Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M420KD Vizio
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Manuf actur ed under license fr om Dolb y Labor at ories. Dolby and the double-D symbol ar e tr ademarks of Dolb y Labor at ories. This pr oduct qualifi es f or ENERGY ST AR in the “fact ory def ault” setting and this is the setting in which power savings will be achie ved.
Welcome THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VIZIO And congr atulations on y our new VIZIO HDTV . T o get the most out of y our new VIZIO pr oduct, r ead these instructions bef or e using y our pr oduct and r et ain them f or futur e r ef er ence. Be sur e to inspect the pack age contents t o ensur e ther e ar e no missing or damaged parts.
• Do not apply pr essur e or thr ow objects at y our TV . This may compr omise the integrity of the display . The manuf actur er’ s warr anty does not co v er user abuse or impr oper inst allations . • The po wer cor d m ust be r eplaced when using dif f er ent v olt age than the volt age specifi ed.
Opening or r emo ving the back co v er may expose y ou t o high v olt ages, electric shock, and other hazar ds. If repair is r equir ed, contact y our dealer and r ef er all servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. • W ARNING: K eep y our TV away fr om moistur e.
DTV TRANSITION ADVISORY The nationwide s witch t o digit al t elevision br oadcasting was complet e on June 12, 2009. Analog-only tele vision sets that r eceiv e TV pr ogr amming thr ough an antenna no w need a con vert er box to continue t o r eceive o ver -the-air TV .
TELEVISION ANTENNA CONNECTION PROTECTION If an outside ant enna/sat ellit e dish or cable syst em is t o be connect ed t o the TV , mak e sur e that the ant enna or cable syst em is electrically gr ounded t o pr ovide some pr otection against v olt age surges and st atic charges .
Table of Contents 1 Inst alling the TV ................................................ 3 Inspecting the Pack age Contents ..................................... 3 Inst alling the TV ................................................................... 3 Inst alling the TV St and .
2 Setting the Time Zone ...................................................... 34 Adjusting the CEC Settings .............................................. 34 Using the Help Menu .......................................................... 35 Displaying Syst em Inf ormation .
3 Installing the TV INSPECTING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Bef or e inst alling y our new TV , tak e a moment t o inspect the pack age cont ents . Use the images below t o ensur e nothing is missing or damaged.
4 1 T o install the TV stand: 1 . Place the TV scr een-do wn on a clean, flat surf ace . T o pr e vent scr atches or damage t o the scr een, place the TV on a soft surf ace, such as carpet, rug, or blank et. 2 . Att ach the neck t o the TV with 4 scre ws.
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 opriate mount f or y our TV model: Inst alling a TV on a wall r equires lifting . T o pre v ent injury or damage to the TV , ask someone to help y ou.
2 6 Controls and Connections REAR PANEL Rear Panel Ethernet - Connect ethernet cable fr om home network. Coaxial - Connect coaxial cable fr om cable, sat ellit e, or ant enna. Optical A udio Out - Connect optical/SPDIF audio device , such as home audio r eceiv er .
2 7 MENU Side Panel SIDE PANEL POWER - T urn TV off or on. MENU - Open the on-scr een men u. CHANNEL UP/DOWN - Change the channel. V OLUME UP/DO WN - Incr ease or decr ease v olume le vel.
2 8 FRONT PANEL Fr ont Panel REMO TE SENSOR When using the r emot e, aim it dir ectly at this sensor ..
2 9 REMOTE CONTROL - FRONT 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 media player. WIDE Switch the display mode.
2 10 REMOTE CONTROL - BACK Remot e Control - Bac k ARROW Navigate the on-screen menu. SHIFT Press and hold while pressing another key to enter a capital letter. ALT Press and hold while pressing another key to enter a blue character. For example, press ALT and W to enter a # character.
2 11 Replacing the Batt eries 1 . Remo ve the batt er y cov er . 2 . Inser t two batt eries int o the r emote contr ol. Make 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 .
3 12 Connecting Your Devices CONNECTING A DEVICE CONNECTING A DEVICE BEST HDMI CABLE • DIGITAL • HD VIDEO (1080p)* • HD AUDIO GOOD AV CABLE • ANALOG • VIDEO (480i)* • STEREO AUDIO BETTER C.
3 13 CONNECTING A PC CONNECTING A PC RGB Cable (For Video) 3.5mm Cable (For A udio) Y our TV can be used to display output fr om a personal computer . T o use your TV as a PC display: 1 . Connect an RGB cable (not included) t o y our PC and the RGB por t on the back of the TV .
3 14 CONNECTING AN AUDIO DEVICE Home A udio Receiv er VIZIO Sound Bar CONNECTING A UDIO DEVICE Y our TV can output sound to an audio de vice, such as a r eceiv er or sound bar . 1 . V erify that your de vice has a audio por t that matches an av ailable por t on the TV (Optical, 3.
3 15 CONNECTING T O A WIRED NETW ORK CONNECTING TO yOUR NETwORk Y our TV is internet-r eady . It can be connected t o y our home network with a Wir ed or W ir eless connection. Connecting t o a Wir ed Netw ork (Best) 1 . Connect an ethernet cable t o your r out er and to the ethernet por t on the back of the TV .
4 16 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 st eps necessar y to get y our TV ready f or use . Bef or e y ou begin the first-time setup: • Y our TV should be installed and the po wer cor d should be connect ed t o an electrical outlet.
5 17 Using the On-Screen Menu Y our TV featur es an easy-t o-use on-scr een menu. T o open the on-scr een menu, press the MENU butt on on the r emot e. Y ou can also open the on-scr een menu b y pr essing the VIA butt on and selecting HDTV Settings fr om the VIA Dock, then pr essing OK .
5 18 CHANGING THE INPUT SOURCE Ext ernal devices such as D VD players , Blu-Ray Play ers, and video game consoles can be connect ed t o your TV . T o use one of these devices with y our TV , you m ust first change the input sour ce in the on-scr een men u.
5 19 SETTING UP CLOSED CAPTIONING Y our TV can display closed captions for pr ogr ams that include them. Closed captions display a tr anscription of a pr ogr am’ s dialogue. If the pr ogr am you ar e vie wing is not being br oadcast with closed captions, the TV will not display them.
5 20 ACTIVATING THE SLEEP TIMER When activ at ed, the TV’ s sleep timer will turn the TV of f aft er 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 t o highlight the Sleep Timer icon and pr ess OK .
5 21 • Football , Golf , Basketball , and Baseball modes optimize the pictur e settings f or their r espectiv e sports. Also try these modes f or other spor ts. • Cust om pictur e mode allows y ou t o man ually change each of the pictur e settings: Backlight - Adjusts the brightness to af fect the o v er all brilliance of the pictur e.
5 22 • Ambient Light Sensor - The ambient light sensor det ects the light lev els in the r oom and automatically adjusts the backlight f or the best pictur e. Select Off , Lo w , Medium, or High. 4 . When y ou hav e finished adjusting the Adv anced Pictur e Settings, press the EXIT butt on on the remot e .
5 23 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 pictur e size and position: 1 . Ensur e the input is set t o HDMI or RGB . 2 .
5 24 built-in speak ers on or of f . • Adv anced A udio - See Adjusting the Adv anced A udio Settings on page 24. • Equalizer Settings - Adjusts the boost or atten uation of dif f er ent fr equencies . (This setting is only av ailable when SRS T ruSurr ound HD is set t o Of f .
5 25 • 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 t o a home theat er audio syst em.
5 26 USING THE NETWORK CONNECTION MENU Y our TV is internet-r eady , f eaturing both an ethernet por t and built-in high-speed wir eless-N. Connecting t o a Wir eless Netw ork T o connect to a wir ele.
5 27 Changing the Adv anced Netw ork Settings Adv anced users can fine-tune the network settings using the Manual Setup f eatur e. T o change advanced netw ork settings: 1 . Fr om the Netw ork Connection menu, highlight Manual Setup and pr ess OK . The Change Settings menu is displa yed.
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 may need t o 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 r ange of new 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 t oo w eak t o watch comf or t ably . Ther e may also be some channels y ou do not want t o vie w . Y ou can r emo ve these channels fr om the TV’ s memor y with the Skip Channel f eatur e.
5 31 Using the Par ent al Contr ols The TV’ s parent al controls allo w y ou t o pr e vent the TV fr om displaying certain channels or pr ogr ams without a passw or d. Accessing the Par ent al Contr ols Menu T o access the Par ent al Contr ols menu: 1 .
5 32 Blocking and Unblocking Cont ent b y Rating A channel may sometimes br oadcast pr ogr ams that ar e meant f or childr en, and at other times broadcast 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 ograms fr om being viewed.
5 33 Changing the Names of the Inputs T o mak e it easier t o r ecognize the dif f er ent de vices att ached t o the inputs on y our TV , you can r ename the inputs. For e xample , if y ou hav e a D VD player connect ed to the Component input, you can r ename that input t o display “DVD Play er”.
5 34 Setting the Time Zone T o ensur e the corr ect time is display ed when y ou pr ess the INFO butt on, set the TV’ s time zone: T o have the TV display the corr ect time, you must be connect ed t o the int ernet via an Ethernet cable or a wir eless netw ork.
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 f act ory def ault settings • Get guided setup help f or the tuner and network Displaying System Inf ormation T o display a summar y of the TV settings: 1 .
5 36 Rest oring the TV to F act ory Default Settings All of the on-scr een men u settings can be r eset t o the f act or y def aults. If y ou r est or e the TV t o the f act ory default settings, all changes y ou hav e made t o the settings will be lost! T o r est or e the TV t o its f act or y def ault settings: 1 .
5 37 USING THE INFO WINDOW The Inf o W indow can be display ed b y pr essing the INFO or GUIDE butt on on the r emot e: • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on one time t o display channel and input inf ormation. • Pr ess the INFO or GUIDE butt on tw o times t o display the pr ogr am title and closed captioning information.
6 38 Using the USB Media Player USING THE USB MEDIA PLAYER The USB Media Play er allo ws you t o connect a USB th umb driv e t o y our TV and play music or phot os . Connecting a USB Thumb Driv e to the TV 1 . T urn the TV of f . Connect your USB th umb drive t o the USB port on the side of the TV .
6 39 Album Ar t If included on the USB thumb driv e and associat ed with y our music, the album ar t will display her e. Folder Cont ents/ Playlist This ar ea displays the cont ents of the curr ently select ed f older . Y ou can br o wse between fi les using the Arr ow and OK butt ons on the r emot e.
6 40 Folder Cont ents This ar ea displays the cont ents of the curr ently select ed f older . Y ou can br o wse between fi les using the Arro w and OK butt ons on the r emot e.
7 41 Using VIZIO Internet Apps VIZIO Int ernet Apps (VIA) delivers popular online cont ent t o y our TV . VIA featur es a selection of Apps that allow y ou t o w atch mo vies and TV shows , list en t .
7 42 AddingaNew Apptothe VIADock Though y our TV arrives pr e-loaded with featur ed VIA Apps, new Apps ar e contin ually being added t o the Widget Gallery . The VIA Dock can hold a t ot al of 17 Apps. T o add a new App: 1 . Pr ess the VB utt on on the r emot e.
7 43 Answ er men u is display ed. 11. Ent er your security ans w er using the QWERTYK e yboar d and pr ess OK . The Cr eat e Pr ofi le men u is displayed. 12. Highlight Done and press OK . Cr eatingaNewUserPr ole T o cr eat e a new user pr ofile: 1 .
7 44 Remo vingaUserPr ole T o r emov e a user pr ofile: 1 . Pr ess the VB utt on on the r emot e. 2 . Highlight the Pr ole App by scr olling left and right using the Left/Right Arr o w butt ons on the r emot e. (The highlighted App is in the low er left corner of the scr een.
A 45 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 echsupport@VIZIO .
A 46 The TV displays “No Signal. ” • Pr ess the INPUT butt on on the r emot e contr ol to select a dif f er ent input sour ce . • If y ou ar e using cable TV , sat ellit e, or ant enna connect ed dir ectly t o the TV , scan f or channels. See Scanning f or Channels on page 28 Ther e is no pow er .
A 47 The image quality is not good. • For the best image quality , view high-definition pr ogr ams using digital sour ces. Connect your de vices with HDMI cables. • If y ou ar e using an ant enna, the signal str ength of the channel may be lo w .
B 48 Specifications M420KD Scr een Size: 42” Class View able Ar ea: 42.00” Dimensions w/ St and: w/o St and: 38.7 x 25.8 x 9.6” 38.7 x 24.3 x 1.6” W eight w/ Stand: w/o St and: 35.3 lbs 29.1 lbs TV T ype: Edge Lit LED Refr esh Rate: 120 Hz SPS Maximum Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pix el Pitch: .
C 49 Limited Warranty ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units pur chased as new in Unit ed St at es and Puer t o Rico Only . VIZIO pr o vides a warr anty to the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against def ects in materials and w orkmanship f or a period of one (1) year of non-commer cial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use.
D 50 Legal & Compliance FCC Class B Radio Interf er ence Stat ement NO TE: This equipment has been t ested and f ound 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.
D 51 VIZIO Internet Applications Disc laimer VIZIO Int ernet Applications (“VIA ”) aff or ds the opportunity to access thir d par ty Int ernet pr oduct of ferings or services (“VIA Services”) on cer tain VIZIO TVs. The VIA Ser vices accessible herein ar e pro vided as per our agr eement with these thir d par ties.
D 52 r elat ed information, including but not limit ed t o information about y our use of the VIZIO Softwar e, the VIA Services, content vie wed and att ached peripher als, pr oducts or services purc .
D 53 AND Y OU MA Y ALSO HA VE O THER RIGHTS WHICH V ARY BY JURISDICTION. 11. Disclaimer of W arr anties . Y OU EXPRESSL Y ACKNO WLEDGE AND A GREE THA T USE OF THE VIZIO SOFTW ARE AND VIA SERVICES (AS DEFINED ABO VE) IS A T Y OUR SOLE RISK AND THA T THE ENTIRE RISK AS T O SA TISF A CT ORY QU ALITY , PERFORMANCE, A CCURA CY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU .
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