Vizio Television M401i-A3 Specifications

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Using the USB Media Player
USING THE USB MEDIA PLAYER
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 players, cameras, 
Playing USB Media
To play your USB media:
1 . Connect your USB thumb drive to the USB port on the side of 
the TV.
2 .  Press the V Button on the remote.
3 .  Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the Multimedia App in 
the V.I.A. Plus Dock and press OK. (The highlighted App is in 
the center of the dock.)
4 .  Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the type of media to 
display (Music,  Video, or Photo) and press OK.
5 .  Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the file you want to 
display. Press OK. Music or video files play, photos display.
Removing the USB drive from the TV
To safely remove your USB drive from the TV:
1 .  Turn off the TV.
2 .  Disconnect your USB thumb drive from the USB port on the TV. 
USB PORT
Do not remove the USB thumb drive while the TV is on. 
Doing so may damage the drive.
You can display your photos in fullscreen. Select the 
photo, press OK, then highlight Fullscreen and   
press  OK.  
						

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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 Playing Information
 
Displays song title, album title, and artist name.
Connected 
Sources  
Displays 
connected USB 
devices.
Current Folder Back Button 
 
Highlight this button 
and press OK if you 
would like to return to 
the previous screen.
Playback Controls  
Use to control audio 
playback. Highlight Play/
Pause, Previous, or Next 
and press OK.
Toggle Music/Photos
Toggle between 
viewing all content 
and only viewing 
folders.
MUSIC PLAYER
All
Sort by Album/Artist/
Track
Fab Apple DreamOn  January Mix Comp
By    Oliver
5:50 8:46
Tra c kAlbumArtist Duration#
Seminal Summer
January Mix Comp JCheesy 2:421
Downspin
JCheesy 6:202
Fab Apple Dream
Oliver 8:463
Man of the Year
The Dash 4:214
Maximal Smooth
Rio Steve 7:585 January Mix Comp
January Mix Comp
January Mix Comp
January Mix Comp
Folder Contents/
Playlist
 
This area displays 
the contents of the 
currently selected 
folder. You  can 
browse among files 
using the Arrow and 
OK buttons on the 
remote.  
						

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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 Folder Back Button 
 
Highlight this button 
and press OK if you 
would like to return to 
the previous screen.
View All or 
View Folders
VIDEO PLAYER
Folders
Sort by Date or File
FileDate Duration#
Family Vacation - California
- 00:23:431
26th Birthday Party
- 00:38:182
Summer 2012
- 00:41:083
Greatest Trip  Ever
- 00:05:324
Folder Contents/
Playlist 
This area displays 
the contents of the 
currently selected 
folder. You  can 
browse among files 
using the Arrow and 
OK buttons on the 
remote.  
						

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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 among files using 
the Arrow and OK buttons 
on the remote.
Current Folder
 
Displays the folder path.
Page Information
If your USB thumb drive has more 
files than can be displayed on a 
single screen, the page information 
is displayed here.
Back Button
 
Highlight and press OK to return to left column.
Connected 
Sources  
Displays 
connected USB 
devices.
Current Folder Back Button 
 
Highlight this button 
and press OK if you 
would like to return to 
the previous screen.
Sort by Date or File Name
View Thumbnails/Folders
Adjust Slideshow Settings
Start Fullscreen 
Slideshow Photo Information
Displays name, 
resolution, and file 
size for currently 
selected photo.
PHOTO VIEWER
Browse MusicView Music Files  
						

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Using VIZIO Internet Apps Plus® (V.I.A. Plus)
VIZIO Internet Apps Plus® (V.I.A. Plus) delivers popular online 
content to your TV. V.I.A. features a selection of Apps that allow 
you to watch movies and TV shows, listen to music, get weather 
and news information, and more–all on demand.
A high-speed Internet connection is required to receive 
product updates and to access online content.
See Using the Network Connection Menu on page 35 if  your TV 
is not yet connected to your home network.
USING THE  V.I.A. PLUS APP DOCK
The V.I.A. Plus App Dock is where all of your V.I.A. Apps are accessed.
To launch an App from the Dock:
1 . Press the V Button on the remote.
2 .  Highlight a V.I.A. Plus App by 
scrolling left and right using the   
Left/Right Arrow buttons on the 
remote. (The highlighted App is 
in the center of the dock.)
3 .  Press the OK button on the 
remote to launch the App. Using the Hot Keys
Use the following colored buttons on the remote to perform 
common V.I.A.  tasks:
• Yellow - Not used.
•  Blue - Change the size of the 
main display window when 
an App is open in the sidebar.
•  Red - Not used.
•  Green - View settings for an 
open App.
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Note: App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.  
						

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USING THE FULLSCREEN V.I.A. PLUS APPS WINDOW
The fullscreen V.I.A. Plus apps window allows you to add and 
store apps.  The Apps on the first page are displayed in the 
Dock and Apps on additional pages can be moved to the 
Dock.
To open the Fullscreen V.I.A. Plus Apps Window:
1 . Press the V Button on the remote twice.
2 .  Highlight an App by using the Arrow buttons on the remote.  
My Apps Tab  
Features the apps 
installed on your TV.  App  Store Tab 
Browse through 
apps on these tabs 
and add them to 
your My Apps tab. 
You can run apps 
directing from the 
tab without installing 
them.
Installed Apps
 
The Apps displayed  here are also 
available in the V.I.A.  Plus App Dock.  3 . 
Press the OK button on the remote to launch the App.
4 .  To exit from an open App or to close the App Dock, press the 
Exit button on the remote.
Note: App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.  
						

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FULLSCREEN V.I.A. PLUS APPS WINDOW OVERVIEW
The Fullscreen V.I.A. Plus Apps window allows you to add, delete 
and organize your Apps.  The My Apps tab displays Apps that 
are already installed on your TV.  The Apps on the first page are 
displayed in the V.I.A. Plus App Dock. 
The following tabs are located at the top of your Fullscreen V.I.A. 
Plus Apps Window:• My Apps:  Displays apps that are installed on your TV.
•  Featured:  Displays apps that are recommended by Yahoo!
•  Latest:  Displays apps that were most recently added to 
the library of apps.
Apps with a small lock icon in the right-hand corner 
cannot be deleted.
•  All Apps:  Displays every app that is available for download.
•  Categories:  Displays apps sorted into categories: 
Spotlight, Yahoo!, Weather, News and Finance, Movies 
and TV, Photos and Video, Sports, Music, Social, 
Information, Fun and Games, Shopping, and Local TV.
•  App Info (    ): Displays App software information and 
development settings.
Note: App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.
You can also preview Apps without installing them. 
Simply highlight the App you wish to preview and press 
OK to open it.    
						

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Deleting an App from the My Apps Tab
To delete an app from your TV:
1 . Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the App 
you wish to delete.
2 .  Press and hold the OK button. The following options appear: 
3 .  Press  OK to delete the app. The following dialog box appears:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 .  Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to select Delete and press OK.
The App is removed from your My Apps tab.CUSTOMIZING THE V.I.A.  PLUS  APPS  WINDOW
You can add, delete, and move apps around on your My Apps 
tab for a custom look and feel.
Adding an App to the My Apps Tab
To add an app to your TV:
1 .  Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the app 
you wish to add.
2 .  Press and hold the OK button until [
App Name] has been 
added to your My Apps list 
appears. 
Once the app has been installed, a star appears in the top 
right-hand corner of the app icon as shown below.
Star
Note: App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice. Note: App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.    
						

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Moving an App in My Apps
You can organize your Apps on your My Apps tab by moving 
them where you want. 
To move the Apps on your My Apps tab:
1 . Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the App 
you wish to move. 
2 .  Press and hold the OK  button. The following options appear: 3 . 
Use the Arrow buttons to move the App to the desired 
location and press OK to place the app.When you can 
move the app, it appears as shown below.
App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.
App location, appearance, and availability subject to change without notice.
Cursor showing the location that  the App will move to.    
						

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