Vizio Television E280i-A1 User Manual

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ConneCTing an audio deViCe
Home Audio Receiver
VIZIO Sound Bar
Your TV can output sound to an audio device, such as a receiver 
or sound bar. 
1 . 
Verify that your device has an audio port that matches an 
available port on the TV (HDMI or 3.5mm).
2 .  Turn the TV and your audio device off.
3 .  Connect the appropriate cable (not included) to the TV and 
the device.
4 .  Turn the TV and your device on.
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HDMI CABLE
HDMI technology transmits crystal-clear digital 
multi-channel surround audio through a single 
HDMI cable. Audio Return Channel-enabled 
(ARC) TVs allow audio to be sent over an already 
connected HDMI cable, eliminating the need 
for a separate audio cable. See 
Connecting an 
Audio Device - ARC
 on page 17.
3.5MM CABLE
3.5mm cables (or headset cables) send stereo 
signals over a single cable.
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•  CeC 2-way Communication   
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•  PCm, dTs , dolby digital
•  2.0-5.1 scaleable l ossless  
digital a udio Connection
•  audio and Video signals
• 
Quality stereo Connection
•  2.0 Channel
•  analog Connection
•  audio signal only
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Without hdmi arCWith hdmi arC
ConneCTing an a udio deViCe - arC
HDMI
HDMI
Your Home Audio Receiver
Your Blu-ray Player Your TV
HDMI
HDMI
Your Home Audio Receiver
Your Blu-ray Player Your TV
With an HDMI ARC setup, the 
audio connection between 
your TV and home audio 
receiver can be removed. 
The HDMI cable will transmit 
audio signals to and from 
your TV with an all-digital 
audio/video connection.
Without an HDMI ARC setup, 
your TV will transmit audio 
signals from the built-in 
tuner and VIA Plus apps to 
your home audio receiver 
through a separate audio 
connection.
Built-in TunerBuilt-in Tuner
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ConneCTing To Y our  neTW ork
Your TV is Internet-ready. It can be connected to your home 
network with a Wired or Wireless connection.
Connecting to a Wired network (Best)
1 . Connect an Ethernet cable to your router and to the 
Ethernet port on the back of the TV. See below.
2 .  Use the Guided Network Setup to configure the TV. See 
Using 
Guided Setup
 on page 49. Connecting to a Wireless network
1 . 
Ensure you have a router or modem broadcasting a 
high-speed wireless signal (802.11n recommended).
2 .  Use the Guided Network Setup to configure the TV. See 
Using 
Guided Setup
 on page 49.
Ethernet Cable
Router / Modem
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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 wireless 
password 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.  
 
 
2 .  Use the arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight home use 
and press ok.  
 
 
3 .  Use the arrow buttons on 
the remote to highlight your 
preferred language, and then 
press the ok button.
Choose your mode.
Select Store Demo for in-store display. Select Home Use for in-home use.
Seleccione  Home Use por Modo de Casa o Store Demo por Demostración de Tienda.
Choisissez Home Use  pour Mode Domicile ou Store Demo pour Démonstration de Magasin.
Store Demo Home Use
Completing the first-Time setup
4 . Use the arrow buttons on 
the remote to highlight your 
country, and then press the ok  
button.  
 
 
 
5 .  Use the arrow buttons on 
the remote to highlight your 
wireless network in the list of 
available networks and press 
ok.  
 
 
Enter the wireless password 
using the on-screen keyboard, 
then highlight Connect and 
press  ok. 
 
 
 
6 .  Use the arrow and ok 
buttons on the remote to read 
and accept the Terms and 
Conditions and the Privacy 
Policy. When you are finished, 
highlight  i accept and press 
ok.  
7 .  Enter your E-mail Address, 
First Name, Last Name, and 
ZIP Code using the on-screen 
keyboard.  
 
Highlight  next and press ok.
Choose your mode.
Select Store Demo for in-store display. Select Home Use for in-home use.
Seleccione  Home Use por Modo de Casa o Store Demo por Demostración de Tienda.
Choisissez Home Use  pour Mode Domicile ou Store Demo pour Démonstration de Magasin.
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8 . Use the arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight your TV 
source and press ok.  
 
 
 
 
 
If you have cable TV, select 
whether you have a cable box 
or if you connect the TV directly 
to a cable from the wall.  
 
 
 
9 .  If the TV Signal screen appears, 
the TV will need to scan for 
channels, which takes several 
minutes. Use the arrow buttons 
on the remote to highlight 
Begin scan and press ok.  
 
10.  Use the arrow and ok buttons 
on the remote to select 
the input your TV source is 
connected to.  
 
 
 
 
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: • Adjust the Picture settings
•  Adjust the Audio settings
•  Set the Sleep Timer
•  Adjust the Network settings
•  Adjust the Tuner settings
•  Set up Closed Captioning
•  Name Inputs
•  Adjust TV  settings
•  Access the Guided Setup
•  Access the User Manual 
 
 
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TV SETTINGS
Picture
Audio
Timers
Network
Tuner
Closed Captions
Devices
System
Guided Setup
User Manual
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.
na Viga Ting  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.
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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 using the Input menu.
To change the input source:
1 . Press the inPuT button on 
the remote. The Input menu is 
displayed.
2 .  Use the up/down  arrow 
buttons or the inPuT button 
on the remote to highlight the 
input you wish to view and 
press  ok. The selected input is 
displayed.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
You change the input names that appear on the 
Input menu to make your devices easy to recognize. 
See 
Renaming Devices on the Input Menu on page 
43 for more information.
Note: Inputs may vary by TV.
Changing The  sCreen asPeCT  raTio
The TV can display images in five different modes: Normal, Stretch, 
Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture 
differently.
To change the screen aspect ratio:
1 .  Press the Wide  button on the 
remote.
2 .  Use the arrow buttons to 
highlight the aspect ratio you 
wish to view 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.
•  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 source.
•  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.
•  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
Wide
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Note: Aspect ratio settings may 
vary by Input source.COMP
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VieWing Video WiTh The menu oPen
When the on-screen menu opens, it covers the left-hand portion 
of the picture. The picture can be displayed in three different 
ways:
• full-sized and centered on the screen - The left-hand 
portion of the picture covered by the menu.
•  resized to fit - The entire picture is visible in the space to 
the right of the menu.
•  full-sized and aligned to the right edge of the menu - 
The picture extends off of the right side of the screen.
To change the position of the picture while the on-screen menu 
is displayed:
1 .  Use the arrow buttons on the 
remote to highlight 
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2 .  Press  ok to cycle through the 
three display methods.
3 .  Press the up arrow button on 
the remote to return to the 
menu.
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PICTURE
Picture Mode                     Standard
Backlight 85
Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Color 59
Tint 0
Sharpness 9
Advanced Picture
Professional Picture
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Select from preset picture modes. Standard 
picture mode meets ENERGY STAR® requirements. For the best picture, use 
Calibrated mode. To reduce video delay 
(lag) when gaming, use Game mode.
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Picture Mode                     Standard
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Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Color 59
Tint 0
Sharpness 9
Advanced Picture
Professional Picture
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Select from preset picture modes. Standard 
picture mode meets ENERGY STAR® requirements. For the best picture, use 
Calibrated mode. To reduce video delay 
(lag) when gaming, use Game mode.
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PICTURE
Picture Mode                     Standard
Backlight 85
Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Color 59
Tint 0
Sharpness 9
Advanced Picture
Professional Picture
-++--+-+-+-+
Select from preset picture modes. Standard 
picture mode meets ENERGY STAR® requirements. For the best picture, use 
Calibrated mode. To reduce video delay 
(lag) when gaming, use Game mode.
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PICTURE
Picture Mode                     Standard
Backlight 85
Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Color 59
Tint 0
Sharpness 9
Advanced Picture
Professional Picture
-++--+-+-+-+
Select from preset picture modes. Standard 
picture mode meets ENERGY STAR® requirements. For the best picture, use 
Calibrated mode. To reduce video delay 
(lag) when gaming, use Game mode.
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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 Picture 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 meet   
ENERGY STAR
® requirements.
•  Calibrated mode sets the 
picture settings to values 
perfect for watching TV in a 
brightly-lit room.
•  Calibrated dark mode sets the picture settings to values 
perfect for watching TV in a dark room.
Changes made while a preset picture mode is 
selected are automatically saved as a new custom 
picture mode (see Custom Picture Modes on pages  
29 through 31). Automatically-created custom 
picture modes are given generic names, beginning 
with "Custom 1."
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Picture Mode                     Standard
Backlight 85
Brightness 50
Contrast 50
Color 59
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Sharpness 9
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Select from preset picture modes. Standard 
picture mode meets ENERGY STAR® requirements. For the best picture, use 
Calibrated mode. To reduce video delay 
(lag) when gaming, use Game mode.
•  Vivid mode sets the picture settings to values that 
produce a brighter, more vivid picture.
•  game mode reduces throughput delays and optimizes 
the picture settings for displaying game console output. 
•  Computer mode optimizes the picture settings for 
displaying computer output.
4 .  To manually change each of the picture settings, use the 
up/down arrow buttons on the remote to highlight that 
picture setting, then use the left/right arrow buttons to 
adjust the setting:
• Backlight - Adjusts the LED brightness to affect the overall 
brilliance of the picture. Backlight cannot be adjusted 
when  starting  from  some  picture  modes.                                                                         \
        
•  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.
5 .  When you have finished adjusting the picture settings, press 
the  exiT button on the remote.