Vizio Television E480i-B2 Specifications
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5 35 Finding MAC Addresses for Network Setup The security settings on your router may require you to enter the TV's MAC address in the router's settings. To find the TV's MAC address: 1 . From the NETWORK menu, highlight Manual Setup and press OK. The MANUAL SETUP menu is displayed. 2 . Find the MAC address for the TV at the bottom of the list. The MAC addresses for the connections in use are displayed: • RJ45 MAC - The Ethernet or RJ45 MAC address may be needed to set up your network when you have connected the TV to your network with an Ethernet (Cat 5) cable. • Wireless MAC - The Wireless (WiFi) MAC address may be needed to connect your TV to your network with WiFi. Connecting to a Hidden Network To connect to a wireless network whose network name (SSID) is not being broadcast: 1 . From the NETWORK menu, highlight Hidden Network and press OK. The ENTER ACCESS POINT NAME screen is displayed. 2 . Using the on-screen keyboard, enter your network’s name (SSID), then highlight Connect and press OK. 3 . Using the on-screen keyboard, enter your network’s password, then highlight Connect and press OK. 4 . Press the EXIT button on the remote. Testing Your Network Connection To test your network connection: 1 . From the NETWORK menu, highlight Test Connection and press OK. 2 . The TEST CONNECTION screen displays the connection method, network name, signal strength, and download speed of your network connection. 3 . 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 ENTER ACCESS POINT NAME Enter your access point name. This is used to connect to an access point with a hidden SSID. abcdefghi jklmnopqr stuvwxyz0 123456789 .@#.comSpace Connect
5 36 SETTING UP THE TUNER You can use the TV’s Tuner menu to:• Select a Tuner Input • Perform an Auto Channel Scan • Perform a Partial Channel Scan • Manually Add Channels • Select channels to skip • Select Analog MTS modes • Select Digital Languages Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit TUNER Tuner Mode Cable Auto Channel Scan Partial Channel Scan Add Analog Channel Skip Channel Analog Audio Stereo Digital Language English Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit CHANNEL SCAN Channels Found Digital: 0 Analog: 19 18% Complete Cancel Cancel the channel scan. Selecting a Tuner Input Select the type of tuner input you will be using. You can select either Antenna (Over-the-air) or Cable (Out-of-the-wall) connections. 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Tuner Mode and press OK. The TUNER MODE menu displays. 2 . Highlight Antenna or Cable and press OK. Press EXIT. Scanning for Channels The TV may need to scan for channels before it can display programs and their associated information. A channel scan is required for free over-the-air channels (using an antenna) and cable channels from an out-of-the-wall connection (without a cable box). Moving the TV to an area with different channels requires the TV to scan for channels again. To perform an Auto Channel Scan: 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Auto Channel Scan, and press OK. The auto channel scan begins. 2 . Wait until the channel scan is 100% complete. Highlight Done and press OK. 3 . Press the EXIT button on the remote. If the channel scan is cancelled, the channels that were already discovered are retained. A new channel scan will clear all channels.
5 37 Adding New Channels Occasionally, you may need to add a new range of channels or add a new analog channel. You can do this by using the Partial Channel Scan and Add Analog Channel options. This is quicker than scanning all possible channels. To add a range of new channels: 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Partial Channel Scan, and press OK. The PARTIAL CHANNEL SCAN menu is displayed. 2 . Highlight Scan Mode and select the type of channel you are adding: Analog, Digital, or Analog/Digital. 3 . Highlight From Channel and enter the channel where you want to begin the scan. (Use the Left Arrow button to backspace. Use the Number Pad on the remote to enter the channel.) 4 . Highlight To Channel and enter the channel where you want to end the scan. (Use the Left Arrow button to backspace. Use the Number Pad on the remote to enter the channel.) 5 . Highlight Start and press OK. The partial channel search begins. 6 . Wait until the partial channel search is 100% complete. Highlight Done and press OK. 7 . Press the EXIT button on the remote. To add a single new analog channel: 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Add Analog Channel and press OK. The ADD ANALOG CHANNEL menu is displayed. 2 . Highlight Enter Channel # and use the Number Pad on the remote to enter the number of the channel you are adding. 3 . Highlight Add Channel and press OK. The TV scans for the channel. 4 . When the TV is done scanning for the channel, 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 ADD ANALOG CHANNEL Enter Channel # Add Channel
5 38 Skipping Channels After a channel scan is completed, you may find that some channels are too weak to watch comfortably. There may also be some channels you do not want to view. You can remove these channels from the TV’s memory with the Skip Channel feature. Channels that have been removed with the Skip Channel feature can still be viewed if the channel is entered using the Number Pad. If you wish to completely block a channel from being viewed, use the parental controls. See Locking and Unlocking Channels on page 44 . To remove a channel: 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Skip Channel, and press OK. The SKIP CHANNEL menu is displayed. 2 . For each channel you wish to remove, use the Up/Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the channel and press OK. A P appears to the right of each channel you select. 3 . When you have selected all of the channels you wish to remove, 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 SKIP CHANNEL 1Test 0 1Test 1 P 1-2Test 2P 2Test 3 2-2Test 4P 2-3Test 5
5 39 Changing the Digital Audio Language Some digital over-the-air (free), cable, and satellite channels broadcast programs in more than one language. The TV’s Digital Audio feature allows you to listen to audio in alternate languages. Not all programs are broadcast in alternate languages. The Digital Audio Language feature only works when the program being viewed is being broadcast in the language you select. 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Digital Language and press OK. T h e DIGITAL LANGUAGE menu is displayed. 2 . Select your preferred language: English, Español, or Français . Press OK. 3 . Press the EXIT button on the remote. Help VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit DIGITAL LANGUAGE English Español Français LISTENING TO ALTERNATE AUDIO Changing the Analog Audio Language Some analog over-the-air (free) and cable channels broadcast programs in more than one language. The TV’s Analog Audio feature allows you to listen to audio in an alternate language using Secondary Audio Programming (SAP). Not all programs are broadcast in SAP. The Analog Audio Language feature only works when the program being viewed is being broadcast with Secondary Audio Programming. To use the Analog Audio feature: 1 . From the TUNER menu, highlight Analog Audio and press OK. The ANALOG AUDIO menu is displayed. 2 . Select Stereo, SAP (secondary audio programming), or Mono. Press OK. 3 . 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 ANALOG AUDIO StereoSAP Mono
5 40 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. The Closed Captions menu does not appear when an HDMI input is selected. 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 Closed Captions and press OK. T h e CLOSED CAPTIONS menu is displayed. 3 . Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Closed Captions and then use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to select On or Off . 4 . Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight either Analog or Digital Closed Captions. 5 . Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to select the caption channel you wish to display, then press EXIT. If the program you are viewing is not being broadcast with closed captions, the TV will not display them. VIZIO CLOSED CAPTIONS Closed Captions Off Analog Closed Captions CC1 Digital Closed Captions CS1 Digital Style As Broadcast Changing the Appearance of Digital Closed Captions Digital closed captions can be displayed according to your preference. See the diagram on the next page for an explanation of the parts of the closed caption area. To change the appearance of digital closed captions: 1 . From the CLOSED CAPTIONS menu, use the Arrow buttons to highlight Digital Style and press OK. 2 . Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to select Custom. The DIGITAL STYLE menu appears as shown. 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 Style - Change the font used for the closed captioning text. • Text Size - Make the text larger or smaller. • Text Color - Change the color of the text. • Text Opacity - Change the transparency of the text. • Text Edges - Change the effects at the edges of the text, such as raising the edges or adding drop shadows. • Text Edges Color - Change the color of the text edge effects. Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit DIGITAL STYLE Caption StyleCustom Text StyleAs Broadcast Text SizeAs Broadcast Text ColorAs Broadcast Text OpacityAs Broadcast Text EdgesAs Broadcast Text Edges ColorAs Broadcast Background ColorAs Broadcast Background OpacityAs Broadcast Window ColorAs Broadcast Window OpacityAs Broadcast
5 41 • Background Color - Change the color of the background directly behind the text. • Background Opacity - Change the transparency of the background directly behind the text. • Window Color - Change the color of the closed captioning box. • Window Opacity - Change the opacity of the closed captioning box. 4 . When you are satisfied with the appearance of the closed captions, press the EXIT button on the remote. Typical choices include: • Opaque background, transparent window—Only a strip of background appears behind the text, expanding as the text appears. This is the typical "As Broadcast" mode. • Opaque background and window in the same color— When text appears, the entire line fills with color at once. In the example below, the closed caption text is green, the background is black, and the window is red. CLOSED CAPTIONS SCREEN LAYOUT Tex t WindowBackground CLOSED CAPTION TEXT SAMPLE
5 42 RENAMING DEVICES ON THE INPUT MENU Inputs can be renamed to make them easier to recognize on the Input menu (see Changing the Input Source on page 21). For example, if you have a DVD player connected to the Component input, you can rename that input to display “DVD Player.” To change the name of an input: 1 . Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2 . Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Devices and press OK. The DEVICES menu is displayed. 3 . Highlight the input that you want to name and press OK. 4 . To use a preset input name: a . Highlight the Input Port row and press OK. b . Highlight the input name you want to use and press OK. —or— To enter a custom name: a . Enter your custom label using the on-screen keyboard. b . Highlight OK and press OK. c . The Input Name changes to show the custom name that you created. 5 . When you have finished naming your input, 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 NAME INPUT HDMI-1 DVD DVD_ OK Cancel Select the input name from a list of common device names (Blu-ray, Cable Box, DVD, etc). abcdefghi jklmnopqr stuvwxyz0 123456789 .@#.comSpace Input Port Custom Name Input Name
5 43 CHANGING THE TV SETTINGS Using the System menu, you can:• View system information • Set up parental controls • Change the on-screen menu language • Set the time zone and local settings • Adjust the CEC settings • Adjust the power indicator setting • Reset the TV settings & set up administrative controls Hel p VIZIO Netw ork Sleep Timer Input CC ABC A udio W ide Normal Pict ure S e ttings PanoramicW ideZoom 2D3DExit SYSTEM System Information Menu Language English Time & Local Settings Parental Controls CEC Power Indicator Off Reset & Admin View status information for the TV, remote, current input and your network. Viewing System Information To view a summary of the TV 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 . Highlight System Information and press OK. 4 . Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons to scroll through the system information. 5 . When you are finished reviewing the system information, press the EXIT button on the remote.
5 44 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, or DVR. Accessing the Parental Controls Menu To access the Parental Controls menu: 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 Parental Controls and press OK. 4 . Enter your parental PIN. If you have not set a PIN, enter the default, 0000. The PARENTAL CONTROLS menu is displayed. To set a custom parental PIN, see Changing the Parental Control PIN on page 45. Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings To manage program content according to its rating, you must enable the Program Rating feature. To enable or disable the Program Rating feature: 1 . From the PARENTAL CONTROLS menu, highlight Locks and press OK. The LOCKS menu is displayed. 2 . Select On or Off and press OK. Locking and Unlocking Channels When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking a channel is a good way to prevent children from viewing inappropriate material. To lock or unlock a channel: 1 . From the PARENTAL CONTROLS menu, highlight Channel Locks and press OK. The CHANNEL LOCKS menu is displayed. 2 . Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press OK. 3 . When a channel is locked, the Lock icon appears locked. The channel is not accessible unless the parental PIN is entered. 4 . When a channel is unlocked, the Lock icon appears unlocked. The channel is accessible.