Vizio Television E280i-A1 User Manual

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using the Parental Controls
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from 
displaying certain channels or programs without a password.
The Parental Controls menu only appears when:• You are using the tuner to receive your TV signals, such as 
when you are using an antenna for Over-the-Air signals 
or when connected to cable TV directly from the wall (no 
cable box).
•  You have a device connected using a composite video 
cable or a coaxial cable, such as a VCR, satellite or 
cable box,...

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Blocking and unblocking Content by rating
A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant 
for children, and at other times broadcast programs that are 
meant for mature audiences. You may not want to block the 
channel completely using a channel lock, but you may wish to 
block certain programs from being viewed.
When this is the case, you can use the TV’s Rating Block feature 
to block content based on its rating.
For a list of content ratings and their definitions, visit...

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Changing the on-screen menu language
Your TV can display the on-screen menu in different languages.
To change the on-screen menu language:
1 . Press the menu button on the 
remote. The on-screen menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight system and 
press  ok. The  SYSTEM menu is 
displayed.
3 .  Use the arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight menu 
language and press ok. T h e  
MENU LANGUAGE menu is 
displayed.
4 .  Highlight your preferred 
language (english,...

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adjusting the CeC settings
The CEC function on your TV enables you to control 
HDMI-connected devices with the included remote without any 
additional programming.  
Not all HDMI devices support CEC. See your device’s 
user manual for details.
To enable, disable, or adjust CEC 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 system  
and press ok. The  SYSTEM menu is displayed.
3 .  Use the arrow buttons on the...

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using The reseT &  admin menu
You can use the TV’s Reset & Admin menu to restore the TV to its 
factory default settings.
restoring the TV to f actory default settings
All of the on-screen menu settings can be reset to the factory 
defaults.
If you restore the TV to the factory default settings, all 
changes you have made to the settings will be lost!
This includes any V.I.A. Plus Apps that you have added 
and any changes you have made to the settings for 
those Apps.
To restore the TV to its...

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using The info Windo W
The Info Window can be displayed by pressing the info or guide  
button on the remote:
• Press the info or guide button one time to display 
channel, input, and display information.
•  Press the info or guide button two times to display the 
program title, program rating, audio information, and the 
start and end times of the program.
digiT al ePisode guide & info Windo W
Oliver’s Holiday Surprise 
1080p  6:15pm
11:00AM - 12:00PMTV-PG-VDolby Digital+ Stereo
Oliver wakes up one...

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using the usB media Player
using The usB media Pla Yer
The USB Media Player allows you to connect a USB thumb drive to 
your TV and play music, video, or photos. 
Preparing Your usB drive to Play usB media
To play USB media, you must first save your photos onto a USB 
thumb drive:
• The USB thumb drive must be formatted as FAT32.
•  Files on the USB thumb drive must end in a supported file 
extension (.mp3, .jpg, etc.).
•  The player is not designed to play media from external 
hard drives, MP3...

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Browse Photos
Artist A-Z
View:Sort:
Music
MyFlashDrive\Audio
oot\My Music
USB1: MyFlashDrive
My Music
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album art  
If included on the 
USB thumb drive and 
associated with your music, 
the album art will display 
here.
Progress Bar
 
Displays the duration of the current-
ly-playing song. The blue bar will 
lengthen as the song progresses.
Page information
If your USB thumb drive has more 
files than can be displayed on a 
single screen, the page information 
is displayed here.
now...

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Date New-Old
View:Sort:
Video
MyFlashDrive\Video
oot\My Videos
USB1: MyFlashDrive
My Videos
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Page information  
If your USB thumb drive has more 
files than can be displayed on a 
single screen, the page information 
is displayed here.
Connected 
sources
 
Displays 
connected USB 
devices.
Current f older Back Button 
 
Highlight this button 
and press ok to return 
to the previous screen.
View all or 
View f olders
Video Pla Yer
Folders
sort by date 
or file name
FileDate...

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Start Slideshow
Name A-Z
Thumbnails 
Settings
View:Sort:
Photo
VIZIO_2GB\Photo
oot
File Name: D 1920x1080
Resolution: 1920x1080
Size:            1607270KB
USB1:
A.jpgroot
B.jpgC.jpg
D.jpg E.jpg
F.jpg
G.jpg H.jpg
I.jpg
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folder Contents  
This area displays the 
contents of the currently 
selected folder. You can 
browse files and folders 
using the arrow and ok  
buttons on the remote.
Current f
older 
Displays the folder path.
Page information  
If your USB thumb drive has more...