Vizio E390VL manual

USER GUIDE InstallIng your new tv Controls & ConneCtIons ConneCtIng your devICes usIng the on-sCreen menu usIng the usb medIa player troubleshootIng & support help, speCs, warranty & legal MODELS // E3D320VX // E3D420VX // E3D470VX model e390vl[...]

Manuf actur ed under license fr om Dolb y Labor at ories. Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e tr ademarks of Dolb y Labor at ories. This pr oduct qualifi es f or ENERGY ST AR in the “fact ory def ault” setting and this is the setting in which power savings will be achie ved. Changing the f act or y def ault pictur e settings or enabling other f[...]

Welcome THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VIZIO And congr atulations on y our new VIZIO HDTV . T o get the most out of your ne w VIZIO pr oduct, r ead these instructions bef or e using y our pr oduct and r et ain them f or futur e r ef er ence. Be sure t o inspect the package cont ents to ensur e ther e ar e no missing or damaged parts. PRODUCT REGISTRATION T[...]

• Do not apply pr essur e or thr ow objects at y our TV . This may compr omise the integrity of the displa y . The manuf actur er’ s warr anty does not cov er user abuse or impr oper inst allations. • The po wer cor d m ust be r eplaced when using dif f er ent v olt age than the volt age specified. For mor e information, cont act your dealer[...]

Opening or r emo ving the back co v er may expose y ou t o high v olt ages, electric shock, and other hazar ds. If repair is r equir ed, contact y our dealer and r ef er all servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. • W ARNING: K eep y our TV away fr om moistur e. Do not expose y our TV t o r ain or moistur e. If wat er penetr at es int o y our[...]

DTV TRANSITION ADVISORY The nationwide s witch t o digit al t elevision br oadcasting was complet e on June 12, 2009. Analog-only tele vision sets that r eceiv e TV pr ogr amming through an ant enna now need a con vert er box t o continue t o r eceiv e o ver -the-air TV . W atch your local st ations t o find out when they will turn of f their anal[...]

TELEVISION ANTENNA CONNECTION PROTECTION If an outside ant enna/sat ellit e dish or cable syst em is t o be connect ed t o the TV , mak e sur e that the ant enna or cable syst em is electrically gr ounded t o pr ovide some pr otection against v olt age surges and st atic charges . Ar ticle 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPSA 70, pr o vi[...]

Table of Contents 1 Inst alling the TV ................................................ 3 Inspecting the Pack age Contents ..................................... 3 Inst alling the TV ................................................................... 3 Inst alling the TV St and ..................................................... 3 Inst alling the [...]

2 Using USB Phot o Slidesho w ............................... 34 Connecting a USB Thumb Driv e t o the TV ........................ 34 Playing USB Media ........................................................... 34 T r oubleshooting & T echnical Suppor t .............. 36 Specifications ................................................... 39 Li[...]

3 1 Installing the TV INSPECTING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Bef or e inst alling y our new TV , t ak e a moment t o inspect the pack age cont ents. Use the images below t o ensur e nothing is missing or damaged. Remot e Contr ol with Batt eries Quick St ar t Guide VIZIO LCD HDTV INSTALLING THE TV Aft er r emo ving the TV fr om the bo x and inspecting the[...]

1 4 T o install the TV stand: 1 . Place the TV scr een-down on a c lean, flat surf ace. T o pr ev ent scr atches or damage t o the scr een, place the TV on a soft surf ace, such as carpet, rug, or blank et. 2 . Tight en the thumbscr ew int o the base. 3 . Mo ve the TV with attac hed st and into an upright position and place on a fl at, lev el, an[...]

1 5 Inst alling the TV on a W all T o mount your TV on a wall, you will need a w all mount. Consult the inf ormation below t o find the appr opriate mount f or y our TV model: Inst alling a TV on a wall r equires lifting . T o pre v ent injury or damage to the TV , ask someone to help y ou. E390VL Scr ew Size: M6 Scr ew Length: 20mm Scr ew Pitc h:[...]

2 6 Controls and Connections REAR PANEL Rear Panel Coaxial - Connect coaxial cable fr om cable, sat ellit e, or ant enna. Optical A udio Out - Connect optical/SPDIF audio device , such as home audio r eceiv er . St ereo A udio Out - Connect 3.5mm audio cable t o audio device . HDMI - Connect HDMI device . PC A udio In - Connect 3.5mm PC audio cable[...]

2 7 Side Panel SIDE PANEL POWER - T urn TV off or on. MENU - Open the on-scr een men u. CHANNEL UP/DOWN - Change the channel. V OLUME UP/DOWN - Incr ease or decr ease v olume lev el. INPUT - Change input sour ce. HDMI - Connect HDMI device . USB - Connect USB thumb driv e t o view phot o slideshow .[...]

2 8 FRONT PANEL Fr ont Panel REMO TE SENSOR When using the r emot e, aim it directly at this sensor .[...]

2 9 REMOTE CONTROL Remot e Control INPUT Change the currently-displayed input. ARROW Navigate the on-screen menu. EXIT Close the on-screen menu. CLOSED CAPTIONS Open the closed caption menu. A/V CONTROLS Control USB photo viewer. WIDE Switch the display mode. MUTE Turn the audio off or on. BACK Go to the previous on-screen menu. POWER Turn TV on or[...]

2 10 Replacing the Batt eries Replacing Batt eries 1 . Remo ve the batt er y cov er . 2 . Inser t two batt eries into the r emote contr ol. Make sur e that the (+) and (-) symbols on the batt eries match the (+) and (-) symbols inside the batt ery compar tment. 3 . Replace the batt ery cov er . • Use only good quality batt eries. • Inser ting t[...]

3 11 Connecting Your Devices CONNECTING A DEVICE CONNECTING A DEVICE BEST HDMI CABLE • DIGITAL • HD VIDEO (1080p)* • HD AUDIO GOOD AV CABLE • ANALOG • VIDEO (480i)* • STEREO AUDIO BETTER COMPONENT CABLE • ANALOG • HD VIDEO (1080i)* • STEREO AUDIO * Maximum Resolution Game Console Cable/Sat ellit e Bo x D VD/Blu-r ay Play er Y our [...]

3 12 CONNECTING A PC CONNECTING A PC RGB Cable (For Video) 3.5mm Cable (For A udio) Y our TV can be used to display output fr om a personal computer . T o use your TV as a PC display: 1 . Connect an RGB cable (not included) t o y our PC and the RGB por t on the back of the TV . This cable tr ansmits video . 2 . Connect a 3.5mm cable (not included) [...]

3 13 CONNECTING AN AUDIO DEVICE Home A udio Receiv er VIZIO Sound Bar CONNECTING A UDIO DEVICE Y our TV can output sound to an audio de vice, such as a r eceiv er or sound bar . 1 . V erify that your de vice has a audio por t that matches an av ailable por t on the TV (Optical, etc). 2 . T urn the TV and your audio de vice of f . 3 . Connect the ap[...]

4 14 Completing the First-Time Setup The first time y ou turn on the TV , the Setup App will guide you thr ough each of the st eps necessar y to get y our TV ready f or use. Bef or e y ou begin the first-time setup: • Y our TV should be installed and the po wer cor d should be connect ed t o an electrical outlet. • Y our devices should be con[...]

5 15 Using the On-Screen Menu Y our TV featur es an easy-t o-use on-scr een menu. T o open the on-scr een menu, pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. Fr om this men u, you can: • Change the input sour ce • Change the scr een aspect r atio • Set up closed captioning • Activ at e the sleep timer • Adjust the pictur e settings • Adjust [...]

5 16 CHANGING THE INPUT SOURCE Ext ernal devices such as D VD players , Blu-Ray Play ers, and video game consoles can be connect ed t o your TV . T o use one of these devices with y our TV , you must first c hange the input sour ce in the on-scr een men u. T o change the input device: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een men[...]

5 17 SETTING UP CLOSED CAPTIONING Y our TV can display closed captions for pr ogr ams that include them. Closed captions display a tr anscription of a pr ogr am’ s dialogue. If the pr ogr am you ar e vie wing is not being br oadcast with closed captions, the TV will not display them. T o activat e or deactiv at e closed captions: 1 . Pr ess the M[...]

5 18 ACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER When activ at ed, the TV’ s sleep timer will turn the TV of f aft er a set period of time. T o use the sleep timer: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight the Sleep Timer icon and pr ess OK . T h e Sleep Timer menu is[...]

5 19 • Football , Golf , Basketball , and Baseball modes optimize the pictur e settings f or their r espectiv e spor ts. Also tr y these modes f or other spor ts. • Cust om pictur e mode allows y ou t o man ually change each of the pictur e settings: Backlight - Adjusts the brightness to af fect the o v er all brilliance of the pictur e. This o[...]

5 20 • Ambient Light Sensor - The ambient light sensor det ects the light lev els in the r oom and automatically adjusts the backlight f or the best pictur e. Select Off , Lo w , Medium, or High. 4 . When y ou hav e finished adjusting the Advanced Pictur e Settings, press the EXIT butt on on the remot e. Adjusting the Color T emperatur e Adjusti[...]

5 21 Adjusting the Pictur e Size and Position When displaying an image fr om the HDMI or RGB input, the size and position of the display image can be adjust ed. T o adjust the pictur e size and position: 1 . Ensur e the input is set t o HDMI or RGB . 2 . Fr om the Pictur e Settings menu, use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Mor e ,[...]

5 22 built-in speak ers on or of f . • Adv anced A udio - See Adjusting the Adv anced A udio Settings on page 22. • Reset A udio Mode - Restor es the audio settings to the f act or y def aults. See Resetting the Audio Settings on page 23 . 4 . When y ou hav e finished adjusting the audio settings, pr ess the EXIT button on the r emote. Adjusti[...]

5 23 • Analog A udio Out - Sets the volume contr ol pr oper ties f or the analog RC A (r ed/white) connect ors when connect ed t o a home theat er audio syst em. Select V ariable to contr ol the ext ernal speak ers’ v olume fr om the TV’ s v olume contr ols, or select Fixed t o contr ol the ext ernal speak ers’ v olume fr om y our home thea[...]

5 24 CHANGING THE TV SETTINGS Using the settings menu, you can: • Change the input sour ce • Set up the TV tuner • Name the TV inputs • Set up par ent al contr ols • Change the on-scr een menu language • Set the time • Adjust the CEC settings Changing the Input Sour ce T o quickly access the Input Sour ce menu, pr ess the INPUT butt o[...]

5 25 Adding New Channels Occasionally , you may need t o add a new analog channel or add a new r ange of channels. Y ou can do this by using the P ar tial Channel Sear ch and Add Analog Channel options. T o add a r ange of new channels: 1 . Fr om the T uner menu, highlight Partial Channel Search . T h e Partial Channel Sear ch menu is displa yed. 2[...]

5 26 Skipping Channels Aft er a channel scan is complet ed, you ma y find that some channels ar e t oo w eak t o watch comf ortably . There ma y also be some channels y ou do not want t o view . Y ou can r emov e these channels fr om the TV’ s memor y with the Skip Channel featur e. Channels that hav e been r emo v ed with the Skip Channel f eat[...]

5 27 Using the Par ent al Contr ols The TV’ s parent al contr ols allow y ou t o pr e vent the TV fr om displaying certain channels or pr ogr ams without a passw or d. Accessing the Par ent al Contr ols Menu T o access the Par ent al Contr ols menu: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow[...]

5 28 Blocking and Unblocking Cont ent by Rating A channel may sometimes br oadcast pr ogr ams that ar e meant f or childr en, and at other times br oadcast pr ogr ams that ar e meant f or matur e audiences. Y ou may not want t o block the channel complet ely using a channel lock, but you may wish t o block certain pr ogr ams fr om being view ed. Wh[...]

5 29 Changing the Names of the Inputs T o mak e it easier to r ecognize the dif fer ent devices att ached t o the inputs on y our TV , you can r ename the inputs. For e xample , if y ou hav e a DVD pla yer connect ed to the Component input, you can r ename that input t o display “DVD Play er”. T o change the name of an input: 1 . Pr ess the MEN[...]

5 30 Setting the Time Zone T o ensur e the corr ect time is display ed when you pr ess the INFO butt on, set the TV’ s time zone: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight the Settings icon and pr ess OK . The Settings menu is displa yed. 3 . Use the A[...]

5 31 USING THE HELP MENU Y ou can use the TV’ s Help menu t o: • Display syst em inf ormation • Reset the TV settings • Rest or e the TV t o its f act or y def ault settings • Access the Setup Wizar d Displaying System Inf ormation T o display a summar y of the TV settings: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu [...]

5 32 Rest oring the TV to F act ory Default Settings All of the on-scr een men u settings can be r eset t o the f actory def aults. If y ou r est or e the TV t o the f actory def ault settings, all changes y ou hav e made t o the settings will be lost! T o r est or e the TV t o its fact or y default settings: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r em[...]

5 33 USING THE INFO WINDOW The Inf o W indow can be display ed b y pr essing the INFO or GUIDE butt on on the r emot e: • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on one time t o display channel and input inf ormation. • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on tw o times t o display the pr ogr am title and closed captioning information. • Pr ess the INFO or GU[...]

6 34 Using USB Photo Slideshow USING USB PHOTO SLIDESHOW The USB port on your TV allows y ou t o connect a USB th umb drive and view a phot o slidesho w . Connecting a USB Thumb Drive t o the TV 1 . T urn the TV off . Connect y our USB thumb driv e t o the USB por t on the side of the TV . 2 . Pr ess the P ow er/St andby butt on on the remot e or t[...]

6 35 Folder Cont ents This ar ea displays the cont ents of the curr ently select ed f older . Y ou can br o wse between fi les using the Arro w and OK butt ons on the r emot e. Curr ent Folder Displays the f older path. Page Inf ormation If y our USB thumb driv e has mor e fi les than can be display ed on a single scr een, y ou can mov e between [...]

A 36 Troubleshooting & Technical Support do you have questions? Let us heLP! youR PRoduCt inCLudes FRee LiFetiMe teCh suPPoRt Phone : Email : W eb : (877) 878-4946 (T OLL-FREE) t echsupport@VIZIO .com www .VIZIO .com/suppor t Hours of oper ation : M onday - F riday : 5 AM T O 9 PM (PST) S atur day - S unda y : 8 AM T O 4 PM (PST) The VIZIO supp[...]

A 37 The TV displays “No Signal. ” • Pr ess the INPUT butt on on the r emot e contr ol to select a dif f er ent input sour ce. • If y ou ar e using cable TV , sat ellit e, or ant enna connect ed dir ectly t o the TV , scan f or channels. See Scanning f or Channels on page 24 Ther e is no pow er . • Ensur e the TV is plugged into a w orkin[...]

A 38 The image quality is not good. • For the best image quality , view high-definition pr ogr ams using digital sour ces. Connect your de vices with HDMI cables. • If y ou ar e using an ant enna, the signal str ength of the channel may be lo w . Ensure y our ant enna is connect ed secur ely t o the TV and mo ve the ant enna around the r oom o[...]

B 39 Specifications E390VL Scr een Size: 39” Class Diagonal View able: 38.5” Dimensions w/ St and: w/o St and: 37.36 x 25.85 x 8.99” 37.36 x 24.07 x 4.31” W eight w/ Stand: w/o St and: 25.04 lbs 23.34 lbs TV T ype: CCFL Refr esh Rate: 60 Hz Maximum Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pix el Pitch: .148 x .444mm Dynamic Contr ast Ratio: 5000:1 Response [...]

C 40 Limited Warranty ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units pur chased as new in Unit ed St ates and Puert o Rico Only . VIZIO pr o vides a warr anty to the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against def ects in materials and w orkmanship f or a period of one (1) year of non-commer cial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use. If a Pr oduct co[...]

D 41 Legal & Compliance FCC Class B Radio Interf er ence Stat ement NO TE: This equipment has been t ested and f ound t o comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed t o pr ovide r easonable prot ection against harmful int erfer ence in a residential inst allation. Th[...]

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