English dropdown-ico

Vizio S3851w-D4 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Vizio S3851w-D4, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Vizio S3851w-D4 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Vizio S3851w-D4. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Vizio S3851w-D4 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Vizio S3851w-D4
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Vizio S3851w-D4 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Vizio S3851w-D4 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Vizio S3851w-D4 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Vizio S3851w-D4, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Vizio service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Vizio S3851w-D4.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Vizio S3851w-D4 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    QUICK ST ART GUIDE Model: S3851w-D4 VIZIO[...]

  • Page 2

    • Keep y our Unit away fr om moisture. Do not expose your Unit t o rain or moistur e. If water penetr ates int o your Unit, unplug the power cord and cont act your dealer . Continuous use in this case may r esult in fire or electric shock. • Do not use your Unit if an y abnormality occurs. If any smoke or odor becomes appar ent, unplug the pow[...]

  • Page 3

    P ack age Cont ents .............................................................. 4 Contr ols & Connections ..................................................... 5 First-Time Setup ................................................................... 8 Using the Remot e ................................................................ 14 Adjustin[...]

  • Page 4

    4 P A CKA GE CONTENTS 2 x Sat ellit e Speak ers This Quick St ar t Guide INPUT MENU VIZIO Remot e Contr ol with Batt eries High Definition Sound Bar with Wir eless Subw oof er Digit al Optical Cable St er eo RC A to 3.5mm A udio Cable Coaxial A udio Cable 2 x Po wer Cables 2 x Sat ellit e Speak er A udio Cables 2 x Sound Bar W all Mount Br ack ets[...]

  • Page 5

    5 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS Power Por t Back of Sound Bar (USB 5) USB Port (Optical 4) Digital Optical A udio In (Digital 3) Coaxial In (A ux 2) Analog A udio In (A ux 1) Analog A udio In OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5)[...]

  • Page 6

    6 OPTICAL (4) DIGIT AL (3) USB (5) OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) Contr ol Buttons ar e locat ed her e Back of Sound Bar Input Power V olume Up/Down Bluetooth Input (Hold to f orce pair , See Bluetooth P airing on page 22 )[...]

  • Page 7

    7 Back of Subw oof er Pairing Butt on LED Indicator Satellit e Speak er Ports (Connects to Speak ers) Po w er Switch Power Por t Back of Sat ellit e Speak er Satellit e Speak er Por t (Connects to Subw oof er)[...]

  • Page 8

    8 FIRST -TIME SETUP *Not all TVs have the audio outputs shown abov e. T o connect the Sound Bar directly to y our other devices (Blu-r ay player , game system, etc) see your device’ s user manual. **When using either of the Digital Inputs , if there is no audio: (A) tr y setting the TV output to PCM or (B) Connect dir ectly t o your Blu-r ay/othe[...]

  • Page 9

    9 OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) 3 Connect a Po wer Cable t o the Sound Bar . Plug the Po wer Cable int o a Po wer Outlet. 2[...]

  • Page 10

    10 4 Connect ed the Sat ellit e Speak ers t o the Subwoof er using the included Sat ellit e Speak er Audio Cables . Match the color coded speak er cable t o the matching speak er port. B A CK OF SUBW OOFER B A CK OF SA TELLITE SPEAKERS[...]

  • Page 11

    11 B A CK OF SUBW OOFER 5 6 7 Connect a Po wer Cable t o the Subwoof er . Plug the Po wer Cable int o a pow er outlet. Flip the Po wer Switc h int o the On position.[...]

  • Page 12

    12 For the best surr ound sound experience, position the Sound Bar , Subwoof er , and Sat ellit e Speak ers as shown. The Sound Bar and Satellit e Speak ers should be close to ear le v el. Note: If you have speak er st ands for the sat ellite speak ers, you can fast en the speaker wir es along the st and with the included velcr o cable ties. Sound [...]

  • Page 13

    13 9 L ocat e the arr o w on the batt er y co v er and gently slide it awa y fr om the r emot e with your th umb . Inser t the included AAA batt eries, matching the + and - symbols. Gently slide the batt ery cov er back int o place. 10 Power INPUT MENU VIZIO T urn your TV on, then pr ess the Power butt on on the r emot e t o turn the Sound Bar on. [...]

  • Page 14

    14 V olume + Pr ess t o incr ease v olume. INPUT MENU VIZIO V olume - Pr ess t o decr ease v olume. USING THE REMO TE Pre vious Pr ess t o r eturn t o pr e vious tr ack. (Changes audio settings in Menu) Power Pr ess t o turn on or of f . Mute Pr ess t o mut e/unm ut e. Input Pr ess t o change input sour ce. Enter/Pla y/Pause Pr ess t o select an op[...]

  • Page 15

    15 LED Indicators ar e locat ed her e ADJUSTING SOUND B AR SETTINGS Pr ess the Menu butt on and use the Up/Down Arr o w butt ons on the r emote t o access the dif f er ent functions and acoustic settings of the Sound Bar . Each function and setting will be displayed on the r emot e contr ol’ s LCD display . The LED Indicators will behav e dif fer[...]

  • Page 16

    16 Function LED Behavior Description Subwoof er Lev els T w o cent er LEDs indicate Subw oof er lev el 0. Pr ess the Next/Pr e vious butt on to incr ease/decr ease the le vel of the subw oof er . The LED indicat ors will mov e t o the right with incr easing lev els and t o the left with decr easing lev els. Surr ound On/Of f Surr ound On: Surr ound[...]

  • Page 17

    17 Function LED Behavior Description TV Remote TV Remote On: TV Remote Of f: Pr ess the Next/Pr e vious butt on to enable/disable VIZIO TV Remot es. When enabled (On), you can use a VIZIO TV remot e contr ol t o turn on the Sound Bar (using the TV V olume Up button) and contr ol v olume. Eco Po wer On/Of f Eco Po wer On: Eco Po wer Of f: Pr ess the[...]

  • Page 18

    18 PROGRAMMING THE SOUND B AR Y ou can progr am y our Sound Bar to accept TV remot e IR commands. Press the Menu butt on on the r emot e, then use the Up/Down buttons t o navigat e t o Prg Remot e . Use the Next/Pr e vious butt ons to t oggle thr ough Learn V ol - , Lear n V ol + , and Lear n Mut e . INPUT MENU VIZIO Ensur e that both the Sound Bar[...]

  • Page 19

    19 Function LED Behavior Description Reset All Indicat or LEDs will fl ash thr ee times confirming f act ory reset. T o reset the Sound Bar t o f act ory default settings: 1 . Pr ess the Menu butt on on the r emote contr ol. 2 . Use the Up/Do wn butt ons to na vigat e t o Reset No . 3 . Pr ess the Ne xt butt on t o navigat e t o Reset Y es and pr[...]

  • Page 20

    20 RE-LINKING THE SUBWOOFER WITH THE SOUND B AR Y our Subwoof er has alr eady been pair ed with your Sound Bar b y VIZIO . How e ver , you may need t o r e-link the Subw oofer t o the Sound Bar if ther e is no sound coming fr om the Subw oof er . What does pairing mean? Pairing means t o wir elessly connect.[...]

  • Page 21

    21 OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) 1 First confirm that the pow er s witch is in the ON position. Pr ess and hold the P airing button on the back of the Subwoof er f or 5 seconds . The LED on the back of the Subw oofer will begin t o blink. 2 Pr ess and hold the Power button on the back of the Sound Bar f or 5 Seconds. The LED indicat ors on the f[...]

  • Page 22

    22 BLUET OO TH P AIRING T o pair the Sound Bar with a Bluet ooth device: 1 . Pr ess and hold the Bluet ooth butt on on the Sound Bar f or five (5) seconds or use the BT P air menu option fr om the r emot e. When the Sound Bar is in Bluet ooth Pairing Mode, the LED Indicators on the Display Panel on the fr ont of the Sound Bar will light sequential[...]

  • Page 23

    23 USING BLUET OO TH MODE Y our Sound Bar suppor ts m usic str eaming fr om smar tphones , t ablets, and computers with Bluet ooth capability . Device compatibility will v ar y , see y our device’ s documentation f or mor e inf ormation. Once you ha ve pair ed your sour ce de vice t o the Sound Bar , as long as you st ay within r ange of the Soun[...]

  • Page 24

    24 OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) AD V ANCED SETUP DIGIT AL OPTIC AL C ABLE Game Console Network Media Pla yer T ablet/MP3 Play er DIGIT AL CO AXIAL C ABLE RC A A UDIO C ABLE *Supports .WA V file format pla yback only Back of Sound Bar[...]

  • Page 25

    25 OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) Connect up t o five (5) dif fer ent devices t o the Sound Bar (de vices shown ar e examples-y ou can use an y device). T o listen t o a device , change the input sour ce on the Sound Bar . Optical, Coaxial, and 3.5mm cables tr ansmit audio only . If connecting a video device, you will need a separ at e video conn[...]

  • Page 26

    26 W ALL MOUNTING THE SOUND B AR OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) Inser t and tight en tw o W all-Mount Scr ews with a Phillips-head scr ewdriv er int o the W all-Mount Scr ew Holes . 1 2 Place the included w all mounting templat e against the wall under your TV . Mark the f our br ack et holes using a pencil. W all-Mount Scre w Holes[...]

  • Page 27

    27 Be sur e y our scr ews ar e attached t o wood studs or drywall anchors (f or drywall) or concr et e anchors (f or brick/concr et e w alls). W all mounting har dwar e is not included. If you ar e unfamiliar with po wer t ools or the lay out of electrical wiring in the walls of y our home, consult a pr of essional inst aller . W all Mount Scre w ([...]

  • Page 28

    28 W ALL MOUNTING THE SA TELLITE SPEAKERS If you ar e unfamiliar with po wer t ools or the lay out of electrical wiring in the walls of y our home, consult a pr of essional inst aller . Be sur e y our scr ews ar e attached t o w ood studs or drywall anchors (f or drywall) or concr et e anchors (f or brick/concr et e w alls). W all mounting hardw ar[...]

  • Page 29

    29 USING B UTT ON COMBINA TIONS Ther e ar e 3 functions trigger ed by button combinations on the Sound Bar . OPTICAL (4) DIGITAL (3) USB (5) Input Power V olume Bluetooth Input Back of Sound Bar Function LED Behavior Description Fact ory Reset All 12 LEDs will flash 3 times: Reset the Sound Bar to the f act ory default settings. T o perform a F ac[...]

  • Page 30

    A v ailable at www .VIZIO.com This Pr oduct Sold Separat ely The VIZIO Co-Star™ Str eam Play er mer ges liv e TV and str eaming ent er t ainment int o one experience , turning an y HDTV int o the ultimat e smar t TV . Using the lat est version of Google TV™, Co-Star decks out your e xisting HDTV with apps, full-scr een W eb br o wsing and the b[...]

  • Page 31

    14” THIN+LIGHT With uncompr omising performance, and pr emium pictur e and audio quality in a r emark ably thin pr ofile, the VIZIO Thin+Light is the Ultr abook that’ s impossible t o ignor e. Ultr a-r esponsiv e and ultr a-portable, the VIZIO Thin+Light boots up inst antly and goes wher e v er you do . If good things come in small pack ages, [...]

  • Page 32

    Do Y ou Hav e Questions? Find Answ ers At Find help with: • New Pr oduct Setup • Connecting Y our Devices • T echnical Problems • Pr oduct Updat es • And Mor e SUPPORT .VIZIO .COM Y ou can also contact our aw ar d-winning support team at: Phone: Email: (877) 878-4946 (T OLL-FREE) t echsupport@ VIZIO .com Hours Of Oper ation : M onday - F [...]

  • Page 33

    Ther e is no po wer . • Press the PO WER button on the r emot e contr ol or on the top of y our Sound Bar . • Ensure the po wer cor d is secur ely connected. • Plug a diff er ent device int o the electrical outlet to v erify that the outlet is working corr ectly . Ther e is no sound. • Increase the v olume. Press V olume Up on the remot e c[...]

  • Page 34

    34 ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units purc hased as new in United St at es and Puerto Rico Only VIZIO pr ovides a warr anty t o the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against defects in mat erials and workmanship f or a period of one year of non-commer cial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use. If a Product co ver ed by this w arr anty i[...]

  • Page 35

    FCC Class B Radio Interfer ence Stat ement NOTE: This equipment has been test ed and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pr ovide r easonable prot ection against harmful interf erence in a r esidential installation. This equipment gener ates , uses and c[...]

  • Page 36

    © 2014 VIZIO INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . 140310OC-NC[...]