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VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 1 www .VIZIO .com Dear VIZIO Customer, Congratulations on you r ne w VIZIO VW3 2L HDTV40A High Definition LCD Televisi on purchase. Thank you for your support. For maximum benefit of your set, please read these instructions before making any adju stments, and retain them for future reference.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 2 www .VIZIO .com Important Safety Instructions This product is designed and manu factured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 3 www .VIZIO .com • Hold th e power conn ector when r emoving the power cable. Pulling th e power cable itself may damage the wire s inside the cable and cause fire or electric shoc k. When the product w ill not be used for an extende d period of time, u nplug the po wer connector.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 4 www .VIZIO .com Opening the Package Your VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A and its accompanying acce ssories are carefully packed in a cardboard carton that has been designed to protect it from tr ansportation damage.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 5 www .VIZIO .com Additional Certified Acce ssories for the VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A are sold separately Wall Mounts High Definition Cables Extra or re.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 6 www .VIZIO .com Preparing Your LCD HD TV for Wall Mounting The VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A can either b e kept on t he stand base or mo unted on the wall for viewing. If you choose to mount the VW32L HDTV40A on the wall, pl ea se follow the instructio ns below for removing the stand base.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 7 www .VIZIO .com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basic C ontrols and Connecti ons .................................................................. 9 1.1 Front Pane l ............................
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 8 www .VIZIO .com 3.4.2 Auto Search ............................................................................................................. .................................. 45 3.4.3 Skip Channel .
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 9 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 1 Basic Cont r ols and Connect ions 1.1 Front Panel Power ‘VIZIO’ light – The VIZIO name lights white when powered on and orange wh en powered off. Remote Control Sensor – This i s the window through which all of the remote control signal s pass to the sensor.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 10 www .VIZIO .com 1.3 Rear Panel Connections 1. AC IN – Plug-in the supplied AC Power Cord here.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 11 www .VIZIO .com 1.4 VIZIO Remote Control GUIDE – This button displays program information. Press this button once and the information of the program being viewed is shown. POWER – Press this button to turn the TV on from t he Standby mode.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 12 www .VIZIO .com 1.4.1 Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control Press and slide out the battery cover by following the direction sho wn by the mo lded arrow on the surface of the cover. Insert two AA batteries into the remote control.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 13 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 2 Connect ing Equipment 2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use? The VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A has six different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the most advanced for digi tal display s.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 14 www .VIZIO .com 2.2 Connecting Coaxial (RF) 2.2.1 Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV /TV 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) con nector from your antenna or digital cable (out-of-the-wall, not from the Cable Box) to the DTV/TV CABLE/ANTENNA connector.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 15 www .VIZIO .com 2.3 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box 2.3.1 Using HDMI HDTV Set-Top Boxes that have a HDMI digital interf ace should be connected to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV for optimal results.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 16 www .VIZIO .com For HDTV Set-Top Boxes with DVI: 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box. 2. Using a HDM I-DVI cable, connect the DVI end to your HDTV Set-Top Box and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input (white color area) at the rear of the High Definition TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 17 www .VIZIO .com 2.3.2 Using Component Video Connecting your HDTV Set-Top B ox (Better): 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 18 www .VIZIO .com 2.4 Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box 2.4.1 Using Composite Video 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and Set-Top Box.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 19 www .VIZIO .com 2.5 Connecting Your DVD Player You have several options for connecti ng your DVD player to your VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A; HDMI, Component, AV (S-Video or Composit e) inputs. Based on your configu ration, you can decide which option is right for you.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 20 www .VIZIO .com 2.5.2 For DVD Players with DVI: 1. Turn off the power to the High Definition TV and DVD player. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, c onnect the DVI end to your DV D player and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input (white color area) at the rear of the High Definition TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 21 www .VIZIO .com 2.5.3 Using Component Video Connecting your DVD Player (Better): 1. Turn off the power to the High Definition TV and DVD player.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 22 www .VIZIO .com 2.5.4 Using S-Video ( AV) Connecting your DVD Player (Good): 1. Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on t he rear of your DVD player to the S-Video jack in the AV/S-VIDEO group (yellow/red color area) on the back High Definition TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 23 www .VIZIO .com 2.6 Connecting Your VC R o r Video Camera 1. Turn off the HDTV and VCR or Video Camera. 2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your VCR o r Video Camera to the S-Video jack in the AV group on the rear side of the High Definition TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 24 www .VIZIO .com 2.7 Connecting an exte rnal Receiver/Amp 2.7.1 Optical Out put of Audio received with HD Programs If your sound system has a SPDIF (optical) digital a udio input you can connect it to the optical DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (white area) at the rear of the LCD HDTV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 25 www .VIZIO .com 2.8 Connecting a PC Computer 1. Turn off the power to the High Definition TV and PC Computer. 2. Connect a 15-pin D-Sub RGB (VGA) cable to the RGB output of your pc computer and the other end to the RGB PC input (blue area) at the rear of the High Definition TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 26 www .VIZIO .com 2.8.1 Preset PC Resolutions If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC inpu t, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1366x768 at 60Hz for best picture quality (refer to the graphic ca rd’s user guide for questions on how to set this timing mode).
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 27 www .VIZIO .com 2.9 Setting Up to Watch Television For ‘Preparing Your L CD HDTV for Wall Mounting’, see page 6.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 28 www .VIZIO .com The next screen will display the options to select between Home Mode and Retail Mode, selectin g Home Mode will give you an opportunity to save energy. Press the button on the remote to go to the next screen.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 29 www .VIZIO .com c. The Channel Scan screen will be displayed; default choice is Scan. Press the button on the remote control to commence the search for available chan n els to be stored into memory.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 30 www .VIZIO .com e. When finished, the Complete screen will be displayed to inform you that the HDTV has completed the Initial Setup. Press the button on the remote control to exit and begin watching TV.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 31 www .VIZIO .com Note: The TV set will be displaying a ny television stati on or program selected by the Cable Box, VCR, External Tuner or Satellite Receiver. Th e TV set will not be able to change pro grams or channels; this is controlled by the equipment sending the signal.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 32 www .VIZIO .com e. Press either or button to change the Picture Mode option to Standard. f. Press the LAST key repeatedly to exit the on screen display Menu.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 33 www .VIZIO .com 2.11 Watching a TV Program Before you start watching TV, please make sure that any cable, satellite or off-air antenn a connections are secure. Also, verify that the po wer cord is plugg ed into a correctly grounded electri cal outlet or surge protector.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 34 www .VIZIO .com 2.12 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings Volume To adjust the volume, press and hold the VOL+ or V OL- button on the side of the LCD HDTV or remote control until the desired level is reached.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 35 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 3 Adv anced Adjus t ment of HDTV 3.1 Using the On Sc reen Display (OSD) The remote control or the control buttons on the right hand sid e of the High Definition TV can control all the function settings.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 36 www .VIZIO .com 3.2 DTV / TV Input Picture Adjustment 3.2.1 Picture Mode When the MENU button is p ressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) a ppears on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button to highlight the Picture Mode selection.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 37 www .VIZIO .com 3.2.2 Backlight Press the button to highlight the Backlight selection. Press the button to start adjusting the brightness of th.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 38 www .VIZIO .com 3.2.4 Contrast Press the button to hi ghlight the Contrast selection. Press the button to start adj usting the contrast and the.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 39 www .VIZIO .com 3.2.7 Sharpness Press the button to highlight the Sharpness selection. Press the button to start adjusting the sh arpness and t.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 40 www .VIZIO .com 3.2.9 Advanced Video Press the button to highlight the option for Advanced Video selection. Press the MENU button. A new menu will be displayed showing the advance d functions available for fine tuning of the picture.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 41 www .VIZIO .com CTI Press the button to highlight CTI (Color Transi ent Improvement). This feature can be used to reduce the time taken to transition from one color to another. The effect will be seen as sharpening the bord er between colors.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 42 www .VIZIO .com 3.3 DTV / TV Input Audio Adjustment 3.3.1 Volume When the MENU button is p ressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) ap pears on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button to display the AUDIO ADJUST page.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 43 www .VIZIO .com 3.3.3 Treble Press the button to highlight the Treble selection. Press the button to start adjusting the trebl e and the menu p.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 44 www .VIZIO .com 3.3.6 Digital Audio Out Press the button to highlight the Digital Audio Out selection. Press the or button to make the proper selection. The options bein g Dol by Digital, PCM and OFF.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 45 www .VIZIO .com 3.4 DTV / TV Tuner Setup When you first used your VIZIO VW32L HDTV40A you will have setup your TV for DTV / TV channel s using the Initial Setup screens. If you did not do this or if your setup has changed, you can do this from the TV TUNER SETUP menu.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 46 www .VIZIO .com 3.4.4 MTS This feature allows you, the user to select the different languages in which the signal provider or broadcaster is transmitting the audio wit h the program you are watching.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 47 www .VIZIO .com 3.5 DTV / TV Input Setup 3.5.1 Language When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Displa y (OSD) appea rs on the PICTURE adjustment page. Press the button until the SETUP page is displayed.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 48 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.4 Input Naming This feature has been ad ded to facilitate you, the user in identifying or label the input an d signal which is being watched. You could use up to 8 chara cte rs; eit her letters or numbers or combinations of both.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 49 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.5 Closed Caption (CC) When watching reg ular analog (NTSC) TV, the Analog CC feature is available in the Setup menu. Press the button to highlight th e Analog CC selection. Press the button to select CC1, CC2, CC3 or CC4.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 50 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.7 System Reset Press the button to highlight the System Reset. Press the button to go to next screen. Press the button to select either Setup Wizard or Reset All Settings. Selecting Setup Wizard brings up the Initial Setup procedure described on pa ges 2 8 through 30.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 51 www .VIZIO .com DTV / TV Input Parental Co ntrol 3.5.8 Channel Block If you want to restrict certain channel an d program viewing, you can do this by turning on the Parental Control.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 52 www .VIZIO .com Press the button to highlight the Channel Block selection. Press the button to go to the next screen. Press the LAST key once to return to the previous screen or repeatedly to return to your pro gram if task has bee n completed.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 53 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.10 US Movie Rating (For US) Press the button to highlight the US Movie Rating selection.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 54 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.12 Canadian French Rating Press the button to highlight the Canadian French Rating selection. Press the button and the Block Canad ian French Rating p anel will be displayed.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 55 www .VIZIO .com 3.5.14 Blocked Unrated Pr ogramming Follow the procedure in t he previous section 3.5.8 to display the Parental Control menu and then press the button to hig hlight the Block Unrated TV selection.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 56 www .VIZIO .com 3.6 HDMI Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the DTV / TV input in section 3.3. The menu difference is t hat there is no icon along the top for DTV / TV or Parental Control adjustments.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 57 www .VIZIO .com 3.9 Video Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for Video Inputs (Component and AV) as for the DTV / TV input in section 3.23. The menu difference is that there is no icon al ong the top for DTV / TV adjustments.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 58 www .VIZIO .com 3.11 Video Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the sa me way for Video Inputs (Componen t and AV) as for the DTV/TV input in section 3.3. The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for TV adjustments.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 59 www .VIZIO .com 3.13 PC Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates i n the same way for the PC Input as for the DTV / TV input in section 3.2 for Backlight, Contrast, Brightne ss and Color Temperature.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 60 www .VIZIO .com 3.13.3 Brightness Press the button to hi ghlight the Brightness selection. Press the button to start adjusting the brightne ss .
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 61 www .VIZIO .com 3.13.5 Color Temp erature Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection. The default is COOL; this is the 9300K setting. P r es s t h e o r b u tt o n i f y o u w an t t o c h o o se the Normal, Warm or Custom option.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 62 www .VIZIO .com 3.13.8 V. Position Press the button to highlight the Vertical Shift selection. Press the button to start adjusting the vertical position of the picture. Use the or button to adjust the vertical position.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 63 www .VIZIO .com 3.16 Understanding Viewing Fe atures Your HDTV features the following viewing modes, see page 34 for details. 3.16.1 Viewing Modes Normal Mode The original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1 so urce) i s preserved, so black bars are added to the left and right of the display image.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 64 www .VIZIO .com 3.17 Using a Cable or Satellite Remote Your VIZIO remote uses codes 11758 and 10178 to work yo ur LCD HDTV. To u se a cable or satellite remote to work the LCD HDTV, refer to your cable or satellite remote user guide for mo re information on how to program the remote.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 65 www .VIZIO .com 4.2 TV and Stand Base Assembly If the original instructions had been misp lace d or lost, the following steps are a duplicate of such document, removing the Stand Base may be the only steps to be done at this po int.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 66 www .VIZIO .com 4.3 Troubleshooting Guide If the TV fails or the performance change s dramatically, check the display in accordance with the following instructions. Remember to check the peri pherals to pinpoint the source of the failure.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 67 www .VIZIO .com Problem Solution If you are using T V, AV-C, AV-S or Component with 480i input, foll o w steps on page 33 on how to set the WIDE screen modes. You can see a picture but you cannot hear sound.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 68 www .VIZIO .com 4.5 Compliance Caution: Always use a power cable tha t is properl y grounded. Please u se the AC cords listed bel ow for each area. USA UL Canada CSA Germany VDE UK BASE/BS Japan Electric Appliance Control Act 4.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 69 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Inf or mat ion 5.1 Specifications Specifications Product specification s may change without notice or obligation. Panel 32” (31.5” Diagonal vie wing area), 16:9 As pect Ratio Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels Pixel (Dot) Pitch 0.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 70 www .VIZIO .com 5.2 Glossary – Standard Definitions Analog TV: Today’s TV system using radio frequen cy wave s to transmit and di splay pictures and sound. Aspect Ratio (4x3): Trad itional TV “aspect ratio”, that is, the screen’s width as compared to its height.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 71 www .VIZIO .com 5.3 Index A Accessories, 4, 5 Adjustments Channel, 9, 11 Channels, 34 Selecting the Screen Size, 34, 64 , 71 Volume, 9, 11,.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 72 www .VIZIO .com P Parental Control Block Unrated Programming, 56 Canadian English Rating, 54 Canadian French Rating, 55 Channel Block, 52 C.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 73 www .VIZIO .com VIZIO LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY VIZIO provides a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY” against m anufacturing defects in materials and workmanship to the original purchaser of a new VIZIO display purchased from an authorized VIZIO U.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 74 www .VIZIO .com display for commercial purposes or in applications or uses for which the display is not intended is not covered by this limited warranty.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 75 www .VIZIO .com VIZIO RETURN POLICY VIZIO’s return policy allows for products purchased directly from VIZIO to be returned by the original purchaser during the ini tial thirty (30) day period following the date of purchase.
VIZIO ® VW32L HDTV40A User Manual Version 10/17/2008 76 www .VIZIO .com Warranty Replacement generally is performed on displays which are determined to be economically unrepairable.
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