasts throuh a cal st-top ox or satllit dish connctd HDMI,
slct Diital HD usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our TV.
d. I ou ar watchin a cal st-top ox or satllit dish connctd throuh th componnt inputs
(yPPr), slct Analo HD1 or Analo HD2 usin th INPUT utton on th ront o our LCD TV.
. Prss th Channl uttons on th rmot or th + /- uttons on th ront o our LCD TV to chan th
channl. Not: Th Channl uttons will not work i ou ar watchin a proram usin Diital HD,
Analo HD1, Analo HD2, AVI, AV2 or AV inputs.
3.3 - Adjusting Basic LCD TV Settings
Vlm
To incras th volum, prss and hold th VOL + utton on th ront panl or rmot control until th
dsird lvl is rachd.
To dcras th volum, prss and hold th VOL - utton on th ront panl or rmot control until th
dsird lvl is rachd.
TV Channls
To stp up throuh th availal TV channls, prss th CH + utton on th ront panl or rmot control
onc or th nxt channl or hold it dprssd until th dsird channl is rachd.
To stp down throuh th availal TV channls, prss th CH - utton on th ront panl or rmot control
onc or th prvious channl or hold it dprssd until th dsird channl is rachd. Not: Channl up
and down will onl oprat on TV and DTV mods.
Wid
Usin this atur, ou can watch vido contnt in dirnt siz mods on th TV. Prss th WIDe utton on
th rmot control to switch amon th mods.
For mor inormation s sction .5.10.
Note: you should al to s a pictur. I ou do not, mak sur that all connctions ar scur and
ou hav slctd th corrct vido input sourc.
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3.4 DTV Tuner Setup
Prss th DIgITAL HD utton on th rmot until DTVappars on th top riht o th scrn. Whn th MeNU
utton is prssd, th On-Scrn Displa (OSD) appars on
th PICTURe ADJUST pa. Prss th RIgHT arrow
utton to hihliht th TV slction.
This will displa th DTV TUNeR SeTUP OSD.
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Time Zone Sttin th corrct Tim Zon or our ara will
nsur that th corrct proram tims ar shown atr
prssin th guid utton on th rmot control.
Prss th DOWN arrow utton and th TIMe ZONe
cator is hihlihtd. Slct usin th or
arrow uttons. I nishd, us th eXIT utton to
rmov th OSD.
Slct CAbLe/AIR/AUTO to choos our DTV sourc. Slct
AUTO i ou ar not sur what tp o sourc ou ar usin.
Scan Automaticall scans or all o th diital TV channls
availal and stors th inormation in mmor.Prss th DOWN arrow utton to hihliht AUTO SCAN.
Prss th OK utton to activat. NOTE: This will tak svral
minuts to complt.
Onc Auto Scan has nishd, prss th exit utton to rturn
to th prvious mnu. NOTE: I ou prss OK, th Auto Scan
procss will start aain.
Note: you will not t as man Diital cal channls as our Stup box will hav. Th channls ou will
rciv ar clar QAM throuh our local cal providr.
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Manual Scan I ou l that not all o th availal diital TV
channls wr ound with Auto Scan, thn slctin this option
maks th TV tr aain to nd an missin channls.
Prss th DOWN arrow to hihliht MANUAL SCAN and
thn prss th OK utton.
NOTE: A channl will missd i it is not transmittin at th
tim o th scan and so ou should tr aain at a tim whn ou
know th station is transmittin prorams.
A channl will also missd i it is too wak to rcivd. R-orintation o th antnna or
chanin to a hihr ain antnna ma hlp, ut not that an chans to th antnna ma act
th othr channls.
Th MANUAL SCAN scrn now appars and this can
usd in two was. Th scrn daults to ADD-ON MODe
and prssin th OK utton at this sta maks th TV scan
th whol channl ran aain. Prss eXIT to naviat awa
rom this scrn.
NOTE: I th OK utton is prssd, thn th automatic
scannin will start aain.
I th or utton is prssd rst, thn RANge MODe
is activatd so that th usr can spci a smallr ran o
channls th want scannd aain. Prss eXIT to naviat
awa rom this scrn.
NOTE: I th OK utton is prssd, thn th automaticscannin will start aain.
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Channel Skip givs ou th option to skip channls whn
usin th Channl + or Channl - ks.
I ou did not eXIT rom th MANUAL SCAN, prss th
DOWN arrow utton aain to hihliht CHANNeL SKIP.
Prss th OK utton.
Th list o channls availal and stord in mmor is shown
on th scrn. I th list is lonr than 9 channls as ou
rpatdl prss th DOWN arrow , ou will al to
scroll throuh. Th oxs to th riht o th channl nams ar
mpt dault.
As ou scroll down th channls with th DOWN arrow ,
ach on is hihlihtd in turn. Whn a channl ou want to
skip is hihlihtd, prss th OK utton and a chck mark ( )
will appar in th ox opposit that channl. This mans that
whn surn with th CH+ or CH- uttons, this channl will skippd and not displad. Prss eXIT to naviat awa
rom this scrn whn nishd.
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CLOSED CAPTION Allows ou to rad th voic contnt
o tlvision prorams.
Prss th DOWN arrow onc to hihliht th ANALOg
CLOSeD CAPTION option.
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Us th and arrow uttons to slct th Analo Closd
Caption, usuall CC1. Prss eXIT to naviat awa rom this
scrn whn nishd.
Us th and arrow uttons to slct th Diital Closd
Caption, usuall SeRVICe1. Prss eXIT to naviat awa
rom this scrn whn nishd.
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I ou did not eXIT rom th CLOSeD CAPTION pa,
prss th DOWN arrow to hihliht DIgITAL CAPTION
STyLe. Prss OK.
Th dault stl, AS bROADCASTeR, is shown as slctd.
This mans that th stl o th closd caption is as rcivd
rom th TV channl.
Us th or arrow utton to slct CUSTOM. Th
Custom pa allows ou chan th ont siz and color, th
ackround color, and th transparnc o th closd caption.
Prss eXIT to naviat awa rom this scrn whn nishd.
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3.4.1 Parental Controls for DTV
Whn at th rst DTV scrn, prss th RIgHT arrow
utton twic.
Th PAReNTAL CONTROL scrn will shown.
Prss th OK utton to hihliht th ar.
entr th our diit password. Th actor dault password
is 0 0 0 0. I ou chan th password, plas mak a not
o it in a sa plac.
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Onc th corrct password has n ntrd, th option or
lockin channls coms availal. Prss OK.
Th list o channls availal and stord in mmor is shownon th scrn. I th list is lonr than 9 channls as ou
rpatdl prss th DOWN arrow , ou will al to
scroll throuh th channls. Th oxs to th riht o th
channl nams ar mpt dault.
As ou scroll down th channls with th DOWN arrow ,ach on is hihlihtd in turn. Whn a channl ou want to
lock is hihlihtd, prss th OK utton and a chck mark
( ) will appar in th ox. This mans that whn this chan-
nl is slctd a password rqust ar will appar on th
scrn and ou will not al to viw th channl without
rst ntrin th corrct password. Prss eXIT to naviat
awa rom this scrn whn nishd.
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3,4,2 DTV Channel Information
Whn a channl is slctd, an inormation
hadr is shown ovr th pictur or a w
sconds. This inormation consists o th
channl numr and nam, th ormat in which
th proram is roadcast (480i SD, 480P SD,
720P HD, 1080i HD), audio channl 1/2 or 2/2
(omittd i altrnat channl is not roadcast),
lanua, proram titl, proram start and nd
tim, proram ratin and i CC is availal.
Whn ou prss th INFO utton on th rmot,
ou not onl t th inormation hadr
displad, ut also a short summar o th
proram contnt whn availal rom th
roadcastr. I ou do nothin ls with th
INFO utton, ths panls will rmain on th
scrn, vn whn chanin channls.
Prss th INFO utton and th proramsummar will disappar, ut th inormation
hadr will rmain.
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Prss th INFO utton aain and onl th channl
numr and nam will rmain. Prss th INFO utton
on mor tim and this will disappar.
3.4.3 Program Information
Prss th gUIDe utton on th rmot and proram inormation or th channl ou ar watchin
will displad on th scrn with th liv proram contnt in a small window in th lowr lt
cornr o th panl.
Prss th or arrow utton to scroll up or down th channls. each tim ou paus at a
channl, th proram list will updat with th proram schdul or that channl and th
window will show th liv proram or that channl. Prss th gUIDe utton to eXIT this atur.
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3.4.4 - Setting a Password
you control accss to th Parntal Control aturs with a password. Th dault password is 0000. you can
chan th password to an our-diit numr.
To chan th password:
1. Prss th MeNU utton to opn th main On-Scrn Displa
(OSD) Mnu.
2. Prss th on th rmot control thr tims until th
Parntal Controls mnu opns.
. Prss utton on th rmot control to hihliht Parnt
Lock enal. Th K-In Accss Cod window opns.
4. Us th numr pad to tp th dault password (0 0 0 0), thn
prss OK.
5. Prss utton on th rmot control to hihliht Accss
Cod edit.
6. Prss th on th rmot control to ntr into th sumnu.you will nd to us th numr pad to tp th dault pass
word rst.
7. Us th numr pad to tp th nw password.
8. Conrm th nw password rtpin it.
9. Prss th eXIT utton on th rmot control immdiatl to xit th OSD mnu.
Note:
a) Plas mak sur to writ down and stor th nw password in a scur plac. Th rst option in
th Spcial Faturs mnu (Sction .5.2) dos not rst th password.
) Th DTV Parntal Control password will alwas th sam as this on.
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3.5 - Using the On-Screen Display (OSD)
Th rmot control or th ottom control ks on th ront panl o th TV can control all th unction
sttins. Th on-scrn displa (OSD) allows ou to adjust and sav contrast, rihtnss and othr sttins.
Th TV will sav chans mad to th sttins, vn i th TV is turnd o.
3.5.1-OSD Menu Operations
Th OSD consists o svral mnu options: Pictur Adjust, Audio Adjust, TV Tunr Stup, Parntal Controls,
PIP St Up, or Spcial Faturs. Th main mnu options ma var dpndin on our slctd input sourc.
Not: Som o th main mnu options ma hav additional su mnus, i.. H-Position in th Pictur Adjust
or Diital HD.
1. Prss th OSD utton on th ront o th TV or th mnu utton
on th rmot control. Th Main Mnu will displad on th
TV scrn.
2. Us th Volum (+/-) uttons on th ront o th TV or on th rmot control to slct ono th sumnus - Pictur Adjust, Audio Adjust, TV Tunr Stup,
ParntalControls, PIP St Up, or Spcial Faturs.
. Onc th sumnu is hihlihtd, us th Channl (+/-) uttons
on th ront o th TV or uttons on th rmot control to
slct a mnu option.
4. Us th Volum (+/-) uttons on th ront o th TV or
uttons on th rmot control to slct/adjust th options
sttins.
5. Prss th OK utton on th rmot control to conrm th
atur.
6. Rpat stps 2 throuh 5 to adjust additional options within this mnu.
7. Onc th adjustmnts ar compltd, prss th exit utton on th rmot control to xit th OSD
compltl.
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3.5.2 Picture Adjust
Available or the ollowing input sources AV1, AV2, AV,
Analo HD1, Analo HD2, Diital HDTV, or DTV.
Picture Mode Slct rom on o th ollowin: Usr,
VIVID1, VIVID2 or VIVID.
Backlight Adjust rihtnss o lamps.
Brightness Adjusts th lack lvls o th pictur. Usrs ma
nd to radjust th rihtnss atr th TV warms up.
Contrast Adjusts th lvl o whit twn th lihtst and darkst portions o an ima. I
th contrast is too low, th pictur appars dark and lacks dtail. I th contrast is too hih, th
pictur appars add and lacks shadow and dpth.
Color Adjusts th lvls o whit and color in th pictur. Hihl saturatd colors tnd to
dp and stron whil unsaturatd colors ar wakr and lihtr.
Tint Adjusts to mak th fsh tons mor natural.
Sharpness Adjusts th clarit o th pictur. I th sharpnss is st too hih, hard ds in th
pictur appar to hav a host ima.
Closed Caption Choos on o th ollowin options: O, CC1, CC2, CC, CC4, TT1, TT2, TT,
or TT4.
3.5.3 - Picture
Available or the ollowing input sources Rgb.
Auto Adjust Automaticall sts th position and siz o
th pictur.
Brightness Adjusts th lack lvls o th pictur.
Usrs ma nd to radjust th rihtnss atr th
LCD TV warms up.
Contrast Adjusts th lvl o whit twn th lihtst and darkst portions o an ima. I
th contrast is too low, th pictur appars dark and lacks dtail. I th contrast is too hih, th
pictur appars add and lacks shadow and dpth.
H-SIZE Adjusts th horizontal siz o th ima.
H-POSITION Adjusts th horizontal position on th ima adjustmnt.
V- POSITION Adjusts th vrtical position on th ima adjustmnt.
FineTune Allows usr to manuall adjust th ima.
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3.5.4 Temperature
Th Tmpratur Mnu Option is onl availal whn Rgb
slctd as th input. Th standard color tmpratur or all
othr inputs is 6500K to match th color tmpratur o th
sourc.
Color Temp. Options includ Usr, 5000k, 6500k and 900k.
Red Adjusts th rd lvls o th pictur.
Green - Adjusts th rn lvls o th pictur.
Blue - Adjusts th lu lvls o th pictur.
3.5.5 Audio Adjust
Volume Adjusts th volum.
Bass Adjusts th ass.
Treble Adjusts th trl.
Balance Adjusts th alanc lvl twn th channls.
Surround Usr slcts ithr on or o.
Reverb Slct rom on o th ollowin: Concrt, Livin
Room, Hall, Arna or O.
Mute Turns th sound ithr on or o.
Speaker Turns th intrnal spakrs on or o.
3.5.6 - TV Tuner Setup for TV
Sound Chans th sound output or TV prorams. Switch
twn STeReO, MONO, or SAP (Scond Audio Proram)
or audio simulcasts. Th TV proram must support th output
option.
TV/Cable Mode Sts th sourc or th tunr. Optionsinclud TV or Cal. TV sts th tunr or an antnna
and CAbLe sts th tunr or cal or a satllit dish.
Auto Search Adds all channls that hav a sinal to th
channl list.
Set Channel entr th channl slction to addd or dltd.
Skip Channel Dlts th st channl rom th channl list.
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3. 3.5.7 Parental Controls for TV
Parental Lock Enable - Turns TV and movi lockin on or o.
TV Ratin - Sts th lvl o tlvision prorams that will
lockd without tpin in th password. For mor inormation,
s Sction .5.1 - Usin th Parntal Controls, pa 50.Movie Rating - Sts th lvl o movis that will lockd
without tpin in th password. For mor inormation, s
Sction .5.1 - Usin th Parntal Controls, pa 50.
Access Code Edit Chans th password usd or modiin th parntal control sttins or
watchin a proram lockd th parntal controls. For mor inormation, s Sction
.5.14 - Sttin a Password, pa 51.
3.5.8 PIP/POP Setup
Style - Chans th tp o su-pictur. Options includ
O, PIP (pictur in pictur) or POP (pictur pictur).
Source - Chans th vido input sourc o th su-pictur
whn PIP is turnd on. Not: For additional inormation rard-
in th PIP/POP options, s sc..4.2. - Pictur-in-Pictur
(PIP)/Pictur--Pictu (POP) Mod, pa.
Size Chans th siz o th su-scrn pictur. Choos
rom on o th ollowin: small, mdium or lar.
Position - Mov th su-pictur within th displa ima.
3.5.9 Special Features
Language - Chans th lanua o th On-Scrn
Displa (OSD) mnu. Options includ Frnch, Spanish
or enlish.
Sleep Timer Sts slp timr ithr on or o. Usrs can
slct th numr o minuts th LCD monitor waits or it
automaticall turns o in 0-minut incrmnts. Maximum
availal tim is 120 minuts.
Wide Format - Chans th main scrn siz. Choos rom
th ollowin: Normal, Wid, Zoom or Panoramic. For additional inormation, plas s Sction
.5. - Undrstandin Viwin Faturs, pa 0.
Reset All Settings - Rsts th displa ack to th actor dault sttins.
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3.5.10 - Understanding Viewing Features
your LCD TV aturs our viwin mods and Pictur-in-Pictur (PIP)/Pictur--Pictur (POP) mod. you
can switch viwin mods usin th On-Scrn Displa (OSD) or th rmot control. For mor inormation on
usin th OSD, s .5.8 - Spcial Faturs pa 48.
3.5.11 - Viewing Modes
Normal Mode
Th oriinal 4: aspct ratio (1.:1 sourc) is prsrvd, so lack ars ar addd
to th lt and riht o th displa ima. Standard TV roadcasts ar displad
with a 4: Aspct Ratio. Movis in 4: Aspct Ratio ma rrrd to as pan-and-
scan or ull ram. Ths movis wr oriinall lmd in 16:9 (wid scrn), and
thn modid to t a traditional TV scrn (4:).
Wide ModeWhn watchin a standard roadcast or ull-ram movi in this mod, th
displa ima is strtchd proportionatl to ll th TV scrn. Whn
watchin a wid scrn (1.78:1 sourc) proram or movi, th displa ima
lls th TV scrn. I ou ar watchin a wid scrn (1.85:1 or 2.5:1
sourc) proram or movi, thr will still lack ars at th top and ottom.
Zoom Mode
Whn watchin a wid scrn (1.78:1, 1.85:1, or 2.5:1 sourc) proram or
movi, th displa ima is zoomd proportionall to ll th width o th scrn.
Th top and ottom ar cut o to rmov most o th sourc matrials lack
ars. This mod is ood or prorams or movis with su-titls.
Panoramic Mode
Whn watchin a standard roadcast or ull ram movi in this mod, th 4:
Aspct Ratio (1.:1 sourc) displa ima is strtchd horizontall on th lt
and riht sids to ll th TV scrn. Th cntr o th ima is not strtchd.
Note: Viwin mods and volum sttins ar savd asd on input. For xampl, ou last watchd a DVD
in widscrn mod and at hih volum, and thn watchd TV in standard mod and low volum. Whn
ou switch ack to DVD input, th viwin mod will rturn to widscrn and our volum will hih.
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3.5.12 - Picture-in-Picture (PIP)/Picture-by-Picture (POP) Mode
your TV aturs PIP mod, so ou can watch two picturs at th sam tim. Whn PIP is turnd on,
prssin th PIP utton on our Rmot Control, ou can displa two picturs at on tim. On pictur is
displad as th ull scrn (main scrn) and th othr pictur is displad in a small window (su scrn).
Th su-scrn can st to small, mdium or lar.
S low or dtaild inormation rardin th PIP sourcs.
Indicats which inputs ar availal or PIP and POP mods.
3.5.13 Adjusting Basic PIP/POP Settings
PIP Channel
Th PIP channl is indpndnt o th main TV channl. To chan th PIP channl, prss th PIP CH +or - utton on th rmot control.
Swapping PIP/POP Video
you can swap th proram that is in th main pictur with th proram in th PIP su-pictur. To swap th
main pictur proram with th PIP su-pictur proram, prss SWAP on th rmot control. I ou prss
SWAP aain, it will rturn th proram to th main pictur. This works th sam i ou ar in th Pictur
Pictur (POP) mod.
Swapping PIP/POP Audio
you can also swap th audio that is in th main pictur with th proram in th PIP su-pictur prssin
th AUDIO utton (aov th SWAP utton) on our rmot control. For xampl, i ou ar listnin to th
audio or th Main Scrn and want to har th audio rom th Su Scrn ou prss th AUDIO utton; prss
th utton aain to switch ack. This works th sam i ou ar in th Pictur Pictur (POP) mod.
DTV
TV
AV1
AV2
AV
ANALOg HD 1
ANALOg HD 2DIgITAL HD
Rgb
DTV TV AV1 AV2 AV3ANALOG
HD 1
ANALOG
HD 2
DIGITAL
HDRGB
MAIN
SUB
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R (matur audinc)
NC-17 (no on undr 17 ars o a)
X (no on undr 17 ars o a)
12. Prss th or utton on th rmot control to naviat throuh th LCD TV mnu options.
Prss or utton to lock (rd lock) or unlock (rn lock) ach ara.
1. Prss th eXIT utton on th rmot control to rturn to th sumnu.
14. Prss th eXIT utton th rmot control to xit th OSD mnu whn ou ar nishd.
3.5.15 - Setting the Sleep Timer
Th Slp Timr lts ou st a tim dla to turn o our LCD TV automaticall.
To st th Slp Timr usin th rmot control:
1. Prss th TV componnt utton.
2. Prss th SLeeP utton on th rmot control. Th Slp Timr appars in th cntr o our scrn.. Prss th SLeeP utton on or mor tims to slct th tim ou want. Options includ 0, 60, 90 or 120
minuts.
To turn o th slp tim usin th rmot control, prss th SLeeP utton rpatdl until O appars.
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3.6 - Programming the VIZIO Universal Remote Control
you can proram th rmot control to work with up to our dirnt componnts. Listd low ar th stps
or prorammin our VCR, Cal box and DVD Plar.
3.6.1 - Programming for VCR
1. Manuall turn on th VCR.
2. Prss th VCR utton on th rmot control.
. Prss and hold th SeTUP utton until th LeD LIgHT fashs twic.
4. Find th prorammin cod or our VCR in th cod list in th ack o this ook and ntr it usin th
Numr buttons. I th cod is accptd, th LeD fashs twic atr th last diit is ntrd.
I th LeD dos not fash twic, rpat Stps 2 throuh 4 with th nxt cod listd or th componnt and
manuacturr.
5. Point th rmot control at th VCR and prss th POWeR utton. Th VCR will turn o.
Note:
a) I our VCR dos not rspond, tr all th cods or our rand. I th cods do not work, or our
rand is not listd, s Sarchin or Componnt Cods.
) Somtims a cod listd will onl includ limitd unctions. Tr othr cods that ma includ mor
unctionalit.
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3.6.2 - Programming for Cable Box
1. Manuall turn on th Cal box.
2. Prss th Cal utton on th rmot control.
. Prss and hold th SeTUP utton until th LeD LIgHT fashs twic.
4. Find th prorammin cod or our Cal box in th cod list in th ack o this ook and ntr it usinth Numr buttons. I th cod is accptd, th LeD fashs twic atr th last diit is ntrd.
I th LeD dos not fash twic, rpat Stps 2 throuh 4 with th nxt cod listd or th componnt and
manuacturr.
5. Point th rmot control at th Cal box and prss th POWeR utton. Th Cal box will turn o.
3.6.3 - Programming for DVD Player
1. Manuall turn on th DVD Plar.
2. Prss th DVD utton on th rmot control.
. Prss and hold th SeTUP utton until th LeD LIgHT fashs twic.
4. Find th prorammin cod or our DVD plar in th cod list in th ack o this ook and ntr it usin
th Numr buttons. I th cod is accptd, th LeD fashs twic atr th last diit is ntrd.
I th LeD dos not fash twic, rpat Stps 2 throuh 4 with th nxt cod listd or th componnt and
manuacturr.
5. Point th rmot control at th DVD Plar and prss th POWeR utton. Th DVD Plar will turn o.
Note:
a) I our Cal box dos not rspond, tr all th cods or our rand. I th cods do not work, or
our rand is not listd, s Sarchin or Componnt Cods.
) Somtims a cod listd will onl includ limitd unctions. Tr othr cods that ma includ mor
unctionalit.
Note:
a) I our DVD dos not rspond, tr all th cods or our rand. I th cods do not work, or
our rand is not listd, s Sarchin or Componnt Cods.
) Somtims a cod listd will onl includ limitd unctions. Tr othr cods that ma includ mor
unctionalit.
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3.6.4 - Searching for Component Codes
I th usr cannot nd th manuacturr in th componnt list or th proram cod dos not work, th usr
can us th rmot control to sarch or th corrct componnt cod.
To sarch or a componnt cod:
1. Turn on th componnt.
2. Prss th matchin componnt utton on th rmot control.
. Prss and hold th SeTUP utton until th LeD fashs twic.
4. Prss 9 9 1. Th LeD fashs twic.
5. Point th rmot control at th componnt and thn altrnat twn prssin th POWeR utton and th
componnt utton on th rmot control until th componnt turns o.
I th componnt still dos not rspond, clar th componnt utton, thn rpat th sarch procdur.
3.7 Using a Cable Box or Satellite Box Remote
your VIZIO rmot uss cods 1758 and 0178 to work with our L2 LCD TV. To us a cal or satllit
rmot to work with our L2, rr to our cal or satllit rmot usr uid or mor inormation on how
to proram th rmot. I our cal or satllit rmot uss a 4-diit rmot proram, rst tr 1758. I that
dosnt work, us 0178. I our cal or satllit rmot is a 5-diit rmot cod proram (lik most Dirct
TV units), rst tr 11758. I that dosnt work, us 10178. I our cal or satllit rmot uss a -diit
cod (For xampl, echostar and Dish Ntwork), us cod 627.
NOTE: Som unctions on our cal or satllit rmot ma not unction lik xpctd. Tpicall, powr,
volum and mut will work.
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Chapter 4 - Maintenance and Troubleshooting
4.1 - Maintenance
Important
1. Mak sur that th powr cal is rmovd rom th sockt or clanin th displa.
2. Do not us volatil solvnt (such as tolun, rosin and alcohol) to clan th displa. Such chmicals ma
dama th housin, scrn lass and rmot control, and caus th paint to pl.
Cleaning the Housing and the Remote Control
1. Us a sot cotton cloth or clanin.
2. I th housin or rmot control is sriousl contaminatd, us a sot cloth moistnd with dilutd nutral
clanr to clan th displa. Wrin watr out o th cloth or clanin to prvnt watr rom
pntratin into th housin. Wip th displa with a dr cloth atr clanin.
Cleaning the Screen
1. Us a sot cotton cloth to ntl clan th scrn.
2. Th scrn lass is vr rail. Do not scrap it with an sharp ojct. Do not prss or tap th scrn to
avoid crackin. Whn th scrn is sriousl contaminatd, us a sot cloth moistnd with dilutd nutral
clanr to clan th displa. Wrin watr out o th cloth or clanin to prvnt watr rom
pntratin into th housin. Wip th displa with a dr cloth atr clanin.
4.2 - Troubleshooting Guide
I th displa ails or th prormanc chans dramaticall, chck th displa in accordanc with th
ollowin instructions. Rmmr to chck th priphrals to pinpoint th sourc o th ailur. I th displa
still ails to prorm as xpctd, contact th dalr or assistanc.
Problem Solution
Chck our audio connction.
Prss MUTe on th rmot control aain, so that MUTe disappars romth scrn.
Chck our audio sttins, our TV audio ma st to SAP or minimum.
Prss th Volum + (Up) k on our rmot control.
Mak sur that hadphons ar not connctd.
Chck to s i our spakrs ar turnd on or o. (S pa 28)
Mak sur th AC powr utton is ON, DC powr utton is ON (grn LeD).
Mak sur AC powr cord is scurl connctd to th AC sockt.
Plu anothr lctrical dvic (lik a radio) to th powr outlt to vri that th
outlt is supplin th propr volta.
Thr is not an powr.
Thr is not an sound.
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Problem Solution
Chck our input connctions.I th scrn is lu
Mak sur th vido cal supplid with th LCD displa is tihtl scurd to th
vido output port on th ack o th computr. I th othr nd o th vido cal
is not attachd prmanntl to th LCD displa, tihtl scur it to th LCD
displa.
Adjust rihtnss and contrast.
I ou ar usin a Macintosh oldr than g, ou will nd a Macintosh adaptr.
Chck Sourc sttins.
I an colors (rd, rn, or lu) ar missin, chck th vido cal to mak sur
it is scurl connctd. Loos or rokn pins in th cal connctor could caus
an impropr connction.
Connct th LCD displa to anothr computr.
Prss onl on utton at a tim.
Mak sur attris ar insrtd corrctl.
battris could wak.
Mak sur ou hav slctd th TV utton on th rmot.
TV: For st ima qualit, Standard Dinition TV should viwd as 4:.
Mak sur that th powr cord is plud into a roundd lctrical outlt.
Mak sur that th powr utton is turnd on.
Mak sur that th slctd input sourc is connctd to a workin input sourc.
I our LCD TV is connctd to our computr in Rgb or HDMI mod, prss an
k on our koard to wak our computr.
you ma ttin intrrnc rom lctrical appliancs, cars, motorccls, or
luorscnt lihts. Tr movin our LCD TV to anothr location.
Mak sur that th input sourc cal is attachd scurl and corrctl to th
ack o our LCD TV.
Mak sur that th vido input sourc is within th ran o our LCD TV.
Compar th vido input sourcs spciications with our LCD TV spciications.
I ou ar usin Rgb mod, mak sur that H Siz and V Position in th OSD arst corrctl.
I ou ar usin TV, AV1, AV2, or componnt (Analo HD) with 480i input, us
th WIDe utton on th rmot control to scroll throuh various scrn mods.
Mak sur that th volum is not turnd down.
Mak sur that th sound is not mutd.
Mak sur that our audio input sourc cals ar connctd scurl and
corrctl.
your LCD TV is manuacturd usin an xtrml hih lvl o prcision
tchnolo.
Howvr, somtims som pixls o our LCD TV ma not displa. Pixl dcts
within industr spciications ar inhrnt to this tp o product and do not
constitut a dctiv product.
Powr is ON, ut no scrn ima.
Wron or anormal colors appar.
Control uttons do not work.
Rmot Control dos not work.
Thr appars to ima qualit issus.
you cannot s a pictur.
you s a distortd pictur or har unusual
sound.
Th pictur has anormal pattrns.
Th displa ima dos not covr th ntirscrn.
you can s a pictur ut ou cannot har
sound.
Th LCD TV has pixls that ar alwas
riht, dark, or colord.
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Problem Solution
Whn our LCD TVs diital capailitis xcd a diital roadcast sinal, th
sinal is up-convrtd (incrasd) to match our LCD TVs displa capailitis.
Up-convrtin can caus nois or trash.
Th LCD TV rmmrs th volum lvl rom th last tim ou usd a particular
input (AV1, AV2, Analo HD, Diital HD, and TV).
Th LCD TV rmmrs th viwin mod rom th last tim ou usd a particular
input (AV1, AV2, Analo HD, Diital HD, and TV).
you s nois or trash on th scrn.
you switch to a dirnt input and th
volum chans.
you switch to a dirnt input and th
scrn siz chans.
4.3 - Telephone & Technical Support
Products ar otn rturnd du to a tchnical prolm, rathr than a dctiv product that ma rsult in
unncssar shippin chars illd to ou. Our traind support prsonnl can otn rsolv th prolm ovr
th phon. For mor inormation on warrant srvic or rpair, atr th warrant priod, plas contact our
Support Dpartmnt at th numr low.
Qualit srvic and consistnt tchnical support ar intral parts o VIZIOs commitmnt to srvic
xcllnc. VIZIOs srvic rprsntativs ar ddicatd to assist ou with th utmost in customrsatisaction. To ttr assist ou, plas call or contact us via mail.
Tl: (714) 668-0588, 7:0 am 5:0 pm PST Mon - Fri
e-mail: tchsupport@vinc.com
VIZIO
20A Kalmus Driv
Costa Msa, CA 92626
Tl: (714) 668.0588 Fax: (714) 668-9099
W: www.VIZIOCE.com
Th LCD TV is an idal platorm or viwin Hih Dinition Contnt.
bst Ima Qualit will achivd th HDMI Input, thn yPPr, thn Rgb.
Howvr, du to variancs in roadcast practics, it is possil som ima
distortions can occur.
Lttroxd (or Wid Scrn) vrsions o DVD movis ar most commonl
ormattd or standard 4: Tlvisions. Th LCD TV has th capailit o
xpandin this contnt so th ntir scrn is illd at th xpns o ima
accurac. To us this unction, prss th ZOOM k on th rmot control and
ccl amon th availal options.
Tips or Hih-Dinition Usrs
Tips or Lttrox Contnt Usrs
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4.4 - Compliance
Caution: Alwas us a powr cal that is proprl roundd. Plas us th AC cords listd low or ach
ara.
USA UL
Canada CSA
grman VDe
britain bASe/bS
Japan elctric Applianc Control Act
4.5 - FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
NOTe: This quipmnt has n tstd and ound to compl with th limits or a Class b diital dvic, pursu-
ant to Part 15 o th FCC Ruls. Ths limits ar dsind to provid rasonal protction aainst harmul
intrrnc in a rsidntial installation. This quipmnt nrats, uss and can radiat radio rqunc n-
r, and i not installd and usd in accordanc with th instructions, ma caus harmul intrrnc to radiocommunications. Howvr, thr is no uarant that intrrnc will not occur in a particular installation. I
this quipmnt dos caus harmul intrrnc to radio or tlvision rcption, which can dtrmind
turnin th quipmnt o and on, th usr is ncourad to tr to corrct th intrrnc on or mor o
th ollowin masurs:
1. Rorint or rlocat th rcivin antnna.
2. Incras th sparation twn th quipmnt and rcivr.
. Connct th quipmnt into an outlt on a circuit dirnt rom that to which th rcivr is connctd.
4. Consult th dalr or an xprincd radio/TV tchnician or hlp.
Notic:
1. Th chans or modications not xprssl approvd th part rsponsil or complianc could void th
usrs authorit to oprat th quipmnt.
2. Shildd intrac cals and AC powr cord, i an, must usd in ordr to compl with th mission
limits.
. Th manuacturr is not rsponsil or an radio or TV intrrnc causd unauthorizd modication
to this quipmnt. It is th rsponsiilitis o th usr to corrct such intrrnc.
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Specications
Speciications
2 Diaonal, Color TFT Activ Matrix LCD
166 x 768 pixls (WXgA ormat)
24 it 16.77 million colors
HDTV (720p) Nativ,1080i
480i (SDTV), 480p (DVD / eDTV), 720p (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
8 ms (tpical)
500 cd/m2 (tpical)
800:1 (tpical)
170 (horizontal), 170 (vrtical)
2x RF (or ATSC (DTV) and NTSC (TV) inputs), 1x HDMI
(DIgITAL HD), 2x Componnt (ANALOg HD1, ANALOg HD2), x
Composit (AV1, AV2, AV), 1x S-Vido (AV), 1x Computr(Rgb),
5x Stro Audio in (RCA), 1x PC Audio in (Mini jack), 1x RS22 or
srvic (RJ-11)1 x Audio out (RCA), 1 diital audio optical output (DTV/ATSC Sourc)
PIP, POP, Nois Rduction, :2 Pull Down, D Com Filtr, Prors-
siv Scan, Aspct Ratio convrsion, D D-intrlacr, gamma Corrc-
tion, Stro, MTS and SAP, Closd Caption, V-Chip (Parntal Control)
stro 10 watt / channl intratd spakrs
60,000 hours (hal-li), (tpical 27 ars)
IeC Connctor or dirct powr lin connction
100-240 VAC 50-60Hz
160 W
Tmpratur: 5~5C, Rlativ Humidit: 10~90%, Altitud: 0~14,000 t.
Tmpratur: -20~50C, Rlativ Humidit: 10~90%, Altitud: 0~40,000 t.
2.2" (W) x 25.4" (H) x 11" (D) with stand
2.2" (W) x 24." (H) x 5.1" (D) w/o stand
4 ls w/stand, 8 w/o stand
UL, C-UL, FCC Class b
Panl
Rsolution
Colors
Displa Compatiilit
Sinal Compatiilit
Rspons Tim
brihtnss
Contrast
Viwin Anl
Inputs
Output
Faturs
Spakrs
Lamp Li
Power
Environment Conditions
Input
Volta RanPowr Consumption
Opratin
Non-Opratin
Dimnsions
Nt Wiht
Crtiications
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INDEX
AAdjustments
- Audio 47
- Picture 46
- Volume 47
- TV Channels 32
- Wide (Wide, Zoom, Panoramic, Normal) 48-49
Audio Adjust 47
Auto Scan 34
CChannel Inormation 42
Closed Caption 37, 46
Component Codes or Televisions 65
Controls
- Front Panel 10
- Side Panel 10
Connections
- Antenna or Cable 30- Audio and Video cables 30
- Amplifer 28
- Coaxial (RF)
- Using Your Antenna or DTV 26
- Using Your Antenna or Cable TV 27
- Using the Antenna through Your VCR 27
- Computer 29
- DVD Player
- Using HDMI (Digital HD) 17
- Using Component (Analog HD) Video 19
- Using S-Video (AV3) 20
- Using Composite (AV) Video 21
- HDTV Set-Top Box 22
- Using HDMI (Digital HD) 22- Using RGB Video 24
- Power Cables 30
- Rear Panel Connections 11
- Speakers 28
- VCR 25
- Video Camera 25
- Video Connections 16
DDTV Tuner Setup 33
GGlossary Standard Defnitions 61
IInput Source 30
LLimited Warranty 64
MMaintenance 56
Manual Scan 35, 36
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OOn Screen Display (OSD)
- Menu Operations 45
- Picture Adjust 46
- Picture 46
- Temperature 47
- Audio Adjust 47- DTV Tuner Setup 33
- TV Tuner Setup 47
- Parental Controls 40
- PIP Setup 48, 50
- Special Features 48
PPIP (Picture in Picture) 48, 50
POP (Picture by Picture) 48, 50
Parental Controls
- For DTV 51
- For TV 48
- Setting a Password 44
- Use o 51Picture Adjust 46
Program Inormation 43
RRemote Control
- Battery insertion 15
- Buttons 12
- Component Codes, searching or 55
- Component Codes or TV 65
- Precautions 15
- Programming or VCR 53
- Programming or Cable Box 54
- Programming or AUX (DVD Player) 54
- Range 15
- Using a Cable Box or Satellite Box Remote 55
SSaety Instructions 4
Sleep Timer 52
Special Features 48
Specifcations 60
TTuner Setup
- DTV Tuner Setup 33
- TV Tuner Setup 30
Telephone and Technical Support 58
Troubleshooting Guide 56
VViewing Modes (Normal, Wide Zoom, Panoramic) 48- 49
WWall Mounting 7-8
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Appendix A: Limited Product Warranty
Plas rad this warrant card carull, it is a ONe-yeAR LIMITeD WARRANTy on parts and laor. S low or th VIZIO
extndd Srvic warrant.
VIZIOs Responsibility
VIZIO Displas purchasd in th Unitd Stats ar warrantd to r rom dcts in matrials or workmanship or a priod o on (1)
ar rom th dat o thir oriinal rtail purchas. I th unit ails to conorm to this warrant, w will srvic th monitor usin nw or
rurishd parts.
Service Labor
Durin a priod o on (1) ar rom th ctiv warrant dat, VIZIO will provid, whn ndd, srvic laor to rpair a manuacturin
dct at its dsinatd Srvic Cntr. To otain warrant srvic in th Untid Stats, ou must rst call our Customr Support at
(714) 668-0588, 7:0 am 5:0 pm PST. Th dtrmination o srvic will mad VIZIO Customr Support. PLeASe DO NOT
ReTURN yOUR UNIT TO VIZIO WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
Parts
Nw or rmanuacturd rplacmnts or dctiv parts will usd or rpairs VIZIO at its dsinatd Srvic Cntr or on (1)
ar rom th ctiv warrant dat. Such rplacmnt parts ar warrantd or th rmainin portion o th oriinal warrant priod.
Service
Durin th on (1) ar warrant priod, VIZIO will, at its option and sol discrtion, rpair or rplac dctiv parts, includin
rplacmnt o th ntir Panl. Th Customr will rquird to ship th unit to th Srvic Cntr indicatd at th tim Customr
Support is contactd to mak th ncssar rpairs, ou ar rsponsil or all transportation chars to and rom th srvic acilit.
VIZIO is not rsponsil or th d-installation or r-installation o th unit.
Packaging and Shipping Instruction
Whn ou snd th product to an authorizd VIZIO srvic acilit ou must us th oriinal carton ox and packin matrial or anquivalnt as dsinatd VIZIO.
Not Covered
This warrant dos not covr dcts, malunctions or ailurs rsultin rom shippin or transit accidnts, aus, misus, opration
contrar to urnishd instructions, opration on incorrct powr supplis, opration with ault associatd quipmnt, modication,
altration, impropr srvicin, tamprin or normal war and tar or TVs on which th srial numr has n rmovd or dacd. Ima
Stickin causd opratin at xcssiv rihtnss lvls or xtndd priods or mishandlin ar not covrd this warrant.
ANy IMPLIeD WARRANTIeS, INCLUDINg ANy IMPLIeD WARRANTy OF MeRCHANTAbILITy AND FITNeSS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSe SHALL be LIMITeD IN DURATION TO THe PeRIOD OF TIMe SeT FORTH AbOVe. OUR LIAbILITy
FOR ANy AND ALL LOSSeS AND DAMAgeS ReSULTINg FROM ANy CAUSe WHATSOeVeR, INCLUDINg OUR NegLIgeNCe,
ALLegeD DAMAge OR DeFeCTIVe gOODS, WHeTHeR SUCH DeFeCTS ARe DISCOVeRAbLe OR LATeNT, SHALL IN NO
eVeNT eXCeeD THe PURCHASe PRICe OF THe DISPLAy. We SHALL NOT be ReSPONSIbLe FOR LOSS OF USe,
COMMeRCIAL LOSS OR OTHeR INCIDeNTAL OR CONSeQUeNTIAL DAMAgeS. SOMe STATeS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS
ON HOW LONg AN IMPLIeD WARRANTy LASTS OR THe eXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDeNTAL OR
CONSeQUeNTIAL DAMAgeS, SO THe AbOVe LIMITATIONS OR eXCLUSIONS MAy NOT APPLy TO yOU. This warrant ivs
ou spcic lal rihts, and ou ma also hav othr rihts, which var rom stat to stat. This is th onl warrant applical; no on is
authorizd to xtnd or modi it or to rant an othr warrant.
VIZIO rtains th riht to assss all warrant claims and to dtrmin i damas ar covrd th warrant. In cas o a claim that is
not covrd th warrant, ou will contactd to dtrmin whthr VIZIO should rpair th dama or a or whthr th product
should rturnd to ou as rcivd th rpair cntr.
Owners Responsibility
ectiv Warrant Dat
Warrant ins on th dat o sal to th nd usr. To nsur warrant srvic, kp th datd ill or sal rcipt as vidnc o th
purchas dat.
Warranty Service
For warrant srvic inormation, contact VIZIO Customr Support at (714) 668-0588, 7:0 am to 5:0 pm PST or visit www.vizioc.
com. Parts and srvic laor that ar VIZIOs rsponsiilit (s aov) will providd without char. Othr srvic is at th ownrs
xpns. you must provid th modl, srial numr and dat o purchas. bor ou ask or warrant srvic, rad our Usr Manual.
you miht avoid a srvic call.
For additional inormation rardin our warrant, plas s complt dtails onlin at www.VIZIOCe.com.
VIZIO EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY
Protct our invstmnt ond th standard warrant and xprinc pac o mind with VIZIOs extndd Srvic Warrant.
Dpndin on our modl, plans ar ord or 2-5 ars. Visit www.vizioc.com or call 1-888-VIZIOCe (1-888-849-462) to purchas
a plan toda.
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Appendix B: Component Program Codes
SETUP CODES FOR CURRENT VIZIO PRODUCTS
Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix) Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix)
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Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix) Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix)
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Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix)Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix)
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Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix) Setup Code for TVs (1 Prefix)
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