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VIZIO VX42L HDTV10A User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections 8 1.1 Front Panel...8 1.2 Right Side Panel Controls ...8 1.3 Left Side Connections ...8 1.4 Rear Panel Connections ...9 1.5 VIZIO Remote Control...11 1.5.1 Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control 13 1.5.2 Remote Control Range ...13 1.5.3 VIZIO Remote Control Precautions ...13 Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment 14 2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use?...14 2.2 Connecting Coaxial (RF) ...15 2.2.1 Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV / TV 15 2.2.2 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR 15 2.3 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box ...16 2.3.1 Using HDMI ...16 2.3.2 Using Component Video...18 2.4 Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box ...19 2.4.1 Using Composite Video ...19 2.4.2 Using Coax (RF) ...19 2.5 Connecting Your DVD 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 Settings ...29 3.4 Program Information...30 3.5 Information on HDTV Status ...30 Chapter 4 Advanced Adjustment of HDTV 31 4.1 Using the On Screen Display (OSD) ...31 4.2 DTV / TV Input Picture Adjustment...32 4.2.1 Picture Mode ...32 4.2.2 Backlight ...32 4.2.3 Brightness...33 4.2.4 Contrast ...33 4.2.5 Color ...33 4.2.6 Tint...33 4.2.7 Sharpness ...34 4.2.8 Color Temperature...34 4.2.9 Advanced Video ...35 4.3 DTV / TV Input Audio Adjustment...36 4.3.1 Volume ...36 4.3.2 Bass...36 4.3.3 Treble ...36 4.3.4 Balance...36 4.3.5 Surround...37 4.3.6 Speakers ...37 4.4 DTV / TV Tuner Setup...37 4.4.1 Tuner Mode ...37 4.4.2 Auto Search...37 4.4.3 Skip Channel ...37 4.4.4 Time Zone ...38 Version 4/24/2007 6 www.VIZIO.com

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VIZIO VX42L HDTV10A User Manual
Version 4/24/2007
6
www.VIZIO.com
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections
..................................................................
8
1.1 Front Panel
..........................................................................................................................................................
8
1.2 Right Side Panel Controls
...................................................................................................................................
8
1.3 Left Side Connections
.........................................................................................................................................
8
1.4 Rear Panel Connections
.....................................................................................................................................
9
1.5 VIZIO Remote Control
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11
1.5.1 Insertion of Batteries in the Remote Control
..............................................................................................
13
1.5.2 Remote Control Range
..............................................................................................................................
13
1.5.3 VIZIO Remote Control Precautions
...........................................................................................................
13
Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment
..................................................................................
14
2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use?
............................................................................................................
14
2.2 Connecting Coaxial (RF)
...................................................................................................................................
15
2.2.1 Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV / TV
....................................................................................
15
2.2.2 Using the Antenna or Cable through your VCR
.........................................................................................
15
2.3 Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box
................................................................................................................
16
2.3.1 Using HDMI
...............................................................................................................................................
16
2.3.2 Using Component Video
............................................................................................................................
18
2.4 Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box
.................................................................................................................
19
2.4.1 Using Composite Video
.............................................................................................................................
19
2.4.2 Using Coax (RF)
........................................................................................................................................
19
2.5 Connecting Your DVD 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
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26
3.1 Basic LCD HDTV Start Up
................................................................................................................................
26
3.2 Watching a TV Program
....................................................................................................................................
29
3.3 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings
.........................................................................................................................
29
3.4 Program Information
..........................................................................................................................................
30
3.5 Information on HDTV Status
.............................................................................................................................
30
Chapter 4 Advanced Adjustment of HDTV
...................................................................
31
4.1 Using the On Screen Display (OSD)
.................................................................................................................
31
4.2 DTV / TV Input Picture Adjustment
....................................................................................................................
32
4.2.1 Picture Mode
.............................................................................................................................................
32
4.2.2 Backlight
....................................................................................................................................................
32
4.2.3 Brightness
..................................................................................................................................................
33
4.2.4 Contrast
.....................................................................................................................................................
33
4.2.5 Color
..........................................................................................................................................................
33
4.2.6 Tint
.............................................................................................................................................................
33
4.2.7 Sharpness
.................................................................................................................................................
34
4.2.8 Color Temperature
.....................................................................................................................................
34
4.2.9 Advanced Video
........................................................................................................................................
35
4.3 DTV / TV Input Audio Adjustment
......................................................................................................................
36
4.3.1 Volume
......................................................................................................................................................
36
4.3.2 Bass
...........................................................................................................................................................
36
4.3.3 Treble
........................................................................................................................................................
36
4.3.4 Balance
......................................................................................................................................................
36
4.3.5 Surround
....................................................................................................................................................
37
4.3.6 Speakers
...................................................................................................................................................
37
4.4 DTV / TV Tuner Setup
.......................................................................................................................................
37
4.4.1 Tuner Mode
...............................................................................................................................................
37
4.4.2 Auto Search
...............................................................................................................................................
37
4.4.3 Skip Channel
.............................................................................................................................................
37
4.4.4 Time Zone
.................................................................................................................................................
38