Vizio VX42L - 42" LCD TV, User Manual

Page 1: ...com or call toll free at 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 We recommend you register your VIZIO VX42L 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 standard warranty period Visit our ...

Page 2: ...ly into a grounded power outlet 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 ...

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 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 ...

Page 4: ...th the glass facing downwards on a surface without protective padding IMPORTANT Save the carton and packing material for future shipping Package Contents VIZIO VX42L 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 VIZIO Warranty and Repair Information VIP Services Brochure Ad...

Page 5: ... electronic components Install 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 VX42L can either be ke...

Page 6: ... Player 20 2 5 1 Using HDMI 20 2 5 2 Using Component Video 21 2 5 3 Using S Video AV1 22 2 5 4 Using Composite AV Video 22 2 6 Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera 23 2 7 Connecting an external Receiver Amp 23 2 8 Connecting a PC Computer 25 2 8 1 Preset PC Resolutions 25 Chapter 3 Setting Up to Watch Television 26 3 1 Basic LCD HDTV Start Up 26 3 2 Watching a TV Program 29 3 3 Adjusting Basic HDTV...

Page 7: ...ideo Input Setup 44 4 13 Video Input Parental Control 45 4 14 PC Input Picture Adjustment 45 4 14 1 Auto Adjust 45 4 14 2 Backlight 45 4 14 3 Brightness 45 4 14 4 Contrast 46 4 14 5 Color Temperature 46 4 14 6 H SIZE 47 4 14 7 H Position 47 4 14 8 V Position 47 4 14 9 Fine Tune 47 4 15 PC Input Audio Adjustment 47 4 16 PC Input Setup 47 4 17 Understanding Viewing Modes 48 4 17 1 Picture In Picture...

Page 8: ...ion 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 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 s...

Page 9: ... 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 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...

Page 10: ...VIZIO VX42L HDTV10A User Manual Version 4 24 2007 10 www VIZIO com ...

Page 11: ...hannel 28 2 would be selected 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 bu...

Page 12: ...buttons to increase or decrease the size of the picture 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...

Page 13: ...5 2 Remote 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 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 shoul...

Page 14: ... 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 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 contain...

Page 15: ...ut 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 directly by pressing the TV button on the Remote Control Note a Not all digital TV broadcasts are High Definition HD Refer to the program guides or consult your cable satelli...

Page 16: ... the power to the HDTV and HDTV 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 Co...

Page 17: ...ut white area at the rear of 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...

Page 18: ...t 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 audio connectors associated with the Component 1 input green color area at the rear of ...

Page 19: ...iated with the AV2 input yellow 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 o...

Page 20: ...the remote or side of the HDTV 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 ou...

Page 21: ...r 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 end to the audio connectors associated with the Component 1 input green color area at t...

Page 22: ...e AV button on the Remote Control 2 5 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 whi...

Page 23: ...pressing the AV button on the Remote Control 2 7 Connecting an external Receiver Amp 1 Turn off the power to the LCD HDTV and Receiver Amp 2 Using an audio cable white and red connectors connect the cable to the audio input connectors on the Receiver Amp and connect the other end to the ANALOG OUT white area audio connectors at the rear of the LCD HDTV 3 Turn on the power to the LCD HDTV and Recei...

Page 24: ... input you can connect it to the optical DIGITAL AUDIO OUT gray area at the rear of the Plasma HDTV This is active when receiving digital audio with the programs from the DTV TV CABLE ANTENNA input Note a Refer to your Receiver Amp user manual to select the corresponding audio input b The audio output is not amplified and cannot be connected directly to external speakers ...

Page 25: ... 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 Hz 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 ...

Page 26: ...e 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 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 n...

Page 27: ...e 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 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 w...

Page 28: ...rg 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 channels your cable operator supplies in Clear QAM consult your cable operator for more information f When finished the Complete screen will be displayed to informed that the HDTV has completed the Initial Setup Press the OK bu...

Page 29: ...ent directly by pressing 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...

Page 30: ...he 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 3 5 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 R...

Page 31: ...tional submenus i e the TV Rating 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 m...

Page 32: ...re Adjustments available for 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 ...

Page 33: ...ts the white levels in the picture 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 se...

Page 34: ...mperature Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection The default is COOL this is the 9300K setting Press the or button if you want to choose the Normal or Custom 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...

Page 35: ...ak Limiter Use this feature 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 a...

Page 36: ...lection 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 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 37: ... 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 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 s...

Page 38: ...ton is pressed the On Screen 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 1...

Page 39: ...ault is Broadcast which means 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 ...

Page 40: ... button is pressed the On Screen 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 selecti...

Page 41: ...ntent A Sexual dialog D Sexual 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 c...

Page 42: ...r turn off the blocking of programming 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 passwor...

Page 43: ...arental Control adjustments 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 differenc...

Page 44: ... the top for DTV TV adjustments 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 ...

Page 45: ...V to adjust to the PC signal 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 Backl...

Page 46: ... the picture 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 14 5 Color Temperature Press the button to highlight the option for Color Temperature selection The default is COOL this is the 6500K setting Press the or button if you want to choose the Normal or Custom option If you ch...

Page 47: ...ss the button to start adjusting 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 inp...

Page 48: ...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 will look fatter than they are 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 ...

Page 49: ...uts are available for PIP mode When HDMI is used for the Sub Screen it cannot support 1080i 4 17 2 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 ...

Page 50: ...rk for example use code 627 Note Some buttons may not function as expected on your cable or satellite remote Typically power volume and mute will work Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 5 1 Maintenance Important 1 Make sure that the power cable is removed from the socket before cleaning the TV 2 Do not use volatile solvent such as toluene rosin and alcohol to clean the TV Such chemicals may...

Page 51: ...ing check the video cable to make sure it is securely connected Control buttons do not work Press only one button at a time Remote Control does not work Make sure batteries are inserted correctly Batteries could be weak There appears to be image quality issues For best image quality view HD wide screen programs where possible If HD content is not available view Standard Definition from a digital s...

Page 52: ...sed a particular input AV Component HDMI and TV Tips for High Definition Users The LCD HDTV is an ideal platform for viewing High Definition Content Best Image Quality will be achieved by the HDMI Input then YPbPr then RGB However due to variances in broadcast practices it is possible some image distortions can occur Tips for Letterbox Content Users Letterboxed or Widescreen versions of DVD movies...

Page 53: ... occur 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 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 eq...

Page 54: ...duction CC 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...

Page 55: ...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 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 ha...

Page 56: ...up 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 Search 35 Daylig...

Page 57: ...ng your Video Camera 22 T Technical Specifications 52 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 Mode 30 S...