Vizio E401iA2 HDTV User Manual

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Completing the First-Time Setup
The first time you turn on the TV, the Setup App will guide you 
through each of the steps necessary to get your TV ready for use.
Before you begin the first-time setup:• Your TV should be installed and the power cord should 
be connected to an electrical outlet.
•  Your devices should be connected.
•  If you have a wireless network, have the network key 
ready.
•  If you are connecting to your network with an ethernet 
cable, connect it to the ethernet port on the TV. 
To complete the first-time setup:
1 .  Press the Power/Standby  
button on the remote. The TV 
powers on and the Setup App 
starts.  
Use the Left/Right Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight  Home Use and press 
OK.  
2 .  Use the Up/Down Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight  Home Mode Setup  
and press OK.  
 
 
3 .  Use the OK and Up/Down 
Arrow buttons on the remote to 
read and accept the Terms of 
Service and Privacy Policy for 
Yahoo! TV  Widgets.   
 
When you are finished, 
highlight  Next and press OK.4 . Select the name of your 
wireless network from the list of 
available networks and press 
OK.  
 
Enter the network key using 
the on-screen keyboard, then 
highlight  Connect and press 
OK.
5 .  Answer the on-screen 
questions about your TV 
connection using the Arrow  
and  OK buttons on the remote.  
 
 
 
6 .  When you have finished the 
channel scan, highlight Exit to 
Live TV and press OK.  
The First-Time Setup is complete.  
						

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Using the On-Screen Menu
Your TV features an easy-to-use on-screen menu. 
To open the on-screen menu, press the MENU button on the 
remote. You can also open the on-screen menu by pressing the 
VIA button and selecting HDTV SETTINGS from the VIA Dock, then 
pressing OK.
From this menu, you can: • Change the input source
•  Change the screen aspect   
ratio
•  Set up closed captioning
•  Activate the sleep timer 
•  Adjust the picture settings
•  Adjust the audio settings
•  Change network settings
•  Change TV  settings
•  Access the help menu
 
 
 
NavigatiNg the ON-ScreeN MeNU
To open the on-screen menu, press 
the  MENU button on the remote. 
Use the Arrow buttons to highlight 
a menu option, and press the OK  
button to select that option.  
 
 
 
 
While navigating the on-screen menu, you can press 
the BAC K  button at any time to return to the previous 
menu  screen. The  EXIT button will close the on-screen 
menu.  
						

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chaNgiNg the iNpUt SOUrce
External devices such as DVD players, Blu-Ray Players, and video 
game consoles can be connected to your TV. To use one of these 
devices with your TV, you must first change the input source in the 
on-screen menu.
To change the input device:
1 . Press the MENU button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight the Input  
icon and press OK. The  Input 
Source Selection menu is 
displayed.
3 .  Use the Up/Down Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight the input source you 
wish to display. Press OK, then 
press  EXIT. 
 
 
 
chaNgiNg the ScreeN aSpect ratiO
The TV can display images in five different modes: Wide, Zoom, 
Normal, Panoramic, and Stretch. Each mode displays the picture 
differently.
To change the screen aspect ratio:
1 .  Press the MENU button on the 
remote.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight the Wide icon. Press 
OK.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your desired screen mode 
and press OK:
•  Normal  preserves the content’s original aspect ratio. Since the 
4:3 aspect ratio is not large enough to fill the TV’s screen, black 
bars are added to the left and right of the display image.
•  Wide  stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the 
screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display image 
may appear distorted. If the program is already formatted 
for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then black bars will 
appear on the top and bottom of the display image.
•  Zoom  expands images with black bars to fit the screen.
•  Panoramic  expands the display image to fill the screen. 
Images may appear wider than intended. If you are 
watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars 
will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. 
This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 
480i/480p source.
•  Stretch expands the display image to fill the screen. Images 
may appear wider than intended. If you are watching 
widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still 
appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This 
option is only available when the TV is displaying a 
720p/1080i/1080p source.  
						

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SettiNg Up clOSed captiONiNg
Your TV can display closed captions for programs that include 
them. Closed captions display a transcription of a program’s 
dialogue.If the program you are viewing is not being broadcast 
with closed captions, the TV will not display them.
To activate or deactivate closed 
captions:
1 . Press the MENU button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight the CC  
icon and press OK. The  Closed 
Caption menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight the type 
of closed captions you wish to 
see:
• Analog Closed Caption for   
analog (NTSC) TV channels.
•  Digital Closed Caption for   
digital (ATSC) TV channels.
4 .  After highlighting the type of 
closed captions you wish to 
see, use the Left/Right Arrow  
buttons on the remote to select 
the caption channel you wish 
to display, then press EXIT.
Caption channels usually display different languages. 
For example, CC1 may display English captions and 
CC2 may display Spanish captions.
Changing the Appearance of Digital Closed Captions
Digital closed captions can be displayed according to your 
preference. 
To change the appearance of digital closed captions:
1 .  From the Closed Caption 
menu, use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight  Digital CC Style.
2 .  Use the Left/Right Arrow  
buttons on the remote to select 
Custom, then press OK. T h e  
Digital CC Style menu appears.
3 .  Use the Up/Down Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight the setting you wish 
to change, then use the Left/
Right Arrow buttons to change 
the setting:
•  Caption Style - Choose 
As Broadcast to keep 
default settings or Custom 
to manually change each 
setting.
•  Text Size - Adjust the size of the text.
•  Color - Change the color of the text. 
•  Opacity - Change the transparency of the text.
•  BG Color - Change the background color.
•  BG Opacity - Change the transparency of the 
background.  
						

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• Window Color - Change the edge color.
•  Window Opacity - Change the edge type.
4 .  When you are satisfied with the appearance of the closed   
captions, press the EXIT button on the remote.
activatiNg the Sleep tiMer
When activated, the TV’s sleep timer will turn the TV off after a set 
period of time.
To use the sleep timer:
1 .  Press the MENU button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight the Sleep 
Timer icon and press OK. T h e  
Sleep Timer menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Up/Down Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight  Timer and press OK. 
The Timer menu is displayed.
4 .  Use the Up/Down Arrow  
buttons on the remote to 
highlight the period of time 
after which you want the TV to 
turn off: 30, 60, 90, 120, or  180 
minutes.
5 .  Press  OK, then press EXIT.
Setting the Auto Power Off Feature
To help save energy, your TV is set by default to turn off after 10 
minutes if no signal is being displayed on the screen. This feature 
can be deactivated.
To set the Auto Power Off feature:
1 .  From the Sleep Timer menu, use the Up/Down Arrow buttons 
on the remote to highlight Auto Power Off and press OK. T h e  
Auto Power-Off menu is displayed.
2 .  Highlight  Off or 10 min and press OK. Press Exit.
adjUStiNg the pictUre SettiNgS
Your TV display can be adjusted to suit your preferences and 
viewing conditions.
To adjust the picture settings:
1 .  Press the MENU button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight the Picture  
icon and press OK. The  Picture 
menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight Picture 
Mode, then use the Left/Right 
Arrow buttons to change the 
picture mode:
•  Standard mode sets the 
various picture settings to 
values that will produce 
the best picture in the 
most cases. This is the 
recommended setting.
•  Movie mode sets the picture settings to values perfect for 
watching a movie in a dark room.
•  Game mode optimizes the picture settings for displaying 
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• Vivid mode sets the picture settings to values that 
produce a brighter, more vivid picture. 
•  Football, Golf, Basketball, and Baseball modes optimize 
the picture settings for their respective sports. Also try 
these modes for other sports.
•  Custom picture mode allows you to manually change 
each of the picture settings:
Backlight - Adjusts the brightness to affect the overall 
brilliance of the picture. This option is not available 
unless Ambient Light Sensor is set to Off. See 
Ambient 
Light Sensor on page 21
.
Brightness - Adjusts the black level of the picture. 
When this setting is too low, the picture may be too 
dark to distinguish details. When this setting is too 
high, the picture may appear faded or washed out.
Contrast - Adjusts the white level of the picture. When 
this setting is too low, the picture may appear dark. 
When this setting is too high, the picture may appear 
faded or washed out. If the setting is too high or too 
low, detail may be difficult to distinguish in dark or 
bright areas of the picture.
Color - Adjusts the intensity of the picture colors.   
 
Tint - Adjusts the hue of the picture. This setting is 
useful in adjusting the flesh tones in the picture. If flesh 
appears too orange, reduce the level of color before 
adjusting tint.
Sharpness - Adjusts the edge sharpness of picture 
elements. It can be used to sharpen non-HD (high 
definition) content; however, it will not produce detail 
that does not otherwise exist. Adjusting the 
Advanced Picture Settings
To adjust the advanced picture 
settings:
1 .  From the Picture menu, use t he 
Arrow buttons on the remote to 
highlight  More, then press OK. 
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight Advanced 
Picture, then press OK. T h e  
Advanced Picture menu is 
displayed.
3 .  Use the Arro w buttons to 
highlight the setting you wish 
to adjust, then press Left/Right 
Arrow to change the setting:
•  Noise Reduction - 
Diminishes artifacts in 
the image caused by the 
digitizing of image motion 
content. Select Off, Low, 
Medium, or High.
•  MPEG NR - Reduces pixelation and distortion for .mpeg 
files. Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
•  Color Enhancement - Reduces oversaturation of some 
colors and improves flesh tones. Select Off, Normal, Rich 
Color, Grn/Flesh, and Grn/Blue.
•  Adaptive Luma - Adjusts the average brightness of the 
picture to compensate for large areas of brightness. 
Select Off, Low, Medium, Strong, or Extend.
•  Film Mode - Optimizes the picture for watching film. 
Select Auto or Off.
•  Backlight Control - Select Off, DCR (Dynamic Contrast 
Ratio), or OPC.  
   
						

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• Ambient Light Sensor - The ambient light sensor detects 
the light levels in the room and automatically adjusts the 
backlight for the best picture. Select Off, Low, Medium, or 
High.
4 .  When you have finished adjusting the Advanced Picture 
Settings, press the EXIT button on the remote. Adjusting the Color Temperature
Adjusting the color temperature will change the “warmness” or 
“coolness” of the white areas of the picture.
To adjust the color temperature: 1 .  From the Picture Menu, use 
the  Arrow buttons to highlight 
More, then press OK.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on 
the remote to highlight Color 
Temperature, then press OK. 
The Color Temperature menu is 
displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons on 
the remote to highlight Color 
Temperature, then use the 
Left/Right Arrow buttons to 
change the color temperature 
preset:
• Cool produces a blue-hued 
picture.
•  Computer optimizes the picture for use as a PC monitor.
•  Normal is optimized for television viewing.
•  Custom allows you to manually change each of the 
color temperature settings:
Red/Green/Blue Gain - Adjusts the amount of each 
color in the display.
Red/Green/Blue Offset - Adjusts the position of each 
color in the display.
4 .  If you want to reset the color temperatures to the factory 
default settings, highlight Reset  Color Temperature and 
press  OK. Highlight Ye s  and press OK. 
5 .  When you have finished adjusting the color temperature, 
press the EXIT button on the remote.  
						

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Adjusting the Picture Size and Position
When displaying an image, the size and position of the display 
image can be adjusted.
To adjust the picture size and position:
1 . From the Picture menu, use the 
Arrow buttons on the remote to 
highlight  More, then press OK. 
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight Size & 
Position, then press OK. The  Size 
& Position menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight the setting you wish 
to adjust, then press Left/Right 
Arrow to change the setting:
• Horiz. Position - Adjusts 
the horizontal (left/right) 
position of the display 
image.
•  Vertical Position - Adjusts 
the vertical (up/down) 
position of the display 
image.
•  Horizontal Size - Adjusts the width of the display image.
•  Vertical Size - Adjusts the height of the display image.
4 .  When you have finished adjusting the size and position, 
press the EXIT button on the remote.Resetting the Picture Settings 
To reset the picture settings to the factory default settings:
1 . From the Picture menu, use the Arrow buttons to highlight 
More, then press OK.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Reset 
Picture Mode, then press OK. The TV displays, “Are you sure 
you want to RESET Picture Settings to the factory defaults?”
3 .  Highlight  Ye s and press OK.
4 .  Press the EXIT button on the remote.  
						

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adjUStiNg the aUdiO SettiNgS
To adjust the audio settings:
1 . Press the MENU button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight Audio and 
press  OK. The Audio  Settings 
menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight the setting you wish 
to adjust, then press Left/Right 
Arrow to change the setting:
• Audio Mode - Change the 
audio mode. This setting 
is only available when SRS 
StudioSound  HD is set to 
Standard.
•  Balance - Adjusts the 
loudness of the audio 
output from the left and 
right speakers.
•  Lip Sync - Adjusts the synchronization between the 
display image and the accompanying audio track.
•  TV Speakers - Turns the built-in speakers on or off.
•  SRS StudioSound HD - StudioSound HD
™ is a feature-rich 
surround sound solution which delivers an immersive 
surround sound experience from the TV’s internal 
speakers. Additionally, StudioSound HD completes the 
entertainment experience by maintaining a steady 
volume while watching programming and movies, 
providing deep, rich bass, and delivering crisp details 
and clear, intelligible dialogue. Select Surround or 
Standard.
•  SRS TruVolume  - TruVolume® intelligently normalizes 
volume fluctuations due to television commercials or 
channel changes. Select On or Off.
•  Advanced Audio - See 
Adjusting the Advanced Audio 
Settings
 on page 24.
•  Equalizer Settings - Adjust the boost or attenuation of 
different frequencies. Change the equalizer presets by 
selecting Flat, Rock, Pop, Classical or Jazz. To customize 
the equalizer settings yourself, set EQ Mode to Advanced, 
then adjust each frequency or set EQ Mode to Basic, 
then adjust Bass and Treble settings. (This setting is only 
available when SRS StudioSound HD is set to Standard)
•  Reset Audio Mode - Restores the audio settings to the 
factory defaults. See 
Resetting the Audio Settings on 
page 24.
4 .  When you have finished adjusting the audio settings, press 
the  EXIT button on the remote.  
						

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Adjusting the Advanced Audio Settings
To adjust the advanced audio settings:
1 .  From the Audio Settings Menu, 
use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight  Advanced Audio, 
then press OK. The Advanced 
Audio menu is displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons to 
highlight the setting you wish 
to adjust, then press Left/Right 
Arrow to change the setting:
• Digital Audio Out - 
Changes the type of 
processing for the Optical 
output when connected 
to a home theatre audio 
system. Select Off, Dolby 
Digital, or PCM.
•  Analog Audio Out - 
Sets the volume control 
properties for the analog 
RCA connectors when 
connected to a home 
theatre audio system. 
Select Variable to control 
the external speakers’ 
volume from the TV’s volume 
controls, or select Fixed 
to control the external 
speakers’ volume from 
your home theatre system 
controls.
3 .  When you have finished adjusting the advanced audio 
settings, press the EXIT button on the remote.Resetting the Audio Settings
To reset the audio settings to the factory default settings:
1 . Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Audio  
icon and press OK. The Audio Settings menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Reset Audio Mode and 
press  OK. The TV displays, “Are you sure you want to RESET 
Audio Settings to the factory defaults?”
4 .  Highlight  Ye s and press OK.
5 .  Press the EXIT button on the remote.