Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections ................................................................ ................................................................. ................................. 9 1.1 Front Panel..........................................................................................................................................................9 1.2 Side Panel Controls.............................................................................................................................................9 1.3 Rear Panel Connections ...................................................................................................................................10 1.4 Right-Side Panel Connection ............................................................................................................................11 1.5 Vizio Remote Control.......................................................................................................................................12 1.5.1 Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control ..............................................................................................14 1.5.2 Remote Control Range ..............................................................................................................................14 1.5.3 Vizio Universal Remote Control Precautions ...........................................................................................14 Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment Equipment................................ ................................................................ ................................ ................................................. ................................................. 15 2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use?............................................................................................................15 2.2 Connecting Coaxial (RF) ...................................................................................................................................16 2.2.1 Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV............................................................................................16 2.2.2 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR .........................................................................................16 2.3 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box ................................................................................................................17 2.3.1 Using HDMI Input ......................................................................................................................................17 2.3.2 Using Component Video............................................................................................................................19 2.4 Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box .................................................................................................................20 2.4.1 Using Composite Video .............................................................................................................................20 2.4.2 Using Coax (RF) ........................................................................................................................................20 2.5 Connecting Your DVD player 21 2.5.1 Using HDMI Input ......................................................................................................................................21 2.5.2 Using Component Video............................................................................................................................23 2.5.3 Using S-Video (AV1/S-VIDEO) ..................................................................................................................24 2.5.4 Using Composite (AV) Video Input ............................................................................................................24 2.6 Connecting Your VCR or Video camera 25 2.7 Connecting an external Receiver Amp ..............................................................................................................26 2.7.1 Optical Output of Audio received ...............................................................................................................27 2.8 Connecting a PC Computer ..............................................................................................................................28 2.8.1 Preset PC Resolutions...............................................................................................................................29 Chapter 3 Setting Up to Watch Television ................................ ................................................................ ................................. ................................. 30 3.1 Basic LCD HDTV Start Up ................................................................................................................................30 3.2 Watching a TV Program ....................................................................................................................................35 3.3 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings .........................................................................................................................36 3.4 Program Information..........................................................................................................................................37 3.5 Information on HDTV Status .............................................................................................................................37 Chapter 4 Advanced Adjustment of HDTV................................................................ HDTV................................ .................................................................. ................................ .. 38 4.1 Using the On Screen Display (OSD) .................................................................................................................38 4.2 DTV TV Input Picture Adjustment....................................................................................................................39 4.2.1 Picture Mode .............................................................................................................................................39 4.2.2 Backlight ....................................................................................................................................................39 4.2.3 Brightness..................................................................................................................................................40 4.2.4 Contrast .....................................................................................................................................................40 4.2.5 Color ..........................................................................................................................................................40 4.2.6 Tint.............................................................................................................................................................40 4.2.7 Sharpness .................................................................................................................................................41 4.2.8 Advanced Video Features .........................................................................................................................41 4.2.9 Reset Picture Mode ...................................................................................................................................43 4.3 DTV TV Input Audio Adjustment......................................................................................................................44 4.3.1 Audio Mode ...............................................................................................................................................44 4.3.2 Equalizer 44 4.3.3 Balance......................................................................................................................................................45 4.3.4 Surround....................................................................................................................................................45 4.3.5 Digital Audio Out........................................................................................................................................45 4.3.6 Speakers ...................................................................................................................................................45 4.3.7 Audio Out...................................................................................................................................................45 4.3.8 Lip Sync.....................................................................................................................................................46 4.3.9 Reset Audio Mode .....................................................................................................................................46 4.4 DTV TV Tuner Setup.......................................................................................................................................47 4.4.1 Tuner Mode ...............................................................................................................................................47 4.4.2 Auto Search...............................................................................................................................................47 4.4.3 Partial Channel Search..............................................................................................................................48 4.4.4 Skip Channel .............................................................................................................................................48 4.4.5 MTS ...........................................................................................................................................................48 4.4.6 Time Zone .................................................................................................................................................48 4.4.7 Daylight Saving..........................................................................................................................................49 4.5 DTV TV Input Setup ........................................................................................................................................49 4.5.1 Language...................................................................................................................................................49 4.5.2 PIP (Picture-in-Picture) ..............................................................................................................................49 4.5.3 Sleep Timer ...............................................................................................................................................51 4.5.4 Wide ..........................................................................................................................................................51 4.5.5 Input Naming .............................................................................................................................................52 4.5.6 CC (Closed Caption)..................................................................................................................................53 4.5.7 H/V Position...............................................................................................................................................54 4.5.8 DTV TV Input Parental Control ................................................................................................................55 4.5.9 Channel Block ...........................................................................................................................................55 4.5.10 US TV Rating...........................................................................................................................................56 4.5.11 US Movie Rating (For US) .......................................................................................................................57 4.5.12 Canadian English Rating .........................................................................................................................57 4.5.13 Canadian French Rating..........................................................................................................................58 4.5.14 DTV Rating ..............................................................................................................................................58 4.5.15 Blocked Unrated Programming................................................................................................................59 4.5.16 Change the Password .............................................................................................................................59 4.5.17 Reset All Settings ....................................................................................................................................60 4.6 HDMI Input Picture Adjustment .........................................................................................................................61 4.7 HDMI Input Audio Adjustment ...........................................................................................................................61 4.8 HDMI Input Setup..............................................................................................................................................61 4.9 Video Input Picture Adjustment .........................................................................................................................62 4.10 Video Input Audio Adjustment .........................................................................................................................62 4.11 Video Input Setup............................................................................................................................................62 4.12 Video Input Parental Control ...........................................................................................................................64 4.13 PC Input Picture Adjustment ...........................................................................................................................64 4.13.1 Auto Adjust ..............................................................................................................................................64 4.13.2 Backlight ..................................................................................................................................................64 4.13.3 Brightness................................................................................................................................................65 4.13.4 Contrast ...................................................................................................................................................65 4.13.5 Color Temperature...................................................................................................................................65 4.13.6 H-SIZE.....................................................................................................................................................66 4.13.7 H. Position ...............................................................................................................................................66 4.13.8 V. Position ...............................................................................................................................................66 4.13.9 Fine Tune ................................................................................................................................................67 4.14 PC Input Audio Adjustment .............................................................................................................................67 4.15 PC Input Setup................................................................................................................................................67 4.16 Understanding Viewing Features ....................................................................................................................68 4.16.1 Viewing Modes ........................................................................................................................................68 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting................................ Troubleshooting............................................................ ................................ ............................69 ............................69 5.1 Maintenance......................................................................................................................................................69 5.2 Troubleshooting Guide ......................................................................................................................................69 5.3 Telephone & Technical Support ........................................................................................................................71 5.4 Compliance .......................................................................................................................................................72 5.5 FCC Class B Radio Interference Statement......................................................................................................72 Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Information ................................................................ .......................................................................... .......................................... 73 6.1 Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................73 6.2 Glossary – Standard Definitions ........................................................................................................................74 6.3 Index .................................................................................................................................................................75