VIZIO L42 HDTV User Manual

Chapter 3

Setting Up to Watch Television

For ‘Preparing Your LCD HDTV for Wall Mounting’, see page 6.

3.1

Basic LCD HDTV Start Up

1. Connecting the Power Cable

Connect the power cord to the power cord connector on the back of the LCD HDTV, and then plug the power cord into an AC wall socket.

2. Connect Audio and Video Cables to the LCD HDTV

(see pages 16 ~ 29 for detailed steps)

3. Turning Power On

Once all the components are connected, press the Power ON button on the side of the LCD HDTV, or press the Power ON

(Red) button on the remote control.

4. Select Input Source

Select the Input Source for the LCD HDTV by pressing the

INPUT button on the side of the TV or using the Input button on the remote control. Pressing this button will cycle you through the following options: TV, AV1, AV2, Component 1,

Component 2, RGB, HDMI 1 and HDMI 2.

5. Using DTV and TV with an Antenna or Cable

If an antenna or cable source is connected to the DTV/TV input, you will need to select TV using the INPUT button on the remote control or the side of the LCD HDTV, or directly by pressing the TV button on the remote control, and Auto Scan for the available TV channels..

Please follow the instructions below: a. Select TV input (see Step 4 above) by pressing the INPUT button on the side of the LCD

HDTV or using the INPUT button on the remote control, or directly by pressing the TV button on the remote control. The screen will show ‘snow’ and an OSD panel that says, “Initial Setup” b. The Language option is highlighted and the default is

English. If you wish to change the

OSD language to Français or

Español, press the or button on the remote control to select the language you want.

Note: If you do not see this option within the OSD, you might have selected the wrong input in the previous steps and you will need to repeat step 4 (above) to select the correct input source.

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VIZIO L42 HDTV User Manual c. Press the button to highlight the TUNER MODE option. There are three choices for the input,

CABLE or AIR (for antenna), and if you are not sure of your source or you want the TV to scan for both types, AUTO. Press the or button to select your choice. d. Once selected, press the button to highlight Auto Search to scan the available channels. e. Press the OK button to start the search. An information panel will be displayed showing the progress of the search for analog (NTSC) and Digital

(ATSC) channels.

Note: DTV digital broadcast is not available in all areas. Refer to www.antennaweb.org

to get information about availability in your area, type of antenna and in which direction to point your antenna. The channel availability through cable depends upon which channels your cable operator supplies in Clear QAM; consult your cable operator for more information.

6. Using a PC

If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC input, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1366x768 at

60Hz for best picture quality (refer to the graphic card’s user guide for questions on how to set this timing mode).

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