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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 1 www .VIZIO.com Dear VIZIO Cu stom er, Congratul ations on your new VIZIO VO4 2L FHDT V10A High Def inition LCD T elevision purchase. Thank you fo r your s upport. F or maxim um benefit of your set, please read these instructions before making any adjustm ents, and retain th em f or f uture r [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 2 www .VIZIO.com THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DES IGNED AND TESTED FOR COMPL IANCE WITH REGULATOR Y SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS This product is d esigned and manufac tured to operate within defined des ign limits, and misuse ma y re sult in e lectric shock o r fire. To pre vent the product from being damage[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 3 www .VIZIO.com T e l e v i s i o n A nt e n n a C o n n e c t i o n P r o t e T e l e v i s i o n A nt e n n a C o n n e c t i o n P r o t e T e l e v i s i o n A nt e n n a C o n n e c t i o n P r o t e T e l e v i s i o n A nt e n n a C o n n e c t i o n P r o t e c t i o n c t i o n c t i [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 4 www .VIZIO.com O p e n i n g t h e P a c k a g e O p e n i n g t h e P a c k a g e O p e n i n g t h e P a c k a g e O p e n i n g t h e P a c k a g e Your VIZ IO VO 42L FHDTV10A an d it accom panying accessories ar e caref ully pac ked in a c ardboard carton that has been des igned to protec[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 5 www .VIZIO.com A d d i t i o na l Ce r t i f i e d A c c e s s o r i e s A d d i t i o na l C e r t i f i e d A c c e s s o r i e s A d d i t i o na l C e r t i f i e d A c c e s s o r i e s A d d i t i o na l C e r t i f i e d A c c e s s o r i e s f o r t h e V I Z I O f o r t h e V I Z I O[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 6 www .VIZIO.com P r e p a r i n g Y o u r L C D H D T V f o r W a l l M o u n t i n g P r e p a r i n g Y o u r L C D H D T V f o r W a l l M o u n t i n g P r e p a r i n g Y o u r L C D H D T V f o r W a l l M o u n t i n g P r e p a r i n g Y o u r L C D H D T V f o r W a l l M o u n t i n [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 7 www .VIZIO.com T a b l e o f C o n t T a b l e o f C o n t T a b l e o f C o n t T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s e n t s e n t s e n t s       ?[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 8 www .VIZIO.com 4.4 DTV / TV T uner Setup ........................... ...................................................................................................... ......47 4.4.1 Tuner M ode ................................... ................................................... ......[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 9 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 1 C h a p t e r 1 C h a p t e r 1 C h a p t e r 1 B a s i c C o n tro l s a n d C o n n e c t i o n s B a s i c C o n t ro l s a n d C o n n e c t io n s B a s i c C o n t ro l s a n d C o n n e c t io n s B a s i c C o n t ro l s a n d C o n n e c t io n s 1 . 1 [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 10 www .VIZIO.com 1 . 3 1 . 3 1. 3 1 . 3 R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s 1. SERVICE – This c ustom com munication port is for f actor y service onl y. Use o f this i[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 11 www .VIZIO.com 2 1 . 4 1 . 4 1. 4 1 . 4 R i g h t R i g h t R i g h t R i g h t - -- - S i d e P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n S i d e Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n S i d e Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n S i d e Pa n e l C o n n e c t i o n 1. AV2 – Con nect the sec ond ary source f or com posi[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 12 www .VIZIO.com 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 5 V I Z I O R e m o t e C o n t r o l V I Z I O R e m o t e C o n t r o l V I Z I O R e m o t e C o n t r o l V I Z I O R e m o t e C o n t r o l GUIDE – This button d isplays program inform ation. Press this button once when in T V m ode and the inform[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 13 www .VIZIO.com INPUT – T his button allo ws the us er to c ycle t hro ugh the inputs . Repeatedl y pressin g of this button will ste p you through t he input sources in the f ollowing seque nce: TV, AV1/S-VID EO, AV2 , Com ponent 1, Com pone nt 2, RG B, HD MI 1, HDMI 2 and HDMI 3. Once you[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 14 www .VIZIO.com 1 . 5 . 1 1 . 5 . 1 1 . 5 . 1 1 . 5 . 1 I n s e r t i o n o f B a t t e r i e s i n t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l I n s e r t i o n o f B a t t e r i e s i n t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l I n s e r t i o n o f B a t t e r i e s i n t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l I n s e r[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 15 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 2 C h a p t e r 2 C h a p t e r 2 C h a p t e r 2 C o n n e c t i n g E q u i p m e n t C o n n e c t i n g E q u i p m e n t C o n n e c t i n g E q u i p m e n t C o n n e c t i n g E q u i p m e n t 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 Wh i c h V i d e o C o n n e c t i o n S h o [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 16 www .VIZIO.com 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 C o n n e c t i n g C o a x i a l ( R F ) C o n n e c t i n g C o a x i a l ( R F ) C o n n e c t i n g C o a x i a l ( R F ) C o n n e c t i n g C o a x i a l ( R F ) 2 . 2 . 1 2 . 2 . 1 2 . 2 . 1 2 . 2 . 1 U s i n g Y o u r A n t e n n a o r D i g i t a l C a[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 17 www .VIZIO.com 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r H D T V S e t C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r H D T V S e t C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r H D T V S e t C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r H D T V S e t - -- - T o p B o x T o p B o x T o p B o x T o p B o x 2 . 3 . 1 2 . 3 . 1 2 . 3 . 1 2 . 3 . [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 18 www .VIZIO.com F o r H D T V S e t F o r H D T V S e t F o r H D T V S e t F o r H D T V S e t - -- - T o p B o x e s w i t h D V I T o p B o x e s w i t h D V I T o p B o x e s w i t h D V I T o p B o x e s w i t h D V I : :: : 1. Turn off the power to t he HD TV and HDT V Set-T op Box. 2. [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 19 www .VIZIO.com 2 . 3 . 2 2 . 3 . 2 2. 3 . 2 2 . 3 . 2 U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g y o u [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 20 www .VIZIO.com 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r B a s i c S e t B a s i c S e t B a s i c S e t B a s i c S e t - -- - T o p B o x T o p B o x T o p B o x T o p B o x 2 . 4 . 1 2 . 4 . 1 2 . 4 . 1 [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 21 www .VIZIO.com 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r D V D P l a y e r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r D V D P l a y e r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r D V D P l a y e r C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r D V D P l a y e r You ha ve se veral o ptions for connect ing your D VD p layer to your VO42L F[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 22 www .VIZIO.com F o r D V D P l a y e rs w i t h D V I F o r D V D P l a y e rs w i t h D V I F o r D V D P l a y e rs w i t h D V I F o r D V D P l a y e rs w i t h D V I : :: : 1. Turn off the HDT V and DVD pl ayer. 2. Using a HDM I-DVI cable, connect the D VI end to y o ur DVD player and t[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 23 www .VIZIO.com 2 . 5 . 2 2 . 5 . 2 2 . 5 . 2 2 . 5 . 2 U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o n e n t V i d e o C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g y o u[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 24 www .VIZIO.com 2 . 5 . 3 2 . 5 . 3 2 . 5 . 3 2 . 5 . 3 U s i n g S U s i n g S U s i n g S U s i n g S - -- - V i d e o ( A V ) V i d e o ( A V ) V i d e o ( A V ) V i d e o ( A V ) C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g y o u r D V D P l a y e r (G o[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 25 www .VIZIO.com 6. 2 . 5 . 4 2 . 5 . 4 2 . 5 . 4 2 . 5 . 4 U s i n g C o m p o s i t e ( A V ) V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o s i t e ( A V ) V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o s i t e ( A V ) V i d e o U s i n g C o m p o s i t e ( A V ) V i d e o C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e c t i n g C o n n e [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 26 www .VIZIO.com 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r V C R C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r V C R C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r V C R C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r V C R o r V i d e o C a m e r a o r V i d e o C a m e r a o r V i d e o C a m e r a o r V i d e o C a m e r a 1. Turn off the HDT V[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 27 www .VIZIO.com 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 C o n n e c t i n g a n e x t e r n a l R e C o n n e c t i n g a n e x t e r n a l R e C o n n e c t i n g a n e x t e r n a l R e C o n n e c t i n g a n e x t e r n a l R e c e i v e r / A m p c e i v e r / A m p c e i v e r / A m p c e i v e r / A m p 1. Tu[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 28 www .VIZIO.com If y our sound system has a SPDIF ( optical) digit al au dio input y ou can con nect it to the optic al D IGITAL AUDIO OUT (white area) at the r ear of the LCD H DT V. This is active when receiving digital audio with the program being v iewed no matter what input ( TV, AV, Com[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 29 www .VIZIO.com 2 . 8 . 1 2 . 8 . 1 2 . 8 . 1 2 . 8 . 1 P r e s e t P C R e s o l u t i o n s P r e s e t P C R e s o l u t i o n s Pr e s e t P C R e s o l u t i o n s P r e s e t P C R e s o l u t i o n s If connec ting to a P C throu gh the RGB PC input, set the T V timing m ode to VE SA 1[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 30 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 3 C h a p t e r 3 C h a p t e r 3 C h a p t e r 3 S e t t i n g U p to Wa tc h T e l e vi s i o n S e t t i n g U p to Wa tc h T e l e vi s i o n S e t t i n g U p to Wa tc h T e l e vi s i o n S e t t i n g U p to Wa tc h T e l e vi s i o n For ‘Prepari ng You[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 31 www .VIZIO.com b. T he Chann el Scan sc reen will be displayed; default c hoice is Scan. Press the butt on on th e rem ote control to c omm ence the search f or availabl e channe ls to be stored in to m emor y . If you do n ot want t o scan f or channels at this tim e, pres s the button on t[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 32 www .VIZIO.com c. T he scr een will now cha nge to show the pro gress of the searc h for Analog ( NTSC) an d Digital (ATSC) c hannels. Note: DT V digital br oadcast is not a vailable in all areas. Ref er to www.an tenna web.org t o get inf ormation about ava ilabilit y in your ar ea, t ype o[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 33 www .VIZIO.com a. Select the correct input c onnecti on; RF (DTV/TV) connector, Compos ite ( Yellow, Red and W hite) connector s, Com ponent (Red, Green, Blue plus R ed and W hite) connec tors , HDMI connectors or Separ ate-Video (S-Vid eo) pl us Red and W hite connectors (if app licable). M[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 34 www .VIZIO.com d. Press th e button to se lect it. e. Press e ither or b utton to change setti ng to Norm al, a nd then press the L AST k ey again t o go back to previous screen. f. Press either or but ton to select the P icture Mo de opt ion. g. Press eith er or button to chang e t he Pictu[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 35 www .VIZIO.com 3 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 2 W a t c h i n g a W a t c h i n g a W a t c h i n g a W a t c h i n g a T V P r o g r a m T V P r o g r a m T V P r o g r a m T V P r o g r a m Before you start watching T V, please m ake sure that an y cable, sat ellite or off -air antenn a conn ection[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 36 www .VIZIO.com 3 . 3 3 . 3 3. 3 3 . 3 A d j u s t i n g B a s i c H D T V S e t t i n g s A d j u s t i n g B a s i c H D T V S e t t i n g s A d j u s t i n g B a s i c H D T V S e t t i n g s A d j u s t i n g B a s i c H D T V S e t t i n g s Volume To increas e the vo lume, pres s and ho[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 37 www .VIZIO.com 3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n Press the G UIDE b utton on the r em ote and program inform ation for the c hannel you ar e w atching will be[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 38 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 4 C h a p t e r 4 C h a p t e r 4 C h a p t e r 4 A d va n c e d A d j u stm e n t o f H D T V A d v a n c e d A d j u stm e n t o f H D T V A d v a n c e d A d j u stm e n t o f H D T V A d v a n c e d A d j u stm e n t o f H D T V 4 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 1 U s i [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 39 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 D T V / T V I n p ut P i c t u r e A D T V / T V I n p ut P i c t u r e A D T V / T V I n p ut P i c t u r e A D T V / T V I n p ut P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t d j u s t m e n t d j u s t m e n t d j u s t m e n t 4 . 2 . 1 4 . 2 . 1 4 . 2 . 1 4 .[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 40 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 2 . 3 4 . 2 . 3 4 . 2 . 3 4 . 2 . 3 B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s Press the button to highlight t he Brig htness sel ection. Press the butt on to s tart adj usting the brig htness an d the m enu pa ge will disap pear and be[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 41 www .VIZIO.com Use the or button to adjus t the le vel. The Tint adj usts the hue of the picture. T he easiest way to set t int is to look at f lesh ton es an d adjust f or a realistic appear ance. In m ost cases , the default middle positio n is correct. If people’s fac es look too orange[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 42 www .VIZIO.com Advanced Adaptive Luma Press the button to highli ght Advance d Adaptive Lum a. L arge are as of d ark ness in a pictur e will r esult in a lower Aver age P icture Level (A PL) and th e ov erall pict ure will lo ok too d ark; activation of this f eature will raise th e APL to [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 43 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 2 . 9 4 . 2 . 9 4. 2 . 9 4 . 2 . 9 R e s e t P i c t u r e M o d e R e s e t P i c t u r e M o d e R e s e t P i c t u r e M o d e R e s e t P i c t u r e M o d e Press the button to highlight the o ption f or Reset Pictur e Mode s election Press button t o return on Pictu[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 44 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 D T V / T V I n p ut A u d i o A d j u s t m e n t D T V / T V I n p ut A u d i o A d j u s t m e n t D T V / T V I n p ut A u d i o A d j u s t m e n t D T V / T V I n p ut A u d i o A d j u s t m e n t 4 . 3 . 1 4 . 3 . 1 4 . 3 . 1 4 . 3 . 1 A u d i o[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 45 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 3 . 3 4 . 3 . 3 4 . 3 . 3 4 . 3 . 3 B a l a n c e B a l a n c e B a l a n c e B a l a n c e Press the button to h ighlight th e Balanc e selecti on. Press the button to start adj usting the balance an d th e m enu page will disappear an d be r eplaced b y a small Balance I[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 46 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 3 . 8 4 . 3 . 8 4 . 3 . 8 4 . 3 . 8 L i p S y n c L i p S y n c L i p S y n c L i p S y n c Included with the advanced tec hnolog y of your T V, a f eature which will c om pensate the shortcom ings of signal trans m ission cal led audio s ync ( Lip S ync). Lip Sync is des [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 47 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 4 4 . 4 4 . 4 4 . 4 D T V / T V T u n e r S e t u p D T V / T V T u n e r S e t u p D T V / T V T u n e r S e t u p D T V / T V T u n e r S e t u p W hen you first used your HDT V you will have setu p your T V for DT V / T V c hannels using the Initial Setu p screens . If [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 48 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 4 . 3 4 . 4 . 3 4 . 4 . 3 4 . 4 . 3 P a r t i a l C h a n n e l S e a r c h P a r t i a l C h a n n e l S e a r c h P a r t i a l C h a n n e l S e a r c h P a r t i a l C h a n n e l S e a r c h If you be lieve chann els are missed from the a uto search, you c an d o a pa[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 49 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 4 . 7 4 . 4 . 7 4 . 4 . 7 4 . 4 . 7 D a y l i g h t S a v i n g D a y l i g h t S a v i n g D a y l i g h t S a v i n g D a y l i g h t S a v i n g As for Tim e Zone, setting the da ylight saving tim e for your area will ens ure that the cor rect program tim es are shown a[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 50 www .VIZIO.com PIP Input W hen PIP or POP is select ed, Pres s the button to h ighlight the PIP i nput sel ection. Press the or butto n t o ch oose t he i nput s ource for the s ub s creen. T he input sourc es a vailable will vary accordin g to which in put is used f or the main screen; see [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 51 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 3 4 . 5 . 3 4 . 5 . 3 4 . 5 . 3 S l e e p T i m e r S l e e p T i m e r S l e e p T i m e r S l e e p T i m e r Press the button t o hig hlight t he Slee p Tim er selection. Press th e button to s elect th e t imer to t urn-of f the TV in 30 , 60, 90 or 120 m inutes. O[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 52 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 5 4 . 5 . 5 4 . 5 . 5 4 . 5 . 5 I n p u t N a m i n g I n p u t N a m i n g I n p u t N a m i n g I n p u t N a m i n g This feature has been add ed to facilit ate you, the user in identif ying or lab el th e i nput an d s ignal which is being watc hed. You c ould use [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 53 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 6 4 . 5 . 6 4 . 5 . 6 4 . 5 . 6 C C ( C l o s e d C a p t i o n ) C C ( C l o s e d C a p t i o n ) C C ( C l o s e d C a p t i o n ) C C ( C l o s e d C a p t i o n ) Press the button to high light the CC(Pic ture-in- Picture) se lection. Press the butt on. A s eparat[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 54 www .VIZIO.com the col or to the ar ea where character s will be d isplayed on) and f inall y Win dow Opacity (allo ws the area of the characters to be c ha nged). T here are no recomm endations of s etting thes e param eters since y ou, the user w ould ha ve your o wn taste or lik e of them[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 55 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 8 4 . 5 . 8 4 . 5 . 8 4 . 5 . 8 D T V / T V I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l D T V / T V I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l D T V / T V I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l D T V / T V I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l If you want to r estrict cert[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 56 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 1 0 4 . 5 . 1 0 4 . 5 . 1 0 4 . 5 . 1 0 U S T V R a t i n g U S T V R a t i n g US T V R a t i n g U S T V R a t i n g Follow the procedure in the previous section to display t he Parental C ontrol menu and then press the button to highl ight t he US T V Rat ing select[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 57 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 1 1 4 . 5 . 1 1 4 . 5 . 1 1 4 . 5 . 1 1 U S M o v i e R a t i n g ( F o r U U S M o v i e R a t i n g ( F o r U U S M o v i e R a t i n g ( F o r U U S M o v i e R a t i n g ( F o r U S ) S ) S ) S ) Press the but ton to h ighlig ht the US Mo vie Rati ng sel ection. Pr[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 58 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 1 3 4 . 5 . 1 3 4. 5 . 1 3 4 . 5 . 1 3 C a n a d i a n F r e n c h R a t i n g C a n a d i a n F r e n c h R a t i n g C a n a d i a n F r e n c h R a t i n g C a n a d i a n F r e n c h R a t i n g Press the but ton to h ighlig ht the Canad ian Frenc h Ra ting selecti[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 59 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 1 5 4 . 5 . 1 5 4 . 5 . 1 5 4 . 5 . 1 5 B l o c k e d U n r a t e d P r o g r a m m i n g B l o c k e d U n r a t e d P r o g r a m m i n g B l o c k e d U n r a t e d P r o g r a m m i n g B l o c k e d U n r a t e d P r o g r a m m i n g Follow the pr ocedure in the [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 60 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 5 . 1 7 4 . 5 . 1 7 4. 5 . 1 7 4 . 5 . 1 7 R e s e t A l l S e t t i n g s R e s e t A l l S e t t i n g s R e s e t A l l S e t t i n g s R e s e t A l l S e t t i n g s Press the button to high light the Reset Al l Settings se lection. Press the button to res et the TV t[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 61 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 6 4 . 6 4 . 6 4 . 6 H D M I I n p u t P ic t u r e A d j u s t m e n t H D M I I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t H D M I I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t H D M I I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t The Picture Adjust m enu operates in the same [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 62 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9 V i d e o I n p u t Pi c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t V i d e o I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t V i d e o I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t V i d e o I n p u t P i c t u r e A d j u s t m e n t The Picture Adjust m enu operates in t[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 63 www .VIZIO.com Auto Phase (for Com pon ent inpu t) Press the button to highli ght t he H/V Posit ion. Press the button a nd the ne w H/V Position subm enu will be d isplayed. Press the but ton to h ighlig ht Auto Ph ase. Press the button to execu te this option. T he TV will autom atically l[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 64 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 1 2 4 . 1 2 4 . 1 2 4 . 1 2 V i d e o I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l V i d e o I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o nt r o l V i d e o I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o nt r o l V i d e o I n p u t P a r e n t a l C o nt r o l The Parenta l C ontrol m enu oper ates in the sa[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 65 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 1 3 . 3 B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s B r i g h t n e s s Press the button to highli ght the Br ightness s election. Press the butt on to s tart adj usting the brig htness an d the m enu pa ge will disap pea[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 66 www .VIZIO.com If you choose the Custom option, th en a ne w m enu will be displa yed sh owing t he pr imar y color i tems , Red, Green and Blue. Press the button to highlight the color you wish to adjus t. Press the button to star t adj usting the c olor and the menu page will disa ppear an[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 67 www .VIZIO.com Press the button to start t uning the t o the P C signal. Use the or butt on to adj ust the tun ing. Once the adjustm ents are c om pleted press the L AST button r epeatedl y to exit the OSD com pletel y. 4 . 1 4 4 . 1 4 4. 1 4 4 . 1 4 P C I n p u t A u d i o P C I np u t A u [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 68 www .VIZIO.com 4 . 1 6 4 . 1 6 4 . 1 6 4 . 1 6 U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i e w i n g F e a t u r e s U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i e w i n g F e a t u r e s U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i e w i n g F e a t u r e s U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i e w i n g F e a t u r e s Your HDT V featur es [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 69 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 5 C h a p t e r 5 C h a p t e r 5 C h a p t e r 5 M a i n t e n a n c e M a i n t e n a n c e M a i n t e n a n c e M a i n t e n a n c e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g a n d T r o u b l[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 70 www .VIZIO.com 5 . 2 5 . 2 5 . 2 5 . 2 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g G u i d e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g G u i d e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g G u i d e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g G u i d e If the T V fails or the per form ance changes dr amatically, chec k the displ ay in acc ordan[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 71 www .VIZIO.com Problem Solution If you are u sing TV, AV- C, A V-S or Component with 480i inp ut, p lease follow th e instructions o n page 35 on how to scro ll through various screen modes. You can see a pic ture but you cannot hear sound. Make sure t hat the volume is not turned down. Make[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 72 www .VIZIO.com 5 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 4 C o m p l i a n c e C o m p l i a n c e C o m p l i a n c e C o m p l i a n c e Caution: Alwa ys use a po wer cable that is pr operl y gr ounded. Please use the AC cords listed below for each area. USA UL Canada CSA German y VDE UK BASE/BS Japan Electri[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 73 www .VIZIO.com C h a p t e r 6 C h a p t e r 6 C h a p t e r 6 C h a p t e r 6 M i s c e l l a n e o u s I n fo rm a t i o n M i s c e l l a n e o u s I n fo rm a t i o n M i s c e l l a n e o u s I n fo rm a t i o n M i s c e l l a n e o u s I n fo rm a t i o n 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 Sp e c i f i [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 74 www .VIZIO.com 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 G l o s s a r y G l o s sa r y G l o s s a r y G l o s sa r y – –– – S t a n d a r d D e f i n i t i o n s S t a n d a r d D e f i n i t i o n s S t a n d a r d D e f i n i t i o n s S t a n d a r d D e f i n i t i o n s Analog T V: Toda y’s TV s yste[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 75 www .VIZIO.com 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 I n d e x I n d e x I n d e x I n d e x A Accessories, 5 Adjustments Selecting the Screen Size, 36, 74 Stepping th rough TV Channels, 36 Volume, 9, 36 , 70 Advanced V ideo Features Black Level Extend er, 41 Color Temperature (Col or Temperature, 42 CTI (Color T[...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 76 www .VIZIO.com Safetey Strap, 5 Safety Instruction s, 2 Wall Moun ting, 5, 6, 30 O OSD Brightness Adjustment, 73 Color Adju stment, 15 Contrast Adju stment, 73 Outputs Using 5.1 Su rround with a Home Theatre S ystem, 27 P Package Conten ts, 4 Parental Contro l Block Unrated P rogramming, 59 [...]

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    VIZIO VO 42L FHDT V10A User Man ual Version 2/ 27/2008 77 www .VIZIO.com[...]