Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E321VL Vizio
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Manuf actur ed under license fr om Dolby Labor at ories. Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e tr ademarks of Dolby Labor at ories. This pr oduct qualifi es for ENERGY ST AR in the “fact or y def ault” setting and this is the setting in which pow er savings will be achie ved.
Welcome THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VIZIO And congr atulations on your new VIZIO HDTV . T o get the most out of your new VIZIO pr oduct, r ead these instructions bef or e using your pr oduct and r etain them f or future r ef er ence. Be sur e to inspect the pack age contents t o ensure ther e ar e no missing or damaged par ts.
• Do not apply pr essur e or thr ow objects at y our TV . This may compr omise the integrity of the displa y . T he manuf acturer’ s w arr anty does not cov er user abuse or impr oper installations. • The po wer cor d must be r eplaced when using diff erent v oltage than the v olt age specified.
Opening or r emo ving the back cov er may expose y ou to high v oltages , electric shock, and other hazards . If r epair is r equir ed, cont act your dealer and r ef er all ser vicing t o qualifi ed ser vice personnel. • W ARNING: K eep your TV away fr om moistur e.
DTV TRANSITION ADVISORY The nationwide s witch t o digital t elevision br oadcasting was complet e on June 12, 2009. Analog-only t elevision sets that r eceiv e TV pr ogr amming thr ough an ant enna now need a con verter bo x to contin ue to r eceive o ver -the-air TV .
TELEVISION ANTENNA CONNECTION PROTECTION If an outside ant enna/satellit e dish or cable system is t o be connect ed to the TV , mak e sure that the ant enna or cable system is electrically gr ounded to pr ovide some pr otection against v oltage sur ges and static char ges.
Table of Contents 1 Inst alling the TV ................................................ 3 Inspecting the Pack age Cont ents ..................................... 3 Inst alling the TV ................................................................... 3 Inst alling the TV Stand .
2 Resetting the TV Settings .................................................. 35 Rest oring the TV to F actory Def ault Settings .................... 36 Using Guided Setup ......................................................... 36 Using the Inf o Window .
3 1 Installing the TV INSPECTING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Bef or e installing y our new TV , t ak e a moment to inspect the pack age contents. Use the images below t o ensure nothing is missing or damaged.
1 4 T o install the TV st and: 1 . Place the TV scr een-down on a clean, flat surf ace. T o pr ev ent scr atches or damage to the scr een, place the TV on a soft surf ace, such as carpet, rug, or blank et. 2 . Att ach the st and neck by inserting and tightening the 4 included hex scr ews.
1 5 Inst alling the TV on a W all T o mount your TV on a wall, you will need a w all mount. Consult the inf ormation below t o find the appr opriat e mount for y our TV model: Inst alling a TV on a wall r equir es lifting. T o pre v ent injury or damage to the TV , ask someone t o help you.
2 6 Controls and Connections REAR PANEL (MODEL E321VL) Rear Panel - E321VL Coaxial - Connect coaxial cable fr om cable, sat ellite , or ant enna. Optical A udio Out - Connect optical/SPDIF audio device , such as home audio r eceiv er . St ereo A udio Out - Connect RC A cable to audio device , such as sound bar .
2 7 REAR PANEL (MODEL E371VL) Rear Panel - E371VL Coaxial - Connect coaxial cable fr om cable, sat ellite , or ant enna. Optical A udio Out - Connect optical/SPDIF audio device , such as home audio r eceiv er . St ereo A udio Out - Connect 3.5mm audio device , such as sound bar .
2 8 Side Panel SIDE PANEL POWER - T urn TV of f or on. MENU - Open the on-scr een menu. CHANNEL UP/DOWN - Change the channel. V OLUME UP/DOWN - Incr ease or decr ease volume le v el. INPUT - Change input sour ce. HDMI - (E371VL Only) Connect HDMI device .
2 9 FRONT PANEL Fr ont Panel REMO TE SENSOR When using the r emote, aim it dir ectly at this sensor ..
2 10 REMOTE CONTROL Remot e Control INPUT Change the currently-displayed input. ARROW Navigate the on-screen menu. EXIT Close the on-screen menu. CLOSED CAPTIONS Open the closed caption menu. A/V CONTROLS Control USB photo viewer. WIDE Switch the display mode.
2 11 Replacing the Batt er ies Replacing Batt er ies 1 . Remo ve the batt ery cov er . 2 . Inser t tw o batteries int o the remot e contr ol. Mak e sur e that the (+) and (-) symbols on the batt eries match the (+) and (-) symbols inside the batt er y compar tment.
3 12 Connecting Your Devices CONNECTING A DEVICE (E321VL) CONNECTING A DEVICE (E321VL) BEST HDMI CABLE • DIGITAL • HD VIDEO (1080p)* • HD AUDIO GOOD AV CABLE • ANALOG • VIDEO (480i)* • STE.
3 13 CONNECTING A DEVICE (E371VL) CONNECTING A DEVICE (E371VL) BEST HDMI CABLE • DIGITAL • HD VIDEO (1080p)* • HD AUDIO GOOD AV CABLE • ANALOG • VIDEO (480i)* • STEREO AUDIO BETTER COMPONE.
3 14 CONNECTING A PC (E321VL) CONNECTING A PC (E321VL) RGB Cable (For Video) 3.5mm Cable (For A udio) Y our TV can be used to displa y output fr om a personal computer . T o use your TV as a PC display: 1 . Connect an RGB cable (not included) t o your PC and the RGB por t on the back of the TV .
3 15 CONNECTING A PC (E371VL) CONNECTING A PC (E371VL) RGB Cable (For Video) 3.5mm Cable (For A udio) Y our TV can be used to displa y output fr om a personal computer . T o use your TV as a PC display: 1 . Connect an RGB cable (not included) t o your PC and the RGB por t on the back of the TV .
3 16 CONNECTING AN AUDIO DEVICE (E321VL) Home A udio Receiv er VIZIO Sound Bar CONNECTING A UDIO DEVICE (E321VL) Y our TV can output sound to an audio de vice, such as a r eceiver or sound bar . 1 . V erify that y our device has a audio port that matches an av ailable por t on the TV (Optical, etc).
3 17 CONNECTING AN AUDIO DEVICE (E371VL) Home A udio Receiv er VIZIO Sound Bar CONNECTING A UDIO DEVICE (E371VL) Y our TV can output sound to an audio de vice, such as a r eceiver or sound bar . 1 . V erify that y our device has a audio port that matches an av ailable por t on the TV (Optical, etc).
4 18 Completing the First-Time Setup The first time y ou turn on the TV , the Setup App will guide you thr ough each of the steps necessary t o get your TV r eady for use. Bef or e you begin the first-time setup: • Y our TV should be installed and the po wer cor d should be connect ed to an electrical outlet.
5 19 Using the On-Screen Menu Y our TV featur es an easy-to-use on-scr een menu. T o open the on-screen men u, pr ess the MENU button on the r emot e. Fr om this menu, y ou can: • Change the inpu.
5 20 CHANGING THE INPUT SOURCE Ext ernal devices such as D VD players, Blu-Ray Play ers, and video game consoles can be connect ed to y our TV . T o use one of these devices with y our TV , y ou must first change the input sour ce in the on-scr een menu.
5 21 SETTING UP CLOSED CAPTIONING Y our TV can display closed captions f or pr ogr ams that include them. Closed captions display a tr anscription of a pr ogr am’ s dialogue. If the pr ogram y ou are vie wing is not being br oadcast with closed captions, the TV will not display them.
5 22 ACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER When activ ated, the TV’ s sleep timer will turn the TV of f after a set period of time. T o use the sleep timer: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emot e. The on-scr een menu is display ed. 2 . Use the Arr ow butt ons on the r emot e to highlight the Sleep Timer icon and pr ess OK .
5 23 • Football , Golf , Basketball , and Baseball modes optimize the pictur e settings f or their r espective sports. Also tr y these modes f or other spor ts. • Cust om picture mode allo ws you t o manually change each of the pictur e settings: Backlight - Adjusts the brightness t o aff ect the ov er all brilliance of the pictur e.
5 24 • Ambient Light Sensor - The ambient light sensor det ects the light lev els in the room and aut omatically adjusts the backlight f or the best pictur e. Select Of f , L ow , Medium, or High. 4 . When y ou have finished adjusting the Adv anced Pictur e Settings, pr ess the EXIT button on the r emote .
5 25 Adjusting the Pictur e Size and Position When displaying an image fr om the HDMI or RGB input, the size and position of the display image can be adjust ed. T o adjust the picture size and position: 1 . Ensur e the input is set t o HDMI or RGB . 2 .
5 26 built-in speak ers on or of f . • Adv anced A udio - See Adjusting the Advanced A udio Settings on page 26. • Reset A udio Mode - Restor es the audio settings t o the f actory def aults. See Resetting the Audio Settings on page 27 . 4 .
5 27 • Analog A udio Out - Sets the volume contr ol pr oper ties f or the analog RC A (r ed/white) connect ors when connect ed to a home theat er audio system.
5 28 CHANGING THE TV SETTINGS Using the settings menu, you can: • Change the input sour ce • Set up the TV tuner • Name the TV inputs • Set up par ent al contr ols • Change th.
5 29 Adding New Channels Occasionally , you ma y need to add a ne w analog channel or add a new r ange of channels. Y ou can do this by using the Partial Channel Sear ch and Add Analog Channel options. T o add a range of ne w channels: 1 . Fr om the T uner menu, highlight Partial Channel Searc h .
5 30 Skipping Channels Aft er a channel scan is complet ed, you ma y find that some channels ar e too w eak to w atch comf or tably . Ther e may also be some channels y ou do not want t o view . Y ou can r emov e these channels fr om the TV’ s memory with the Skip Channel featur e.
5 31 Using the Par ental Contr ols The TV’ s par ental contr ols allow y ou to pr ev ent the TV fr om displaying certain channels or pr ogr ams without a passw or d. Accessing the Par ental Contr ols Menu T o access the Par ent al Contr ols menu: 1 .
5 32 Blocking and Unblocking Cont ent by Rating A channel may sometimes br oadcast pr ogr ams that ar e meant f or childr en, and at other times br oadcast pr ogr ams that ar e meant f or matur e audiences. Y ou may not w ant t o block the channel complet ely using a channel lock, but you may wish t o block certain pr ogr ams fr om being viewed.
5 33 Changing the Names of the Inputs T o make it easier t o recognize the dif fer ent devices att ached t o the inputs on y our TV , y ou can r ename the inputs. For ex ample, if y ou have a D VD player connect ed to the Component input, you can r ename that input t o display “D VD Play er”.
5 34 Setting the Time Zone T o ensure the corr ect time is displayed when y ou press the INFO butt on, set the TV’ s time zone: T o have the TV display the corr ect time, you m ust be connect ed to the int ernet via an Ethernet cable or a wir eless network.
5 35 USING THE HELP MENU Y ou can use the TV’ s Help menu t o: • Display syst em inf ormation • Reset the TV settings • Rest or e the TV t o its fact ory def ault settings • Get guided setup help f or the tuner and network Displaying System Inf or mation T o display a summar y of the TV settings: 1 .
5 36 Rest or ing the TV to F actory Def ault Settings All of the on-scr een menu settings can be r eset to the f actory def aults. If y ou rest or e the TV t o the fact or y def ault settings, all changes y ou have made t o the settings will be lost! T o rest ore the TV t o its f actory def ault settings: 1 .
5 37 USING THE INFO WINDOW The Inf o Windo w can be displayed b y pr essing the INFO or GUIDE butt on on the r emote: • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on one time to displa y channel and input inf ormation. • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on two times t o display the pr ogram title and c losed captioning information.
6 38 Using USB Photo Slideshow USING USB PHOTO SLIDESHOW The USB port on your TV allows y ou t o connect a USB thumb driv e and view a phot o slideshow . Connecting a USB Thumb Drive t o the TV 1 . T urn the TV of f . Connect y our USB thumb driv e to the USB port on the side of the TV .
6 39 Folder Cont ents This ar ea displays the cont ents of the curr ently select ed folder . Y ou can br owse between fi les using the Arro w and OK buttons on the r emot e.
A 40 Troubleshooting & Technical Support 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 echsuppor t@VIZIO .
A 41 The TV displays “No Signal. ” • Pr ess the INPUT butt on on the r emote contr ol t o select a dif fer ent input sour ce. • If y ou are using cable TV , sat ellite, or antenna connect ed dir ectly to the TV , scan f or channels. See Scanning f or Channels on page 28 Ther e is no pow er .
A 42 The image quality is not good. • For the best image quality , view high-definition pr ograms using digit al sour ces. Connect y our devices with HDMI cables.
B 43 Specifications E321VL Scr een Size: 32” Class Diagonal View able: 31.50” Dimensions w/ St and: w/o St and: 29.52 x 20.83 x 7.80” 29.52 x 18.84 x 1.57” W eight w/ St and: w/o St and: 19.07 lbs 17.64 lbs TV T ype: Edge-Lit LED Refr esh Rate: 60 Hz Maximum Resolution: 1366 x 768 Pix el Pitch: .
C 44 Limited Warranty ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units purc hased as new in Unit ed Stat es and Puer to Rico Only . VIZIO pr ovides a warr anty t o the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against def ects in materials and w orkmanship for a period of one (1) year of non-commer cial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use.
D Legal & Compliance 45 Legal & Compliance FCC Class B Radio Interf erence St atement NO TE: This equipment has been t ested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules.
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