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VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 1 www .VIZIO .com TM ® Dear VIZIO Customer, Congratulations on your ne w VIZIO VO370M/VO420E television purchase. Thank you for your support. For maximum benefit of your set, please read these instructions before making any adjustments, and retain them for future reference. We hope you will experie[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 2 www .VIZIO .com Important Safety Instructions Your FHDTV is designed and manufactured to operate w ithin defined desi gn limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent your FHDTV from being damaged, the follo w ing rules should be observed for the installation, u se, and maintenance of your FHD[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 3 www .VIZIO .com x The wall socket should be i nstalled near your FHDTV and easily accessible. x Only power of the marked voltage can be used for your FHDTV. Any other voltage than the specified voltage may cause fire or electric shock x Do not touch the power cord during lightning. To avoid electr[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 4 www .VIZIO .com Television Antenna Connection Protection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna/satellite dish or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system i s electrically grounded to provide some prote ction against voltage surges and static charges[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 5 www .VIZIO .com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections.......................................................... 10 Front Panel .................................................................................................................... .................................[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 6 www .VIZIO .com Video Input Parental Control ................................................................................................... .....................................53 PC Input Picture Adjustment .................................................................................................... ..[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 7 www .VIZIO .com Opening the Pack age Your FHDTV and its accompanying acce ssories are carefully packed in a cardboard carton that has been designed to protect it from transportat ion damage. Once you have opened the carton, check that your FHDTV is in good condition and that all of the contents ar[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 8 www .VIZIO .com TV Setup and Stand Assembly Note: We strongly recommend that two people perf orm the setup and assembly due to the weight and size of the TV. To unpack the TV and stand base: 1. Remove the remote control, batteries, and power cord from the foam end caps. 2. Remove the two top foam end caps. 3. Remov[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 9 www .VIZIO .com Setting Up Your FHDTV x Read this user manual carefully before installing your FHDTV. x The power consum ption of your FHDTV is about 124W for model VO370M and about 137W for model VO420E. Use the includ ed power cord. When an extension cord is required, use o ne with the correct p[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 10 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections Front Panel POWER ‘VIZIO’ LIGHT – The VIZIO name lights white when powered on and orange when powered off. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR – This is the window throug h which all of the remote control signals pass to the sensor. Point the remote control direct[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 11 www .VIZIO .com Rear Panel Connections No. Connection Description 1 HDMI 1 Plug an HDMI device into this port 2 RGB PC Connect the video and audio from a co mputer here. A 1/8” plug stereo cable is needed to connect the audio out from the co mputer to the connector in the rear of the TV for aud[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 12 www .VIZIO .com Right-Side Panel Connection # Button Description 1 AV2 Connect the secondary so urce for composite video devices, such as a VCR or video game. Use the white and red connect ors to connect the external audio from the same source, then use the yellow conne ctor to connect the external video from the [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 13 www .VIZIO .com VOL CH MUTE LAST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INPUT 0 _ MENU GUIDE TV A V COMP HDMI V V IZIO Remote Control GUIDE – This button displays program information. POWER ( ) – Press this button to turn the TV on from the Standby mode. Press it again to return to the Standby mode. TV – Press [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 14 www .VIZIO .com + Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control Insert two AA batteries into the remote control. M ake sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) and (-) symbols inside the battery compartment. Re-attach the battery cover. Precautionary Tips for Inserting the Batteries[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 15 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment Which Video Connection Should I Use? The VIZIO FHDTV has si x different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the most advanced for digital displays. Connection Quality (type) Connector Rear and Side Panel Color Codes Descri[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 16 www .VIZIO .com SET TOP BO X C C onnecting Your Cable o r Satellite Box You have four options for connecting your cable or satellite box to your FHDTV: HDMI, Component, Composite, or Coax (RF). Based on your home theater configurati on, you can decide which option is the right one for you. Refer to your set-top bo[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 17 www .VIZIO .com SET TOP BO X SET TOP BO X HDMI Connections for Cable or Satellite Boxes with DVI 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV and FHDTV Set-Top Box. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, connect the DVI end to your FHDTV Set-Top Box and the HDMI end to the HDMI 2 input (white color area) at the rear o[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 18 www .VIZIO .com SET TOP BO X SET TOP BO X SET TOP BO X Using S-Video (Better) 1. Turn off your FHDTV and set-top box. 2. Connect the S-VIDEO cable from your set-top box to the S-VIDEO jack on the back of your FHDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white and red) on your set -top box to the corresponding L and R AUDIO[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 19 www .VIZIO .com CABLE BO X VCR C C onnecting Coaxial (RF) Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for Standard TV or DTV 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your antenna o r cable to the DTV/TV CABLE/ANTENNA connector at the rear of the FHDTV 3. Turn on the [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 20 www .VIZIO .com CD DVD CD DVD C C onnecting Your DVD Player You have several options for connecting your DVD player to you r FHDTV – HDMI, Component, S-Video and Composite (AV) inputs. Based on your home theater configuration, you can decide which option is the right one for you. Using HDMI (Best) For optimal re[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 21 www .VIZIO .com CD DVD CD DVD Using Component Video (Better): 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the component cable (green, blue, and red) from your DVD player to an availabl e set of COMPONENT jacks on the back or side of your FHDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 22 www .VIZIO .com CD DVD VCR Using Composite (AV) Video (Good): 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV and DVD player. 2. Connect the Video cable (yellow) from your DV D player to the AV 1/S-VIDEO jack on the back of your FHDTV. 3. Connect the audio cables (white and red) on your DVD player to the AV 1/S-VIDEO L and R A[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 23 www .VIZIO .com STEREO SYSTEM Connecting an exte rnal Receiver/Amp 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV and Receiver/Amp. 2. Using an audio ca ble (white and red connectors), conne ct the cable to the audio input connectors o n the Receiver/Amp and connect the other end to the AUDIO OUT (white area[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 24 www .VIZIO .com COMPUTER C C onnecting a PC Computer 1. Turn off the power to the FHDTV and PC Computer. 2. Connect the VGA cable from your computer to the RGB PC jack on the back of your FHDTV. 3. Connect the 1/8-inch audio cable from your computer to the RGB PC Audio jack on the back of your FHDTV. Turn on the p[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 25 www .VIZIO .com Preset PC Resolutions If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC input, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1920x1080 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 prese[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 26 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 3 Using your FHDTV the first time 1. Connecting the Po w er Cable Connect the power cord to the power cord connector on the back of the FHDTV, and then plug the power cord into an AC wall socket. 2. Connect Audio and Video Cables to the FHDTV (see Chapter 2 for detailed step s) 3. Turning P[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 27 www .VIZIO .com If Retail Mode is selected by mistake; the next option will allow you to switch your selection bac k to Home Mode . Press the MENU button on the remote to go to the next screen. Note: At this point, if a set-top box from your cable or satellite service company is being used; pleas[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 28 www .VIZIO .com Note: If you select Skip Scan, next time that you decide to complete this procedure; you will need to select the TV as input (through the Input key) an d then go through the Menu option to select the Tuner setup to get the option of scanning the channels a gain. c. The screen will now change to sho[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 29 www .VIZIO .com Select Input Source Select the Input Source for the FHDTV 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/S-VIDEO, AV2, Component1, Component2, RGB, HDMI [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 30 www .VIZIO .com Fine Tuning the picture 1. Press the MENU key to bring up the Menu display. Use the  or v button to scroll to the Advanced Video option. 2. Press the  button to select it. 3. Use the  or  button to scroll to the Color Temperature option. 4. Press the  button to select it. 5. Press ei[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 31 www .VIZIO .com Watching a TV Program Before you start watching TV, please make sure that any cable, satellite or off-air antenna connections are secure. Also, verify that the po wer cord is plugged into a correctly ground ed electrical outlet or surge protector. 1. Press the power button on the [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 32 www .VIZIO .com VOL CH MUTE LAST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INPUT 0 _ MENU GUIDE TV A V COMP HDMI A A djusting Basic FHDTV Settings Volume To adjust the volume, press and hold the VOL+ or VOL- button on the side of the FHDTV or remote control until the desired level is reached. TV Channels To step up or down through the av[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 33 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 4 Advanced Adjustment of FHDTV Using the On Screen Dis play (OSD) The remote control or the control buttons on the right hand side of the TV can control all the function settings. The On Screen Display (OSD) all ows you to adjust the save contrast, brightness and other set[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 34 www .VIZIO .com DTV / TV Input Picture Adjustment Picture Mode When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears for PICTURE adjustment. Press the  button to highlight the Picture mode selection. Use the  or  button to choose from Custom, Standard, Movie, Game, Vivid, Football, Golf, Ba[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 35 www .VIZIO .com Contrast Press the  button to highlight the Contrast selection. Use the  or  button to adjust the level. The Contrast adjusts the white levels in the picture. If the cont rast is too low the picture will look washed out and if the contrast is too high you wi ll not be abl[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 36 www .VIZIO .com Advanced Video Features Press the  button to highlight the option for Adv anced Video selection and press either the  button to select it. A new menu will be displayed showing the advanced functions available for fine tuning of the picture. Noise Reduction (NR) Press the  button to highlig[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 37 www .VIZIO .com Film Mode Press the  button to highlight the option for Film Mode selection. Use the  or  button to choose Auto or Off. When set to Auto, the TV will detect the cadence (for example at 24 frames/second for film, or normal video at 60 fps). When set to Off it will stay at [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 38 www .VIZIO .com DTV / TV Input Audio Adjust ment Audio Mode When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears on the PICTURE adjustment display. Press the  button to display AUDIO MODE secletion. Use the  or  button to choose from Flat, Rock, Pop, Classic or Jazz. Equalizer adjustments [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 39 www .VIZIO .com Digital Audio Out Press the  button to highlight the Digital Audio Out selection. Press the  or  button to make the proper selection. The options are OFF, Dolby Digital and PCM. Once the adjustments are completed p ress the LAST button repeatedly to exit the OSD completel[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 40 www .VIZIO .com Reset Audio Mode Press the  button to highlight the option for Reset Audio Mode selection Press  button to return on Audio settings to factory default. The options of either accepting or cancelling the resetting will be display. Press either  or  to make the selection. Once the adjustme[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 41 www .VIZIO .com Partial Channel Search If you believe channels are missed from the auto search, you can do a partial channel search to look for channel in a certai n channel range again. Press the  button to highlight the Partial Channel Search selection. Press the  button to enter the subm[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 42 www .VIZIO .com D a yl i g h t Sa v i n g As for Time Zone, setting the daylight saving time for your area will ensure that the correct program times are shown af ter pressing the GUIDE button on the remote control. Press the  button to highlight the Daylight Saving selection. Press the  or  button to sel[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 43 www .VIZIO .com Input Naming This feature has been ad ded to facilitate you, the user in identifying or label the input and signal which is being watched. You can use up to 8 chara cters; either letters or numbers or combinations of both. Press  button to highlight this option. Press  butto[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 44 www .VIZIO .com CC (Closed Caption) Press the  button to highlight the CC (Closed Caption) selection. Press the  button. A separate menu will appear with the following CC settings CC When watching regular analog (NTSC) TV, the CC feature is available in the Setup menu. Press the  button to highlight the C[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 45 www .VIZIO .com H/V Position Press the  button to highlight the H/V Position selection. Press the  button. A separate menu will appear with the following H/V Position settings H-Position Press the  button to highlight the Horizontal Shift selection. Press the  button to start adjustin[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 46 www .VIZIO .com DTV / TV Input Parental Control If you want to restrict certain ch annel and program viewing, you can do this by turning on the Pare ntal Control. Selected programs, movies and channels can then be made avail able only after an authorized password has been entered and accepted by the TV. When the M[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 47 www .VIZIO .com US TV Rating Follow the procedure in t he previous section to display the Parental Control menu and then press the  button to highlight the US TV Rating selection. Press the  button and the Block TV Rating panel will be displayed. In the Block TV Rating panel you can customi[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 48 www .VIZIO .com Canadian English Rating Press the  button to highlight the Canadian English Rating selection. Press the  button and the Block Canadian English Rating panel will be displayed. In the Block Canadian English Rating panel you ca n customize the program blocking of the following ratings: C – Chi[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 49 www .VIZIO .com DTV Rating This option is designed to update the TV or Movie table of different ratings for programs being viewed in your local or regional area. It will allow the parental guidance control feature in your TV to have the most current parental control database for a digital signal.[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 50 www .VIZIO .com System Info Press the  button to highlight System Info . Press the  button. A new menu will appear that displays the technical information in cluding model name, version and revision of firmware, source type, and resolution. System Reset Press the  button to highlight System Reset . Press [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 51 www .VIZIO .com HDMI Input Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for the HDMI Input as for the DTV / TV input. Once the ad justments are completed press the LA ST button repeatedly to exit the OSD completely. HDMI Input Audio Ad justment The Audio Adjust menu operate[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 52 www .VIZIO .com Video Input Picture Adjust ment The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for Video Inputs (Component and AV) as for the DTV / TV input. The menu difference is that there is no icon along the top for DTV / TV adjustments. Video Input Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjust menu operates in the sam[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 53 www .VIZIO .com Auto Phase (f or Component input) Press the  button to highlight the H/V Position. Press the  button and the new H/V Position submenu will be displayed. Press the  button to highlight Auto Phase. Press the  button to execute this option. The TV will automatically look [...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 54 www .VIZIO .com H-SIZE Press the  button to highlight the H-Size selection. Press the  button to start adjusting the horizontal size of the picture. Use the  or  button to adjust the horizontal size. Once the adjustments are complete d press the LAST button repeatedly to exit the OSD completely. H-Posi[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 55 www .VIZIO .com Understanding Viewing Features Your FHDTV features the following viewing modes. You can switch viewing modes using the remote control, please follow the instructions in page 32. Viewing Modes Normal Mode The original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1 so urce) is preserved, so black bars ar[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 56 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance Important 1. Make sure that the power cabl e is re moved from the socket before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent (such a s toluene, rosin and alcohol) to clean the TV. Such chemicals may damage the housing, scree n glass and remot[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 57 www .VIZIO .com Troubleshooting G uide If the TV fails or the performance changes dramatically, check the display in accordance with the following instructions. Remember to check the peripherals to pinpoint the so urce of the failure. If the display still fails to perform as expected, contact the[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 58 www .VIZIO .com Problem Solution cover the entire screen. Display (OSD) are set correctly. If you are using TV, AV-C (Composite), A V-S (S-Video) or Component with 480i input, follow instructions in page 42 to obtain the desired screen mode. You can see a picture but you cannot hear sound. Make sure that the volum[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 59 www .VIZIO .com Telephone & Techni cal Support Products are often returne d due to a technical problem rather than a defe ctive product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personn el can o ften resolve the problem over the phone. For more informa[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 60 www .VIZIO .com Compliance Caution: Always use a power cable tha t is properly grounded. Please use the AC cords list ed below for each area. USA UL Canada CSA Germany VDE UK BASE/BS Japan Electric Appliance Control Act FCC Class B Radio Interference Statement NOTE: This equipment has been teste d and found to com[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 61 www .VIZIO .com Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Information Specifications Specifications Panel VO370M: 37” Diagonal, 16:9 Aspect Ratio, VO420E: 42” Diagonal, 16:9 Aspect Ratio Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels Pixel (Dot) Pitch VO370M: 0.42675mm x 0.42675mm; VO420E: 0.4845mm x 0.4845mm Display Compatibi[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 62 www .VIZIO .com Non-Operating Temperature: -20°C~50°C, Relative Humidity: 10~70%, Altitude: 0~40,000 ft Dimensions VO370M: 36.22"W x 24.97"H x 8.5 9"D w/stand; 36.22"W x 23.77"H x 3.86"D wo/stand VO420E: 40.3"W x 27.6"H x 9 .6"D w/stand; 40.3"W x 26.2"H x 3.[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 63 www .VIZIO .com Limited Product Warranty VIZIO provides a “ONE-YEAR LIMI TED WARRANTY” against manufacturing defects i n materials and workmanship to the origin al purchaser of a new VIZIO display purchased from an authorized VIZIO U.S. reseller and used in the fifty (50) United States or Pue[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual 64 www .VIZIO .com limited warranty. Installation, removal, transportati on and reinstallation of a display, and routine maintenance and cleaning, are not covered by this limited warranty. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OTHE R THAN THOSE LISTED OR DESCRIBED ABOVE. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WA RRA[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 65 www .VIZIO .com determination for performing the o n-site repair may be dependent upon the manufacturi ng defect and is at VIZIO's option and sole discretion. Proof of purcha se is required to confirm the product is within the one- year limited warranty period and meets the terms and conditi[...]

66 www .VIZIO .com Index A accessories, 7 Adjustments Selecting the Screen Size, 55, 62 Stepping through TV Channels, 32 Volume, 10, 32, 57 Advanced Video Features Black Level Extender, 36 Color Temperature (Color Temperature, 36 CTI (Color Transient Improvement, 36 DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction, 36 C cable TV composite connection, 18 HDMI connectio[...]

VIZIO VO370M/VO420E User Manual Version 1/23/2009 67 www .VIZIO .com Using an external Receiv er/Amp, 23 P Parental Control Block Unrated Programming, 49 Canadian English Ratin g, 48 Canadian French Rating, 48 Channel Block, 46 DTV Rating, 49 Movie Rating, 47 Password change, 49 TV Rating, 47 PC Input Audio Adjustment, 54 Auto Adjust, 53 Picture Ad[...]