Vizio VL420M - 42in Full HDTV User manual

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Programming your TV to Receive and Display Channels: All you need is your Remote Control.
Your new TV set is now ready
to automatically reproduce the best picture quality from the input
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small connectors at the end of a cable with multiple pins in it. This connection carries only
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HDTV QUICKSTART GUIDE
VL420M
VL470M
These small arrows correspond to
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Legend
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STEP 1.1
#ONNECTYOURSIGNALSOURCECABLE
from antenna or cable from the wall for
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STEP 1.2
Turn on the TV. The Initial Setup menu screen
should appear. If this screen does not appear
see User’s Manual, Chapter 3 for TV Tuner
Setup. Please choose Home Mode for
ENERGYSAVINGS
Press KEYTOINITIALIZETHEPROCESS
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Press button to go to next screen.
Press or once to select Cable or Antenna.
Press to continue to next screen.
Press KEYONREMOTECONTROL
to scan for channels. Scanning for
AVAILABLECHANNELSCOULDTAKE
SEVERALMINUTES
Once scanning is finished,programming is
complete. Press the KEYTOEXIT
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STEP 2.1
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-AKETHEPHYSICALCONNECTIONORHOOKUP
STEP 2.2
Turn on the TV. The Initial Setup menu screen should appear. If this screen does appear,
press ONREMOTECONTROLTOINITIALIZETHEPROCESS)FTHESCREENDOESNOTAPPEAR
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PICTUREMAKESUREYOUHAVESELECTEDTHECORRECTINPUTONTHE46SET
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User’s Manual of such equipment for details.
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with high-definition TV sets.3OMEEXAMPLESOFTHESECHANNELSAREAND
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Optimal Performance.
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PLEASEFOLLOWTHESTEPSBELOWTOOPTIMIZEYOUR46SETDISPLAY
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the button to set the mode to standard.
7ITHPICTUREOPTIONHIGHLIGHTEDPRESSTHE button
TOSELECT0RESSTOSCROLLTOTHE!DVANCED
Video option.
3. Press to select it. Press to scroll to
the Color Temperature option.
4. Press to select it. Press either or to change the
#OLOR4EMPERATUREOPTIONTO.ORMAL
5. Press the EXIT button to exit the on screen display menu.
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THATTHECORRECTPROGRAMTIMESARESHOWNWHENPRESSINGTHE'UIDEKEY
0RESSTHEKEYTHENPRESSTOHIGHLIGHTTHE46OPTIONAND
press to select. In the next screen, press to highlight Time Zone
ANDPRESSEITHERORTOSELECTTHEPROPERTIMEZONE0RESSTHEKEY
TOHIGHLIGHT$AYLIGHT3AVINGANDPRESSEITHERORTOturn the
setting On or Off. Press the EXIT button to exit the on screen menu.