Before You Begin

VU42L10A FHDTV QUICKSTART GUIDE

Four Easy Steps Simply follow our color-coded Step Charts and you’re done.

Verify all of the contents of your accessory package

Review safety guidelines in Owner’s Manual

Place Liquid Crystal TV so the rear connectors are accessible

Install AA batteries into the VIZIO Remote Control

Write down your VU42L FHDTV Serial Number (located on the back)

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Contents:

1)Choose items to connect to your VU42L FHDTV

Determine which type of Signal Source and any Additional Equipment you wish to connect to your VU42L FHDTV.

The colored dots under each Signal Source and Additional Equipment indicate which type of connections you may use to connect to your VU42L FHDTV.

2)Choose equipment connection methods

Using the colored dots from Step One, follow the row across to Step Two to match up the colored dots to the same colored connection method.

Chose ONLY one method for each piece of equipment.

3) Select cables and4) Use your VU42L FHDTV

make connections

Fill in the Connection Reference Chart below, noting how you

will connect your equipment/signal source to your VU42L FHDTV.

• Once you have determined the connection methods from Step Two,

• If you are using the DTV/TV input, turn over this guide

follow the row to Step Three to determine what kind of cables you

and follow the programming instructions and then return

need and what the connections look like on your equipment.

to this last step.

• Following the color-coded system, use the appropriate cables and

• If you are not using the DTV/TV input continue to next step.

connect your Signal Source and Additional Equipment to the color-coded

• Press the INPUT button on your remote. The INPUT menu

inputs on your VU42L FHDTV. (Refer to Connection Map at bottom of page.)

will appear. (See image below.)

 

VU42L

FHDTV

10A

Power Cord

Documents

VIZIO VU42L FHDTV User Manual,

VIP Brochure and Registration Card.

Remote Control

AV Cable

Includes 2 AA Batteries

The Best Connection

Signal Sources

Additional Equipment

Computer

Digital Camera

DVD

DVR

Game System

Sound System

VCR

Video Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Once connected, turn on your VU42L FHDTV and all your equipment.

• Continue pressing the INPUT button until you reach the

corresponding connection.

(To program TV Channels, see back.)

Connection Methods

My Equipment Has

My VU42L FHDTV Has Cable Needed

Connection Reference

HDMI 1

 

HDMI

 

 

HDMI*

HDMI 1

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE: Digital High Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Best Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI 2

HDMI

DVI

 

HDMI*

HDMI* to DVI*

HDMI 2

 

or

 

 

& RCA Audio

 

 

 

 

TYPE: Digital High Definition

 

+

 

 

or

 

QUALITY: Best Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTV / TV

 

 

 

Coaxial (RF) Cable*

DTV / TV

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE: Cable/Antenna

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Best Digital/Good Analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB

 

Optional

Optional

VGA Cable*

RGB PC

 

Audio

Audio

& stereo

 

TYPE: RGB Analog

 

 

 

mini-jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Best Analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT 1

 

 

 

Component & Stereo RCA Cable*

COMPONENT 1

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE: Component Analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Better Analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the best quality picture,

 

we recommend using HDMI,

 

DTV, RGB or Component

BEST

inputs when possible.These

 

are the only inputs capable

 

of high definition (HD).

 

Using these inputs does not

 

guarantee high definition

 

unless a high definition

 

source is connected.

 

However, not all equipment

 

is capable of these

 

connections.TV, AV and

 

S-Video are not capable of

BETTER

HD signals.

 

+Both DTV and TV share the same port.The television will automatically register which input type is connected.

GOOD

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

DTV+

RGB PC

COMPONENT 1

COMPONENT 2

S-VIDEO

AV 1

AV 2

TV+

COMPONENT 2

 

 

Component & Stereo RCA Cable*

COMPONENT 2

 

 

 

TYPE: Component Analog

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Better Analog

 

 

 

 

AV1 or S-VIDEO

 

 

A/V RCA Cable

AV1

or

or

or

TYPE: Analog

S-Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable*

 

QUALITY: Good Analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV2

 

 

A/V RCA Cable

AV2

 

 

 

TYPE: Analog

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Good Analog

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

Optical Audio Cable**

OPTICAL

 

 

 

TYPE: Digital Audio Out

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Best Digital

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT

 

 

Stereo RCA Cable

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

TYPE: Analog Audio Out

 

 

 

 

QUALITY: Good Analog

 

 

 

 

 

AV1

 

AV1

 

3 WAYS TO GET HDTV

VIZIO provides wall mounts & Installation Services.

(See Install with a Pro details on back) Visit www.VIZIO.com or call 1-888-849-4623 to order today.

1)Off-Air antenna (using the DTV antenna input). To see if you are able to receive HD signals off-air and for help choosing the right antenna, visit www.antennaweb.org.

2)Cable - Subscribe to HD programming through your local cable company (HD cable box required).

3)Satellite - Subscribe to HD programming through Direct TV or Dish Network (HD satellite receiver required).

BACK OF TV

For more information, see your Owner’s Manual, Chapter 2, CONNECTING EQUIPMENT.

©2007 VIZIO Inc.

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