Vizio VX52LF, User Manual

Page 1: ...oll free at 888 VIZIOCE 888 849 4623 We recommend you register your VIZIO VX52L FHDTV10A either at our website www vizio com or fill in your registration card and mail it in For peace of mind and to p...

Page 2: ...e 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 ground...

Page 3: ...d 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 requirement...

Page 4: ...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 th...

Page 5: ...DTV 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...

Page 6: ...e to the TV Pull the stand cover off by squeezing the sides to release the retaining plastics tabs Remove the six 6 screws screws specs M5 1 0 Pitch 15mm so that the stand base can be removed Gently r...

Page 7: ...2 4 3 Using S Video AV1 25 2 4 4 Using Composite AV Video 26 2 5 Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera 27 2 6 Connecting an external Receiver Amp 28 2 7 Connecting a PC Computer 29 2 7 1 Preset PC Reso...

Page 8: ...t Setup 53 4 14 Video Input Parental Control 54 4 15 PC Input Picture Adjustment 54 4 15 1 Auto Adjust 54 4 15 2 Backlight 54 4 15 3 Brightness 55 4 15 4 Contrast 55 4 15 5 Color Temperature 56 4 15 6...

Page 9: ...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 down contro...

Page 10: ...ll void the manufacturer s warranty of this equipment 3 HDMI 1 Connect the primary source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set top box through this all digital connector The white...

Page 11: ...or Pb or Cb red for Pr or Cr white for left audio and red for right audio inputs The purple color band on the rear of the TV indicates this connection 9 AV1 IN Connect the secondary source for composi...

Page 12: ...n allows the user to cycle through the inputs ENTER This button works as a DASH button in the DTV mode When selecting a digital channel directly use this button for the separation of main and sub chan...

Page 13: ...ode The options are OFF CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 OR TEXT4 Additionally this button stops the CD DVD or VCR when the component is activated with the remote control TV Previous Chapter Repeated...

Page 14: ...ect the channels within the PIP screen when DTV TV is the PIP input selected AUDIO Press this button to switch the audio from the main screen to the sub screen while in PIP or POP mode PIP INPUT Press...

Page 15: ...te 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...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...ote 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 10 meters or less See www vizio...

Page 18: ...with the HDMI input 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 direc...

Page 19: ...onent 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 th...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...rectly 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 c...

Page 22: ...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 Select HD...

Page 23: ...tors 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 t...

Page 24: ...or 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 t...

Page 25: ...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 with the AV2 input on...

Page 26: ...hite color audio input connectors in the AV1 input yellow 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 AV1 using the INPUT butto...

Page 27: ...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 AV2 input at...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...e of the LCD HDTV or directly by pressing the RGB button on the Remote Control Note a For a better picture quality when connecting a pc computer through RGB PC set your pc computer timing mode to VESA...

Page 30: ...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 66 7 60 00 N N 136 5 NOTES N Negative...

Page 31: ...or 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 Componen...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 ch...

Page 34: ...the LCD HDTV b If you are watching broadcasts through a cable or satellite set top box connected by an HDMI cable select HDMI1 HDMI2 or HDMI3 directly by pressing the HDMI button on the remote or by p...

Page 35: ...through the available TV channels press the CH or CH button on the side of the LCD HDTV or remote control once for the next or previous channel or hold it depressed until the desired channel is reache...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...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 TV to...

Page 38: ...re adjustment available for you to set or adjust them to your preferred settings 4 2 2 Backlight Press the button to highlight the Backlight selection Press the button to start adjusting the brightnes...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...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 se...

Page 41: ...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...

Page 42: ...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 availab...

Page 43: ...election Press the button to select for the simulated surround sound feature to be On or Off 4 4 6 Speakers Press the button to highlight the Speakers selection Press the button to turn the internal s...

Page 44: ...he Auto Search selection Press the button to Auto Search for TV channels available The TV will automatically search for analog and digital channels 4 5 3 Skip Channel After the TV has stored all of th...

Page 45: ...on on the remote control Press the button to highlight the Time Zone selection Press the button to select your area 4 5 6 Daylight Saving As for Time Zone setting the daylight saving time for your are...

Page 46: ...e Closed Caption for regular TV is usually CC1 or CC2 4 6 4 Digital Closed Caption When watching DTV the Digital CC feature is available in the Setup menu Press the button to highlight the Digital CC...

Page 47: ...t combinations Size The size of the little box to watch the second signal and Position Where you want to place the little box with the second signal If POP Regularly called Picture by Picture is selec...

Page 48: ...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 feat...

Page 49: ...ayed 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: ...trol 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 activation This option works as follows Whenever you deci...

Page 51: ...turn off the blocking of programming that does not have a rating 4 7 6 Change the Password Press the button to highlight the Access Code Edit selection Press the button and the new Password panel wil...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...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 h...

Page 57: ...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 same...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...In the PIP mode a smaller sub screen will be displayed on top of 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 butt...

Page 60: ...creen input source to the sub screen and vice versa 4 18 2 Using PIP POP Feature When using PIP POP mode the following screens will appear depending on the type of signal input being used TV refers to...

Page 61: ...nsmitted using a single cable Your TV comes equipped with four HDMI inputs one of which will allow the user to input a signal out of a DVI Digital Video Interface source into the TV set Since DVI is a...

Page 62: ...e Cable Box 2 Press the CBL button 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 o...

Page 63: ...nnot find the manufacturer in the component list or the program code does not work you can use the remote control to search for the correct component code To search for a component code 1 Turn on the...

Page 64: ...remote control and cause paint to peel Cleaning the Housing and Remote Control 1 Use the VIZIO soft cloth included for cleaning 2 If the housing or remote control is seriously contaminated use a soft...

Page 65: ...HD because your digital flat panel TV has video that is many times better than old TV s and so you can see interference and deficiencies you did not know you had You cannot see a picture Make sure th...

Page 66: ...le some image distortions can occur Tips for Letterbox Content Users Letterboxed or Widescreen versions of DVD movies are most commonly formatted for standard 4 3 Televisions The LCD HDTV has the capa...

Page 67: ...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...

Page 68: ...ter Zoom Freeze 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 HD...

Page 69: ...es 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: ...ss 42 Simulated Surround Sound 43 Speakers On Off 43 Treble 42 Volume 42 DTV Picture Adjust Advanced Picture Adjustments 41 Backlight 38 54 Brightness 39 55 Color 39 Color Temperature 40 56 Contrast 3...

Page 71: ...nnecting your DVD Player 25 26 T Technical Specifications 68 Troubleshooting Guide 64 TV Audio Adjustment 42 Parental Control 48 Picture Adjustment 38 Special Features 46 TV Audio Adjust Balance 42 Ba...

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