Vizio Television E280i-A1 User Manual
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5 25 adjusting the advanced Picture settings To adjust the advanced picture settings: 1 . From the PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight advanced Picture, and then press ok. The ADVANCED PICTURE menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight the setting you wish to adjust, then press the left/ right arrow buttons to change the setting: • Color Temperature - Adjusts the 'warmness' and 'coolness' of the white areas of the picture. Select Cool, normal, or Computer. • Cool produces a blue-hued picture. • Computer optimizes the picture for use as a PC monitor. • normal is optimized for television viewing. • Black detail - Adjusts the average brightness of the picture to compensate for large areas of brightness. Select off, low , medium, or high. • Backlight Control - Dynamically improves the contrast ratio of the picture by adjusting the backlight. The adjustment is controlled by the content on the screen. Select on or o ff. • reduce signal noise - Diminishes artifacts in the image caused by the digitizing of image motion content. Select off, low , medium, or high. • reduce Block noise - Reduces pixelation and distortion for mpeg files. Select o ff, low , medium, or high. Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit ADVANCED PICTURE Color Temperature Cool Black Detail Medium Backlight Control On Reduce Signal Noise Low Reduce Block Noise Low Picture Position Picture Size Film Mode Auto Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit ADVANCED PICTURE Color Temperature Cool Black Detail Medium Backlight Control On Reduce Signal Noise Low Reduce Block Noise Low Picture Size Picture Position Film Mode Auto • Picture size - Increase or decrease the vertical and horizontal size of the displayed picture. Use the left/ right arrow buttons to adjust the horizontal size of the displayed picture. Use the up/down arrow buttons to adjust the vertical size of the displayed picture. Press the ok button when you are finished. • Picture Position - Adjust the vertical and horizontal positions of the picture to ensure the image is centered and completely fills the screen. Use the left/right arrow buttons to adjust the horizontal position of the displayed picture. Use the up/down arrow buttons to adjust the vertical position of the displayed picture. Press the ok button when you are finished. • film mode - Optimizes the picture for watching film. Select auto or o ff. 3 . When you have finished adjusting the Advanced Picture Settings, press the exiT button on the remote.
5 26 adjusting the Professional Picture settings Professional Picture Settings allow you to make precise adjustments to the picture and to create picture modes to save groups of picture settings. The Color Tuner, 11 Point White Balance, and test patterns allow technicians to manually calibrate the TV. Calibration requires specialized training, an input with precisely set colors, and a specialized light meter. To adjust the professional picture settings: 1 . From the PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Professional Picture, and then press ok. The PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight the setting you wish to adjust, then press ok to change the setting: • Color Tuner - Adjust the HSB color, RGB offsets, and 11-point white balance, and display calibration test patterns. • rename Picture mode - Rename a custom picture mode. • Create Picture mode - Create a custom picture mode. • lock Picture mode - Prevent changes to the currently selected custom picture mode. • unlock Picture mode - Allow changes to the currently selected custom picture mode. • delete Picture mode - Delete a custom picture mode. Inputs assigned to that custom picture mode will be set to Calibrated picture mode. PROFESSIONAL PICTURE Color Tuner Rename Picture Mode Create Picture Mode Lock Picture Mode Delete Picture Mode adjusting the Color Tuner settings The Color Tuner settings allow you to adjust the HSB color and 11 point white balance, turn color channels off for testing, and display color bar, flat, and ramp test patterns. To adjust the HSB color settings: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press ok. T h e Color Tuner menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the hue, saturation, Brightness, offset, or gain of the color you wish to adjust. Press the ok button. 3 . Use the left/right arrow buttons to adjust the value. When you are finished press the ok button to save the setting. 4 . When you are finished adjusting the color tuner settings, press the exiT button. Color Tuner Red Green BlueCyanMagenta Yellow Hue 000025 -14 Saturation -15-4 0-2 0 Brightness -240-22 000 Offset 000 Gain 000 help VIZIO netw ork sleep Timer input CC ABC a udio W ide normal Pict ure s e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2d3dexit
5 27 To turn color channels off and on: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press ok. T h e Color Tuner menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight red, green, or Blue. 3 . Press the ok button to turn the color channel off or on. An X appears over a color channel that has been turned off. 4 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight another color channel to turn off or on. Only two color channels can be turned off at the same time. 5 . When you are finished with the color channels, press the exiT button. Color Tuner Red Green BlueCyanMagenta Yellow Hue 000025 -14 Saturation -15-4 0-2 0 Brightness -240-22 000 Offset 000 Gain 000 To adjust the 11 Point White Balance settings: 1 . From the Color Tuner menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press the left/right Arrow buttons until the 11 Point White Balance menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the gain and Color values you wish to adjust. Press the ok button and use the left/right arrow buttons to adjust the value When you are finished press the ok button to save the setting. 3 . When you are finished, press the exiT button. 11 Point White Balance Gain RedGreen Blue 5% 000
5 28 To show or hide the Color Bar Test Pattern: 1 . From the Color Tuner menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press the left/right Arrow buttons until the Color Bar Test Pattern menu is displayed. Color Bar Test Pattern Off 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Off. Use the left/right arrow buttons to highlight on to show the Color Bar. —or— To hide the Color Bar Test Pattern, use the left/right arrow buttons to highlight o ff. 3 . When you are finished, press the exiT button. To show or hide the Flat Test Pattern: 1 . From the Color Tuner menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press the left/right Arrow buttons until the Flat Test Pattern menu is displayed. Flat Test Pattern Off 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Off. Use the left/right arrow buttons to highlight on to select the percentage brightness for the flat test pattern. Selecting a percentage immediately shows the flat pattern at that brightness . —or— To disable the Flat Test Pattern, use the left/right arrow buttons to highlight o ff. 3 . When you are finished, press the exiT button.
5 29 Creating a Custom Picture mode Custom picture modes allow you to save a group of custom settings for various viewing conditions and video sources. • Custom picture modes can be created manually. • A new custom picture mode is created automatically whenever picture settings are changed while in any preset picture mode. A custom picture mode only applies to the input (HDMI-1, COMP, etc.) in use when it was created. Each input can have up to eight custom picture modes. To create a custom picture mode manually: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Create Picture mode, and then press ok. The CREATE PICTURE MODE menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons to enter a name for your custom picture mode using the on-screen keyboard. 3 . Highlight done and press ok. 4 . Make any desired changes to the picture settings. 5 . Press the exiT button to exit the menu screens. Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit CREATE PICTURE MODE Custom1_ Done abcdefghi jklmnopqr stuvwxyz0 123456789 .@#.comSpace To show or hide the Ramp Test Pattern: 1 . From the Color Tuner menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight Color Tuner, and then press the left/right Arrow buttons until the Ramp Test Pattern menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight o ff. Use the left/right arrow buttons to select the color for the ramp test pattern. Selecting a color immediately shows that color ramp. —or— To hide the Ramp Test Pattern, use the left/right arrow buttons to highlight o ff. 3 . When you are finished, press the exiT button. Ramp Test Pattern Off
5 30 renaming a Custom Picture mode Automatically-created custom picture modes are given generic names, beginning with "Custom 1," but you can rename custom picture modes to make them easy to remember. To rename a custom picture mode: 1 . Set the Picture Mode to an existing custom setting. See Adjusting the Picture Settings on page 24. 2 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight rename Picture mode, and then press ok. The RENAME PICTURE MODE menu is displayed. 3 . Use the arrow buttons to enter a custom name using the on-screen keyboard. 4 . Highlight done and press ok. 5 . Press the exiT button to exit the menu screens. l ocking a Custom Picture mode Custom picture modes can be locked with a unique PIN to prevent accidental changes to their settings. To lock all custom picture modes: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight lock Picture mode, and then press ok. The LOCK PICTURE MODE menu is displayed. 2 . Use the number Pad on your remote to enter a unique 4-digit PIN. 3 . Press the exiT button to exit the menu screens. To unlock all custom picture modes: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight unlock Picture mode, and then press ok. The UNLOCK PICTURE MODE menu is displayed. 2 . Use the number Pad on your remote to enter your 4-digit PIN. 3 . Make any desired changes to the picture modes. 4 . Relock the picture modes, if desired. You must create a new 4-digit PIN. 5 . Press the exiT button to exit the menu screens. Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit RENAME PICTURE MODE Custom 1_ Done abcdefghi jklmnopqr stuvwxyz0 123456789 .@#.comSpace Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit LOCK PICTURE MODE Enter the Picture Control PIN to prevent changes. Save Create a 4 digit passcode using the num- ber keys on the remote.
5 31 deleting a Custom Picture mode Custom picture modes that are no longer needed can be deleted. To delete a custom picture mode: 1 . From the PROFESSIONAL PICTURE menu, use the arrow buttons to highlight delete Picture mode, and then press ok. The DELETE PICTURE MODE window is displayed. 2 . Use the left/right Arrow buttons to highlight delete and press ok. 3 . Press the exiT button to exit the menu screens. Inputs assigned to a deleted custom picture mode become assigned to the Calibrated picture mode. To delete the user created Custom 1 picture mode, select the Delete button. DeleteCancel
5 32 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 a udio and press ok. The AUDIO menu is displayed. 3 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight the setting you wish to adjust, then press left/right arrow buttons to change the setting: • TV speakers - Turns the built-in speakers on or off. • surround sound - Surround sound uses DTS TruSurround ™ to deliver an immersive surround sound experience from the TV’s internal speakers. TruSurround completes the entertainment experience by providing deep, rich bass and by delivering crisp details and clear, intelligible dialog. Select on or o ff. • Volume leveling - Volume leveling uses DTS TruVolume ™ to maintain consistent volume levels during transitions between program content, AV formats, and input sources. Select on or o ff. In a few cases, volume leveling may artificially suppress volume increases, making it difficult to hear dialog or flattening sudden noises. If this occurs, turn volume leveling off. • Balance - Adjusts the loudness of the audio output from AUDIO TV Speakers On Surround Sound On Volume Leveling On Balance 0 Lip Sync 0 Digital Audio Out PCM Analog Audio Out Fixed Equalizer Settings Delete Audio Mode -+ -+ When the TV speakers are set to on, DTS signals cannot be passed through digital audio outputs. the left and right speakers. • lip sync - Adjusts the synchronization between the display image and the accompanying audio track. • digital a udio out - Changes the type of processing for HDMI ARC output when connected to a home theater audio system. Select PCm or Bitstream. • analog a udio out - Sets the volume control properties for the 3.5mm (headphone jack) connector when connected to a home theater audio system. Select Variable to control the headphones’ volume from the TV’s volume controls, or select fixed to control the headphones’ volume from your home theater system controls. (Some external speakers can also be connected to the 3.5mm connector.) • equalizer settings - Adjusts the boost or attenuation of different frequencies using either preset or custom settings. See Changing the Equalizer Settings on page 33. • delete a udio mode - Deletes a custom audio mode created using the Equalizer Settings. See Deleting the Custom Audio Mode on page 33. 4 . When you have finished adjusting the audio settings, press the exiT button on the remote. You must select Bitstream for audio with more than two channels (3.0, 5.0, or 5.1, for example). help VIZIO netw ork sleep Timer input CC ABC a udio W ide normal Pict ure s e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2d3dexit
5 33 deleting the Custom audio mode To delete the custom audio mode that has been created: 1 . Press the menu button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a udio and press ok. The AUDIO menu is displayed. 3 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight deleting a udio mode and press ok. The TV displays, “To delete the user created custom audio mode, select the Delete button.” 4 . Highlight reset and press ok. 5 . Press the exiT button on the remote. Changing the equalizer settings The graphic equalizer has several pre-set modes and allows you to create one custom mode. To select a pre-set audio mode: 1 . Press the menu button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a udio and press ok. The AUDIO menu is displayed. 3 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight equalizer settings and press ok. The AUDIO MODE and equalizer settings screen appears. 4 . Use the left and right arrow buttons to select an audio mode. The equalizer bars change to reflect the mode. 5 . Press the exiT button on the remote. To create, modify, or replace the single custom equalizer setting: 1 . Press the menu button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a udio and press ok. The AUDIO menu is displayed. 3 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight equalizer settings and press ok. The AUDIO MODE and equalizer settings screen appears. 4 . Use the left and right arrow buttons to select any audio mode as a starting point. 5 . Use the arrow buttons to highlight a frequency and then press ok. 6 . Use the up and down arrow buttons to adjust the boost (up) and attenuation (down) for the frequency. 7 . Use the left and right arrow buttons to select another frequency, if desired, and adjust it. 8 . Press the exiT button on the remote.
5 34 setting the auto Power off f eature To help save energy, your TV is set by default to turn off after 10 minutes without a video or audio signal. This feature can be deactivated. To set the Auto Power Off feature: 1 . From the TIMERS menu, use the up/down arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a uto Power off. 2 . Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote to change whether the TV will turn off. If you don’t want the TV to turn off when there is no signal, change the setting to o ff. Otherwise, select 10 minutes. 3 . When you have finished setting the auto power off time, press the exiT button on the remote.seTTing Timers This TV has several timers to save energy and can turn off the screen when the TV is only being used to play audio. setting the sleep Timer When activated, the TV’s sleep timer will turn the TV off after a set period of time. 1 . Press the menu button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2 . Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Timers and press ok. The TIMERS menu is displayed. 3 . Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the period of time after which you want the TV to go to sleep: 30, 60, 90, 120, or 180 minutes. If you don’t want the sleep timer to activate, change the setting to o ff. 4 . When you have finished setting the sleep timer, press the exiT button on the remote. Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit TIMERS Sleep Timer Off Auto Power Off 10 minutes