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VW37L40A HDTV QUICKSTART GUIDE
Programming your TV to Receive and Display Channels: All you need is your Remote Control.
Receiving Channels through DTV/TV Input using Regular Antenna or Regular Cable Service
(No Box) Signals.
STEP 1.1
Connect your signal source (cable
from antenna or cable from the wall for Cable Service without box) directly to the DTV/TV RF (commonly named COAXIAL) connector.
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.
Select Language: English, Español, Francais.
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 LAST key to exit.
Displaying Channels from different Signal Sources (External TV Tuner, VCR, Cable Box or Satellite Receiver) through different Inputs.
STEP 2.1
Select the correct input connection; RF (DTV/TV)* connector, Composite (Yellow, Red and White)* connectors, Component (Red, Green, Blue plus Red and White)* connectors, HDMI* connectors or
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. If the screen does not appear, please skip to Step D.
Select Language: English, Español, Francais.
Press LAST key to exit the Initial Setup menu.
If you have an HD service you must use the HDMI (best) or Component connection.
NOTE: Composite and
Turn on your Cable Box, VCR, External TV Tuner or Satellite Receiver and you will see a picture on your TV set. If there is not a picture, make sure you have selected the correct input on the TV set.
If the selected input is RF connection, you should be aware that the TV set needs to be on either channel 3 or channel 4 matching the channel which has been selected on the back of the VCR, Cable Box, External TV Tuner or Satellite Receiver; please refer to Owner or User’s Manual of such equipment for details.
NOTE: The TV set will be displaying any television station or program selected by the Cable Box, VCR, External Tuner or Satellite Receiver. The TV set will not be able to change programs or channels; this is controlled by the equipment sending the signal. If the service being used includes a box with two different outputs for two different (distant) rooms, then scanning channels should help to find the signal. Be aware that the channel to be selected varies from provider to provider, meaning you may have to call your provider company so they can provide you with the specific channel to use with
Fine Tuning your TV for Home Use.
After completing either Procedure 1 or Procedure 2,
please follow the steps below to optimize your TV set display:
1.Press the MENU key to bring up the Menu display. Use
the 
or 
button to scroll to the Color Temperature option.
2.Press the 
button to select it.
3.Press either 
or 
button to change setting to Normal,
and then press the LAST key again to go back to previous screen.
4.Press either 
or 
button to select the Picture Mode option.
5.Press either 
or 
button to change the Picture Mode option to Standard.
6.Press the LAST key repeatedly to exit the on screen display Menu.
NOTE: If you followed Procedure 1, take the following steps to ensure that the correct program times are shown when pressing the Guide key:
Press the MENU key, which will bring up the picture mode menu.
Pressing either the 
or 
button, scroll across to the icon showing the little satellite dish or antenna. The next screen will appear showing
Time Zone; using either the 
or 
button, select it, and finally by
pressing either the 
or 
button, choose the proper Time Zone for your
area. Press the LAST key repeatedly to exit the on screen display Menu.
*For Your Information:
Coaxial connection (RF connector) is recognized as the threaded connector, commonly called cable, screw on or coaxial connector which carries the image (picture) and sound (audio) through a single cable.
Composite connection (RCA connectors) is recognized by the three (yellow, red and white) standardized color coded RCA connectors. Yellow carries the image (picture); red (right channel) and white (left channel) carry the sound (audio) of the signal.
Component connection (RCA connectors) is recognized by the three (green, blue and red) standardized color coded RCA connectors for image (picture) plus the two (red and white) standardized color coded RCA connectors for the sound (audio) of the signal.
HDMI
Programming Your Cable or Satellite Box Remote
Consult your Cable or Satellite Owner’s Manual to determine if you need a 3, 4 or
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Your new TV set is now ready to automatically reproduce the best picture quality from the input signal being fed into it. Enjoy your VIZIO HDTV.
These small arrows correspond to
MENU | the arrows shown in the above Steps. |
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They surround the MENU key.
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