Vizio E550i-A0, User Manual

Page 1: ...user manual Model E550i A0 VIZIO...

Page 2: ...nging the factory default picture settings or enabling other features will increase power consumption that could exceed the limits necessary to qualify for ENERGY STAR rating HDMI the HDMI logo and Hi...

Page 3: ...ctions should be observed for the installation use and maintenance of your TV Read the following safety instructions before operating your TV Keep these instructions in a safe place for future referen...

Page 4: ...due to power surges Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combina...

Page 5: ...may damage the wires inside the cord and cause fire or electric shock When your TV will not be used for an extended period of time unplug the power cord To reduce risk of electric shock do not touch...

Page 6: ...to grounding electrodes and requirements of the grounding electrode Ground Clamp Antenna Lead In Wire Antenna Discharge Unit NEC Section 810 20 Grounding Conductors NEC Section 810 21 Ground Clamps P...

Page 7: ...1 Setting the Auto Power Off Feature 21 Adjusting the Picture Settings 22 Adjusting the Advanced Picture Settings 23 Adjusting the Color Temperature 24 Adjusting the Picture Size and Position 24 Reset...

Page 8: ...ing a USB Thumb Drive to the TV 43 Playing USB Media 43 Using VIZIO Internet Apps 45 Using the VIA Shortcut Buttons 45 Using the VIA Dock 45 Moving an App on the VIA Dock 45 Adding a New App to the VI...

Page 9: ...can be installed in two ways On a flat surface using the included stand On a wall using a VESA standard wall mount not included Installing the TV Stand Your TV includes a stand designed to support the...

Page 10: ...TV and slide it into place as shown 2 Using the included hex wrench tighten four 4 M4 12mm hex screws into the holes on the back of the TV to secure the neck piece 3 Align the base with the neck and...

Page 11: ...ight of the TV After you have determined that you have the correct mount for your TV you can begin the installation To install your TV on a wall 1 Disconnect any cables connected to your TV 2 Place th...

Page 12: ...le from cable satellite or antenna Optical Audio Out Connect optical SPDIF audio device such as home audio receiver Stereo Audio Out Connect 3 5mm audio device such as sound bar HDMI Connect HDMI devi...

Page 13: ...7 INPUT MENU CH CH VOL VOL POWER Turn TV off or on MENU Open the on screen menu CHANNEL UP DOWN Change the channel VOLUME UP DOWN Increase or decrease volume level INPUT Change input source Side Pane...

Page 14: ...2 8 Front Panel REMOTE SENSOR POWER INDICATOR When using the remote aim it directly at this sensor Front Panel...

Page 15: ...menu Power Turn TV on or off Menu Display the on screen menu Info Display the info window Dash Use with number pad to manually enter a digital sub channel For example 18 4 or 18 5 Channel Up Down Chan...

Page 16: ...he Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Insert two batteries into the remote control Make sure that the and symbols on the batteries match the and symbols inside the battery compartment 3 Replace th...

Page 17: ...Resolution Game Console Cable Satellite Box DVD Blu ray Player Your TV can be used to display output from most devices 1 Verify that your device has a video port that matches an available port on the...

Page 18: ...ent ways over three connectors for video separated into Red Blue and Green signals and the left and right audio connectors Red and White AV CABLE AV cables or Composite cables are the traditional way...

Page 19: ...matches an available port on the TV Optical 3 5mm etc 2 Turn the TV and your audio device off 3 Connect the appropriate cable not included to the TV and the device 4 Turn the TV and your device on BES...

Page 20: ...ransmitted between devices RCA OR 3 5MM CABLE AV cables or Composite cables are the traditional way of connecting your devices to your audio device Audio signals are sent over the red and white or 3 5...

Page 21: ...setup the audio connection between your TV and Home Audio Receiver can be removed The HDMI cable will transmit audio signal to and from your TV with an all digital audio video connection Without an H...

Page 22: ...et cable to your router and to the Ethernet port on the back of the TV See below 2 Use the Guided Network Setup to configure the TV See Using Guided Setup on page 41 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1...

Page 23: ...se and press OK 3 Use the Up Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Home Mode Setup and press OK Completing the First Time Setup 4 Use the OK and Arrow Up Down buttons on the remote to read and...

Page 24: ...mer Adjust the picture settings Adjust the audio settings Adjust the network settings Change TV settings Access the help menu Navigating the On Screen Menu To open the on screen menu press the MENU bu...

Page 25: ...the Arrow buttons to highlight the Wide icon Press OK 3 Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your desired screen mode and press OK Normal preserves the content s original aspect ratio Since the 4 3 aspe...

Page 26: ...G Color As Broadcast BG Opacity As Broadcast Window Color As Broadcast Window Opacity As Broadcast Setting Up Closed Captioning Your TV can display closed captions for programs that include them Close...

Page 27: ...ou want the TV to turn off 30 60 90 120 or 180 minutes If you don t want the sleep timer to activate change the setting to Off 5 Press OK then press EXIT Help VIZIO Network Sleep Timer Input CC ABC Au...

Page 28: ...Picture Mode Custom Backlight 50 Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Color 50 Tint 0 Sharpness 0 More Football Golf Basketball and Baseball modes optimize the picture settings for their respective sports Also...

Page 29: ...Select Off Normal Rich Color Green Flesh or Green Blue Adaptive Luma Adjusts the average brightness of the picture to compensate for large areas of brightness Select Off Low Medium Strong or Extend F...

Page 30: ...the remote Help VIZIO Network Sleep Timer Input CC ABC Audio Wide Normal Picture Settings Panoramic Wide Zoom 2D 3D Exit Color Temperature Color Temperature Normal Red Gain 128 Green Gain 128 Blue Ga...

Page 31: ...ture Settings menu use the Arrow buttons to highlight More then press OK 2 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Reset Picture Mode then press OK The TV displays Are you sure you want to RE...

Page 32: ...oviding deep rich bass and delivering crisp details and clear intelligible dialog Select Surround or Standard SRS TruVolume TruVolume intelligently normalizes volume fluctuations due to television com...

Page 33: ...e TV s volume controls or select Fixed to control the external speakers volume from your home theater system controls 3 When you have finished adjusting the advanced audio settings press the EXIT butt...

Page 34: ...our network s password then highlight Connect and press OK 6 Press the EXIT button on the remote Help VIZIO Network Sleep Timer Input CC ABC Audio Wide Normal Picture Settings Panoramic Wide Zoom 2D 3...

Page 35: ...address 3 If you need the RJ45 Ethernet MAC address or the Wireless MAC address to set up your network these are displayed at the bottom of the Change Settings menu 4 Press the EXIT button on the rem...

Page 36: ...Source TV Tuner Name Input Parental Controls Menu Language English Time Local Settings CEC Settings Power Indicator On Changing the Input Source To change the input source from the Settings menu 1 Pre...

Page 37: ...enna or Cable and press OK 5 Press the EXIT button on the remote Scanning for Channels Before the TV can detect and display channels and their associated information you must scan for channels A chann...

Page 38: ...t To Channel and enter the channel to which you want to end the scan Use the Number Pad on the remote to enter the channel 5 Highlight Start and press OK The partial channel search begins 6 Wait until...

Page 39: ...t of each channel you select 3 When you have selected all of the channels you wish to remove press the EXIT button on the remote Help VIZIO Network Sleep Timer Input CC ABC Audio Wide Normal Picture S...

Page 40: ...low you to prevent the TV from displaying certain channels or programs without a password Accessing the Parental Controls Menu To access the Parental Controls menu 1 Press the MENU button on the remot...

Page 41: ...that are meant for mature audiences You may not want to block the channel completely using a channel lock but you may wish to block certain programs from being viewed When this is the case you can us...

Page 42: ...ifferent devices attached to the inputs on your TV you can rename the inputs For example if you have a DVD player connected to the Component input you can rename that input to display DVD Player To ch...

Page 43: ...me you must be connected to the internet via an Ethernet cable or a wireless network 1 Press the MENU button on the remote The on screen menu is displayed 2 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to high...

Page 44: ...h setting CEC Function To use CEC you must select Enable System Audio Control When system audio control is on you can control your device s audio using the TV s remote control Device Discovery Use thi...

Page 45: ...D 3D Exit Help User Manual System Info Reset TV Settings Clear Memory Factory Default Service Check Guided Setup Store Demo Displaying System Information To display a summary of the TV settings 5 Pres...

Page 46: ...its factory default settings 1 Press the MENU button on the remote The on screen menu is displayed 2 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Help icon and press OK The Help menu is displ...

Page 47: ...t the Help icon and press OK The Help menu is displayed 3 Highlight Guided Setup and press OK 4 Highlight the guided setup you want to access and press OK Tuner Setup Set up the TV tuner Network Setup...

Page 48: ...ion Press the INFO or GUIDE button three times to display the program description Digital Episode Guide Info Window Oliver s Holiday Surprise Ch 50 123 LACT DTV CABLE 11 00AM 12 00PM TV PG V CC OFF En...

Page 49: ...d as FAT32 Files on the USB thumb drive must end in a supported file extension mp3 jpg etc The player is not designed to play media from external hard drives or mp3 players To play your USB media 1 Co...

Page 50: ...ge Information If your USB thumb drive has more files than can be displayed on a single screen you can move between pages by highlighting this area and pressing Left Right Arrow Back Button Highlight...

Page 51: ...size of the main display window when an App is open in the sidebar Red Exit from an open App or to close the App Dock Green View settings for an open App Using the VIA Dock The VIA Dock is where all...

Page 52: ...rofiles User profiles allow you to keep a customized set of Apps in the VIA Dock For each profile you create a different set of Apps and App settings are saved Creating an Owner PIN Creating an owner...

Page 53: ...hen press OK The Create Profile menu is displayed 8 Highlight Avatar and press OK The Avatar menu is displayed 9 Highlight a picture for your profile and press OK The Create Profile menu is displayed...

Page 54: ...Restoring the VIA Dock to the Factory Default Settings The VIA Dock and all of its installed Widgets can be restored to the factory default settings If you restore the VIA dock to the factory default...

Page 55: ...FREE techsupport VIZIO com www VIZIO com support Hours of operation Monday Friday 5 am to 9 pm PST Saturday Sunday 8 am to 4 pm PST The VIZIO support team is highly trained and is based in the United...

Page 56: ...me Up on the remote control Press the MUTE button on the remote to ensure mute is off Check the audio settings Adjusting the Audio Settings on page 26 Ensure the speakers are set to On Ensure no headp...

Page 57: ...may not display correctly These types of occurrences are inherent to this type of product and do not constitute a defective product I see noise or static on the screen When your TV s digital capabilit...

Page 58: ...and 47 80 lbs 41 98 lbs TV Type LED Refresh Rate 120 Hz Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 1080p Pixel Pitch 0 21 mm H x 0 63 mm V Dynamic Contrast Ratio 2 000 000 1 Response Time 6 5 ms Brightness 300 ni...

Page 59: ...ge English Spanish French Ambient Light Sensor Yes Remote Control Model XRT112 Certifications CSA CSA US FCC Class B HDMI 1 4 Dolby digital Plus Compliance Energy Star Voltage Range 120V 50 60 Hz Powe...

Page 60: ...of customer misuse modifications or adjustments as well as installation and set up issues or any repairs attempted by anyone other than by aVIZIO authorized service center Products with unreadable or...

Page 61: ...ons not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Caution Always use an AC DC power adapter that is proper...

Page 62: ...SE AGREEMENT The following terms and conditions govern the use of any software on your VIZIO HD TV 1 General The software documentation and any fonts accompanying this License Agreement whether on dis...

Page 63: ...nce and you acknowledge and agree that VIZIO does not guarantee their accuracy You understand that by using any of the VIA Services you may encounter content that may be deemed offensive indecent or o...

Page 64: ...NAL INJURY OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU In no event shall VIZIO s total liability to you for all damages other than as may be required by applicabl...

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