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    USER GUIDE INSTALLING The BLu-rAy pLAyer CONTrOLS & CONNeCTIONS BASIC OperATION AdjuSTING The pLAyer’S SeTTINGS TrOuBLeShOOTING & SuppOrT heLp, SpeCS, wArrANTy & LeGAL MODELS // E3D320VX // E3D420VX // E3D470VX MOdeL VBr140[...]

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    This pr oduct qualifi es f or ENERGY ST AR in the “f actory def ault” setting and this is the setting in which pow er savings will be achie ved. Changing the f act ory default pictur e settings or enabling other f eatur es will incr ease pow er consumption that could exceed the limits necessary to qualify f or ENERGY ST AR r ating.[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 Inst alling the Blu-r ay Play er .............................. 3 Inspecting the Pack age Contents ..................................... 3 Connecting the Play er t o an Electrical Outlet ................... 3 Connecting the Play er t o your TV ....................................... 3 Connecting the Play er t o your Home A udio [...]

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    Table of Contents 2 Using Int ernet Apps ...................................................... 31 Using the Netfl ix App ........................................................... 31 Opening a Netfl ix Account .............................................. 31 Using the VUDU App ........................................................... 31 Open[...]

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    3 1 Installing the Blu-ray Player INSPECTING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Bef or e inst alling y our new Blu-Ray Play er , t ak e a moment t o inspect the pack age cont ents . Use the images belo w to ensur e nothing is missing or damaged. Remot e Contr ol with Batt eries Quick St ar t Guide VIZIO Blu-Ray Play er CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO YOUR TV Y our Blu-[...]

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    1 4 CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO YOUR HOME AUDIO SYSTEM Y our play er has a digit al optical audio por t. If y our home audio syst em is equipped with this por t, you can connect it t o y our play er so you can enjo y theat er -style surr ound sound. T o connect the play er t o y our home audio syst em: 1 . Ensur e both y our home audio syst em and the[...]

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    1 5 CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO YOUR TV AND HOME AUDIO SYSTEM WITH HDMI Y our play er can output high-definition digit al audio via the HDMI por t, enabling you t o enjo y up of 7.1 channels of surr ound sound using y our home audio system. T o connect the play er t o y our home audio syst em with HDMI: 1 . Ensur e both y our home audio syst em and t[...]

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    1 6 SETTING UP YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION Y our play er is network-r eady , and can be connected t o y our home network using the RJ45 (ethernet) connect or on the back panel. Once y ou hav e connect ed to y our home netw ork and the Int ernet, you can use Int ernet Apps to deliv er popular online cont ent t o your pla yer . For the most r eliable net[...]

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    1 7 For the most r eliable network perf ormance, a wir ed connection is r ecommended. Ethernet cables ar e av ailable fr om many r etailers in lengths of up t o 50 f eet. Connecting t o a Wir eless Netw ork T o connect t o a wir eless network: 1 . Ensur e y ou hav e: • A r out er br oadcasting a high-speed wireless signal (802.11n r ecommended[...]

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    2 8 Controls and Connections FRONT PANEL Fr ont Panel USB Port Inser t USB thumb driv e t o play phot os and m usic. Suppor t ed fi les include .jpg and .mp3. Eject Butt on Pr ess t o eject the disc tr a y . Po w er Butt on Pr ess t o turn Play er on or of f . Disc T r ay T o insert a disc, pr ess the Eject Butt on first then place a disc ont o t[...]

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    2 9 REAR PANEL Rear Panel Digit al Optical A udio Out Connect an optical cable* t o an ext ernal audio device . Ethernet Connect an Ethernet cable* t o your r outer or modem. HDMI Out Connect an HDMI cable* t o your TV . RC A Ster eo A udio Out Connect an RC A cable* t o an ext ernal audio de vice. Po w er Cor d[...]

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    2 10 REMOTE CONTROL Remot e Control EJECT Eject the disc. SETUP Open the Setup menu. ST OP Halt playback. PLA Y/P AUSE Pr ess to pla y or pause disc. TV RES Change output r esolution of the Player . INFO Open disc info windo w . OK Select the highlighted men u option. PIP Enable pictur e-in-pictur e.* RETURN Go to the pr evious menu scr een. V BUTT[...]

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    2 11 Replacing the Batt eries Replacing Batt eries 1 . Remo ve the batt er y cov er . 2 . Inser t two batt eries int o the r emote contr ol. Mak e 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. • Inse[...]

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    3 12 Basic Operation In this chapt er , you will learn ho w t o: • Navigat e the On-Scr een Men u • Play a Disc • View USB Media Navigating the On-Scr een Menu T o highlight an icon or men u setting, pr ess the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e. The highlighted icon or men u setting will glo w light blue. T o select an icon or men u se[...]

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    3 13 T o play a disc: 1 . Pr ess the Eject butt on on the r emot e or t ouch the Eject contr ol on the fr ont of the play er . The disc tr ay opens. 2 . Inser t your disc. Place the disc, label side up , int o the disc tr ay . 3 . Pr ess the Eject butt on on the r emot e or t ouch the Eject contr ol on the fr ont of the play er . The disc tr ay clo[...]

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    3 14 Adv anced playbac k functions Y our play er also f eatur es adv anced playback functions. Subtitle Repeat A udio PIP Info TV Res Adv anced Playbac k Angle A-B PIP: Enable pictur e-in-pictur e (Supported discs only .) Info: Displa y the Info Bar . Pr ess again t o close the Info Bar . TV Res: Change the output r esolution. Press r epeatedly t o[...]

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    3 15 Playing USB Phot os and A udio T o play USB media, you must first sav e your m usic or images ont o a USB thumb driv e. Remember: • The USB th umb drive m ust be f ormatt ed as F A T32. • Files on the USB thumb driv e m ust end in a suppor t ed fi le ext ension (.mp3, .jpg, etc). • The play er will not play media fr om ext ern[...]

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    3 16 3 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight My Media , then pr ess OK . 4 . Use the Up/Do wn Arro w butt ons t o highlight the media type y ou want t o play , then pr ess OK . 5 . Use the Arr ow and OK butt ons on the r emot e t o locat e y our media fi le in the fi le br o wser . Highlight the fi le and pr ess OK . The media [...]

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    4 17 Adjusting the Player’s Settings Y our play er is pr eset t o work with most setups out of the bo x, but if y ou would lik e to adjust an y of the play er’ s settings, you can use the on-scr een men u t o do so. The Settings menu is divided int o these par ts: • Gener al Setting • Display Setting • A udio Setting • Syst [...]

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    4 18 Adjusting the Aspect Ratio If video display ed fr om the play er appears dist orted or otherwise incorr ect, you may need t o adjust the aspect ratio of the pla yer t o match that of y our TV . (Devices dif f er; see your TV’ s user manual t o det ermine its aspect r atio .) T o adjust the aspect r atio: 1 . Fr om the Display men u, use the [...]

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    4 19 ADJUSTING THE AUDIO SETTINGS The settings in the Audio Men u configur e the play er’ s digit al audio outputs (HDMI or Optical/SPDIF). T o access the A udio Menu: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings and pr ess OK . 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight A u[...]

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    4 20 Adjusting the Digit al A udio Output This setting changes the type of digit al audio dat a the player outputs o ver HDMI and Optical/SPDIF . Depending on your setup , y ou may need t o try sever al settings. 1 . Fr om the A udio menu, use the Up/Do wn Arro w butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Digit al A udio Output and pr ess OK . 2 . High[...]

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    4 21 CHANGING LANGUAGE SETTINGS Changing the On-Scr een Menu Language T o access the Language men u: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings and pr ess OK . The Settings men u is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Language and pr ess OK . Y our curr ent[...]

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    4 22 Changing the A udio Language This setting changes the spok en language on a played disc. Not all languages ar e av ailable on all discs. Most discs hav e only one or two audio languages a vailable . T o change the disc’ s audio language: 1 . Fr om the Language men u, use the Up/Down Arr o w butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Disc A udio [...]

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    4 23 SETTING THE PARENTAL CONTROLS The play er’ s par ent al contr ols allo w y ou t o pr ev ent the pla yer fr om displaying certain r ated cont ent without a passw or d. T o access the P ar ent al Contr ols men u: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings and pr ess OK . Then highlight[...]

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    4 24 Activ ating or Deactiv ating the Par ent al Contr ols Use this setting t o turn the par ent al contr ols on or of f and restrict playback of discs encoded with a r ating lev el equal t o or higher than the lev el y ou choose. Y ou may be pr ompt ed t o enter y our P ar ent al Code. If y ou have not yet set the code , enter 0000. T o activ at e[...]

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    4 25 CHANGING THE SYSTEM SETTINGS The Syst em men u allows y ou t o cust omize aut oplay function, pow er options, and the scr een sav er . Fr om this men u, you can also r eset the play er t o its f act ory defaults. T o access the Syst em men u: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings [...]

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    4 26 Activ ating or Deactiv ating Disc A ut oplay When this option is activ at ed, the player will aut omatically play an inser t ed disc. When this option is deactiv at ed, you will need t o select Play Disc t o play a disc. A ut oplay does not mean that the play er will st ar t a movie . The disc will load and usually the disc’ s main menu will[...]

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    4 27 Updating the Play er’ s Fir mw are T o ensur e your play er has the most curr ent firmw ar e, you should occasionally updat e via Disc, USB Stor age device, or Network. Network updat e r equires Int ernet connection. USB and Disc will updat e fr om a USB st or age de vice or CD/DVD . T o updat e y our play er’ s firmwar e: 1 . Fr om the [...]

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    4 28 ADJUSTING THE NETWORK SETTINGS In or der t o access BD-Liv e or Int ernet Apps , y our play er must be connect ed t o your home netw ork and t o the int ernet. T o access the Netw ork menu: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings and pr ess OK . The Settings men u is display ed. 2 .[...]

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    4 29 Setting Up a W ireless Connection Man ually If y ou hav e a wir eless home network, including a wireless r outer or modem and an int ernet connection, you can set up the play er t o connect wir elessly . T o set up a wir eless connection manually: 1 . Fr om the Netw ork Menu, use the Arro w butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Wir eless Sett[...]

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    4 30 VIEWING THE INFO SCREEN The inf o scr een displays the f ollo wing inf ormation: • Softwar e V ersion • Int erf ace • MA C Addr ess • IP Addr ess T o access the inf o scr een: 1 . T urn on the player and y our TV . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e t o highlight Settings and pr ess OK . The Settings men u is display e[...]

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    5 Using Internet Apps 31 Using the netflix App Y our play er has the Netfl ix App built-in. With it, you can str eam mo vies, tele vision sho ws, and other content fr om the internet t o y our TV . T o use Netfl ix, you m ust first: • Hav e a high-speed int ernet connection and a home comput er . • Connect y our player t o your home ne[...]

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    5 32 For P andor a support, go t o www .pandora.com/support Using the hUlU plUs App Hulu Plus is an online video service that off ers a selection of hit shows , clips, movies and mor e. T o use HULU Plus , y ou must first: • Hav e a high-speed int ernet connection and a home comput er . • Connect y our player t o your home netw ork. See [...]

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    A Troubleshooting & Technical Support 33 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 8 PM (PST) S atur day - S unda y : 8 AM T O 4 PM (PST) The VIZIO supp[...]

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    A 34 I cannot connect the Play er t o m y network. • Unplug the modem/r out er and the Play er . W ait 10 seconds, then turn them back on. • Ensur e the ethernet cable is secur ely connect ed t o both the Play er and your modem/r outer . • Ref er to y our modem/r outer user guide. The picture quality seems lo w . • Connect the Play er t o y[...]

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    B Specifications 35 Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.4 x 8.2 inches 320 x 36 x 209 mm W eight: 2.7 lbs 1.2 kg Resolutions Suppor t ed: Blu-r ay Disc Resolutions of 1080p (HDMI Out) 1080i / 720p / 480i / 480p (HDMI) D VD , DVD-R, DVD-RW Select able Resolutions of 1080p (HDMI) 1080i / 720p / 480i / 480p (HDMI) A udio: CD , CD-R, CD-RW , MP3, WMA Support 5.1, 7.1[...]

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    C Limited Warranty 36 ON P ARTS AND LABOR Co vers units pur chased as new in Unit ed Stat es and Puer to Rico Only . VIZIO pr o vides a warr anty to the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against def ects in mat erials and workmanship f or a period of one (1) y ear of non-commer cial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use. If a Pr oduct c[...]

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    D Legal & Compliance 37 FCC Class B Radio Interf er ence St atement NO TE: This equipment has been t est ed and found 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 o vide r easonable pr ot ection against harmful int erfer ence in a residential inst allation. [...]

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    D 38 This pr oduct incorpor ates cop yright pr ot ection t echnology that is pr ot ect ed by U .S . patents and other int ellectual pr operty rights. Use of this copy right pr ot ection t echnology must be authorized b y Macr o vision, and is intended f or home and other limited vie wing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macr ovision. Revers[...]

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    D 39 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED T O THE W ARRANTIES OF ERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGE - MENT . IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, D AMA GES OR O THER LIABILITY , WHETHER IN AN A CTION OF CONTRA CT , T ORT OR O THERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONN[...]

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    D 40 may be f ound t o be of fensiv e, indecent, or objectionable. Y ou agree that y ou will not use an y thir d-party materials in a manner that would infringe or violat e the rights of an y other party , and that VIZIO is not in an y wa y r esponsible for an y such use by y ou. VIZIO Privac y Polic y and VIA Softwar e License Agreement Y our righ[...]

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    MODELS // E3D320VX // E3D420VX // E3D470VX © 2012 VIZIO INC. All rIghts reserVed. 120605OC-A[...]