Vizio VX37L HDTV10A, User Manual

Page 1: ...isit our website at www VIZIO com or call toll free at 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 We recommend you register your VIZIO VX37L HDTV10A either at our website www VIZIO com or fill in your registration card and mail it in For peace of mind and to protect your investment beyond the standard warranty VIZIO offers on site extended warranty service plans These plans give additional coverage during the stand...

Page 2: ...et as a safety feature 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 grounded plug Do not overload power strips and extension cords Overloading can result in fire or electric shock The wall socket shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily...

Page 3: ...nding 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 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 unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the an...

Page 4: ...e glass facing downwards on a surface without protective padding IMPORTANT Save the carton and packing material for future shipping Package Contents VIZIO VX37L HDTV10A VIZIO Remote Control AV Cable Yellow Red and White Connectors Power Cord VIZIO Bezel and Screen Cleaning Cloth This User Manual Quick Setup Guide Registration Card VIP Services Brochure Additional Certified Accessories for the VIZI...

Page 5: ...ll the TV in landscape orientation any 90 clockwise or counter clockwise installation may induce poor ventilation and excessive component damage VIZIO offers professional installation services Please contact VIZIO for more information on these services at 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 or www VIZIO com Preparing Your LCD HDTV for Wall Mounting The VIZIO VX37L can either be kept on the stand base or moun...

Page 6: ... 2 6 Connecting Coaxial RF 21 2 6 1 Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV 21 2 6 2 Using Your Antenna or Cable for TV 22 2 6 3 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR 22 2 7 Connecting a PC Computer 23 2 7 1 Preset PC Resolutions 23 Chapter 3 Setting Up to Watch Television 24 3 1 Basic LCD HDTV Start Up 24 3 2 Using a PC 26 3 3 Watching a TV Program 27 3 4 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings 2...

Page 7: ...t Picture Adjustment 43 4 14 1 Auto Adjust 43 4 14 2 Backlight 43 4 14 3 Brightness 43 4 14 4 Contrast 44 4 14 5 Color Temperature 44 4 14 6 H SIZE 45 4 14 7 H Position 45 4 14 8 V Position 45 4 14 9 Fine Tune 45 4 15 PC Input Audio Adjustment 45 4 16 PC Input Setup 45 4 17 Understanding Viewing Features 46 4 17 1 Viewing Modes 46 4 17 2 Picture In Picture PIP Mode 47 4 17 3 Adjusting Basic PIP Se...

Page 8: ...n the OSD menus Volume Use these buttons to increase or decrease to the speaker volume While the OSD is active these buttons function as left and right controls in the OSD menus Input Enter Repeated pressing of this buttons steps through the input sources in the following sequence TV AV1 S Video or Video AV2 Component 1 Component 2 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 and RGB Once you have stepped through the entire seq...

Page 9: ...Pr Cr with Audio L R Connect the primary source for component video devices such as a DVD Player or set top box here From left to right use green for Y blue for Pb or Cb red for Pr or Cr white for left audio and red for right audio inputs The green color band on the rear of the TV indicates this connection 7 COMPONENT 2 YPb CbPr Cr with Audio L R Connect the secondary source for component video de...

Page 10: ... by the button sequence 2 8 ENTER 2 CH or These buttons change the channels up or down LAST This button recalls the previously viewed channel MUTE This button turns the sound on and off VOL or These buttons turn the volume up or down MENU Use this button for the On Screen Display OSD menus INFO This button displays the image and system information display GUIDE This button displays program informa...

Page 11: ...cture Note that in the zoom mode parts of the picture will not be visible because they extend beyond the edges of the screen FREEZE Press this button to Freeze Frame the current screen Press this button again the continue playing RGB This button selects an RGB Analog component such as a PC PIP Use this button to activate the Picture In Picture mode PIP CH and These buttons are used to select the c...

Page 12: ...t 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 the remote control is approximately 30 feet 10 meters from the front of the receiver window 30 to the left and right 20 up and down 1 5 3 VIZIO Remote Control Precautions The remote control should be kept dry and away from h...

Page 13: ...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 This is most commonly used for PC input Better analog Green and Purple Component The video signal is separated into three signals one containing the black and white information and the other two containing the color information Thi...

Page 14: ...TV or directly by pressing the HDMI button on the Remote Control For DVD Players with DVI 1 Turn off the HDTV and DVD player 2 Using a HDMI DVI cable connect the DVI end to your DVD player and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input white color area at the rear of the HDTV 3 Connect an audio cable white and red connectors to the audio output connectors associated with the DVI output of the DVD player and c...

Page 15: ...e Pr red color connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Pr red color connector 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 HDTV 5 Using an audio cable white and red connectors connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the Component output on your DVD player and connect the other e...

Page 16: ...ntrol 2 2 4 Using Composite AV Video Connecting your DVD Player Good 1 Turn off the power to the HDTV and DVD player 2 Connect the Video yellow color connector on your DVD player to the Video yellow color connector in the AV2 group yellow color area 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 connect...

Page 17: ...TV Set Top Box 4 Select HDMI using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the 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 10 meters See www VIZIO com or call 1 888 VIZIOCE 1 888 849 4623 for details Note a The HDMI input on the HDTV supports High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP HDCP en...

Page 18: ... the HDTV 4 Turn on the power to the HDTV and HDTV Set Top Box 5 Select HDMI using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the HDMI button on the Remote Control Note The HDMI Input is for HD Video and will only support 640x480 at 60Hz from a PC Use the RGB PC input for a greater selection of PC formats Note a The HDMI input on the HDTV supports High bandwidth Dig...

Page 19: ...r on your HDTV Set Top Box to the corresponding Pr red color connector 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 HDTV 5 Using an audio cable white and red connectors connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the Component output on your HDTV Set Top Box and connect the other end to the a...

Page 20: ...ow color area at the rear of the HDTV 4 Turn on the power to the HDTV and Set Top Box 5 Select AV2 using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the AV button on the Remote Control 2 4 2 Using Coax RF 1 Turn off the power to the HDTV and Set Top Box 2 Using a Coax RF cable connect one end to the TV OUT RF on your Set Top Box and the other end to the DTV TV input ...

Page 21: ...nna or Digital Cable for DTV 1 Turn off the power to the HDTV 2 Connect the coaxial RF connector from your antenna or digital cable out of the wall not from the Cable Box to the DTV TV CABLE ANTENNA connector 3 Turn on the power to the HDTV 4 Select DTV using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the TV button on the Remote Control Note Refer to your VCR or Vid...

Page 22: ...y pressing the TV button on the Remote Control 2 6 3 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR 1 Turn off the power to the HDTV and VCR 2 Connect the Output to TV RF Out or Antenna Out connector on the rear of your VCR to the DTV TV CABLE ANTENNA connector at the rear of the HDTV 3 Turn on the power to the HDTV and VCR 4 Select TV using the INPUT button on the remote or side of the HDTV or direc...

Page 23: ...H Sync V Sync Pixel Freq MHz 640x480 60 31 5 59 94 N N 25 175 640x480 75 37 5 75 00 N N 31 500 720x400 70 31 46 70 08 N P 28 320 800x600 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 1366x768 60 47 7 60 00 P N 85 500 NOTES N Negative P Positive Primary Native Mode Note a For the best pict...

Page 24: ...e Input button on the remote control Pressing this button will cycle you through the following options TV AV1 AV2 Component1 Component2 RGB HDMI1 and HDMI2 5 Using DTV and TV with an Antenna or Cable At first power on the HDTV will have the DTV TV input selected and will guide through some setup screens If it is not the first time the HDTV has been powered on you will need to select TV using the I...

Page 25: ...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 screen d The Channel Scan screen will be displayed default choice is Scan Press the OK button on the remote control to commence the search for available channels to be stored into memory If you do not want to scan for channels at t...

Page 26: ... Setup Press the OK button on the remote control to exit and begin watching TV 3 2 Using a PC If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC input set the TV timing mode to VESA 1366x768 at 60Hz for best picture quality refer to the graphic card s user guide for questions on how to set this timing mode Please see the table below for the factory preset resolutions Resolution Refresh Hz H Freq kHz V Freq ...

Page 27: ...ng the Component button on the remote or by pressing the INPUT button on the remote or on the side of the HDTV 3 When using option 2a press the Channel buttons on the remote or the buttons on the side of the HDTV to change the channel Note The Channel buttons on the side of the HDTV and on the remote control will not work if you are watching a program using HDMI Component and AV inputs 3 4 Adjusti...

Page 28: ...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 3 6 Information on HDTV Status When you change TV channels or inputs or press the INFO button on the remote an Information Banner is displayed for a few seconds to tell you the status of the LCD HDTV TV Channel Number Program Rating Closed Caption is avai...

Page 29: ...ting submenu for Parental Controls 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control or the side of the TV and the Picture Adjust menu will be shown on the screen 2 Press the or button on the remote control or the VOL or VOL button on the side of the HDTV to select one of the other menu options Picture Adjust Audio Adjust TV Tuner Setup Setup Parental Controls 3 Once the menu option is displayed press...

Page 30: ...you are for the Backlight and Advanced Video 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 the Backlight and the menu page will disappear and be replaced by a small Backlight Indicator Bar so you can see the light level between the minimum and maximum available levels Use the or button to adjust the l...

Page 31: ...cture If the contrast is too low the picture will look washed out and if the contrast is too high you will not be able to see any detail in the bright parts of a picture 4 2 5 Color Press the button to highlight the Color selection Press the button to start adjusting the color and the menu page will disappear and be replaced by a small Color Indicator Bar so you can see the color level between the...

Page 32: ...to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection The default is NORMAL this is the 6500K setting Press the or button if you want to choose the Cool or Warm option If you choose the Custom option then a new menu will be displayed showing the primary color items Red Green and Blue Press the button to highlight the color you wish to adjust Press the button to start adjusting the color and the ...

Page 33: ...to limit excessive white in bright areas of the picture caused by a lower sync level for a channel being received from the antenna or cable Press the or button to turn this feature On or Off CTI Press the button to highlight CTI Color Transient 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 border betw...

Page 34: ...tart 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 available levels Use the or button to adjust for bass boost or attenuation 4 3 3 Treble Press the button to highlight the Treble selection Press the button to start adjusting the treble and the menu page will disappear and be re...

Page 35: ... 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 depending upon which equipment you have attached to the DTV TV Input 4 4 2 Auto Search Press the button to highlight the Auto Search selection Press the button to Auto Search for TV channels available The TV will automatically search for analog and digital...

Page 36: ... Display OSD appears on the PICTURE adjustment page Press the button until the SETUP page is displayed Press the button to highlight the Language selection The default is English Press the button to select Français or Español 4 5 2 Sleep Timer Press the button to highlight the Sleep Timer selection Press the button to select the timer to turn off the TV in 30 60 90 or 120 minutes 4 5 3 Analog Clos...

Page 37: ...s the style is the same as the broadcast channel has chosen for transmission Press the button to select Custom The Custom page allows you to change the font size and color the background color and the transparency of the Closed Caption 4 5 6 Reset All Settings Press the button to highlight the Reset All Settings selection Press the button to reset the TV to the default factory settings Note This d...

Page 38: ...een Display OSD appears on the PICTURE adjustment page Press the button to display the PARENTAL 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 feature you should change the password Press the button to highlight the Channel Block selection Press the button to turn i...

Page 39: ...l dialog L Adult language S Sexual situations V Violence FV Fantasy violence Press the or button to navigate through the TV rating options Press the button to block locked or allow unlocked 4 6 3 Movie Rating Press the button to highlight the Movie Rating selection Press the button and the Block Movie Rating panel will be displayed In the Block Movie Rating panel you can customize the program bloc...

Page 40: ...ogramming that does not have a rating 4 6 5 Change the Password Press the button to highlight the Access Code Edit selection Press the button and the new Password panel will be displayed Enter the new 4 digit password using the number buttons on the remote Enter it a second time to confirm you entered it correctly Note Make sure you write down and store the new password in a secure place The Reset...

Page 41: ...4 8 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 3 The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for DTV TV or Parental Control adjustments 4 9 HDMI Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the TV input in section 4 4 The menu difference is that there is no icon a...

Page 42: ...ts 4 11 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 no icon along the top for DTV TV adjustments 4 12 Video Input Setup The Setup menu operates in the same way for Video Inputs Component and AV as for the TV input in section 4 4 The menu difference is that t...

Page 43: ...timing automatically 4 14 2 Backlight Press the button to highlight the Backlight selection Press the button to start adjusting the brightness of the Backlight and the menu page will disappear and be replaced by a small Backlight Indicator Bar so you can see the light level between the minimum and maximum available levels Use the or button to adjust the level The Backlight level does not affect th...

Page 44: ...t is too low the picture will look washed out and if the contrast is too high you will not be able to see any detail in the bright parts of a picture 4 14 5 Color Temperature Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection The default is NORMAL this is the 6500K setting Press the or button if you want to choose the Cool or Warm option If you choose the Custom option then a...

Page 45: ...ting the vertical position of the picture Use the or button to adjust the vertical position 4 14 9 Fine Tune Press the button to highlight the Fine Tune selection Press the button to start tuning the to the PC signal Use the or button to adjust the tuning 4 15 PC Input Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjust menu operates in the same way for the PC Input as for the DTV TV input in section 4 3 The menu d...

Page 46: ...1 source program or movie the display image fills the TV screen If you are watching a widescreen 1 85 1 or 2 35 1 source program or movie there will still be black bars at the top and bottom Zoom Mode When watching a widescreen 1 78 1 1 85 1 or 2 35 1 source program or movie the display image is zoomed proportionally to fill the width of the screen The top and bottom are cut off to remove most of ...

Page 47: ...e When HDMI is used for the Sub Screen it cannot support 1080i 4 17 3 Adjusting Basic PIP Settings The PIP channel is independent of the main TV channel To change the PIP channel press the PIP CH or button on the remote control Repeated pressing of the PIP button will turn on turn off the PIP mode Repeated pressing of the PIP INPUT button will cycle through the inputs for PIP This button has no ef...

Page 48: ...g a Cable or Satellite Remote Your VIZIO remote uses codes 11758 and 10178 to work your LCD HDTV To use a cable or satellite remote to work the LCD HDTV refer to your cable or satellite remote user guide for more information on how to program the remote If your cable or satellite remote uses a 5 digit code like most Direct TV units first try 11758 and then if that does not work 10178 If your cable...

Page 49: ... cloth moistened with diluted 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 Troubleshooting Guide If the TV fails or the performance changes dramatically check the display in accordance with the following instructions Remember to check the peripherals to pinpo...

Page 50: ... to another location 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 video input source is within the range of your TV Compare the video input source s specifications with your TV specifications The display image does not cover the entire screen If you are...

Page 51: ... Products are often returned due to a technical problem rather 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 service or repair after the warranty period please contact our Support Department at the number below Customer support and quality service are...

Page 52: ...lation 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 to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a c...

Page 53: ...V Chip 3D Comb Filter Zoom Freeze Motion Adaptive De Interlace Picture Enhancement MPEG 2 Decoding via DTV input NTSC Video decoding via Video Composite S Video or Component Progressive Scan Video via HDMI Component or RGB HDTV via HDMI Component Set Top Box required Computer 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1366x768 via RGB Sound Enhancement Speakers Built in 10W x 2 Panel Life 60 000 hours to half the o...

Page 54: ...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 separate set top box to receive over the air DTV signals Interlace Scan A way to scan vertical lines onto a TV picture by scanning all the odd lines first then filling the in the even lines this happens instantaneously Plug a...

Page 55: ...6 Tuner Setup 35 DTV Audio Adjust Balance 34 Bass 34 Simulated Surround Sound 35 Speakers On Off 35 Treble 34 Volume 34 DTV Picture Adjust Advanced Video 33 Backlight 30 43 Brightness 31 43 Color 31 Color Temperature 32 44 Contrast 31 44 Picture Mode 30 Sharpness 32 Tint 31 DTV Special Features Closed Caption 36 Closed Caption Style 37 Language 36 Reset 37 Sleep Timer 36 DTV Tuner Setup Auto Searc...

Page 56: ...nnecting your Video Camera 21 T Technical Specifications 53 Troubleshooting Guide 49 TV Audio Adjustment 34 Parental Control 38 Picture Adjustment 30 Special Features 36 TV Audio Adjust Balance 34 Bass 34 Simulated Surround Sound 35 Speakers On Off 35 Treble 34 Volume 34 TV Picture Adjust Advanced Video 33 Backlight 30 43 Brightness 31 43 Color 31 Color Temperature 32 44 Contrast 31 44 Picture Mod...

Page 57: ...tear or TVs on which the serial number has been removed or defaced Image Sticking caused by operating at excessive brightness levels for extended periods or mishandling are not covered by this warranty ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH ABOVE OUR LIABILITY FOR ANY...