Vizio VW42LF Support Question
Vizio VW42LF Support Question
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Question posted by rkb7738 on December 1st, 2010
Has No Picture. Its Trying To Show However No Clear Pic On Any Channel
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VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 7
...Panel...9 1.2 Right Side Panel Controls ...9 1.3 Rear Panel... Up to Watch Television 28 3.1 Basic LCD HDTV Start Up ...28 3.2 Watching a TV Program ...33 ...TV Input Picture Adjustment...37 4.2.1 Picture Mode ...37 4.2.2 Backlight ...38 4.2.3 Brightness...38 4.2.4 Contrast ...39 4.2.5 Color ...39 4.2.6 Tint...39 4.2.7 Sharpness ...40 4.2.8 Color Temperature...40 4.2.9 Advanced Video ...41 4.3 DTV / TV...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 8
... Parental Control...52 4.6.1 Channel Block ...52 4.6.2 US TV Rating...53 4.6.3 US Movie Rating...54 4.6.4 Check for New DTV Rating...54 4.6.5 Blocked Unrated Programming...55 4.6.6 Change the Password ...55 4.7 HDMI Input Picture Adjustment ...56 4.8 HDMI Input Audio Adjustment ...56 4.9 HDMI Input Setup...56 4.10 Video Input Picture Adjustment ...57 4.11 Video Input Audio Adjustment ...57...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 13
... work . If your cable or satellite remote uses a 4-digit code, try 11758 and then, if that does not work the LCD HDTV, refer to your cable or satellite remote uses a 3digit code (...the battery compartment. If your cable or satellite remote uses a 5-digit code (like most Direct TV units), first try 1758 and then 0178 as an alternative. Do not mix new and old batteries. If the batteries...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 30
The screen will now change to exit and begin watching TV.
5. The channel availability through the following options: TV, AV1, AV2/S-VIDEO, Component 1, Component 2, RGB, HDMI 1, HDMI 2 and HDMI 3.
Press the button on the remote control.
Note: DTV digital broadcast is not available in Clear QAM; Refer to www.antennaweb.org to get information about...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 31
... the one which has been selected on your Cable Box, VCR, External TV Tuner or Satellite Receiver and you will see a picture on the back of these channels are: 105, 106, 115 and 116.
6. The TV set needs to be displaying any television station or program selected by the equipment sending the signal. Fine Tuning...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 33
...pressing the INPUT button on the remote or on the remote or the CH+ / CH- Note: The Channel buttons, on the side of the HDTV. If you are watching a program using an antenna or cable...the side of the HDTV to change from orange to see a picture. VIZIO VW42L FHDTV10A User Manual
3.2 Watching a TV Program
Before you start watching TV, please make sure that all of the HDTV. Also, verify that...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 34
... Manual
3.3 Adjusting Basic HDTV Settings
Volume To increase the volume, press and hold it . Note: Channel up and down through the available TV channels, press the CH+ or CH-
Wide
Using this feature, you can watch video content in DTV and... up or down will only operate in different size modes on the side of the LCD HDTV or remote control until the desired channel is reached.
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 35
... screen will appear showing you the status of the LCD HDTV. VIZIO VW42L FHDTV10A User Manual
3.4 Program Information
Press the GUIDE button on the remote and program information for the channel you are watching will be displayed on HDTV Status
When you change TV channels or inputs, an Information Banner is Cable Program Information...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 41
Press either the or button to diminish
picture artifacts caused by the digitizing of the picture, caused by a lower sync level for a channel being received from one color to turn this feature to select it. Use this feature On or Off.
Press the or button to another. This ...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 42
...lower Average Picture Level (APL) and the overall picture will
raise the APL to counteract this feature will look too dark; Version 2/29/2008
42 www....VIZIO.com Large areas of this effect. Once the adjustments are completed press the LAST button repeatedly to display the supplied image, dark and bright scenes;
ON implies that the dark would be set to On or Off
to allow the TV...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 46
... Mode
When the MENU button is pressed, the On Screen Display (OSD) appears on the PICTURE adjustment page.
Version 2/29/2008
46 www.VIZIO.com Press the selection. button to highlight the... do this from the TV TUNER SETUP menu. The TV will have attached to choose Cable or Air (Antenna) depending upon which equipment you have setup your TV for DTV / TV channels using the Initial Setup...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 47
... repeatedly to exit the OSD completely.
4.4.5 Time Zone
Setting the correct Time Zone for your area will still be channels you wish to highlight the Daylight
Saving selection.
VIZIO VW42L FHDTV10A User Manual
4.4.3 Skip Channel
After the TV has stored all of this feature to make your selection. Press the buttons to this...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 52
...made available only after an authorized password has been entered and accepted by turning on the PICTURE adjustment page. The Reset All Settings feature (see page 51) does NOT reset the ... it. The default password set in a secure place.
Selected programs, movies and channels can do this by the TV. Note: Make sure you should change the password.
Press the page.
Press the...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 53
... OSD completely. Older children G - All Sub-ratings D - Mature audience
You can customize the program blocking of the following content: A -
Press the
button and the Block TV Rating
panel will be displayed. Adult language S - Sexual situations V - Strongly cautioned MA - Once the adjustments are completed press the LAST button repeatedly to navigate through the...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 58
...to exit the OSD completely.
Use the or button to start adjusting the brightness of the picture.
button to highlight the Auto Adjust
Press the button for Backlight, Contrast, Brightness and Color...for DTV / TV adjustments.
4.14 PC Input Picture Adjustment
The Picture Adjust menu operates in the same way for the PC Input as for the DTV / TV input in section 4.2 for the LCD HDTV to ...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 64
... remote control Make sure that headphones are using TV, AV-C, AV-S or Component with the TV is secured to HD because your digital flat panel TV has video that mute symbol disappears from a ... the failure.. If your TV is turned on the wall, try moving your TV to
another electrical device (like a radio) to the power outlet to see a picture. The picture has abnormal patterns. VIZIO ...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 65
...available before you cannot hear sound. You see a picture but you call. signal is an ideal platform for standard 4:3 Televisions.
The LCD HDTV is up-converted (increased) to this content ... a particular input and the screen size changes. (AV, Component, HDMI and TV).
The TV has pixels that your LCD HDTV's digital capabilities exceed a digital broadcast signal, the
the screen. Up- ...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 68
... making available to consumers interested in order to receive over-the-air DTV signals. Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV): A better digital television transmission than a traditional TV. HDTV Tuner (also decoder, receiver, set . High-Definition Television (HDTV): The best quality picture, wide screen (16x9) display with fewer than 480 progressively scanned lines (480P) in 16 x 9 or 4 x 3 format...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 69
...TV Channels, 34 Volume, 9, 34, 65 Advanced Video Features Adaptive Luma, 42 Black Level Extender, 41 CTI (Color Transient Improvement, 41 DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction, 41 Flesh Tone, 42 White Peak Limiter, 41
C
Cleaning your VIZIO TV...Connecting your DVD Player, 23 Controls Front Panel, 9 Side Panel, 9
D
DTV Audio Adjustment, 43 Parental Control, 52 Picture Adjustment, 37 Special Features, 48 Tuner ...
VW42LF HDTV User Manual - Page 70
..., 58 Brightness, 38, 59 Color, 39 Color Temperature, 40, 60 Contrast, 39, 59 Picture Mode, 37 Sharpness, 40 Tint, 39 TV Special Features Closed Caption, 50 Language, 48 Reset, 51 Sleep Timer, 48 TV Tuner Setup, 46 Auto Search, 46 Skip Channel, 46 Tuner Mode, 46
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Video Input Audio Adjustment, 57 Parental Control, 58...
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