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QUICK ST ART GUIDE Model: S5451w-C2 VIZIO[...]
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• When connected t o a power outlet, power is alw ays flo wing into your Unit. T o tot ally disconnect power , unplug the power cor d. • Do not ov erload power strips and ext ension cords . Overloading can r esult in fire or electric shock. • The wall sock et should be located near your Unit and be easily accessible. • K eep your Unit awa[...]
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P ack age Cont ents .................................................................. 4 Contr ols & Connections ......................................................... 5 First-Time Setup ....................................................................... 8 Connecting with HDMI ........................................................... 1[...]
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4 P A CKA GE CONTENTS 2 x Sat ellit e Speak ers This Quick St ar t Guide INPUT MENU VIZIO Remot e Contr ol with Batt eries High Definition Sound Bar with Wir eless Subwoof er Digit al Optical Cable St er eo RC A to 3.5mm A udio Cable Coaxial A udio Cable 2 x Po wer Cables 2 x Sat ellit e Speak er A udio Cables 2 x Sat ellit e Speak er W all Mount [...]
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5 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS Back of Sound Bar A UX (2) 3.5mm Analog A udio In A UX (1) RC A Analog Audio In DIGIT AL (3) Digit al Coaxial Audio In Power Po r t HDMI IN (5) HDMI OUT (ARC) (6) USB (7) OPTIC AL (4) Digit al Optical Audio In Service Port (For use b y authorized t echnician only)[...]
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6 Contr ol Buttons are locat ed here Input Power V olume Bluetooth Input (Hold to pair de vice, See Bluetooth P airing for mor e information.)[...]
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7 Back of Subw oofer Pairing Butt on LED Indicator Satellit e Speaker Ports (Connects to Speak ers) Po wer Switch Power Por t Back of Sat ellit e Speak er Satellit e Speaker P or t (Connects to Subw oofer)[...]
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8 FIRST -TIME SETUP 1 Back of Sound Bar GOOD 3.5MM T O RCA C ABLE BETTER DIGIT AL COAXIAL C ABLE † BETTER DIGIT AL OPTICAL C ABLE † GOOD 3.5MM T O RCA C ABLE AND CONNECT IT T O Y OUR TV * CHOOSE ONE C ABLE: GOOD BETTER BEST Note: Cables’ appear ance may diff er from the ones supplied. * Not all TVs have the audio outputs shown abov e. T o con[...]
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9 * Not all TVs have the audio outputs shown abov e. T o connect the Sound Bar directly to your other de vices (Blu-ray pla yer , game system, etc) see your device’ s user manual. BEST HDMI C ABLE † Connect the Sound Bar t o your TV * using one of the connection types t o the left. Choose the best possible connection type. Be sur e the TV por t[...]
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10 CONNECTING WITH HDMI What is HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)? Using HDMI ARC, your TV can send audio to the sound bar using an HDMI cable. Y ou will need to connect y our sound bar t o your TV’ s HDMI ARC por t using an HDMI cable that is ARC compatible. T o connect using HDMI*: 1 . Connect one end of the HDMI cable t o the HDMI 1 (ARC) por t [...]
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11 * HDMI ARC por t location may dif fer by TV manufacturer . See your TV’ s user manual for more inf ormation. Connect t o HDMI (ARC) por t on your TV Back of TV* Back of Sound Bar[...]
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12 3 Connect the Po wer Cable t o the back of the Sound Bar . Plug the Po wer Cable int o a pow er outlet. 2[...]
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13 B A CK OF SUBWOOFER 4 5 6 Connect a Po wer Cable t o the Subwoof er . Plug the Po wer Cable int o a pow er outlet. Flip the Po wer Switch int o the On position.[...]
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14 7 Connect the Sat ellite Speak ers to the Subw oofer using the included Sat ellit e Speaker Audio Cables . Match the color coded speak er cable t o the matching speak er port color .[...]
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15 For the best surr ound sound experience, position the Sound Bar as sho wn. The Sound Bar should be close t o ear level. Sound Bar is cent er ed below the TV . 8[...]
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16 9 L ocate the arr ow on the batt er y cov er and gently slide it awa y fr om the r emote with y our thumb . Inser t the included AAA batteries, matching the + and - symbols. Gently slide the batt er y co ver back in place. 10 Power INPUT MENU VIZIO T urn your TV on, then pr ess the Power button on the r emot e to turn the Sound Bar on. T urn of [...]
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17 V olume + Pr ess t o incr ease volume. INPUT MENU VIZIO V olume - Pr ess t o decr ease volume. USING THE REMO TE Pre vious Pr ess t o r eturn to pr evious tr ack. (Changes audio settings in Menu) Power Pr ess t o turn on or off . Mute Pr ess t o mut e/unmut e. Input Pr ess t o change input sour ce. Enter/Pla y/Pause Pr ess t o select an option. [...]
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18 LED Indicators ar e located her e Pr ess the MENU button and use the Up/Do wn Arro w buttons on the r emote t o access the dif fer ent functions and acoustic settings of the Sound Bar . Each function and setting will be displayed on the r emote contr ol’ s LCD display . The LED Indicat ors will behave dif fer ently with each function. Function[...]
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19 Function LED Behavior Description Surr ound On/Off Surr ound On: Surr ound Off: Pr ess the Next/Pr evious butt on to enable/disable Surr ound. When enabled (On), the current input will pr oduce surround sound thr ough all 5.1 channels. When disabled (Of f), the current sour ce will playback on 3.1 channels (Left, Center , Right, and Sub). DTS T [...]
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20 PROGRAMMING THE SOUND BAR Y ou can progr am your Sound Bar t o accept TV remot e IR commands. Press the MENU butt on on the remot e, then use the Up/Down buttons t o navigate t o Prg Remot e . Use the Next/Pr evious butt ons to t oggle thr ough Learn V ol - , Learn V ol + , and Learn Mute . INPUT MENU VIZIO Ensur e that both the Sound Bar and TV[...]
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21 Function LED Behavior Description Reset All Indicat or LEDs will fl ash thr ee times confirming f actory r eset. T o r eset the Sound Bar to f actory default settings: 1 . Pr ess the MENU butt on on the r emote contr ol. 2 . Use the Up/Do wn buttons t o navigate t o Reset No . 3 . Pr ess the Ne xt button t o navigate t o Reset Y es and pr ess [...]
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22 BLUET OO TH P AIRING T o pair the Sound Bar with a Bluetooth de vice: 1 . Pr ess and hold the Bluetooth butt on on the Sound Bar f or five (5) seconds or select the BT P air option on the r emot e. W hen the Sound Bar is in Bluetooth P airing Mode, the LED Indicat ors on the Display Panel on the fr ont of the Sound Bar will light sequentially f[...]
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23 USING BLUET OO TH MODE Y our Sound Bar suppor ts music str eaming from smar tphones, t ablets, and computers with Bluet ooth capability . Device compatibility will v ary , see your device’ s document ation for mor e information. Once you ha ve pair ed your sour ce device t o the Sound Bar , as long as you st ay within r ange of the Sound Bar ,[...]
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24 Game Console Network Media Pla yer T ablet/MP3 Play er/Laptop AD V ANCED SETUP Back of Sound Bar 3.5MM T O RC A C ABLE* DIGIT AL CO AXIAL C ABLE* DIGIT AL OPTIC AL C ABLE* 3.5MM T O RC A C ABLE* Connect up t o five dif fer ent devices t o the Sound Bar (devices sho wn ar e ex amples--you can use an y device). Optical, Coaxial, and 3.5mm cables [...]
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25 HDMI C ABLE* HDMI cables tr ansmit both audio and video. T o view video fr om these devices , turn the Sound Bar on, then set the Sound Bar input to HDMI-ARC 6 . Set y our TV input to the HDMI port to whic h the Sound Bar is connect ed. Blu-r ay Player Cable/Sat ellite Bo x OR *Cables appearance ma y differ fr om the ones supplied. Connect HDMI [...]
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26 W ALL MOUNTING THE SOUND B AR W all-Mount Scre w Holes Inser t and tight en two W all-Mount Scre ws with a Phillips-head scr ewdriv er int o the W all-Mount Scre w Holes. 1 2 Place the included w all mounting templat e against the wall under your TV . Mark the four br ack et holes using a pencil.[...]
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27 Be sur e your scr ews ar e attached t o wood studs or drywall anchors (f or dr ywall) or concr ete anc hors (f or brick/concr ete w alls). W all mounting har dwar e is not included. If you ar e unfamiliar with po wer t ools or the layout of electrical wiring in the walls of y our home, consult a pr ofessional inst aller . 38.6 in (980 mm) W all [...]
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28 RE-LINKING THE SUBWOOFER WITH THE SOUND B AR Y our Subwoof er has already been pair ed with your Sound Bar by VIZIO. How ever , you may need t o re-link the Subwoof er to the Sound Bar if ther e is no sound coming fr om the Subwoof er . 1 First confirm that the pow er switch is in the ON position. Pr ess and hold the Pairing butt on on the back[...]
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29 W ALL MOUNTING THE SA TELLITE SPEAKERS If you ar e unfamiliar with po wer t ools or the layout of electrical wiring in the walls of y our home, consult a pr ofessional inst aller . Be sur e your scr ews ar e attached t o wood studs or drywall anchors (f or dr ywall) or concr et e anchors (for bric k/concr ete w alls). W all mounting hardw are is[...]
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Do Y ou Hav e Questions? Find Ans wers At Find help with: • New Pr oduct Setup • Connecting Y our Devices • T echnical Pr oblems • Pr oduct Updates • And More SUPPORT .VIZIO .COM Y ou can also cont act our aw ard-winning suppor t t eam at: Phone: Email: (877) 878-4946 (T OLL-FREE) t echsuppor t@ VIZIO .com Hours Of Oper ation : M onday - [...]
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31 Ther e is no power . • Pr ess the POWER butt on on the remot e control or on the side of y our Sound Bar . • Ensur e the power cor d is securely connect ed. • Plug a dif fer ent device into the electrical outlet t o verify that the outlet is w orking corr ectly . Ther e is no sound. • Incr ease the volume. Press V olume Up on the remot e[...]
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32 ON P ARTS AND LABOR Cov ers units purchased as ne w in United St ates and Puerto Rico Only VIZIO pr ovides a warr anty to the original pur chaser of a new Pr oduct against defects in mat erials and workmanship for a period of one y ear of non-commercial usage and ninety (90) days of commer cial use. If a Product cov ered by this w arranty is det[...]
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33 FCC Class B Radio Interf erence St atement NO TE: This equipment has been test ed and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o pro vide r easonable prot ection against harmful interf er ence in a residential inst allation. This equipment generat es, uses a[...]
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