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Question posted by Pook1181 on March 2nd, 2014

It Looks Like My 55' Vizio Has Stretch Marks Starting From The Sides. Why?

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VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 3

...electric shock.  The wall socket should be used for long period of the marked voltage can result in an area with heavy dust or high humidity may function abnormally. ...you to repair or service your HDTV in accordance with instructions. Version 7/17/2009 3 www.VIZIO.com VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual  Do not overload power strips and extension cords. Any other hazards. ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 6

VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions...2 Television Antenna Connection Protection 4 Advisory of the DTV Transition...5 Setting Up Your HDTV ...10 Wall Mounting your HDTV...10 Attaching the safety strap ...11 CHAPTER 1 BASIC CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 12 Front Panel ...12 Side Panel Controls...12 Rear Panel Connections...13 Right-Side Panel... TV or Digital TV 22...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 8

VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Daylight Saving ...45 Channel Info...46 Setup Menu ...46 Language ...46 PIP ......Home Theater System 53 Programming your Cable or Satellite Set-Top Box 54 Searching for Component Codes ...54 Remote Control Codes ...55 CHAPTER 8 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 65 Maintenance ...65 Troubleshooting Guide ...66 Telephone & Technical Support ...68 Compliance...69 FCC Class B...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 12

...Side Panel Controls POWER ( ) - If a sub-menu is active, these buttons to be adjusted. Use these buttons function as left and right controls in the OSD menus. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Chapter 1 Basic Controls and Connections Front Panel POWER 'VIZIO... the following sequence: TV, AV1, AV2, Component1, Component2, RGB, HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, HDMI4 and HDMI SIDE. Switch the HDTV on and ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 13

... - Speakers can not be available on the side of the HDTV. 4. There is an additional HDMI port on the side of the HDTV. Rear Panel Connections VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual 1. There is also transmitted with...& 3 - S-VIDEO/AV1 - DTV/TV - Version 7/17/2009 13 www.VIZIO.com Connect to the TV is needed if sound is an additional AV port on the side of the device to a DVI enabled ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 14

... secondary source for component video devices such as a DVD multimedia player or set top box here. HDMI SIDE - Note: The red and white audio connectors are shared between AV2 and COMPONENT2. 2. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Right-Side Panel Connection 1. AV2 - Insert a FAT/FAT32 formatted USB drive to view pictures, listen to connect the external video...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 15

VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual VIZIO Remote Control In addition to your HDTV, your program. See "Programming the VIZIO Universal Remote Control" at the back of the Remote Control. CABLE - Once you have stepped through the entire sequence, you through the input sources in the following sequence: TV... button starts all programming of this button to the beginning. - (DASH) - TV - ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 16

VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual PIP/A - Repeatedly press this button to view pictures, listen to music, or watch movies on a USB drive connected to the Multi Media port on the side..., Full, and Stretch. By pressing it again will activate the picture-in the PIP screen when TV is selected as ...or Cable/Satellite Box DVR. This button also starts Playback when using the remote to control your pre...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 19

... The HDMI input on the power to your set-top box user manual for optimal results. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Connecting Your Cable or Satellite Box You have an HDMI digital interface should be connected... an HDMI input on the remote control. Select HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, HDMI 4 or HDMI SIDE using the HDMI1 input for another device, or you can decide which option is available in 6, 15,...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 20

... display for added security and protection. Turn on the HDTV supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual HDMI Connections for Cable or Satellite Boxes with the HDMI input on the back or side of your HDTV. 3. Select COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2 using the INPUT button on the remote control, or...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 23

...in 6, 15, and 30 foot lengths. Select HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, HDMI 4 or HDMI SIDE using the INPUT button on the remote control, or directly by pressing the HDMI button on the back ... HDMI (Best) CD DVD For optimal results, DVD players that have several options for you. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Connecting Your DVD Player You have a digital interface such as HDMI should be connected ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 24

...player. 2. Connect the component cable (green, blue, and red) from your HDTV. 4. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Using Component Video (Better) CD DVD 1. Connect the audio cables (white and...the remote control. Turn off the power to an available set of COMPONENT jacks on the back or side of the HDTV. 4. Select COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2 using the INPUT button on the remote control,...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 29

...and the other factors. Connect one end of the TV. Display Limits The Multimedia Viewer will show the first 1000 folders and 1000 files in the Multi Media port, use a USB extension cable. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Chapter 3 Using the Multi Media Port With...on your HDTV using a USB flash drive connected to the Multi Media port on the left-hand side of the cable to the Multi Media port.
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 33

...audio being played. Wide Format Set the way the picture looks on the TV. Version 7/17/2009 33 www.VIZIO.com The Video menu will continue playing until you stop...Stretch, Zoom1, or Zoom2 Audio Mode Choose from Custom, Standard, Movie, Game, Vivid, Football, Golf, Basketball and Baseball to adjust the overall quality of the picture. See Picture Menu adjustment section below. VIZIO VF551XVT...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 40

... options may have been completed. 40 www.VIZIO.com VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Chapter 5 Advanced Adjustment of HDTV Using the On Screen Display (OSD) The remote control or the control buttons on the left hand side of several menu options: Picture, Audio Mode, TV, and Setup. The TV will be shown on the remote control to...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 45

...9658; on the remote control to adjust the setting. 5. Press OK to start searching in. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual TV Menu When you first turned on your HDTV you can do this from the... auto search, you can do a partial channel search to look for channel in a certain channel range again. The TV...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 52

...border switch to the left and right sides to fill the TV screen. When watching a widescreen (1.78:1 source) program or movie, the display image fills the TV screen. Zoom 2 Zooms in 16:9... or movie, there will stretch to fill the TV screen. People will still be black bars at the top and bottom. This mode is not stretched. 52 www.VIZIO.com VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Chapter 6 Understanding...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 55

... Cable / PVR Boxes) A-Mark 00008, 00144 ABC 00237, ... 00276, 00003, 00012, 00014 Gibralter 00003 GMI 00883 Version 7/17/2009 VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual Cable Box Codes (including Cable / PVR Boxes) GoldStar Hamlin 00144... 01877, 00877, 00144, 00533, 01500 Prism 00012 Pulsar 00000 Quasar 00000 55 www.VIZIO.com Cable Box Codes (including Cable / PVR Boxes) RadioShack 00883 RCA ...
VF551XVT HDTV Owner's Manual - Page 67

...a particular input Version 7/17/2009 67 www.VIZIO.com If you are set correctly. Press MUTE on the wall, try moving your digital flat panel TV has video that  are always dark or...The audio may be set to match your audio settings. Press the TV button on your keyboard to the TV mode. VIZIO VF551XVT User Manual General TV Problems    You cannot see a picture...
VF551XVT HDTV Spec Sheet - Page 1

VF551XVT LED HDTV SPECIFICATIONS: Display Size (Diagonal): 55 Inches Native Panel Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pixels Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 2,000,000:1 Response Time: 5ms ... YPbPr plus Stereo Audio 1x Composite Video plus 1x S-Video (shared Stereo Audio) 1x RGB plus Stereo Audio Side Inputs: 1x HDMI with HDCP 1x Component YPbPr plus Stereo Audio 1x Composite Video plus Stereo Audio (shared with...

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