Vizio E420DA0 manual

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

Welcome THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VIZIO And congr atulations on your new VIZIO HDTV . T o get the most out of your new VIZIO pr oduct, r ead these instructions bef or e using your pr oduct and r etain them f or future r ef er ence. Be sur e to inspect the pack age contents t o ensure ther e ar e no missing or damaged par ts. PRODUCT REGISTRATION T o p[...]

• The po wer cor d must be r eplaced when using diff erent v oltage than the v olt age specified. For mor e information, cont act your dealer . • When connect ed t o a power outlet, pow er is always fl owing int o your TV . T o t ot ally disconnect power , unplug the pow er cor d. • The lightning fl ash with arr owhead symbol within an equ[...]

cor d and contact y our dealer immediately . Do not try to r epair your TV y ourself . • A void using dr opped or damaged appliances. If y our TV is dr opped and the housing is damaged, the internal components may function abnormally . Unplug the po wer cor d immediately and cont act your dealer f or r epair . Continued use of y our TV may cause [...]

TELEVISION ANTENNA CONNECTION PROTECTION If an outside ant enna/satellit e dish or cable system is t o be connect ed to the TV , mak e sure that the ant enna or cable system is electrically gr ounded to pr ovide some pr otection against v oltage sur ges and static char ges. Ar ticle 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPSA 70, pr ovides inf [...]

Table of Contents 1 Inst alling the TV ................................................ 3 Inspecting the Pack age Cont ents ..................................... 3 Inst alling the TV ................................................................... 3 Inst alling the TV Stand ..................................................... 3 Inst alling the [...]

2 Adjusting the CEC Settings .............................................. 32 T urning the VIZIO L ogo On or Off ..................................... 33 Using the Help Menu .......................................................... 33 Displaying Syst em Inf ormation ........................................ 34 Resetting the TV Settings ...........[...]

3 Installing the TV INSPECTING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Bef or e installing y our new TV , t ak e a moment to inspect the pack age contents. Use the images below t o ensure nothing is missing or damaged. Remot e Contr ol with Batt eries Quick St ar t Guide VIZIO LED HDTV INSTALLING THE TV Aft er r emoving the TV fr om the box and inspecting the pack ag[...]

1 4 T o install the base: 1 . Place the TV scr een-down on a clean, flat surf ace. T o pr ev ent scr atches or damage to the scr een, place the TV on a soft surf ace, such as carpet, rug, or blank et. 2 . Align the base with the TV . 3 . Inser t and tight en the thr ee(3) included hex scr ews int o the base with the included hex wr ench. 4 . Mo ve[...]

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 opriat e mount for y our TV model: Inst alling a TV on a wall r equir es lifting. T o pre v ent injury or damage to the TV , ask someone t o help you. E420d-A0 Scr ew Size: M6 Scr ew Pitch: 1.00mm Scr ew Leng[...]

2 6 Controls and Connections REAR PANEL Rear Panel Ethernet - Connect ethernet cable fr om home network. Coaxial - Connect coaxial cable fr om cable, sat ellite , 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 RC A audio device, such as sound bar . HDMI - Connect H[...]

2 7 INPUT MENU CH ^ CH VOL ^ VOL ^ ^ Side Panel SIDE PANEL POWER - T urn TV of f or on. MENU - Open the on-scr een menu. CHANNEL UP/DOWN - Change the channel. V OLUME UP/DOWN - Incr ease or decr ease volume le v el. INPUT - Change input sour ce.[...]

2 8 FRONT PANEL Fr ont Panel REMO TE SENSOR When using the r emote, aim it dir ectly 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 media player. 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 er ies 1 . Remo ve the batt ery cov er . 2 . Inser t tw o batteries int o the remot e contr ol. Mak e sur e that the (+) and (-) symbols on the batt eries match the (+) and (-) symbols inside the batt er y compar tment. 3 . Replace the batt er y co ver .[...]

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

3 12 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 eceiver or sound bar . 1 . V erify that y our device has a video port that matches an av ailable por t on the TV (Optical, RC A, etc). 2 . T urn the TV and y our audio device of f . 3 . Connect th[...]

3 13 CONNECTING T O A WIRED NETWORK CONNECTING TO YOUR NETWORK Y our TV is internet-r eady . It can be connected t o your home network with a Wir ed or W ir eless connection. Connecting t o a Wired Netw or k (Best) 1 . Connect an Ethernet cable t o your r outer and t o the Ethernet por t on the back of the TV . See below . 2 . Use the Guided Networ[...]

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 steps necessary t o get your TV r eady f or use. Bef or e you begin the first-time setup: • Y our TV should be installed and the po wer cor d should be connect ed to an electrical outlet. • Y our devices should be connec[...]

5 15 Using the On-Screen Menu Y our TV featur es an easy-to-use on-scr een menu. T o open the on-screen men u, pr ess the MENU button on the r emot e. Y ou can also open the on-scr een menu by pr essing the VIA butt on and selecting HDTV Settings fr om the VIA Dock, then pr essing OK . Fr om this menu, y ou can: • Change the input sour ce • Cha[...]

5 16 NAVIGATING THE ON-SCREEN MENU T o open the on-screen men u, pr ess the MENU/OK butt on on the r emot e. Use the Arr ow butt ons t o highlight a menu option, and pr ess the MENU/OK butt on to select that option. While navigating the on-scr een menu, you can pr ess the B AC K butt on at any time t o r eturn to the pr evious menu screen. The EXIT[...]

5 17 CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO The TV can display images in f our dif fer ent modes: Wide, Zoom, Normal, and Str etch. Each mode displays the pictur e dif fer ently . T o change the screen aspect r atio: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons t o highlight the Wide icon. Pr ess OK . 3 . Use the Arr ow butt o[...]

5 18 Changing the Appear ance of Digital Closed Captions Digit al closed captions can be display ed according t o your pr ef er ence. T o change the appear ance of digital closed captions: 1 . Fr om the Closed Caption menu, use the Arro w buttons t o highlight Digital CC Style . 2 . Use the Left/Right Arr ow butt ons on the r emote t o select Cust [...]

5 19 ADJUSTING THE PICTURE SETTINGS Y our TV display can be adjust ed to suit y our pr ef erences and viewing conditions . T o adjust the picture settings: 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 to highlight the Pictur e icon and pr ess OK . The Picture Settings me[...]

5 20 Adjusting the Adv anced Picture Settings T o adjust the advanced pictur e settings: 1 . Fr om the Picture Settings men u, use t he Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlight Mor e , then pr ess OK . 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlight Adv anced Pictur e , then pr ess OK . T h e Adv anced Pictur e menu is display ed. 3 . [...]

5 21 Adjusting the Color T emper ature Adjusting the color t emper atur e will change the “w armness” or “coolness” of the whit e areas of the pictur e. T o adjust the color temper atur e: 1 . Fr om the Picture Settings Men u, use the Arr ow butt ons t o highlight More , then press OK . 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlig[...]

5 22 Resetting the Pictur e Settings T o reset the pictur e settings to the f actory default settings: 1 . Fr om the Picture Settings men u, use the Arr ow butt ons to highlight More , then press OK . 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlight Reset Pictur e Mode , then pr ess OK . The TV displays, “ Ar e you sur e y ou want t o RES[...]

5 23 Adjusting the Adv anced A udio Settings T o adjust the advanced audio settings: 1 . Fr om the Audio Settings M en u, use the Arr ow butt ons t o highlight Advanced A udio , then pr ess OK . The Adv anced A udio menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons t o highlight the setting y ou wish t o adjust, then pr ess Left/Right Arr ow t o chan[...]

5 24 USING THE NETWORK CONNECTION MENU Y our TV is internet-r eady , featuring both an ethernet port and built-in high-speed wir eless-N. Connecting t o a Wireless Netw ork T o connect to a wir eless network whose netw ork name (SSID) is being br oadcast: If y our TV is connect ed to a netw ork with an Ethernet cable, you will not see the wir eless[...]

5 25 Changing the Adv anced Network Settings Adv anced users can fine-tune the network settings using the Manual Setup f eature . T o change advanced netw ork settings: 1 . Fr om the Network Connection menu, highlight Manual Setup and pr ess OK . The Change Settings menu is displa yed. 2 . Use the Arr ow and OK butt ons t o adjust each setting: ?[...]

5 26 CHANGING THE TV SETTINGS Using the settings menu, you can: • Change the input sour ce • Adjust the T uner settings • 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 • Adjust the Po wer Light settings Changing the Input Sour ce T o quickly access the[...]

5 27 Adding New Channels Occasionally , you ma y need to add a ne w analog channel or add a new r ange of channels. Y ou can do this by using the Partial Channel Sear ch and Add Analog Channel options. T o add a range of ne w channels: 1 . Fr om the T uner menu, highlight Partial Channel Searc h . T h e Partial Channel Sear ch menu is display ed. 2[...]

5 28 Skipping Channels Aft er a channel scan is complet ed, you ma y find that some channels ar e too w eak to w atch comf or tably . Ther e may 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 memory with the Skip Channel featur e. Channels that hav e been r emov ed with the Skip Channel f eatur[...]

5 29 Using the Par ental Contr ols The TV’ s par ental contr ols allow y ou to pr ev ent the TV fr om displaying certain channels or pr ogr ams without a passw or d. Accessing the Par ental Contr ols Menu T o access the Par ent al Contr ols menu: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emote . The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow bu[...]

5 30 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 w ant 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 viewed. Wh[...]

5 31 Changing the Names of the Inputs T o make it easier t o recognize the dif fer ent devices att ached t o the inputs on y our TV , y ou can r ename the inputs. For ex ample, if y ou have a D VD player connect ed to the Component input, you can r ename that input t o display “D VD Play er”. T o change the name of an input: 1 . Pr ess the MENU[...]

5 32 Setting the Time Zone T o ensure the corr ect time is displayed when y ou press the INFO butt on, set the TV’ s time zone: T o have the TV display the corr ect time, you m ust be connect ed to the int ernet via an Ethernet cable or a wir eless network. 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use th[...]

5 33 T urning the Po wer Light On or Of f The P ower Light on the fr ont of your TV is set t o light up when the TV is on. Y ou can change this setting if y ou pr efer the po wer light t o be of f . When the TV is of f , the P ow er Light will also turn off . This is not af fect ed by the LED L ogo Settings menu. T o turn the Pow er Light on or of [...]

5 34 Displaying System Inf or mation T o display a summar y of the TV settings: 5 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 6 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlight the Help icon and pr ess OK . The Help menu is displa yed. 7 . Highlight System Inf o and pr ess OK . 8 . Use the Up/Do wn Arro w but[...]

5 35 Using Guided Setup The TV’ s Setup App can be used to easily set up the TV tuner or t o connect the TV with your network. T o access guided setup: 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 to highlight the Help icon and pr ess OK . The Help menu is displa yed. [...]

5 36 USING THE INFO WINDOW The Inf o Windo w can be displayed b y pr essing the INFO or GUIDE butt on on the r emote: • Pr ess the I NF O or GUIDE butt on one time to displa y channel and input inf ormation. • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on two times t o display the pr ogram title and c losed captioning information. • Pr ess the INFO or GUI[...]

6 37 Using the USB Media Player USING THE USB MEDIA PLAYER The USB Media Play er allows y ou t o connect a USB thumb driv e to y our TV and play m usic or phot os. Connecting a USB Thumb Drive t o the TV 1 . T urn the TV of f . Connect y our USB thumb driv e to the USB port on the side of the TV . 2 . Pr ess the Po wer/Standb y button on the r emot[...]

6 38 Folder Cont ents This ar ea displays the cont ents of the curr ently select ed folder . Y ou can br owse between fi les using the Arro w and OK buttons on the r emot e. Curr ent Folder Displays the f older path. Page Inf or mation If y our USB thumb driv e has mor e fi les than can be display ed on a single scr een, the page inf ormation is [...]

7 39 Using VIZIO Internet Apps VIZIO Int ernet Apps (VIA) deliv ers popular online content t o your TV . VIA f eatures a selection of Apps that allo w you t o watch mo vies and TV shows, list en to m usic, get w eather and news inf ormation, and mor e–all on demand! A high-speed int ernet connection is r equir ed to r eceiv e pr oduct updates and[...]

7 40 Adding a New App to the VIA Dock Though y our TV arrives pr e-loaded with featur ed VIA Apps, new Apps ar e continually being added t o the W idget Galler y . The VIA Dock can hold a t ot al of 17 Apps. T o add a new App: 1 . Pr ess the V Button on the r emot e. 2 . Highlight the Connect ed TV Stor e App by scr olling left and right using the [...]

7 41 11. Enter y our security answ er using the on-scr een k eyboar d and pr ess OK . The Cr eate Pr ofile men u is display ed. 12. Highlight Done and pr ess OK . Cr eating a New User Pr ofile T o creat e a new user pr ofi le: 1 . Pr ess the V B utt on on the r emote . 2 . Highlight the Pr ofile App by scr olling left and right using the Left/R[...]

7 42 Remo ving a User Profi le T o remo ve a user pr ofile: 1 . Pr ess the V B utt on on the r emote . 2 . Highlight the Pr ofile App by scr olling left and right using the Left/Right Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e. (The highlight ed App is in the low er left corner of the scr een.) 3 . Select the App by pr essing the OK button. The Pr ofi le [...]

8 43 How to View 3D HOW THEATER 3D WORKS Because our ey es hav e space between them, when we look ar ound, we see tw o slightly diff er ent pictures . W e nev er notice, because we ar e able to combine these pictur es int o one thr ee- dimensional image. The VIZIO Theat er 3D HDTV tak es advant age of this phenomenon t o cr eate a stunning 3D image[...]

8 44 GETTING THE BEST 3D PICTURE For the best 3D vie wing experience, VIZIO r ecommends that you inst all the TV with the viewing distance and vie wing angle i n mind. When viewing 3D cont ent, it is important that y ou view the TV straight-on , or some of the 3D eff ect may be lost. For y our TV , VIZIO recommends: E420d-A0 Viewing Range: 5-8 f ee[...]

A 45 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 echsuppor t@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 unday : 8 AM T O 4 PM (PST) The VIZIO supp[...]

A 46 The TV displays “No Signal. ” • Pr ess the INPUT butt on on the r emote contr ol t o select a dif fer ent input sour ce. • If y ou are using cable TV , sat ellite, or antenna connect ed dir ectly to the TV , scan f or channels. See Scanning f or Channels on page 26 Ther e is no pow er . • Ensur e the TV is plugged into a w orking ele[...]

A 47 The image quality is not good. • For the best image quality , view high-definition pr ograms using digit al sour ces. Connect y our devices with HDMI cables. • If y ou are using an ant enna, the signal str ength of the channel may be lo w . Ensure y our antenna is connect ed secur ely t o the TV and mo ve the ant enna ar ound the r oom or[...]

B 48 Specifications E420d-A0 Scr een Size: 42” Class View able Area: 42.02” Dimensions w/ St and: w/o St and: 37.91” x 24.39” x 7.27” 37.91” x 22.58” x 3.23” W eight w/ St and: w/o St and: 25.25 lbs 22.38 lbs TV T ype: DLED Refr esh Rate: 120 Hz Maximum Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pix el Pitch: .483 mm x .483 mm Dynamic Contr ast Ratio:[...]

B 49 E420d-A0 A udio Outputs: RC A Analog St ereo Output, Optical Digit al OSD Language: English, Spanish, Fr ench Ambient Light Sensor: Ye s Remot e Control Model: XRT112 Cer tifications: CSA, CSA-US, FCC Class B , HDMI 1.4, Dolb y digit al Plus Compliance: Ener gy Star V olt age Range: 120V @ 50/60 Hz Po wer Consumption: 55.4W St andby P ow er: [...]

C 50 Limited Warranty ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units purc hased as new in Unit ed Stat es and Puer to Rico Only . VIZIO pr ovides a w arr anty t o the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against def ects in materials and w orkmanship for 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 51 Legal & Compliance FCC Class B Radio Interf erence St atement NO TE: This equipment has been t ested and f ound to 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 to pr ovide r easonable prot ection against harmful int erfer ence in a residential inst allation. This [...]

D 52 VIZIO Internet Applications Disclaimer VIZIO Int ernet Applications (“VIA ”) af for ds the oppor tunity to access thir d par ty Int ernet pr oduct off erings or ser vices (“VIA Services”) on cer tain VIZIO TVs. The VIA Services accessible herein ar e pro vided as per our agr eement with these thir d par ties. These agreements ar e subj[...]

D 53 r elated inf ormation, including but not limit ed to inf ormation about your use of the VIZIO Softwar e, the VIA Services, content vie wed and att ached peripher als, pr oducts or services purc hased, that is gathered periodically t o facilit ate the pr ovision of softw ar e updates, product support and other services to y ou, including additi[...]

D 54 AND YOU MA Y ALSO HA VE O THER RIGHTS WHICH V ARY BY JURISDICTION. 11. Disclaimer of W arranties . Y OU EXPRESSL Y A CKNOWLEDGE AND A GREE THA T USE OF THE VIZIO SOFTW ARE AND VIA SERVICES (AS DEFINED ABO VE) IS A T YOUR SOLE RISK AND THA T THE ENTIRE RISK AS T O SA TISF A CT ORY QU ALITY , PERFORMANCE, ACCURA CY AND EFFORT IS WITH Y OU. EX CE[...]

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