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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 1 www .VIZIO .com Dear VIZIO Customer, Congratulations on your ne w VIZIO VW4 6L FHDTV20A LCD Television purchase. Thank you for your support. For maximum be nefit of your set, please read these instructions before m aking any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. We hope you will [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 2 www .VIZIO .com Important Safety Instructions This product is designed and manufac tured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent the product from being damaged, the follo w ing rules should be observed for th e installation, use and[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 3 www .VIZIO .com • Hold the power connector w hen remov ing the pow er cable. P ulling the p ower cable it self may dama ge the wire s inside th e cable and cause fire or electric sh ock. When t he product will not be used for an extended peri od of time, unp lug the pow er connector. • To[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 4 www .VIZIO .com Opening the Package Your VIZIO VW46L FHDTV20A and it s accomp anyin g accessories are carefully packe d in a cardboard carton that has been desig ned to prote ct it from transportation damage. Now you have ope ned the carton check that the VW46L FHDTV20A is in good conditio n [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 5 www .VIZIO .com Additional Certified Acce ssories for the VIZIO VW46L FHDTV20A are sold separately Wall Mounts High Definition Cables Extra or replacement Remote VIZIO also offers Installation Services an d Extended Warranty Services for your VIZIO VW46L FHDTV20A To purchase or inquire about [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 6 www .VIZIO .com Preparing Your LCD HD TV for Wall Mounting The VIZIO VW46L FHDTV20A can either be kept o n t he stand base or mounted on the wall for viewing. If you choose to mount the VW46L FHDTV20A on the wa ll, please follow the instruction s below for removing the stand base. To remove t[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 7 www .VIZIO .com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basic C ontrols and Connect ions .................................................................. 9  1.1 Front Pane l ............................................................................................................... ..............[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 8 www .VIZIO .com 4.4.1 Tuner Mode .............................................................................................................. ................................. 45  4.4.2 Auto Search ..........................................................................................[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 9 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 1 Basic Cont r ols and Connect ions 1.1 Front Panel Power ‘VIZIO’ light – The VIZIO name lights white when powered on and orange wh en powered off. Remote Control Sensor – This is the wi ndow through which all of the remote control signals pass to the sens or. [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 10 www .VIZIO .com 1.3 Rear Panel Connections 1. SERVICE – This custom communi cation port is for factory se rvice only. Use of this input for any purpose other than factory authorized service will void the manufacturer’s warranty of this equipment. 2. HDMI 1 – Connect the primary source [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 11 www .VIZIO .com 1.4 VIZIO Remote Control GUIDE – This button displays program informatio n. Press this button once when in TV mode and the information of the program being viewed is sh own. POWER – Press this button to turn the TV on from the Standby mode. Press it again to return to the[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 12 www .VIZIO .com 1.4.1 Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control Insert two AA batteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match t he (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) and (-) symbols in si de the ba ttery compartment. Re-attach the battery cover. Precautionary Ti[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 13 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 2 Connect ing Equipment 2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use? The VIZIO VW46L FHDTV20A has six different way s to conne ct your video eq uipment from a basic connection to the most advanced for digi tal display s. Connectio n Quality (type) Connecto r Rear Panel Co[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 14 www .VIZIO .com 2.2 Connecting Coaxial (RF) 2.2.1 Using Your Antenn a 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 DTV/TV CABLE/ANTENNA connecto r. 3. [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 15 www .VIZIO .com 2.3 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box 2.3.1 Using HDMI HDTV Set-Top Boxes that have a HDMI digital interf ace should be con nected to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV for optimal results. Connecting your HDTV Set-Top B ox (Best): 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-To[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 16 www .VIZIO .com For HDTV Set-Top Boxes with DVI: 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, connect the DVI end to your HDTV Set-Top Box and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input (white color area) at the rear of the HDTV. 3. Using an audio cable (white and r[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 17 www .VIZIO .com 2.3.2 Using Component Video Connecting your HDTV Set-Top B ox (Better): 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box. 2. Connect the Y (green col or) connector on y our HDTV Set-Top Box to the corresponding Y (green color) connector in the Component 1 group (green c[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 18 www .VIZIO .com 2.4 Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box 2.4.1 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-T op Box to the corresponding Video (yellow color) connector in the AV/S-Video gr[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 19 www .VIZIO .com 2.5 Connecting Your DVD Player You have several options for co nnecting your DVD player to your VW46L F HDTV20A; HDM I, Component, AV (S-Video or Composite) inputs. Based on your co nf iguration, you can decide whi ch optio n is right for you. 2.5.1 Using HDMI DVD players tha[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 20 www .VIZIO .com For DVD Players with DVI: 1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, c onnect the DVI end to your DV D player and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input (white color area) at the rear of the HDTV. 3. Connect an audio cable (white an d red connectors) to the audio[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 21 www .VIZIO .com 2.5.2 Using Component Video Connecting your DVD Player (Better) 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the Y (green co lor) connec tor on y our DVD player to the corresponding Y (green color) connec tor in the Component 1 group (green color a rea - row o[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 22 www .VIZIO .com 2.5.2 Using S-Video (AV) Connecting your DVD Player (Good): 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your DVD player to the S-Video jack in the AV/S- Video group on the back of the HDTV. 3. Connect an audio cable (white an d[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 23 www .VIZIO .com 2.6 Connecting Your VC R o r Video Camera 1. Turn off the HDTV and VCR or Video Camera. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your VCR or Video Camera to the S-Video j ack in the AV/S-Video group on the rear side of the HDTV. 3. Connect an audio cable (white and red conn[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 24 www .VIZIO .com 2.7 Connecting an external Receiver/Amp 1. Turn off the power to the LCD HDTV and Receiver/Amp. 2. Usi ng an audio cable (white and red connec tors), connect the cable to the audio input connectors on the Receiver/Amp and conne c t the other end to the ANALOG OUT (white area)[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 25 www .VIZIO .com 2.8 Connecting a PC Computer 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) at the rea r of the HDTV . 3. Connect the Audio Out on your pc co[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 26 www .VIZIO .com 2.8.1 Preset PC Resolutions If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC input, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1920x1080 at 60Hz for best picture quality (refer to the graphic card’ s user guide for questions on how to set this timing mode). Please see the table below for the f[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 27 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 3 Set t ing Up t o W at ch T elev ision For ‘Preparing Your LCD HDTV for Wall Mounting’, see page 6. 3.1 Basic LCD HDTV Star t Up 1. Connecting the Po wer Cable Connect the power cord to the power cord conne ct or on the back of the HDTV, and then plug the power c[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 28 www .VIZIO .com The next screen will display the options to select between Home Mode and Retail Mode, selecting Home Mode will give you an opportunit y to save energy. Press the button on the remote to go to the next screen. If Retail Mode is selected by mistake; the next option will allow y[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 29 www .VIZIO .com c. The Channel Scan screen will be displayed; default choice is Scan. Press the button on the remote control to commence the search for available channels to be st ored into m emory. If you do not want to scan for channels at this time, press the button on the remote to highl[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 30 www .VIZIO .com e. When finished, the Complete screen will be displayed to inform you that the HDTV has completed the Initial Setup. Press the button on the remote control to exit and begin watching TV. 5. Select Input Source Select the Input Source for the HD TV by pressing the INPUT button[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 31 www .VIZIO .com Note: The TV set will be displaying any television stat ion or program selected by the Cable Box, VCR, External Tuner or Satellite Receiver . The TV set will not be able to chan ge programs or channels; this is controlled by the equipment sending the sign al. If the service b[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 32 www .VIZIO .com Note : If Procedure 4 had been done, you would like to do the following to ensu re that the correct program times are shown whe n pressing the Guide key: Press the MENU key; this will bring up the picture mode menu. Press either or butto n scroll across to the icon showing th[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 33 www .VIZIO .com 3.2 Watching a TV Program Before you start watching TV, please m ake sure that any cable, satellite or off-air antenna connections are secure. Also, verify that the power cord is plugg ed into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or su rge protector. 1. Press the power butt[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 34 www .VIZIO .com 3.3 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings Volume To adjust the volume, press and hold the VOL+ or VOL- button on the side of the LCD HDTV or remote control until the desired level is reached. TV Channels To step up or down through the available TV channels, press the CH+ or CH- butto[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 35 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 4 Adv anced Adjus t ment of HDTV 4.1 Using the On Scre en Display (OSD) The remote control or the control buttons on the ri ght hand si de of the TV can con trol all the function settings. The On Screen Display (OSD) allows you to adjust the save contrast, brightness [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 36 www .VIZIO .com 4.2 DTV / TV Input Picture Adjustment 4.2.1 Picture Mode When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button to highlight the Picture Mode selection. Use the or button to choose from Custom, Standard, Movie and[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 37 www .VIZIO .com 4.2.2 Backlight Press the button to highlight the Backlight selection. Press the button to start adjusting the brightness of the Backlight and the menu page will disappear and be replaced by a small Backlight Indicator Bar so you can see t he light level between the minimum a[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 38 www .VIZIO .com 4.2.4 Contrast Press the button to hi ghlight the Contrast selection. Press the button to start adjusting the cont rast and the menu page will disappear a nd be replaced by a small Contrast Indicator Bar so you can see t he con trast level between the minimum and ma ximum ava[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 39 www .VIZIO .com 4.2.7 Sharpness Press the button to highlight the Sharpness selection. Press the button to start adjusting the sh arpness and the menu page will di sappear and be replace d by a small Sharpness Indicator Bar so you ca n see the sharpness l evel between the minimum and maximum[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 40 www .VIZIO .com 4.2.9 Advanced Video Press the button to highlight the option for Advanced Video selection. Press the button to select it. A new menu will be displayed sh owing the advanced functions available for fi ne tuning of the picture. DNR Press the button to highlight DNR (Dynamic No[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 41 www .VIZIO .com CTI Press the button to highlight CTI (Color Transi ent Improvement). This feature can be used to reduce the time taken to transition from one color to another. The effect will be seen as sharpening th e bord er between colors. Press the or button to choose from the Off, Low,[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 42 www .VIZIO .com 4.3 DTV / TV Input Audio Adjustment 4.3.1 Volume When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button to display the AUDIO ADJUST page. Press the button to highlight the Volume selection. Press the button to sta[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 43 www .VIZIO .com 4.3.3 Treble Press the button to highlight the Treble selection. Press the button to start adjusting the treble and the menu page will disappear and be re placed by a small Treble Indicator Bar, as before, so you can see the treble level between the zero a nd maximum availabl[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 44 www .VIZIO .com 4.3.6 Digital Audio Out Press the button to highlight the Digital Audio Out selection. Press the or button to make the proper selection. The options being OFF, Dolby Digital and PCM. Once the adjustments are completed p ress the LAST button repeatedly to exit the OSD com plet[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 45 www .VIZIO .com 4.4 DTV / TV Tuner Setup When you first used your VW46L FHDTV20A you will have setup y our TV for DTV / TV channels using the Initial Setup screens. If you did not do this or if your setup has changed, you can do this from the TV TUNER SETUP menu. Once the adjustments are com[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 46 www .VIZIO .com 4.4.4 MTS This feature allows you, the user to select the different languages in which the signal provider o r broadcaster is transmitting the audio wit h the program you are watching. This signal is u sually or in most cases Spanish langu age. Press the button as many times [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 47 www .VIZIO .com 4.5 DTV / TV Input Setup 4.5.1 Language When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button until the SETUP page is displayed. Press the button to highlight the Language selection. The default is English. Press[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 48 www .VIZIO .com 4.5.4 Input Naming This feature has been adde d to facilitate you, the user in identifying or label the input an d sign al which is being watched. You could u se up to 8 characters; either letters or numbers or combinations of both. Press button to highlight this option. Pres[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 49 www .VIZIO .com 4.5.5 Closed Caption (CC) When watching regula r an alog (NTSC) TV, the Analog CC feature is available in the Setup menu. Press the button to highlight the CC (Closed Caption) selection. Press the button to select CC1, CC2, CC3 or CC4. Once the adjustments are completed p res[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 50 www .VIZIO .com H- Position Press the button to highlight the Horizontal Shift selection. Press the button to start adjusting the horizont al position of the picture. Use the or button to adjust the horizontal position. Once the adjustments are completed p ress the LAST button repeat edly to[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 51 www .VIZIO .com 4.6 DTV / TV Input Parental Control If you want to restrict certain channel a nd program viewing, you can do this by turning on the Parental Control. Selected programs, movies and channel s can then be made available only after an authorized password ha s been entered and acc[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 52 www .VIZIO .com 4.6.2 US TV Rating Follow the procedure in the previous section to display the Parental Control menu an d then press the button to highlight the US TV Rating selection. Press the button and the Block TV Rating panel will be displayed. In the Block TV Rating panel you can cu s[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 53 www .VIZIO .com 4.6.3 US Mov ie Rating Press the button to highlight the US Movie Rating selection. Press the button and the Block Movie Rating panel will be displayed. In the Block Movie Rating panel you can customize the program blocking of the followin g Movie ratings: G – Gene ral au d[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 54 www .VIZIO .com 4.6.5 Canadian French Rating Press the button to highlight the Canadian French Rating selection. Press the button and the Block Canad ian French Rating p anel will be displayed. In the Block Canadian French Rating p anel you can customize the program blocking of the following[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 55 www .VIZIO .com 4.6.7 Block Unrated Programming Follow the procedure in the previous section 4.6 to display the Parental Control menu an d then press the button to highlight the Block Unrated TV selection. Press the button to turn-on or turn-off the blocking of programming that does not have[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 56 www .VIZIO .com 4.7 HDMI Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the DTV / TV input in section 4.2. The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for DTV / TV or Parental Control adjustments. Once the adjustments are co[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 57 www .VIZIO .com 4.10 Video Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for Video Input s (Component and AV) as for the DTV / TV input in section 4.2. The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for DT V / TV adjustments. 4.11 Video Input Audio Adj[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 58 www .VIZIO .com 4.12 Video Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the same way for Video Inputs (Component and AV) as fo r the TV input in section 4.5. The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for TV adjustment s. 4.13 Video Input Parental Control The Parental Control menu [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 59 www .VIZIO .com 4.14 PC Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way fo r the PC Input as for the DTV / TV input in section 4.2 for Backlight, Contrast, Brightne ss a nd Color Temperature. 4.14.1 Auto Adjust When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 60 www .VIZIO .com 4.14.3 Brightness Press the button to hi ghlight the Brightness selection. Press the button to start adjusting the bri ghtness and the menu page will disappe ar and be replaced by a small Brightness Indicator Bar so you ca n see the brightness level between the minimum and ma[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 61 www .VIZIO .com 4.14.5 Color Temperat ure Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection. The default is COOL; this is the 9300K setting. Press the or button if you want to choose the Warm, Normal or Custom option. Once the adjustments are completed p ress the LAST [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 62 www .VIZIO .com 4.14.8 V-Position Press the button to highlight the Vertical Shift selection. Press the button to start adjusting the vertical position of the picture. Use the or button to adjust the vertical position. Once the adjustments are completed p ress the LAST button repeatedly to e[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 63 www .VIZIO .com 4.17 Understanding Viewing Features Your HDTV features four viewing modes. You can swit ch viewing modes usi ng the remote control; plea se see instructions in page 34 . 4.17.1 Viewing Modes Normal Mode The original 4:3 aspect rati o (1.33:1 so urce) is preser ved, so bla ck [...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 64 www .VIZIO .com 4.17.2 Using a Cable or S atellite Remote Your VIZIO remote uses codes 11758 and 10178 to work your LCD HDTV . To use a cable or satellite remote to work the LCD HDTV, refer to your cable or satellite remote user guide for more information on how to program the remote. If you[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 65 www .VIZIO .com 5.2 Troubleshooting Guide If the TV fails or the performanc e changes dramatically, check the displ ay in accordance with the following ins tructions. Reme mber to check th e periphe rals to pinpoint the source of the failure. If the display still fails to perform as ex pecte[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 66 www .VIZIO .com Problem Solution cover the entire screen. Display (OSD) are set correctly. If you are using T V, AV-C, AV-S or Component with 480i input, pleas e follow the instructions on page 32 on how to scroll thro ugh var ious screen modes. You can see a picture but you cannot hear soun[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 67 www .VIZIO .com 5.4 Compliance Caution: Always use a power cable tha t is properly grounded. Please u se the AC cords listed below for each area. USA UL Canada CSA Germany VDE UK BASE/BS Japan Electric Appliance Control Act 5.5 FCC Class B Radio Interference Statement NOTE: This equipment ha[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 68 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Inf or mat ion 6.1 Specifications Specifications Product sp eci fications may change without notice or o bligation. Panel 46” Diagonal, 16:9 Aspect Ratio (45.99” Vie wable) Resoluti on 1920 x 10 80 pixels Pixel (Dot) Pitch 0.530 mm (H) x 0.530 mm ([...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 69 www .VIZIO .com 6.2 Glossary – Standard Definitions Analog TV: Today’s TV system using radio frequen cy wave s to transmit and di splay pi ctures and sound. Aspect Ratio (4x3): Traditional TV “a sp ect ratio”, that is, the screen’s width as compared to its heig ht. For example, a ?[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 70 www .VIZIO .com 6.3 Index A  Accessories, 5 Adjustments Selecting the Screen Size, 34, 63, 70 Stepping through TV Channels, 34 Volume, 9, 34, 66 Advanced Video Features Adaptive Luma, 41 Black Level Extender, 40 CTI (Color Transient Improvement, 41 DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction, 40 Flesh T[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 71 www .VIZIO .com DTV Rating, 54 Movie Rating, 53 Password change, 55 TV Rating, 52 PC Input Audio Adjustment, 62 Picture Adjustment, 59 Setup, 62 PC Picture Adjust Auto Adjust, 59 Fine Tune, 61 H/V Position, 49 Horizontal Position, 50, 61 Horizontal Size, 50, 61 Vertical Position, 50, 61 PC R[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 72 www .VIZIO .com VIZIO LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY VIZIO provides a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY” against m anufacturing defects in materials and workmanship to the original purchaser of a new VIZIO display purchased from an authorized VIZIO U.S. reseller and used in the fifty (50) United Stat[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 73 www .VIZIO .com levels, is not covered by this limit ed warranty. Installation, removal, transportation and reinstallation of a display, and rou tine maintenance and cleaning, are not covered by this limited warranty. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THO SE LISTED OR DESCRIBED ABOV[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 74 www .VIZIO .com VIZIO RETURN POLICY VIZIO’s return policy allows for products purchased directly from VIZIO to be returned by the original purchaser during the ini tial thirty (30) day period following the date of purchase. A VIZIO return authorization number must first be obtained as prov[...]

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    VIZIO ® VW46L FHDTV20A User Manual Version 10/20/2008 75 www .VIZIO .com WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Warranty Replacement generally is performed on displays which are determined to be economically unrepairable. If VIZIO Technical Support determines that a problem with a di splay unit may be within the terms and conditions of the VIZIO Limited P[...]