Vizio GV42LF - 42" LCD TV, User Manual

Page 1: ...toll free at 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 We recommend you register your VIZIO GV42L FHDTV10A either at our website www vizio com or fill in your registration card and mail it in For peace of mind and to...

Page 2: ...If your outlet does not accommodate the three wire plug have an electrician install the correct outlet or use an adapter to ground the appliance safely Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounde...

Page 3: ...nd supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of the grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requiremen...

Page 4: ...e strongly advise that you have at least 2 people to unpack and install the HDTV The glass surface can easily be scratched or broken so please handle the product gently and never place the HDTV with t...

Page 5: ...l Mounting for additional information Avoid installing the TV in places with high humidity dust or smoke so as not to shorten the service life of the electronic components Install the TV in landscape...

Page 6: ...at surface blanket foam cloth etc to prevent any damage to the TV 3 Pull the stand cover off by squeezing the sides to release the retaining plastic tabs 4 Remove the four 4 screws screw s specs M4 0...

Page 7: ...speaker The screws are identified by arrows molded into the plastic After removing speaker the screws could be left in place for future use if speaker needs to be reinstalled 3 Remove the aluminum nam...

Page 8: ...set 2 Make sure that the extension cables follow the pattern shown below 3 Please notice that you will need a female 5 pin connector at one end and a male 5 pin connector at the other end to make the...

Page 9: ...Using Composite AV2 Video 28 2 5 Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera 29 2 6 Connecting an external Receiver Amp 30 2 7 Connecting a PC Computer 31 2 7 1 Preset PC Resolutions 32 2 7 2 Resolution 1920...

Page 10: ...l 53 4 15 PC Input Picture Adjustment 53 4 15 1 Auto Adjust 53 4 15 2 Backlight 53 4 15 3 Brightness 54 4 15 4 Contrast 54 4 15 5 Color Temperature 55 4 15 6 H SIZE 55 4 15 7 H Position 55 4 15 8 V Po...

Page 11: ...sub menu is active pressing this button will return to the previous menu level Channel Use these buttons to step up or down the TV channels While the OSD is active these buttons function as up and dow...

Page 12: ...or purchase from www vizio com or by calling 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 6 RGB PC Connect the video and audio from a computer here The blue color band on the rear of the TV indicates this connection 7 CO...

Page 13: ...om the LCD HDTV to an external device such as a home theatre system external amplifier or stereo Speakers cannot be connected directly to here The white color band on the rear of the TV indicates this...

Page 14: ...d Audio Receiver Amp Home Theatre System This button selects a programmed cable TV set top box or a satellite TV set top box This button has been pre programmed to select the codes to operate the VIZI...

Page 15: ...activated by pressing the MENU button Use the OK button to select your chosen option in On Screen Display OSD menus GUIDE This button displays program information Note this button is only functional...

Page 16: ...this button will switch between HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 inputs This button cycles through the available screen formats The options are Wide Normal Zoom Panoramic Note in RGB PC mode the options are 4 3 and...

Page 17: ...mote Control Range Point the remote control at the remote control sensor to transmit the commands Do not place any obstacles between the remote control and the receiver window The effective range of t...

Page 18: ...onnection for standard NTSC TV using antenna or cable Best analog Blue RGB PC VGA This video input has separate red green and blue color components The signal carries horizontal and vertical sync info...

Page 19: ...ing the INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing the HDMI button on the Remote Control Note To maintain the display quality use a VIZIO certified HDMI cable that is 1...

Page 20: ...ut white area at the rear of the LCD HDTV 4 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV and HDTV Set Top Box 5 Select HDMI using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing th...

Page 21: ...nt 1 group green color area row of connectors nearest to you when viewing from the rear of the TV at the rear of the LCD HDTV 5 Using an audio cable white and red connectors connect the cable to the a...

Page 22: ...Select DTV using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing the TV button on the Remote Control Note a Not all digital TV broadcasts are High Definition HD Refer t...

Page 23: ...irectly by pressing the TV button on the Remote Control 2 3 3 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR 1 Turn off the power to the LCD HDTV and VCR 2 Connect the Output to TV RF Out or Antenna Out...

Page 24: ...nnect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your DVD player and the other end to the HDMI Input white color area at the rear of the LCD HDTV 3 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV and your DVD player 4 Sele...

Page 25: ...ctors connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the DVI output on your DVD player and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with the HDMI input white area at...

Page 26: ...in the Component 1 group green color area row of connectors nearest to you when viewing from the rear of the TV at the rear of the LCD HDTV 5 Using an audio cable white and red connectors connect the...

Page 27: ...dio cable white and red connectors connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the S Video output on your DVD player and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated w...

Page 28: ...d color and L white color audio input connectors in the AV input orange color area row of connectors at the rear of the LCD HDTV 4 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV and DVD Player 5 Select AV2 using t...

Page 29: ...ctors connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the S Video output on your VCR or Video Camera and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with the AV1 input at...

Page 30: ...Press the on the remote control to select the Audio menu 6 Press the on the remote control to select SPEAKERS 7 Press the on the remote control to select OFF so that the sound from the LCD HDTV will...

Page 31: ...he INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing the RGB button on the Remote Control Note a For the best picture quality please refer to the pc or graphic card s user gui...

Page 32: ...60 37 9 60 317 P P 40 000 800x600 75 46 9 75 P P 49 500 800x600 85 53 7 85 06 P P 56 250 1024x768 60 48 4 60 01 N N 65 000 1024x768 75 60 0 75 03 P P 78 750 1920x1080 60 47 7 66 7 N N 136 5 NOTES N N...

Page 33: ...e for the LCD HDTV by pressing the INPUT button on the side of the TV or using the Input button on the remote control Pressing this button will cycle you through the following options TV AV1 AV2 Compo...

Page 34: ...to go to the next screen c The Tuner screen will be displayed default choice is Antenna If you are using Cable press the button to highlight CABLE Press the button on the remote to go to the next scr...

Page 35: ...Refer to www antennaweb org to get information about availability in your area type of antenna and in which direction to point your antenna The channel availability through cable depends upon which c...

Page 36: ...by a Component YPbPr cable select Component 1 or Component 2 directly by pressing the Component button on the remote or by pressing the INPUT button on the remote or on the side of the LCD HDTV 3 Whe...

Page 37: ...hannel the program list will update with the program schedule for the channel and the window will show the live program for that channel Press the GUIDE button to exit this feature Information on HDTV...

Page 38: ...Press the MENU button on the remote control or the side of the TV and the Picture menu will be shown on the screen Press the or button on the remote control or the VOL or VOL button on the side of the...

Page 39: ...icture adjustment available for you is for the Backlight the rest are preset 4 2 2 Backlight Press the button to highlight the Backlight selection Press the button to start adjusting the brightness of...

Page 40: ...the black levels in the picture If the brightness is too low you will not be able to see the detail in darker parts of the picture and if the brightness is too high the picture will look washed out 4...

Page 41: ...e Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection Press the or button if you want to choose the Custom Cool Normal or Warm option The default is Cool which has a 9300k value s...

Page 42: ...is feature On or Off 4 3 4 CTI Color Transient Intensity Press the button to highlight CTI Color Transient Intensity This feature can be used to reduce the time taken to transition from one color to a...

Page 43: ...Press the button to start adjusting the bass and the menu page will disappear and be replaced by a small Bass Indicator Bar as before so you can see the bass level between the zero and maximum availa...

Page 44: ...ppears on the PICTURE menu page Press the button to display the TV page Press the button to highlight the Tuner Mode selection Press the button to choose Cable or Antenna depending upon which equipmen...

Page 45: ...for your area will ensure that the correct program times are shown after pressing the GUIDE button on the remote control Press the button to highlight the Time Zone selection Press the button to sele...

Page 46: ...ghlight the Sleep Timer selection Press the button to select the timer to turn off the TV in 30 60 90 or 120 minutes 4 6 3 Analog Closed Caption When watching regular analog NTSC TV the Analog CC feat...

Page 47: ...be two different channels simultaneously when selected Press the button and highlight the option Press the button to activate the PIP feature which will bring up a display showing Style Press the or b...

Page 48: ...e PARENTAL menu page The Password must be entered before the TV will continue with Parental settings The default password set in the factory is 0 0 0 0 If you are going to use the Parental Control fea...

Page 49: ...layed In the Block TV Rating panel you can customize the program blocking of the following TV ratings Y All children Y7 Older children G General audience PG Guidance suggested 14 Strongly cautioned MA...

Page 50: ...tions Press the button to block locked or allow unlocked Blocked Unrated Programming Follow the procedure in the previous section 4 7 1 to display the Parental Control menu and then press the button t...

Page 51: ...rental Control adjustments 4 9 HDMI Input Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjust menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the DTV TV input in section 4 4 The menu difference is that there is...

Page 52: ...the top for DTV TV adjustments 4 12 Video Input Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjust menu operates in the same way for Video Inputs Component and AV as for the DTV TV input in section 4 4 The menu differ...

Page 53: ...is pressed the On Screen Display OSD appears on the PICTURE adjustment page Press the button to highlight the Auto Adjust selection Press the button for the LCD HDTV to adjust to the PC signal timing...

Page 54: ...low you will not be able to see the detail in darker parts of the picture and if the brightness is too high the picture will look washed out 4 15 4 Contrast Press the button to highlight the Contrast...

Page 55: ...r Press the OK button when finished Repeat the procedure to adjust the other colors if desired 4 15 6 H SIZE Press the button to highlight the H Size selection Press the button to start adjusting the...

Page 56: ...t as for the DTV TV input in section 4 4 The menu difference is that there are no icons along the top for DTV TV and Parental Control adjustments 4 17 PC Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the sam...

Page 57: ...movie there will still be black bars at the top and bottom When watching a standard definition 4 3 aspect ratio 1 33 1 source the picture will fill the screen but will be stretched horizontally people...

Page 58: ...the main screen For the POP mode the main screen and sub screen will of equal size and be positioned side by side Input Press the button to highlight Input and then press the or button to choose the...

Page 59: ...hlight Size function and press the or button to choose Small Medium or Large See section 1 4 page 15 for the button AUDIO which you can use to switch the audio source from the main screen default to t...

Page 60: ...croll sideways to the Set up option always represented by the wrench icon A red color will show that you are at this option 3 Press the button to scroll down to the PIP option PIP will become yellow 4...

Page 61: ...to select your choice 19 Now that you have already selected Size and Position press the button to select the Input option again the choice will be yellow to show that it has been selected 20 Press the...

Page 62: ...on the remote control 3 Press and hold the SET button until the LED LIGHT flashes twice 4 Find the programming code for your Cable Box in the code list in the back of this book and enter it using the...

Page 63: ...s twice 5 Point the remote control at the component and then alternate between pressing the POWER button and the component button on the remote control until the component turns off If the component s...

Page 64: ...uted neutral cleaner to clean the display Wring water out of the cloth before cleaning to prevent water from penetrating into the housing Wipe the display with a dry cloth after cleaning 5 2 Troublesh...

Page 65: ...ation to see if this is the cause of the problem The picture has abnormal patterns Make sure that the input source cable is attached securely and correctly to the back of your TV Make sure that the vi...

Page 66: ...er than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone For more information on warranty se...

Page 67: ...vision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate t...

Page 68: ...Motion Adaptive De Interlace Picture Enhancement MPEG 2 Decoding via DTV input NTSC Video decoding via Video AV S Video or Component Progressive Scan Video via HDMI Component or RGB HDTV via HDMI Com...

Page 69: ...nes 720P or 1080 interlaced lines 1080i and Dolby digital surround sound HDTV provides 900 000 2 1 million pixels Integrated HDTV An HDTV that has the digital tuner built into the set It does not need...

Page 70: ...Bass 43 Simulated Surround Sound 44 Speakers On Off 44 Treble 43 Volume 43 DTV Picture Adjust Advanced Picture Adjustments 42 Backlight 39 53 Brightness 40 54 Color 40 Color Temperature 41 55 Contrast...

Page 71: ...IO TV 63 RGB Connecting your PC 31 S S Video Connecting your DVD Player 27 28 T Technical Specifications 68 Troubleshooting Guide 64 TV Audio Adjustment 43 Parental Control 48 Picture Adjustment 39 Sp...

Page 72: ...20240 General 20045 Go Video 20432 GoldStar 20037 20209 20038 20225 Haojie 20240 Harman Kardon 20081 20038 Harwood 20072 Hewlett Packard 21972 HI Q 20047 Hitachi 20037 20042 20055 Howard Computers 21...

Page 73: ...ch 21972 Unitech 20240 Vector 20045 Vector Research 20038 Victor 20067 Video Concepts 20045 Videomagic 20037 Videosonic 20240 Viewsonic 21972 Wards 20060 20035 20048 20047 20081 20240 20042 20072 Whit...

Page 74: ...00724 01076 00722 00099 01442 Proscan 00392 00566 Proton 01535 RadioShack 00869 RCA 00392 00566 00855 00143 01392 Samsung 01276 01109 01108 Sanyo 01219 SKY 00856 Sony 00639 01640 Star Choice 00869 Tiv...

Page 75: ...23 20124 Urban Concepts 20503 Xbox 20522 Yamaha 20490 20539 20545 Zenith 20503 20591 20869 Setup Code for CD Players Aiwa 30157 Burmester 30420 California Audio Labs 30029 Carver 30157 30179 Denon 308...

Page 76: ...014 30630 30531 Proscan 31254 Qisheng 31609 Quasar 30039 RadioShack 31263 RCA 31023 31609 31254 30531 31074 Sharper Image 31263 Silsonic 30176 Sony 31058 31441 31258 31759 Soundesign 30670 Stereophoni...

Page 77: ...8 Hankook 10180 10030 10178 Harley Davidson 11904 Harman Kardon 10054 Harvard 10180 Havermy 10093 Helios 10865 Hello Kitty 10451 Hisense 10156 10748 10145 11156 Hitachi 10156 10030 10178 11145 10145 1...

Page 78: ...10017 10030 Sampo 10154 10093 10030 10178 10171 10700 10650 11755 10092 Samsung 10154 10156 10060 10812 10702 10030 10178 11060 10814 10092 11903 10090 10766 Sansui 10463 11904 11935 11929 11911 Sany...

Page 79: ...Vector Research 10030 Victor 10250 10053 10650 Vidikron 10054 Setup Code for TV s Vidtech 10178 Viewsonic 11755 10885 10864 Wards 10054 10030 10178 10866 11156 Warumaia 10661 Waycon 10156 Setup Code...