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VIZIO E 26 0 VP User Manual 1 www.VIZIO.com Dear VIZIO Customer, Congratula tio ns on your new VI ZIO E 260 VP t ele vi sion purchase. To get the most out of your new VIZIO HDTV, read these instructions b efore making any adj ustments, and retain them for future refe rence. We hope you will experience many years of enjoyment from your ne w VIZIO HD ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 2 www .VIZI O.co m Important Safety Instructions Your HDTV is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits. Misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent y our HDTV from being damaged, the follo wing rules should be observed for the installation, use, and maintena nce of your HDTV. Read the f ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 3 www .VIZ IO.co m The wall socket should be i nstalled near your HDTV and easily accessible. Only power of the marked voltage can be us ed for your HDTV. Any other voltage than the specified voltage may cause fire or ele ctric shock Do not touch the power cord during lightning. To avoid electri c shock, avoid ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 4 www .VIZI O.co m Television Antenna C onnection Protection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna/satellite dish or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electri cally grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges an d static charges. Ar ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 5 www .VIZ IO.co m Advisory of the DTV Transition The nationwide switch to digital television broadcas ting will be complete on June 12, 2009, but your local television stations may switch sooner. After the switch, analog-only television sets that receive TV programming through a n antenna will need a converte r box to con ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 6 www .VIZI O.co m Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................................. ................... 2 Television Antenna C onnection Pr otection ....................................................................................... ..... ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 7 www .VIZ IO.co m Duration ....................................................................................................................... ........................ 29 Slideshow Effect ............................................................................................................... ................... ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 8 www .VIZI O.co m Start Set up Wiza rd ............................................................................................................. .................. 42 CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................... 43 Cleaning the TV and Remote Control ................. ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 9 www .VIZ IO.co m Opening the Package Your HDTV and its accompanying acce ssories are ca refully packed in a cardboard carton that has been designed to protect it from transportation damage. After you have opened the carton, chec k that your HDTV is in good condition and that all of the contents are incl uded. The glass s ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 10 www .VIZ IO.co m Chapter 1 Setting Up Y our HDTV Finding a Location for Your HDTV Here are some things you should con sider when deciding on a p roper location for your HDTV : The power consumption of your HDTV is about 3 2.8 W (AVG) o Use the included powe r cord. o When an extension cord is required, use one with ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 11 www .VIZ IO.co m Attaching the TV Stand Note: We strongly recommend that two peopl e perform the setup and assembly due to the weig ht and size of the TV. Unpack the TV and stand base: 1. Remove the two top foam end caps. 2. Remove the stand base and accessory box from packaging. 3. Remove the TV from the box and lay it ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 12 www .VIZ IO.co m Wall Mounting your HDTV Your HDTV can be mounted on the wall for viewing. If you choose to mount your HDTV on the wall, follow the instructions below. 1. Write down the serial num ber located on the back of your HDTV in the space prov ided on page 1 to have it handy if you need to call for support. 2. R ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 13 www.VIZIO.com Chapter 2 Basic Controls and Connections Front Panel 2. Remote C on trol Sensor —Point the re mote control directly at t hi s window on t he lowe r le ft corner of your HDTV for the be st response to the remote signal. 1. POWER ‘VIZIO’ LIGHT— The VIZIO name lights white whe n powered on and silver ...
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VIZIO E260VP User Manual 14 www.VIZIO.com Side Panel Connections 1. HDMI 1 and 2 — Conne ct digital video devices such as a DV D player or Set-Top Box through this all digital conne ctor. 2. Component (Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr with L/R Audio)— 3. DTV/TV— Connect to an antenna or digital cable source. For di gital TV stations in your area visit www.anten ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 15 www .VIZ IO.co m Chapter 3 VIZIO Remote Control Installing the Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert two AA batteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries wi th the (+) and (-) symbols inside the battery com partment. 3. Replace the battery cover. Precauti ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 16 www.VIZIO.com Remote Control Buttons POWE R ( ) —Press to turn the TV on from the Stand by mode. Press it again to return to the Standby mode. CEC-Supported Buttons: CEC needs to be set up a nd enabled for these button s to work. See CEC section on page 40 fo r more information. ● (Record)—Press to begi n recordin ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 17 www .VIZ IO.co m AV —Press to select the AV input. TV —Press to select the TV input. Number Button Pad —Press to select a channel o r enter a password. INPUT —Press to cycle through the vari ous devices connected to your TV (called Inputs). After you have stepped through the entire sequence, you will return to t ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 18 www .VIZ IO.co m Chapter 5 Using your HDTV for the first time Select an Input Source Select the input source for your HDTV by pressing the INPUT button on the remote control or the front of your TV. Turn on your device and you will s ee a picture on your HDTV. If there is no picture, make su re you have selected the cor ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 19 www .VIZ IO.co m Viewing Digital TV Program Information When the channel is chan ged or when you press the GUIDE button, an information header is shown over the picture for a few seconds. Each press of the GUIDE button will display more information about the program: ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 20 www.VIZIO.com Chapter 6 Connecting Equipment Which Video Connection S hould I Use? You have several options f or connecting your video equipment box to your HDTV from a basi c connection to the most advanced for digital display s. Based on your Ho me Theater configuration, you can decide which option is the right one fo ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 21 www .VIZ IO.co m Connecting Your Cabl e or Satellite Box Using HDMI (Best) Cable and Satellite Boxes that have a HDMI digital in terface should be conne cted using HDMI for optimal results. To maintain image quality, use a VIZIO certifi ed HDMI cable. This cable is available in 6, 15, and 30 foot lengths. Visit www.VIZI ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 22 www.VIZIO.com HDMI Connections for Cable or Satellite Boxes with DVI 1. Turn off your HDTV and Cable/Satellite box. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cabl e, connect the DVI end to your Cable/Satellite box and the HDMI end to the HDMI 1 or 2 jack on your HDTV. 3. Turn on the power to your HDTV and your Ca ble / Sa t elli te box . 4. ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 23 www .VIZ IO.co m Using Coaxial (Antenna) (Good) 1. Turn off the power to your HDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your anten na or digital cable to the DTV/TV CABLE/ANTENNA co nnector on your HDTV. 3. Turn on the power to your HDTV. 4. Select TV using the INPUT button on the remote control or side of the TV ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 24 www.VIZIO.com HDMI Connections for DVD Players with DVI 1. Turn off your HDTV and DVD player. 2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, conne ct the DVI end to your DVD player and the HDMI end to the HDMI 1 or 2 jack on your HDTV. 3. Turn on the power to your HDTV and your DVD playe r. 4. Select HDMI-1 or HDMI-2 usin g the INPUT butto ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 25 www.VIZIO.com Connecting Coaxial (RF) Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for Standard or Digital TV 1. Turn off the power to your HDTV. 2. Connect the coaxial (RF) con nector from your antenna or cable to the DTV/TV CABLE/ANTENNA connector on your HDTV. 3. Turn on the power to your HDTV. 4. Select TV using the INPUT bu ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 26 www.VIZIO.com COMPUTER Connecting a Home Theater Sy stem Using Optical (S/PDIF) If your sound system has a S/PDIF (optical) digital audio input you can connect it from your sound system to the OPTICAL digital audio out on yo ur HDTV. This is active when re ceiving audio with the prog rams being viewed no matter what inp ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 27 www .VIZ IO.co m COMPUTER Using HDMI 1. Turn off your HDTV and computer. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your computer a nd the other end to the HDMI 1 or 2 , jack on your HDTV. 3. Connect the 1/8-inch audio cabl e from your computer to the RGB PC Audio ja ck on your HDTV. This step is optional and only ne ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 28 www .VIZ IO.co m Chapter 7 Viewing Pictures Connect a USB flash drive to the USB port on your HDTV to view pictures. USB drives that are USB 2.0 and FAT or FAT 32 are supporte d. The USB Port does not support external hard drives or USB hubs. If your USB drive is oversized and does not phy sically fit in the USB ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 29 www .VIZ IO.co m Adjusting Photo Settings When viewing pictures you can adjust variou s setting s, including slideshow, picture d uration, etc. 1. Insert a USB device containing pi ctures and select the folder or files that you want to play. 2. Press MENU . The Picture menu will be displayed. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ on the ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 30 www.VIZIO.com Chapter 8 Adjusting Your HDTV Settings Using the On-screen Display (OSD) The remote control or the control button s on the side o f the TV can control all the function settings. The OSD allows you to adjust contra st, brightness and oth er settings. The TV will save changes made to the se tting s , even if ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 31 www .VIZ IO.co m Wide Menu Select how the picture displays on the screen. As you select an option, you will see the scre en adjusting to the different sizes. The options vary depen ding on t he selected input and the TV prog ram: Normal The original 4:3 aspect rati o (1.33:1 so urce) is preser ved, so black bars are add ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 32 www .VIZ IO.co m CC (Closed Caption) Menu Adjust clos ed caption options. Analog Closed Caption The CC feature is available when watchi ng regular analog TV. Select from Off, CC1, CC2, CC3, and CC4 . Closed Caption for regular TV is usually CC1 or CC2 . Digital Closed Caption The CC feature is available when watchi ng d ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 33 www .VIZ IO.co m Contrast Adjust the white levels in the pictur e. If the contrast is too low the pict ure will look washed out and if the contrast is too high you will not be able to see any detail in the bright parts of a picture. Note: Contrast is only available when Picture M ode is set to Custom . Color Adjust the ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 34 www .VIZ IO.co m Color Temperature Color Temperature is the “warmnes s” or “coolness” of the white are as of the picture. Choose from Custom , Cool , Normal , or PC . Normal is the setting for television broadcasting. Custom allows you to set a preset calibrated for a whit e point to suit individual pref erences ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 35 www .VIZ IO.co m Audio Menu Adjust audio options including bala nce, equalizer, and advan ced audio settings. Audio Mode Choose from Flat, Rock, Pop, Classic or Jazz. Balance Adjust the sound to the left or the right. Lip Sync Lip Sync is designed to adjust t he audio of the program being viewed so that it matches the m ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 36 www .VIZ IO.co m Equalizer Settings To select the options in the Equalizer su b-menu, press OK . A new menu will be displayed showing the volume s of different frequencies. Starting from lowest to the highest, t hey are 120Hz, 5 00Hz, 1.5kHz, 5kHz and 10kHz. 1. Press ◄ or ► to select the frequency to be adju sted. 2 ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 37 www .VIZ IO.co m Skip Channel After the TV has stored all of the available digital channels in memory you will find that some channels are too weak to watch comfortably or they may be channel s you do not want to see. Press OK to select the channel to be skippe d when using the CH+ or CH- button. An X will appear in cha ...
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VIZIO E260VP User Manual 38 Parental Control s If you wa nt to restrict c ertain cha nnel and program viewin g, you ca n do this by turn ing on the Parenta l Control. S elected program s, movies and channels can then be made available only after an authorized pas sword has been entered and accepted by t he TV. Note: Th e Parental Controls are divid ...
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VIZIO E260VP User Manual 3 9 USA - Movie Note: Wh en Rati ng Ena ble is OFF , USA - Movie Rati ng ad just ments ar e not av aila ble. G – General audience PG – Parental guidance suggest ed PG - 13 – Re comm ended for children 13 year s of age o r older R – Ma ture aud ience NC - 17 – No one under 17 years of age X – No one under 17 year ...
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VIZIO E260VP User Manual 40 www.VIZIO.com Me nu L a ngu age Select to change the language of the menu. The default is E nglish . You can also select French or Spanish . Time & Local Settings Time Zone Setting the correct Time Zone for your area will ensure that the correct time is shown after pr e ss i ng the GUIDE button on the remote cont rol ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 41 www .VIZ IO.co m Media Menu When viewing pictures you can adjust variou s setting s, including slideshow, picture d uration, etc. 1. Insert a USB device containing pi ctures and select the folder or files that you want to play. 2. Press MENU . The Picture menu will be displayed. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ on the remote control ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 42 www .VIZ IO.co m Help Menu System Info Display the technical information includi ng model name, version and revision of firmware, source type, and resolution. Reset TV Settings Return all Picture and Audio settings to factory default. A scree n will come up to confirm your selection or to ca ncel it. Press Left or Right ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 43 www .VIZ IO.co m Chapter 9 Maintenance and T roubleshooting Cleaning the TV and Remote Control 1. Remove the power adapter cable from t he TV. 2. Use a soft cloth moistened with diluted neutral clean er to clean the TV and remote control. VIZIO recommends using an HDTV cleaning solution which can be pu rchased at any ma ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 44 www .VIZ IO.co m General TV Problems Solution Power is ON but there is no image on the screen. Make sure all cables atta ched to the HDTV are conn ec ted to the correct output on the external device. Adjust brightness, contrast or backlight. Press the INPUT button on the remote cont rol to select a different ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 45 www .VIZ IO.co m General TV Problems Solution The display image d oes not cover the entire screen. If you are in RGB mode (Computer), make sure that H-Size and V-Pos ition in the On Screen Display (OSD) are set correctly. If you are using TV, AV1, or AV2 with 480i input, press the WIDE button on the remote contr ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 46 www .VIZ IO.co m Telephone & Technical Support Products are often returned due to a technical proble m ra ther than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trai ne d support personnel can often resolve the probl em over the phone. For more information on warranty serv i ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 47 www.VIZIO.com 3. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interferen ce caused by unauthorized modification to this equipment. It is the responsibilities of the use r to correct such interference. Chapter 10 Specifications Product specifications may change without notice or o bligation. E 260VP Specificat ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 48 www.VIZIO.com E 260VP Specifications E nvir o nmen tal Co nditio ns Dimen sio ns 25 . 24” W x 17. 95” H x 6. 68” D wi th st a nd; 25 . 24” W x 15 . 90” H x 1. 34” D wit hout sta nd 641 x 4 56 x 170mm with st and ; 641 x 40 4 x 34mm with ou t st and Ne t We igh t 9.7 lbs with ou t st and ; 10.14 lb s with st ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 49 www .VIZ IO.co m Preset PC Resolutions If connecting to a PC through the RGB PC input, set the TV timing mode to VESA 1920x1080 at 60Hz for best picture quality (refer to the graphic card’ s user guide for questions on how to set this timing mode). See the table below for the factory preset resolutio ns. Mode No. Reso ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 50 www .VIZ IO.co m W arranty ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRA NTY ON PARTS AND LABOR (Covers units purchased as new in United St ates and Puerto Rico Only) VIZIO provides a warranty to the original purch aser of its products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year of non-commercial usage and ninety (90 ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 51 www .VIZ IO.co m Index 16:9 .......................................................................... 31 4:3 ............................................................................ 31 Accessori es ................................................................ 9 Adjustments Advanc ed ............................. ...
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VIZIO E 260VP User Manual 52 www .VIZ IO.co m Backli ght .............................................................. 32 Backlight C ontrol .................................................. 34 Brightne ss ............................................................ 32 Color .................................................................... 33 ...
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