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VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 2 www.VIZIO.com Important Safety Instru ctions Your HDTV is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prev ent your HDTV from being damaged, the follo wing rules should be observed for the inst allation, use, and maintenance of y our HDTV. Read[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 3 www.VIZIO.com Television Antenna C onnection Protecti on External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna/satellite dish or cable system is connected to your FHDTV, ma ke sure that the antenna or cable system is elect rically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and s[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 4 www.VIZIO.com Table of Contents Important Safety Instruc tions ......................... ...... 2 ! Television Antenna Connection Protection ........ 3 ! FCC Bulletin for New TV Owners ................................. 3 ! Table of Contents ......................... ......................... 4 ! Opening the Packag e .[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 5 www.VIZIO.com Opening the Package Your HDTV and its accompanying acce ssories are carefully packed in a cardboard carton that has been designed to protect it from transportation damage. Once you have open ed the carton, check that your HDTV i s in good condition and that all of the contents are inclu[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 6 www.VIZIO.com Additional certif ied accessories for your DTV are sold separately: ! Wall mounts ! High Definition cables ! Extra or replacement remote VIZIO also offers installation services and extended warranty services for your HDTV. To purchase or inquire about additional accessories and services for your VIZIO HD[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 7 www.VIZIO.com Right Side Panel Con trols POWER ( ) ! Turns your HDTV ON and OFF. MENU ! Activates the On-Screen Display (OSD). ! If a sub-menu is active, pressing MENU will proceed to the next screen (same as MENU/SELECT key on the remote). CHANNEL + / - ! Steps up or down through the TV channels. ! [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 8 www.VIZIO.com Rear and Side Panel Connections No. Connection Rear Panel Color Code Description 1 HDMI 1 Green Connect the primary source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set-top box. 2 HDMI 2 Green Connect a secondary source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set-top box. 3 HDMI 3[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 9 www.VIZIO.com 10 HDMI Green Connect an extra audio/vide o source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set-top box. 11 USB Green Connect a storage source (format FAT32) for MP3 and JPEG files (like a hard drive or thumb drive or card reader). It is recommended to back up your important[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 10 www.VIZIO.com VIZIO Rem ote Con trol INFO – This button turns the image and system information on or off. ( ) POWER – Press to turn your HDTV ON. Press it again to turn it OFF. TV – Press to select TV. AV – Press to select the Audio Video in put. Note: If the S-Video cable is being used, the AV will show the [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 11 www.VIZIO.com Remote Control Range ! The effective range of the remote control is approximately 30 feet (10 meters) from the front of the receiver windo w and 13 feet (4 meters) when 30° to the left and right, 20° up and down. ! Point the remote control at the remote control sensor on the front of[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 12 www.VIZIO.com Setting up Your HD TV ! Read this user manual carefully before installing your HDTV. ! The average power consumption of your HDTV typically is 92W. Use the included power cord. When an extension cord is required, use one with the correct power rating. The cord must be grounded an d the grounding feature[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 13 www.VIZIO.com Additional Information: Mounting hole pitch 200mm horizontally x 200mm vertically Screw type Metric M6 .70mm pitch Screw length Depends on the thickness of the wall mount plate. VIZIO brackets come with different length scre ws. To find the perfect mount for y our HDTV, browse VIZIO’[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 14 www.VIZIO.com CABLE BO X VCR Connecting Coaxial (RF) Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV /TV 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF ) connector from your antenna or digital cable (out-of-the-wall, not from the Cable Box) to the DT V/TV CABLE/ANTENNA connector. 3. Turn on the power to th[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 15 www.VIZIO.com CABLE BO X CABLE BO X Note: The HDMI input on the HDTV supports High-band w idth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). HDCP encrypts the transmission bet w een the video source and the digital display for added security and protection. Refer to your HDTV Set-Top Box user manual for more i[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 16 www.VIZIO.com CABLE BO X Connecting your HDTV Set-Top Box (Better): Using Component Video 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set- Top Box. 2. Connect the Y (green color) connector on your HDTV Set-Top Box to the corresponding Y (green color) connector in the Component 1 group (yellow area on back of your HDTV[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 17 www.VIZIO.com SET TOP BO X SET TOP BO X Connecting Your Basic S et-Top Box Using Composite Video 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and Set-Top Box. 2. Using the AV Cable, connect the Video (yellow color) connector on your Set-Top Box to the corresponding Video port (red area on the side of your HDTV[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 18 www.VIZIO.com CD DVD CD DVD Connecting Your DVD Player You have several options for co nnecting your DVD player to your HDTV: HDMI, Component, AV (S-Video or Composite ) inputs. Based on your configuration, you can d ecide which option is right for you. Using HDMI DVD players that have a digital interface such as HDM[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 19 www.VIZIO.com CD DVD CD DVD Connecting your DVD Player (Better): Using Component Video 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the Y (green color) connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Y (green color) connector in the Component 1 group (yellow area on the back or you[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 20 www.VIZIO.com CD DVD VCR Connecting your DVD Pl ayer (Good) 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the Video (yellow color) connector on your DVD player to the Video (yellow color) connector in the AV group (red color area on the side of your HDTV). 3. Connect the R (red color) and L (white colo[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 21 www.VIZIO.com STEREO SYSTEM Connecting an extern al Receiver/ Amp Optical Output of Audio r eceived with HD Program s If your sound system has an SPDIF (opti cal) digital audio input you can connect it to the optical AUDIO OUT (white area on the back or your HDTV). This is active when receiving audi[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 22 www.VIZIO.com COMPUTER Connecting a PC Comput er 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and PC Computer. 2. Connect a 15-pin D-Sub RGB (VGA) cable to the RGB output of your pc computer and the other end to the RGB PC input (blue area on the back of your HDTV). 3. Connect the Audio Out on your pc computer to the RGB PC Aud[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 23 www.VIZIO.com If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC inpu t, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1366x768 at 60Hz for best picture quality (refer to the graph ic card’s user guide for questions on ho w to set this timing mode). Please see the table below fo r the factory preset resolutio ns. Resoluti[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 24 www.VIZIO.com Using your HDTV the first time 1. Connect Audio and Video Cables Connect audio and video cables from th e desired component s to your HDTV as described in “Connecting Device s.” 2. Connecting the Po wer Cable Connect one end of the power cord to the power cord connector on the back of your HDTV. The[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 25 www.VIZIO.com 8. If your Time Zone observes the daylight savings, the next display will give the choice to select or no select it. Highlight your choice and press MENU/SELECT button to confirm your selection. 9. At this point if you have an outdoor antenna or use a cable service (No se t-top box), t[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 26 www.VIZIO.com Selecting Inputs 1. Press INPUT on the remote or on the side of your HDTV to select the input source that matches the connection you made on the back of your HDTV. A repeated press of INP UT cycles you through the options. 2. Turn on your component (cable box, VCR, satellite receiver, DVD player, etc.).[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 27 www.VIZIO.com Using the INFO Guid e 1. Press INFO on the remote to display program informa tion for the channel you are watching. 2. Press INFO to exit or wait for it to disappear automatically. The following information is displayed when the INFO key is pressed: Date & Time – It shows the cur[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 28 www.VIZIO.com Using the On-Screen Dis play (OSD) Using the Navigation Wheel The Navigation Wheel on the remote control is designed to make the use of the OSD ea sier for you, as shown below: The MENU/SELECT key functions as an On switch, it activates the OSD screen when pressed once. If the OSD is already displayed, [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 29 www.VIZIO.com 1. Press MENU on the remote control or the side of your HDTV. The menu opens. 2. Press ! or " on the remote cont rol or VOL + or VOL – on the side of your HDTV to highlight a sub-menu option. 3. Press $ or # on the remote cont rol or CH + or CH – on the side of your HDTV to se[...]

30 www.VIZIO.com Unique TV Features This HDTV comes with some extra features to make your TV experience more e njoyable. They are described as follows: 1. Multimedia : This feature allows using storage devi ces such as a portable ha rd drive or thumb drive or card reader as long as it is a FAT32 formatted device to display the pi ctures (JPEG files[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 31 www.VIZIO.com seconds at a time and % wi ll exit the feature to live TV. You can also press TV or AV or COMP or HDMI to exit this feature directly to the differ ent inputs. A USB 2.0 device with a minimum of 1Gb of memory plugged into the USB, port multimedi a must be used for better performance of [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 32 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting Settings When viewing DTV / TV or an HDMI, Component, or AV, or Storage Device source, the following picture adjustment OSD screens are available when you press MENU/SELECT on the remote control. The feature and parameter you are sel ecting to adjust is displaye d in orange text in left-hand s[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 33 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting Channels settings If you did not set up your HDTV for DTV / TV channel s using the Init ial Setup screens or if your setup has changed, you can do so from the TV menu. Press ! / " / $ / # to highlight and select the choice, then press MENU/SELECT key to select the desire[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 34 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting the Picture When viewing DTV / TV or an HDMI, Component, or AV source, the following picture adjustment OSD screens are available wh en you press MENU on the remote control. The source you are viewing is displayed in orange text in the bottom left-hand co rner of the OSD. Press ! / " / $ [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 35 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting the Picture Settings Press ! / " / $ / # to highlight and select the choice, then press MENU/SELECT key to select the desired adjustment, and the press the EXIT key when finished ma king adjustments. Press $ to return to the previous screen or repeatedly to exit the OSD.[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 36 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting the Audio Settings When viewing a DTV / TV or an HDMI, Component, AV, or PC source, the following audio adjustment OSD screens are available when you pr ess MENU on the remote control. The source you are viewing is displayed in orange text in the bottom left-hand co rner of the OSD. Press ! / [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 37 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting the Parental Control settings When viewing a DTV / TV or a compone nt, or AV source, the followi ng parental control OSD screens are available within the Parental Control OS D menu. Parental Control optio ns are not available when viewing an HDMI source. You can restrict cert[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 38 www.VIZIO.com The following options are available Ratin gs Locks menu: 1. Block Unrated Shows – This option allows blocking of unrated content. 2. USA - TV – This option allows blocki ng of selected TV or Cable channels based on ratings established for US broadcasts. Select the de sired rating and press MENU to b[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 39 www.VIZIO.com 4. CAN – French – This option allows blocking of selected French Canadian English TV or Cabl e channels based on ag e. 5. CAN – English – This option allows blocking of selected Canadi an English TV or Cable channels based on ag e Movie Rating Definitions: G – General audienc[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 40 www.VIZIO.com 6. Change PIN - The Change PIN option lets you change the password used to access the Parental menu. The default password from the factory is 535 1 . Enter the new 4-digit password using the number buttons on the rem ote. Enter the password a se cond time to confirm you entered it correctly. NOTE: Make [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 41 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting the Settings When viewing a DTV / TV or an HDMI, Component, AV, or PC source, the following setup adjustme nt OSD screens are available when you pr ess MENU on the remote control. NOTE: When a computer is the source, the CC option is not av a ilable. Press ! / " / $ / # [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 42 www.VIZIO.com Unders tanding Vie wing Modes Your HDTV features the following viewing modes. Expanded Mode The original 4:3 aspe ct ratio (1.33:1 source ) is preserved, so black bars are added to the left and right of the display image. Standard TV broadca sts are displayed with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Movies in 4:3 Aspe [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 43 www.VIZIO.com Maintainin g and Trouble shooting Maintenance Important 1. Make sure that the power cord is remov ed from the socket before cleaning your HDTV. 2. Do not use volatile solvents (such as toluene, rosin, and alcohol) to clean you r HDTV. Such chemicals may damage the housi ng, screen glas[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 44 www.VIZIO.com Troubleshooting If your HDTV fails or the performance ch anges dramatically, follow the steps in the troubleshooting table below. Remember to check periphe rals as well, to pinpoint the source of the failure. If your HDTV still fails to perform as expected, contact the VIZIO for tech nical assistance by[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 45 www.VIZIO.com Problem Solution The picture has abnormal patterns ! Check the connections on the back of your HDTV and on the back of the component. ! Make sure that the video input source is within the range of your HDTV. Compare the video input sour ce’s specifications with your HDTV specificatio[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 46 www.VIZIO.com Regulations and Spec ifications Compliance Caution: Al ways use a power cord that is properly grounded. Use the AC cords listed belo w for each area. Country Power Cord USA UL Canada CSA Germany VDE UK BASE/BS Japan Electric Appliance Control Act FCC Class B Radi o Interference Statement NOTE: This equi[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 47 www.VIZIO.com Specif ications Specifications Product specifications may c han ge without notice or obligation. Panel 32” Diagonal (31.55” Diagonal Viewing Area), 16:9 Aspect Ratio Resolution 1920x1080 pixels Pixel Pitch 0.36375mm (H) x 0.36375mm (V) Display Compatibility 1080p FHDTV Colors 16.7 [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 48 www.VIZIO.com Glossary – Standard Defi nitions Analog TV: Today’s TV system using radio freq uency wave s to transmit and display picture s and sound. Aspect Ratio (4x3 ): Traditional TV “aspect ratio ”, that is, the screen’s width as compared to its height. For example, a “32 inch TV screen ” would be [...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 49 www.VIZIO.com VIZIO LIMIT ED PRODUCT WARRANTY VIZIO provides a "ONE-YEAR LIMITED WA RRANTY" against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship to the original purchaser of a new VIZIO display purchase d from an authorized VIZIO U.S. reseller and used in the fifty (50) United States[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 50 www.VIZIO.com Not Covered This limited warranty does not cover the followin g: cosmetic defe cts; damage, malfunctions or failures resulting from shipping or transit, improper or faulty installation, abuse, operation contrary to furnished instructions, operation on incorrect power su pplies, products not supplie d by[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 51 www.VIZIO.com number, and/or (ii) beyond the fifteen (15) day period, and/or (iii) without proper packaging, VIZIO retains the right to refuse delivery of such return or may retu rn the unit to the customer at the customer's expense and with no refund issued. This return policy does not apply t[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual 52 www.VIZIO.com Index AC IN jack, 9 accessories, 6 Adjustments Selecting the Screen Size, 48 antenna setting as TV signal source, 32 antenna grounding , 3 antenna jack, 8 aspect ratio descriptions, 42 audio settings adjusting, 35 speakers, 35 AV In jack, 8 backlight adjusting, 34 blocking channels, 36 brightness adjust[...]

VIZIO VA320M User’s Manual Version 5/19/2009 53 www.VIZIO.com AV In, 8 component, 8 HDMI 1, 8 HDMI 2, 8 power connector, 9 RGB PC, 8 remote control buttons, 10 installing batteries, 11 range, 11 safety, 11 sensor, 6 Remote Control Using your Cable or Satellite Remote to Operate your VIZIO TV, 11 resetting all settings, 41 return policy, 50 RGB PC[...]