ViewSonic Vt2430 Users Guide

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Selecting the Input Source
To select the TV or other external input sources connected 
to the TV.
1. Press the INPUT button on the remote control.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the required input source between 
TV, AV, S-Video, YPbPr, HDMI, or PC.
3. To confirm the selection, press ENTER.
Favorite Channel Setting
To set your favorite channel into memory:
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “CHANNEL” menu.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Favorite”, then press ► button 
to enter “Favorite” setting.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the channel you’d like to be your 
favorite channel.
Press ENTER to confirm your selection.
4. To cancel the selection, Press ENTER again on the selected 
channel.
5. Press MENU to exit.
＊To  view  your  favorite  channels,  press FAV  button  to 
show  Favorite  List  and  select  your  favorite  channels  that 
have already been stored.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Channel Name Setting
To edit a name for the current channel:
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “CHANNEL” menu.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Channel No.”, then press ◄ or ► 
to select the channel you want to edit the name.
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Channel Label”, then press ► 
button to enter “Channel Label” setting.
5. Use ▲ or ▼ to choose letters or signs, ◄ or ► to move 
forward or backward.
6. After you input the channel name, press MENU or 
ENTER to complete the setting.
7. Press MENU to exit.
Adding/Erasing Channel
When  the  channel  is  erased,  it  will  not  appear  on  the 
screen  when  you  browse  the  channels  with  ▼CH▲ 
button. To see the channel again, you must add the channel 
or perform the “Auto Scan” (page 25) function again.
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “TV” menu.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Show/Hide”, then press ► 
button to enter “Show/Hide” setting.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the channel you want to Show/
Hide, and check or uncheck it with ENTER button.
4. Press MENU to exit.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Adjusting the Settings
1. 
(1) Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
(2) Press ◄ or ► to select your desired top Menu.
(3) Press ▲ or ▼ to select the control of “Contrast”, 
“Brightness”, “Sharpness”, “Tint”, “Color”, then press ◄ 
or ► to adjust the level.
(4) Press MENU to exit.
2.  
(1) Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
(2) Press ◄ or ► to select your desired top Menu.
(3) Press ▲ or ▼ to select the control of “Picture Mode”, 
“Color Mode”, “Zoom Mode”, “Noise Reduction”, 
“Sound Mode”, “MTS”, “Prefer Language” (in DTV mode), 
“Surround Sound”, “Audio Only”, “Sleep Timer”, “Tim\
e 
Zone”, “DST”, “Time Format”, “Auto Sync”, “Clock\
”, 
“Menu Language”, “Transparency”, “OSD Time Out”, 
“DCR” (Dynamic Contrast Ratio), then press ◄ or ► to 
select your desired option.
(4) Press MENU to exit.
3.
(1) Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
(2) Press ◄ or ► to select your desired top Menu.
(3) Press ▲ or ▼ to select the control with ►, including 
“Treble/Bass”, “Closed Caption”, “Restore Default”, th\
en
press ► to perform the function or enter detailed 
settings.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Closed Caption Setting
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “OPTION” menu.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Closed Caption”, then press ► 
button to enter “Closed Caption” setting.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select CC Mode, Basic Selection, or 
Advanced Selection, and use ◄ or ► to make your choice.
Basic Selection: To set basic analog closed caption 
options. (CC1~CC4, TEXT1~TEXT4, Off)
Advanced Selection: To select closed caption signal 
formats and set up caption modes for digital TV 
channels. (Service1~6, Off)
Setting up Time menu
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “TIME” menu.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Sleep Timer”, and press ◄ or 
► to set the “Sleep Timer” from 5~240 min, or Off.
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Time Zone”, and select the correct
time zone of your area with ◄ or ►. The displayed time 
of “Clock” will be changed at the same time automatically. 
To adjust “Clock”, select “Clock” and press ►. Use ◄ 
or ► to change between year/ month/ date/ hour/ minute, 
▲ or ▼ to adjust. When you finish adjustment, select 
“OK” and press ENTER to complete the setting. 
＊The “Clock” time can only be adjusted manually 
when “Auto Sync” is set to “Off”.
5. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “DST” (Daylight Saving Time), 
and select On or Off with ◄ or ► according to the time 
zone of your area. The “Clock” time will change 
automatically.
6. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Time Format”, and ◄ or ► to 
select 12-hour or 24-hour.
7. Press MENU to exit.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Using the Parent Controls
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “LOCK” menu.
3. Press ENTER or ▼ to enter Password.
4. Enter the password. (The default password is 0000)
5. Move to “System Lock”, and select “On” to enable the 
detailed settings.
6. Move to “US” or “Canada” rating system.
For detailed Close Caption setting:
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Option”, then press ► to enter 
“Option” setting.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the Mode to be “Custom”, and then 
use ▲ or ▼ to select desired options and use ◄ or ► to 
adjust detailed settings.
＊When you select the Mode to be “Default”, you can 
not adjust the detailed settings.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
US: Press ► to set TV or MPAA ratings.
(1) TV 
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “TV”, then press ► to enter 
“TV” rating system setting.
The following screen will allow you to customize 
the following TV ratings:
Y (all children)
Y7 (older children)
G (general audience)
PG (guidance suggested)
14 (strongly cautioned)
MA (mature audience)
You can also customize the TV ratings for the 
following content:
ALL (All types content)
FV (fantasy violence)  
V (violence)
S (sexual situations)
L (adult language)
D (sexsual dialog)
2. Press ENTER to set or reset each area.
3. Press MENU to exit.
(2) MPAA
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “MPAA”. 
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select your desired MPAA ratings 
level.
The MPAA ratings level are defined as following:
G (general audience)
PG (parental guidance suggested)
PG-13 (recommended for children 14 years of age 
or older)
R (mature audience)
NC-17 (no one under 17 years of age)
X (adult audience only)
N/A (not applicable)
3. Press MENU to exit.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
 
Canada:  Press  ►  to  set  Canadian  English  and  French 
ratings.
(1) Canadian English
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Canada Eng”.
2. Press ► to enter.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select your desired Canadian 
English rating level.
The Canadian English rating levels are defined as 
following:
C (children)
C8+ (children eight years and older)
G (general programming, suitable for all audiences)
PG (parental guidance)
14+ (viewers and older)
18+ (adult programming)
EXEMPT (exempt)
4. Press MENU to exit.
(2) Canadian French
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Canada Fre”.
2. Press ► to enter.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select your desired Canadian 
French rating level.
The Canadian French rating levels are defined as 
following:
G (genenral)
8ans+ (children eight years and older)
13ans+ (not appropriate for children of less than 13 
years)
16ans+ (not appropriate for children of less than 16 
years)
18ans+ (reserved to adults)
EXEMPT (exempt)
4. Press MENU to exit.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
To Block Unrated Movie or TV Programs
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Unrated Lock”, then press ◄ 
or ► to select “On” or “Off”. When “On” is selected, 
all programs that are not rated will be blocked.
2. Press MENU to exit.
To Set Rating Region Table
RRT  Setting  defines  the  rating  standard  for  a  particular 
geographic region and/ or country. 
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “RRT Setting”, then press ► to
enter RRT setting.
2. Select each adjustable setting with ▲ or ▼, then press 
◄ or ► to select the sub-selection.
3. Press MENU to exit.
＊The  picture  here  only  shows  an  example  of  the  content 
of  RRT  Setting.  However,  the  selections  and  sub-
selections  of  RRT  Setting  may  be  different  in  your  OSD 
menu according to the local broadcasting system.
＊To  reset  RRT  setting,  move  to  “Reset  RRT”,  and  press 
► to reset.
To Change Password
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Change Password”, then press 
► to enter “Change Password” setting.
2. Move to “Enter Old Password”, then enter the old 
password with number keys.
3. Enter your new password on “Enter New Password”.
4. Enter your new password again on “Confirm Password”.
After  you  complete  the  last  step,  the  screen  will  return  to 
the top page of LOCK menu. If so, the password has been 
changed successfully.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
To block by Input Source
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Input Block”.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the input source, then ◄ or ► 
to select from “Block” or “UnBlock”.
3. Press MENU to exit.
To Restore Factory Setting
1. Press the MENU button to display the OSD main menu.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the “OPTION” menu.
3. Press ENTER or ► to enter “OPTION” menu.
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Restore Default”, then press ► 
to restore the factory default setting.
5. Select “Yes” and press ENTER to confirm the setting.
 
						

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ViewSonic                                                                                                         VT2430
Using the TV Features
Using PC Function
1. When in PC source, press the MENU button to display 
the OSD main menu.
2. Press ◄ or ► to select the “PICTURE” menu.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select your desired controls, and press 
◄ or ► to adjust.
4. For advanced PC functions, select “Advanced” (only 
in PC source) and press ► to enter.
5. Press ▲ or ▼ to select “Auto” (Auto adjustment), 
“H-Pos” (H-Position), “V-Pos” (V-Position), “Clock”\
 
or “Phase”, and adjust the level with ◄ or ►.
＊When in PC source, the other menus are the same as or 
similar to when in other source. 
＊When there is no signal in the PC mode, “No Signal” will 
be displayed on the screen and the TV will automatically 
turn into power-saving mode after a few seconds’ idleness. 
Press INPUT or POWER button on the remote control 
and the TV will return to VGA mode.