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Summary of Contents for M3D550SL

Page 1: ...ROLS CONNECTIONS CONNECTING YOUR DEVICES USING THE ON SCREEN MENU USING THE USB MEDIA PLAYER USING VIZIO INTERNET APPS watching 3d content TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT Help SPECs warranty LEGAL MODELS E3D3...

Page 2: ...anging the factory default picture settings or enabling other features will increase power consumption that could exceed the limits necessary to qualify for ENERGY STAR rating HDMI the HDMI logo and H...

Page 3: ...design limits Misuse may result in electric shock or fire To prevent your TV from being damaged the following instructions should be observed for the installation use and maintenance of your TV Read...

Page 4: ...to power surges Do not attempt to repair or service your TV yourself with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug...

Page 5: ...e the cord and cause fire or electric shock When your TV will not be used for an extended period of time unplug the power cord To reduce risk of electric shock do not touch the connector with wet hand...

Page 6: ...g digital broadcasts No extra converter box is needed IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VIEWING 3D CONTENT You may experience discomfort while watching 3D content You may feel symptoms of eye strain vi...

Page 7: ...to grounding electrodes and requirements of the grounding electrode Ground Clamp Antenna Lead In Wire Antenna Discharge Unit NEC Section 810 20 Grounding Conductors NEC Section 810 21 Ground Clamps P...

Page 8: ...Sleep Timer 20 Setting the Auto Power Off Feature 20 Adjusting the Picture Settings 21 Adjusting the Advanced Picture Settings 22 Adjusting the Color Temperature 23 Adjusting the Picture Size and Posi...

Page 9: ...s 42 Using the VIA Shortcut Buttons 42 Using the VIA Dock 42 Moving an App on the VIA Dock 42 Adding a New App to the VIA Dock 43 Removing an App from the VIA Dock 43 Creating and Managing User Profil...

Page 10: ...the TV Your TV can be installed in two ways On a flat surface using the included stand On a wall using a VESA standard wall mount not included Installing the TV Stand Your TV includes a stand designe...

Page 11: ...gh the bottom of the stand 3 Insert and tighten the six 6 screws as shown above 4 Insert the assembled stand into the bottom of the TV Tighten the four 4 screws as shown above 5 Move the TV with attac...

Page 12: ...he TV After you have determined that you have the correct mount for your TV you can begin the installation To install yovur TV on a wall 1 Disconnect any cables connected to your TV 2 Place the TV fac...

Page 13: ...e or antenna Optical Audio Out Connect optical SPDIF audio device such as home audio receiver Stereo Audio Out Connect 3 5mm audio device such as sound bar HDMI Connect HDMI device PC Audio In Connect...

Page 14: ...2 7 Side Panel Side Panel POWER Turn TV off or on MENU Open the on screen menu CHANNEL UP DOWN Change the channel VOLUME UP DOWN Increase or decrease volume level INPUT Change input source...

Page 15: ...2 8 Front Panel Front Panel REMOTE SENSOR When using the remote aim it directly at this sensor...

Page 16: ...ower Turn TV on or off Menu Display the on screen menu Info Display the info window Dash Use with number pad to manually enter a digital sub channel For example 18 4 or 18 5 Channel Up Down Change the...

Page 17: ...ress and hold while pressing another key to enter a capital letter Alt Press and hold while pressing another key to enter a blue character For example press ALT and W to enter a character V I A Shortc...

Page 18: ...ol Make sure that the and symbols on the batteries match the and symbols inside the battery compartment 3 Replace the battery cover Use only good quality batteries Inserting the batteries incorrectly...

Page 19: ...Resolution Game Console Cable Satellite Box DVD Blu ray Player Your TV can be used to display output from most devices 1 Verify that your device has a video port that matches an available port on the...

Page 20: ...a PC display 1 Connect an RGB cable not included to your PC and the RGB port on the back of the TV This cable transmits video 2 Connect a 3 5mm cable not included to your PC and the PC Audio In port...

Page 21: ...device such as a receiver or sound bar 1 Verify that your device has an audio port that matches an available port on the TV Optical 3 5mm etc 2 Turn the TV and your audio device off 3 Connect the appr...

Page 22: ...n ethernet cable to your router and to the ethernet port on the back of the TV See below 2 Use the Guided Network Setup to configure the TV Using Guided Setup on page 37 Connecting to a Wireless Netwo...

Page 23: ...tarts 2 Use the Up Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Home Mode Setup and press OK 3 Use the OK and Arrow Up Down buttons on the remote to read and accept the Terms of Service and Privacy P...

Page 24: ...cess the help menu Changing the 3D Mode To correctly view 3D content you must set the 3D mode to match the 3D format of the content To change the 3D mode 1 Press the MENU button on the remote The on s...

Page 25: ...IT OK Changing the Input Source External devices such as DVD players Blu Ray Players and video game consoles can be connected to your TV To use one of these devices with your TV you must first change...

Page 26: ...ou are watching widescreen 1 85 1 or 2 35 1 content black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 480i 480p source S...

Page 27: ...atisfied with the appearance of the closed captions press the EXIT button on the remote Activating the Sleep Timer When activated the TV s sleep timer will turn the TV off after a set period of time T...

Page 28: ...the picture settings for their respective sports Also try these modes for other sports Custom picture mode allows you to manually change each of the picture settings Backlight Adjusts the brightness t...

Page 29: ...ooth Motion effect Select Off Precision or Smooth Noise Reduction Diminishes artifacts in the image caused by the digitizing of image motion content Select Off Low Medium or High MPEG NR Reduces pixel...

Page 30: ...ght Reset Color Temperature and press OK 5 When you have finished adjusting the color temperature press the EXIT button on the remote Adjusting the Picture Size and Position When displaying an image f...

Page 31: ...highlight the setting you wish to adjust then press Left Right Arrow to change the setting Balance Adjusts the loudness of the audio output from the left and right speakers Lip Sync Adjusts the syn c...

Page 32: ...movies providing deep rich bass and delivering crisp details and clear intelligible dialog Select Surround or Standard SRS TruVolume TruVolume intelligently normalizes volume fluctuations due to telev...

Page 33: ...connect to a wireless network whose network name SSID is being broadcast If your TV is connected to a network with an Ethernet cable you will not see the wireless network connection menu You must dis...

Page 34: ...can fine tune the network settings using the Manual Setup feature To change advanced network settings 1 From the Network Connection menu highlight Manual Setup and press OK The Change Settings menu i...

Page 35: ...ame the TV inputs Set up parental controls Change the on screen menu language Set the time Adjust the CEC settings Adjust the power light settings Changing the Input Source To quickly access the Input...

Page 36: ...can The auto channel scan begins 2 Wait until the channel scan is 100 complete Highlight Done and press OK 3 Press the EXIT button on the remote Adding New Channels Occasionally you may need to add a...

Page 37: ...e channels you do not want to view You can remove these channels from the TV s memory with the Skip Channel feature Channels that have been removed with the Skip Channel feature can still be viewed if...

Page 38: ...highlight Digital MTS and press OK The Digital MTS menu is displayed 2 Select your preferred language English French or Spanish Press OK 3 Press the EXIT button on the remote Using the Parental Contr...

Page 39: ...for children and at other times broadcast programs that are meant for mature audiences You may not want to block the channel completely using a channel lock but you may wish to block certain programs...

Page 40: ...hlight Yes and press OK Changing the Names of the Inputs To make it easier to recognize the different devices attached to the inputs on your TV you can rename the inputs For example if you have a DVD...

Page 41: ...ime you must be connected to the internet via an Ethernet cable or a wireless network 1 Press the MENU button on the remote The on screen menu is displayed 2 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to hig...

Page 42: ...3 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight CEC Settings and press OK The CEC Settings menu is displayed 4 Use the Arrow and OK buttons to adjust each setting CEC Function To use CEC you must...

Page 43: ...will erase any custom settings 4 Highlight Yes and press OK 5 Press the EXIT button on the remote Restoring the TV to Factory Default Settings All of the on screen menu settings can be reset to the f...

Page 44: ...screen menu is displayed 2 Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the Help icon and press OK The Help menu is displayed 3 Highlight Guided Setup and press OK 4 Highlight the guided setup you...

Page 45: ...one time to display channel and input information Press the INFO or GUIDE button two times to display the program title and closed captioning information Press the INFO or GUIDE button three times to...

Page 46: ...or images onto a USB thumb drive Remember 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...

Page 47: ...Displays song title album title and artist name Back Button Highlight this button and press OK if you would like to return to the previous screen Connected Sources Displays connected USB devices To ch...

Page 48: ...highlighting this area and pressing Left Right Arrow Back Button Highlight and press OK to return to left column Connected Sources Displays connected USB devices To change source highlight it and pre...

Page 49: ...size of the main display window when an App is open in the sidebar Red Exit from an open App or to close the App Dock Green View settings for an open App Using the VIA Dock The VIA Dock is where all...

Page 50: ...rofiles User profiles allow you to keep a customized set of Apps in the VIA Dock For each profile you create a different set of Apps and App settings are saved Creating an Owner PIN Creating an owner...

Page 51: ...n screen keyboard then press OK The Create Profile menu is displayed 8 Highlight Avatar and press OK The Avatar menu is displayed 9 Highlight a picture for your profile and press OK The Create Profile...

Page 52: ...Restoring the VIA Dock to the Factory Default Settings The VIA Dock and all of its installed Widgets can be restored to the factory default settings If you restore the VIA dock to the factory default...

Page 53: ...lu ray 3D disc sold separately VIZIO Theater 3D Glasses 3D Ready HDMI cable sold separately Watching Blu ray 3D Content To view Blu ray 3D content 1 Ensure you have the following equipment VIZIO Theat...

Page 54: ...t In addition the child on the floor is not seeing the best possible picture because he she is looking up at the TV The viewers in the example below are not seeing the best 3D picture Eye Line Correct...

Page 55: ...LL FREE techsupport VIZIO com www VIZIO com support Hours of operation Monday Friday 5 am to 9 pm PST Saturday Sunday 8 am to 4 pm PST The VIZIO support team is highly trained and is based in the Unit...

Page 56: ...on the remote control Press the MUTE button on the remote to ensure mute is off Check the audio settings See Adjusting the Audio Settings on page 24 Ensure the speakers are set to On Ensure no headpho...

Page 57: ...may not display correctly These types of occurences are inherent to this type of product and do not constitute a defective product I see noise or static on the screen When your TV s digital capabilit...

Page 58: ...s Brightness 360 nits Viewing Angle 178 H 178 V HDMI Inputs 4 Component Video Inputs 1 Composite Inputs 1 Shared with Component RF Antenna Input 1 USB 2 0 Ports 2 RGB Inputs 1 Ethernet 1 M3D550SL Wire...

Page 59: ...of customer misuse modifications or adjustments as well as installation and set up issues or any repairs attempted by anyone other than by aVIZIO authorized service center Products with unreadable or...

Page 60: ...not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Caution Always use an AC DC power adapter that is properly...

Page 61: ...SE AGREEMENT The following terms and conditions govern the use of any software on your VIZIO HD TV 1 General The software documentation and any fonts accompanying this License Agreement whether on dis...

Page 62: ...nce and you acknowledge and agree that VIZIO does not guarantee their accuracy You understand that by using any of the VIA Services you may encounter content that may be deemed offensive indecent or o...

Page 63: ...TION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU In no event shall VIZIO s total liability to you for all damages other than as m...

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