Vizio M260MV manual

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 1 www .VIZIO .com Dear VIZIO Customer, Congratulations on your new VIZIO M260MV televi sion purcha se. To get t he most out of your new VIZIO HDTV, read these instructions befo re making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. We hope you will experience many years of enjoyment from your new [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 2 www .VIZIO .com Important Safety Instructions Your HDTV is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits. Misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prev ent your HDTV from being damaged, the following instructions should be observ ed for the installation, use, and maintenance of your HDTV. Read t[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 3 www .VIZIO .com the literature accompanying your HDTV.  Do not overload power stri ps and extension cords. Overloadi ng can result in fire or electric shock.  The wall socket should be installe d near your HDTV and easily accessible.  Only power of the marked voltage can be us ed for your HDTV. A[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 4 www .VIZIO .com Television Antenna C onnection Protection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna/satellite dish or ca ble system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electri cally ground ed to provide some protection again st voltage surges and static charges. Ar[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 5 www .VIZIO .com Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................................. ...................... 2 Television Antenna C onnection Pr otection ...........................................................................[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 6 www .VIZIO .com Wide ........................................................................................................................... ................................. 28 CC (Closed Caption) ............................................................................................................ ............[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 7 www .VIZIO .com Opening the Package Your HDTV and its accompanying a ccessories are ca refully packed in a cardboa rd carton that has been designed to prot ect it from transporta tion damage. After you have opened the carton, make sure that your HDTV is in good conditi on and that all of the contents are [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 8 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 1 Setting Up Your HDTV  Read this user manual carefully before in stalling your HDTV.  The power consumption of your HDTV is about 55 W average. Use the included power cord. When an extension cord is req uired, us e one with the correct power rating. The AC power cord must be grounded and the[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 9 www .VIZIO .com Wall Mounting Your HDTV Your HDTV can be mounted on the wall for viewi ng. If you ch oose to mount your HDTV on the wall, follow the instructions below. 1. Write down the serial numb er located on t he back of your HDTV in the space provided on page 1 to have it handy if you need to call f[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 10 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 2 Basic Controls and Connections Front Panel POWER ‘VIZIO’ LIGHT —The VIZIO logo lights white when powered on. Your HDTV TV features touc h-sensitive buttons that light when active. The proximity sensor detects you, and as your hand gets closer to the surface, the intensity of the LEDs incre[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 11 www .VIZIO .com Rear Panel Connections 1. AC IN— Con nect the included AC po wer cord here. Connect the other end to a wall outlet. 2. Kensington Security Slot— Insert a Kensington lock an d attach your HDTV to a permanent object to prevent theft. 3. HDMI 1— Connect digital video devices such as a [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 12 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 3 VIZIO Remote Control Installing the Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert two AAA batteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) a nd (-) symbols inside the battery compartment. 3. Replace the battery cover. Precaution[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 13 www .VIZIO .com Remote Control Buttons INFO —Press to display program information. POWER ( ) —Press to turn the TV on from the Standby mode. Press it again to return to the Standby mode. TV —Press to select the TV input. AV —Press to select the AV (either Composite o r S-Video) input. COMP —Pre[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 14 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 4 Getting Started Your HDTV has a built-in setup App that runs when you turn on your TV for the first time. Follow the on-screen directions to easily setup your ne w HDTV. 1. Insert the batteries into the remote control. 2. Connect the power cord to the power co nne ctor on the back of y our HDTV,[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 15 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 5 Using your HDTV for the first time Select Input Source Select the input source for your HDTV by pressing the INPUT button on the remote control or the front of your TV . Pressing this button will cycle you through the following options: TV, AV, Comp, HDMI-1, HDMI-2, VGA, and Pho[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 16 www .VIZIO .com Viewing Digital TV Program Information INFO Button When the channel is changed o r when you press the INFO button, an information hea der is shown over the picture for a few se conds. Each press of the INFO button will display more information about the program:[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 17 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 6 Connecting Equipment Which Video Connection S hould I Use ? You have six options for connecting your video equipment box to your HDTV from a basic connection to the most advanced for digital displays. Based on your Home The ater configuration, you can decide which option is the [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 18 www .VIZIO .com Connecting Your Cabl e or Satellite Box Using HDMI (Best) Cable and Satellite Boxes that have a HDMI digita l interface should be c onnected using HDMI for optimal results. To maintain image quality, use a VIZIO certified HDMI cable. This cable is available in 6, 15, and 30 foot l engths. See www.VIZIO.co[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 19 www .VIZIO .com Using Component Video (Better) 1. Turn off your HDTV and Cable/Satellite Box. 2. Connect the component cables (gree n, bl ue, and red) from your Cable/Satellite Box to the COMPONENT jacks on your HDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white a nd re d) from your Cable/Satellite Box to the COMP[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 20 www .VIZIO .com Using Composite Video (Compatible) 1. Turn off your HDTV and Cable/Satellite Box. 2. Connect the video cable (yellow) from your Cable/Satellite Box to the AV jack (yellow) on your HDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white a nd re d) from your Cable/Satellite Box to the corresponding L and R AU DIO jacks on[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 21 www .VIZIO .com Connecting Your DVD Player Using HDMI (Best) DVD players that have a HDMI digital interface should be connected using HDMI for optimal results. To maintain image quality, use a VIZIO cert ified HDMI cable. This cable is available i n 6, 15, and 30 foot lengths. See www.VIZIO.com or call 8[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 22 www .VIZIO .com Using Component Video (Better) 1. Turn off the power to your HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the component cable (gre en, blue, and red) from your DVD player to the COMPONENT jacks on your HDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white a nd red) from your DVD player to the COMPONENT L and R AUDIO jacks on your [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 23 www .VIZIO .com Using Composite (AV) Video (Compatible) 1. Turn off the power to your HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the video cable (yellow) from your DVD pla yer to the AV/S-VIDEO jack on your HDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white a nd red) on your DVD player to the AV/S-VIDEO L and R AUDIO jacks o[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 24 www .VIZIO .com Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera Using S-VIDEO 1. Turn off the power to your HDTV and VCR o r Video Camera. 2. Connect the S-VIDEO cable from your VCR o r video camera to the S-VIDEO jack on your HDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables on your VCR or video camera to the corresponding L and R AUDIO jacks on y[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 25 www .VIZIO .com COMPUTER Connecting a Home Theater Sy stem If your sound system has a S/PDIF (optical) di gital a udio input you can conne ct it to the OPTICAL digital audio out on the back of your HDTV. This is active when receivin g audio with the content being viewed no matter which input is being use[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 26 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 7 Viewing pictures Connect a USB flash drive to the U SB port on your HDTV to view photos.  USB drives that are USB 2.0 and FAT or FAT32 are supported. The USB Port does not support external hard drives or USB hubs.  If your USB drive is oversized and does not physically fit in the USB port,[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 27 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 8 Adjusting Your HDTV Settings Using the HDTV Se ttings App The remote control or the buttons on th e front of the TV can control all the function setting s. The HDTV Settings App allows you to adjust contrast, bright ness and other settings. The TV will save changes made to the s[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 28 www .VIZIO .com Wide Select how the picture displays on the screen. As you select an option, you will see the screen adjusting to the different sizes. The opt ions vary depending o n the selected input and the TV program: Normal Mode The original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33: 1 source) is p reserved, so black bars are added to[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 29 www .VIZIO .com CC (Closed Caption) To select the options in the CC sub-me nu, press the OK button or the right navigation button. A new menu will be displayed showing the following CC settings: Analog Closed Caption The CC feature is available when watching re gular analog (NTSC) TV. Select from CC1, CC[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 30 www .VIZIO .com TV Settings Menu When you first turned on your HDTV you set up yo ur 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 t his from the TV menu. Input Source Select the Input Source for your HDTV. Choose from TV, AV, Comp, HDMI-1, HDMI-[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 31 www .VIZIO .com Skip Channel After the TV has stored all of the available digital channels in memory you will find that so me channels are too weak to watch comfortably or they may be channels you do not want to see. Press OK to select the channel to be skipped when using the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons. An[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 32 www .VIZIO .com To make your own custom label: 1. Select Input Source , and then press OK to show the list of inputs. 2. Press down navigation button to select the input lab el you want to change, and then press OK . 3. Press down navigation button to sel ect Custom Label and then press OK . 4. Use the on-screen keyboard[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 33 www .VIZIO .com USA-Movie Note: When Rating Enable is OFF , USA-Movie Rating adju stments are not available. Press the OK button to blo ck (locked) or allow (unlo cked) channels by the following US Movie ratings: G – General audience PG – Parental guidance sugge sted PG-13 – Recommended for childre[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 34 www .VIZIO .com RESET LOCKS Return all Parental Control lock settings to factory default. A screen will come up to confirm your selection or to cancel it. Press Left or Right Navigat ion buttons to make the selection, and then press OK to accept it. Menu Languages Select to change the language of the menu. Th e default i[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 35 www .VIZIO .com Audio Settings Menu SRS TruSurround HD™ This option sets the SRS TruSurro und HD su rround sound process. Choose from On or Off . Note: When SRS TruSurround HD is ON, Equalizer adjustments are not available. SRS TruSurround HD ™ creates an immersive, feature-rich surround sound experi[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 36 www .VIZIO .com Picture Settings Menu Picture Mode Choose from Standard, Movie, Game, Vivid, or Custom . Each input (i.e. HDMI, COMP, etc) remembers the cust om setting you created. Select Custom to manually adjust Backlight, Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, Sharpnes s , and to access the More menu where further adjust[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 37 www .VIZIO .com More Select More to adjust advanced options for fine tuning the picture. Note: The More menu is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom . Color Temperature Color Temperature is the “wa rmness” or “coolness” of the white areas of the pictur e. Choose from Custom , Cool , [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 38 www .VIZIO .com Browse Photos Browse photos in a selected group or fol der.  Press Up or Down Navigation buttons to highlight an option and then pres s OK to select it. In some cases, a sub-menu will b e displayed.  Select a picture and then press OK . You can make the photo g o full screen, rotate the photo, see i[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 39 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the TV and Remote Control 1. Remove the power adapter cable from t he TV. 2. Use a soft cloth moistened with diluted neutral cle aner to clean the TV and remote control. VIZIO recommends using an HDTV cle aning solu tion which can be purc[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 40 www .VIZIO .com Troubleshooting Guide If the TV fails or the performance changes d ramatically, check the display in accorda nce with the following instructions. Remember to check the peri pherals to pinpoint the source of the failure. If the display still fails to perform as expected, c ontact the VIZIO for assi stance [...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 41 www .VIZIO .com General TV Problems Solution quality issues. low. Make sure your antenna is connecte d securely to the TV and move the antenna around the room or close to a window.  For best image quality, vie w HD wide-scree n programs where possible.  If HD content is not available view “Standa[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 42 www .VIZIO .com General TV Problems Solution low. Make sure your antenna is connecte d securely to the TV and move the antenna around the room or close to a window. You switch to a different input and the volume changes.  The TV remembers the volum e level from the last time you adjusted it. If the sound level is high[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 43 www .VIZIO .com Telephone & Technical Support Products are often returned due to a te chnical problem rather tha n a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charge s billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone. For more info rmation on w[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 44 www .VIZIO .com Compliance Caution: Always use a AC/DC po wer adapter that is prope rly gr ounded. Use the AC cords listed below for each area. USA : UL Canada : CSA Germany : VDE UK : BASE/BS Japan : Electric Appliance Control Act FCC Class B Radio Interference Statement NOTE: This equipment has be en tested and found t[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 45 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 10 Specifications Product specification s may change without notice or obligation. Specifications Panel 26” Diagonal, 16:9 Aspect Ratio Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixe ls Pixel (Dot) Pitch 0.100mm(H) x 0.300mm(V) Display Compatibilit y FHDTV (1080p) Colors 16.7 Million Brightness cd[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 46 www .VIZIO .com Preset PC Resolutions If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC i nput, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1920x1080 at 60Hz for better picture quality (refer to the grap hic card’s user guide for que stions on how to set this timing mode). See the table below for the factory preset resolutions. Preset Pixel[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 47 www .VIZIO .com ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR Covers units purchased as new in United States and Puerto Rico Only VIZIO provides a warranty to the original pu rchaser of it s products against defects in ma terials and workmanship for a period of one year of non-commercial usage and ninet y[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual 48 www .VIZIO .com Index 16:9 .......................................................................... 28 4:3 ............................................................................ 28 Accessori es ................................................................ 7 Adjustments Volume ..................................[...]

VIZIO M260MV User Manual Version 6/4/2010 49 www .VIZIO .com Specificat ions ........................................................... 45 S-Vide o .................................................................... 17 Technical Su pport .................................................... 43 Time Zone se tting ...................................[...]