Vizio SV420XVT1A - 42" LCD TV, User Manual

Page 1: ...ent beyond the standard warranty VIZIO offers on site extended warranty service plans These plans give additional coverage during the standard warranty period Visit our website or call us to purchase...

Page 2: ...liance safely Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded plug Appliance inlet or AC inlet is used as the disconnect device Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by manuf...

Page 3: ...ng electrodes and requirements of the grounding electrode Lightning Protection For added protection of the TV during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended or unused for long periods of time...

Page 4: ...DTV The glass surface can easily be scratched or broken so please handle the product gently and never place the HDTV with the glass facing downwards on a surface without protective padding IMPORTANT S...

Page 5: ...for Wall 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 lan...

Page 6: ...f eight 8 screws holding the base to the SV420XVT1A 4 Carefully remove the stand base Now the SV420XVT1A can fit securely to a mount sold separately by utilizing the mounting holes in the center of th...

Page 7: ...Using Composite AV Video 27 2 5 Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera 28 2 6 Connecting an external Receiver Amp 29 2 6 1 Optical Output of Audio received with HD Programs 29 2 7 Connecting a PC Comput...

Page 8: ...udio Adjustment 67 4 8 HDMI Input Setup 67 4 9 Video Input Picture Adjustment 68 4 10 Video Input Audio Adjustment 68 4 11 Video Input Setup 68 4 12 Auto Phase for Component input 69 4 13 Video Input...

Page 9: ...VIZIO SV420XVT1A User Manual Version 6 2 2008 9 www VIZIO com Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Information 81 6 1 Specifications 81 6 2 Glossary Standard Definitions 82 6 3 Index 83 Component Program Codes 89...

Page 10: ...OSD is active these buttons function as up and down controls in the OSD menus VOLUME Use these buttons to increase or decrease to the speaker volume While the OSD is active these buttons function as l...

Page 11: ...e TV is needed if sound is also transmitted with this signal 5 COMPONENT 1 YPb CbPr Cr with Audio L R Connect the primary source for component video devices such as a DVD Player or set top box here Fr...

Page 12: ...VD Player or set top box here From top to bottom left to right use green for Y blue for Pb or Cb red for Pr or Cr then connect white for left audio and red for right audio inputs under the orange band...

Page 13: ...sing of this button will switch between Component 1 and Component 2 inputs Repeated pressing of this button will switch between AV1 and AV2 inputs Press this button to select TV programming Use these...

Page 14: ...tton to select your chosen option in On Screen Display OSD menus GUIDE This button displays program information Note This function is only available on DTV EXIT This button exits the On Screen Display...

Page 15: ...your Cable Remote or Satellite When TV is selected this button is used to select the channels within the PIP screen when DTV TV is the PIP input selected This button cycles through the available scree...

Page 16: ...with local laws and regulations Keep the batteries away from children and pets 1 5 2 Remote Control Range Point the remote control at the remote control sensor to transmit the commands Do not place a...

Page 17: ...V 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 information on the green signal T...

Page 18: ...ide 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 Length is available up to 10 meters See www vizi...

Page 19: ...t Top Box 5 Select HDMI2 using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing the HDMI button on the Remote Control Note d The HDMI input on the LCD TV supports High ba...

Page 20: ...mponent 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...

Page 21: ...f the LCD HDTV 3 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV 4 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...

Page 22: ...ctly 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 con...

Page 23: ...able 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 Select HDMI using...

Page 24: ...ated with the HDMI input white area at the rear of the LCD HDTV 4 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV and your DVD player 5 Select HDMI 2 using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV or...

Page 25: ...ctor 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...

Page 26: ...d 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 with the AV1 input at t...

Page 27: ...he LCD HDTV 3 Connect the R red color and L white color audio connectors on your DVD player to the corresponding R red color and L white color audio input connectors in the AV input yellow color area...

Page 28: ...ors 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 red...

Page 29: ...s button on the remote control to select the Audio menu 6 Press on the remote control to select SPEAKERS 7 Press on the remote control to select OFF so that the sound from the LCD HDTV will now be rou...

Page 30: ...button on the remote or side of the LCD HDTV Note a For a better picture quality when connecting a pc computer through RGB PC set your pc computer timing mode to VESA 1366x768 at 60Hz For the best pi...

Page 31: ...800x600 75 46 87 75 00 P P 49 50 1024x768 60 48 36 60 00 N N 65 00 1024x768 70 56 47 70 06 N N 75 00 1024x768 75 60 02 75 02 P P 78 75 1920x1080 60 66 65 60 00 P P 136 50 NOTES N Negative P Positive I...

Page 32: ...Initial Setup After powering on the TV set the Initial Setup screen will come up please press the button on the remote control The Language choice screen will be displayed the default English option...

Page 33: ...t time that you decide to complete this procedure you will need to select the TV as input and then go through the Menu option to select the Tuner setup to get the option of scanning the channels again...

Page 34: ...nnection Note Composite AV and S Video Cables can only be used for SD 480i pictures c Turn on your Cable Box VCR External TV Tuner or Satellite Receiver and you will see a picture on your TV set If th...

Page 35: ...Mode option to Standard f Press the EXIT key to exit the on screen display Menu Note If Procedure 4 had been done you would like to do the following to ensure that the correct program times are shown...

Page 36: ...watching broadcasts through a cable or satellite set top box connected by an HDMI cable select HDMI directly by pressing the HDMI button on the remote or by pressing the INPUT button on the remote or...

Page 37: ...control once for the next or previous channel or hold it depressed until the desired channel is reached Note Channel up and down will only operate in DTV and TV modes Wide Using this feature you can...

Page 38: ...iewed The following is an explanation of the different sections of the above banner Press the GUIDE button twice and at least two and half hours of programming will be shown on the display as shown be...

Page 39: ...Note Some of the main menu options may have additional submenus i e the TV Rating submenu for Parental Controls Press the MENU button on the remote control or the side of the TV and the Picture menu w...

Page 40: ...se the or button to adjust the level The Backlight level does not affect the Brightness black level or Contrast white level of the picture it adjusts the lamp current and this affects the overall bril...

Page 41: ...ton to highlight the Color selection Use the or button to adjust the level The Color adjusts the amount of color in the picture Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD...

Page 42: ...ine tuning of the picture Noise Reduction SNR Press the button to highlight Smart Noise Reduction SNR Use this feature to diminish picture artifacts caused by the digitizing of image motion content th...

Page 43: ...t scenes with a more vivid or intense quality Press the or button to turn this feature On or Off Note Backlight setting would be disabled if this option is set to On Once the adjustments are completed...

Page 44: ...ty of the images or programming being viewed Press the button to highlight the Real Cinema Mode option Use the or button to select your choice There are three choices Off Precision and Smooth Precisio...

Page 45: ...return the Picture settings to factory default A screen will come up to give you the options of either to confirm your selection or to cancel it if you had changed your mind Press either or to make th...

Page 46: ...ighlight the Equalizer selection A new menu will be displayed showing volumes of different frequencies pitches Use the or button to select the frequency to be adjusted Starting from lowest to the high...

Page 47: ...dio Out selection Press either or button to turn the audio out signal to Fixed or Variable When it is set to variable volume from the external speakers will change according to the volume setting on t...

Page 48: ...steps to match up or pair up the Wireless set and the TV 4 3 9 Speaker Setting This option allows having a better or handing control of the Wireless System Press the button to highlight the Speaker S...

Page 49: ...kers Press the button to highlight the Speaker Distance option Press to choose the speaker which value needs to be adjusted Press either or to set the value Press either the MENU key to go to the prev...

Page 50: ...elected Off then you can continue with the next option of the menu Note When a program carrying a Dolby Digital 5 1 signal is supplied to the TV a LED red 5 1 indicator displaying such signal can be s...

Page 51: ...ther Full and Off Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 3 13 Reset Audio Mode Press the button to highlight the option for Reset Audio Mode selection Pr...

Page 52: ...creen Display OSD appears on the PICTURE adjustment 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 Air Antenna...

Page 53: ...emory you will find that some channels will be too weak to watch comfortably or they may be channels you do not want to see Select the channel you wish to remove by pressing the MENU button to bring u...

Page 54: ...the button to select your area Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 4 7 Daylight Saving As for Time Zone setting the daylight saving time for your are...

Page 55: ...Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 5 2 PIP Picture in Picture Press the button to highlight the PIP Picture in Picture selection Press the button A...

Page 56: ...9 9 9 9 Component 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HDMI 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HDMI 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HDMI 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HDMI 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 RGB 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Indicates which inputs are available for PIP and POP modes...

Page 57: ...pletely 4 5 4 Wide The Wide option is the feature which allows you to select how your display would be size wise When in TV mode the selections are Normal Wide Panoramic and Zoom views Press the butto...

Page 58: ...key to go to the first space _ in the bracket Press either the or button and select either the letter or number belongs to this place Press the button to go to the next space _ and again Using either...

Page 59: ...e button to go to the next screen Press either or button to toggle between the two options As Broadcaster and Custom If Custom is selected then you will have the way of customize the way Closed Captio...

Page 60: ...o exit the OSD completely V Position Press the button to highlight the Vertical Shift selection Use the or button to adjust the vertical position Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT butt...

Page 61: ...MENU button is pressed the On Screen Display OSD appears on the PICTURE adjustment page Press the button to display the SETUP page Press the button to highlight Parental and then press the button The...

Page 62: ...lay the Parental Control menu and then press the button to highlight the US TV Rating selection Press the button and the Block TV Rating panel will be displayed In the Block TV Rating panel you can cu...

Page 63: ...r 17 years of age Press the or button to navigate through the Movie rating options Press the button to block locked or allow unlocked 4 5 12 Canadian English Rating Press the button to highlight the C...

Page 64: ...onal area It will allow the parental guidance control feature in your TV to have the most current parental control database for a digital signal This option may be available in the future for activati...

Page 65: ...are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 5 16 Change the Password Press the button to highlight the Access Code Edit selection Press the button and the new Password panel will...

Page 66: ...o reset the TV to the default factory settings The screen will display a message to confirm that you want to reset the values to factory settings Use the or button to highlight your selection Press th...

Page 67: ...the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 7 HDMI Input Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjust menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the DTV TV input...

Page 68: ...stments 4 10 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 3 The menu difference is that there is n...

Page 69: ...se Press the button to execute this option The TV will automatically look for the phase of the signal to fine tune the picture Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD...

Page 70: ...ignal timing automatically Once the adjustments are completed press the EXIT button to exit the OSD completely 4 14 2 H Position Press the button to highlight the Horizontal Shift selection Press the...

Page 71: ...pletely 4 14 5 V SIZE Press the button to highlight the H Size selection Press the button to start adjusting the horizontal size of the picture Use the or button to adjust the horizontal size Once the...

Page 72: ...s for the DTV TV input in section 4 3 The menu difference is that there are no icons along the top for DTV TV and Parental Control adjustments 4 16 PC Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the same w...

Page 73: ...oadcast or full frame movie in this mode the display image is stretched proportionately to fill the TV screen When watching a widescreen 1 78 1 source program or movie the display image fills the TV s...

Page 74: ...9 9 9 HDMI 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HDMI 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 RGB 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Indicates which inputs are available for PIP and POP modes 4 17 3 Adjusting Basic PIP Settings The PIP channel is independent of...

Page 75: ...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 Number...

Page 76: ...oint 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 still does n...

Page 77: ...l 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 Troubleshooting Guid...

Page 78: ...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 video input source is within the range of y...

Page 79: ...Pairing is done 5 To have the two sets working as one please take the Tx Card out from the slot Slide the switch to the Play position and reinsert it into the TV slot 6 Your TV and Wireless Speakers...

Page 80: ...cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged t...

Page 81: ...Component Progressive Scan Video via HDMI Component or RGB HDTV via HDMI Component or RGB Set Top Box required Computer 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1920x1080 via RGB or 1920x1080 via HDMI Buil...

Page 82: ...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 a...

Page 83: ...t Equalizer 46 DTV Audio Adjust Volume 46 DTV Audio Adjust Balance 46 DTV Audio Adjust Digital Audio Out 47 DTV Audio Adjust Speakers 47 DTV Audio Adjust Line Out 47 DTV Audio Adjust Lip Sync 47 DTV A...

Page 84: ...our VCR 75 Using your Cable or Satellite Remote to Operate your VIZIO TV 76 RGB Connecting your PC 30 S Screen Size explanation 73 S Video Connecting your DVD Player 26 27 T Technical Specifications 8...

Page 85: ...the model serial number and date of purchase VIZIO Technical Support is available from 6 00AM to 9 00PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday and 8 00AM to 4 00PM Pacific Time Saturday and Sunday Please...

Page 86: ...SPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF USE COMMERCIAL LOSS LOST REVENUE OR LOST PROFITS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE EX...

Page 87: ...problem with a display unit may be within the terms and conditions of the VIZIO Limited Product Warranty and that an on site repair may be performed the customer will be provided with an on site repai...

Page 88: ...VIZIO Limited Product Warranty and that a mail in repair may be performed the customer will be provided with a return authorization number and mail in repair instructions Proof of purchase is required...

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