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VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual 30 www.VIZIO.com 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 supported. 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 port, use a USB extension cable. Connect one end of the cable to your USB drive and the other end to the USB port. • Supported file extensions include .jpg and .jpeg. Note: Even the supported format files listed above may or may not play properly or completely, depending on the USB device, bit rate stream, and other co ntent characteristics, as well as other factors. Viewing Pictures 1. Insert a USB device with digital content containing photos into the USB port on the side of your HDTV. If a USB device is already connected, press MENU on the remote control and select Media . A message will appear asking if you want to play multimedia content. 2. Press ◄ or ► to highlight OK, and then press OK to select it. The Picture folder will be displayed. 3. Press OK to select it. A menu will be displayed showing the folders and files that are on your USB device. 4. Press ◄ or ► to highlight the folder or file you want to play, and then press OK to select it. The file will play. See Adjusting Photo Settings on page 31 below to adjust various settings including setting up a slideshow and setting picture duration. 5. When finished, press MEDIA once to return to the previous screen or repeatedly to return to the main menu.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual Version 2/12/2010 31 www.VIZIO.com Adjusting Photo Settings When viewing pictures you can adjust various setting s, including slideshow, picture duration, etc. 1. Insert a USB device containing pictures 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 to highlight a Picture menu option, and then press ◄ or ► to adjust the setting. 4. Press MENU once to close the menu. Slideshow Mode Choose from Shuffle, Single, and Sequence to set the slideshow mode. Press OK to start and stop the slideshow. • Single will display one picture selected from the thumbnails for the interval set in the Duration option and return to the thumbnails. If the Repeat option is set to On, the selected picture will be displayed until you press EXIT. • Sequence will show your pictures in the order they are listed on your USB device until you stop the slideshow. • Shuffle will show your pictures in random order until you stop the slideshow. Repeat Choose from On or Off to repeat the slideshow. Sort By You can choose to sort the pi ctures on the USB device by Photo Date , File Date, or alphabetically ( File A-Z). Duration Set the amount of time the picture will remain on the screen during the slideshow. Choose a time between 5 seconds and 32 seconds. Slideshow Effect Choose from Random, Dissolve, Wipe Right, Wipe Left, Wipe Up, Wipe Down, Box In, or Box Out to set the transition type when changing from one picture to another during a slideshow. Thumbnail Size Set the size of the preview pictures (thumbnails) in the menu. Choose from Small, Medium, or Large. Info When set to On, information about the picture briefly appears on your HDTV.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual 32 www.VIZIO.com Chapter 8 Adjusting Your HDTV Settings Using the On-screen Display (OSD) The remote control or the control buttons on the side of the TV can control all the function settings. The OSD allows you to adjust contrast, brightness and othe r settings. The TV will save changes made to the settings, even if the TV is turned off. The OSD consists of several menu options. The main menu options may vary depending on your selected input source. Note: Some of the main menu options may have ad ditional submenus, for example, the TV Rating submenu for Parental Controls. 1. Press MENU. The OSD opens. 2. Press ◄, ► , ▲, or ▼ on the remote control to select one of the menu options: • Input • Wide • CC • Sleep Timer • Picture • PIP • Settings • Media • Help 3. Press OK to select the option or feature you want to adjust. 4. After the menu option is displayed, press ▲ or ▼ on the remote control to select one of the items to adjust. 5. Press OK to select it, and then press ◄, ► , ▲, or ▼ to adjust the selection. 6. Press BACK once to return to the previous screen. To return to your program once adjustments have been completed, you can do one of the following: a. Press the EXIT button on the remote control. Input Menu Select the Input Source fo r your HDTV. Choose from TV, AV, Comp, HDMI-1, HDMI-2, HDMI SIDE, RGB, and Media.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual Version 2/12/2010 33 www.VIZIO.com Wide Menu Select how the picture displays on the screen. As you select an option, you will see the screen adjusting to the different sizes. The options vary depen ding on the selected input and the TV program: Normal The original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1 source) is preserved, so black bars are added to the left and right of the displa y image. Standard TV broadcasts are displayed with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Movies in 4:3 Aspect Ratio may be referred to as pan-and-scan or full frame. These movies were originally filmed in 16:9 (widescreen), and then modified to fit a traditional TV screen (4:3). Wide Wide mode allows you to view the entire picture. This is recommended for HDMI and RGB (Computer) viewing so you can see the complete picture with out the image overstretching beyond the viewing area. For 720p, 1080i, 1080p only. Zoom Zoom mode will zoom in to the center of the image, allowing 4:3 images to be viewed in original aspect ratio without stretching the black bars. The top and the bottom of the image are cropped out, though. Panoramic When watching a standard broadcast or full frame movie in this mode, the 4:3 Aspect Ratio (1.33:1 source) display image is stretched horizontally on the left and right sides to fill the TV screen. The center of the image is not stretched. Stretch When watching a widescreen program (1.78:1 source) with black bars on the sides, the display image will stre tch to fill the TV screen. People will appear wider than they really are. If you are watching a widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1 source) program or movie, there will still be black bars at the top and bottom. This mode is available only when watching a widescreen program.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual 34 www.VIZIO.com CC (Closed Caption) Menu Adjust closed caption options. Analog Closed Caption The CC feature is available when watching 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 watching digital TV. Select from CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, or CS1, CS 2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, or Off. Digital CC Style The Digital CC Style feature is available when watching digital TV. • Caption Style: Select either As Broadcaster or Custom . If Custom is selected you can custom ize the way Closed Caption is displayed. The options available are: • Text Size: Make CC text larger or smaller. • Color: Choose a text color for CC display • Opacity: Make text more or less transparent. • BG Color: Choose a background color for CC text. • BG Opacity: Make the background for CC text more or less transparent. • Window Color: Choose a text frame color for CC text. • Window Opacity: Make the text frame for CC text more or less transparent. Sleep Timer Menu Select the timer to turn off the TV in 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 minutes. Picture Menu Adjust picture options including brightne ss, contrast, and advanced picture settings. Picture Mode Choose from Standard, Movie, Game, Vivi d, Football, Golf, Basketball, or Custom . Each input (i.e. HDMI, COMP, etc) remembers the custom setting you created. Select Custom to manually adjust Backlight, Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, Sharpness , and to access the More menu where further adjustments can be made. Backlight Adjust the brightness to affect the overall brilliance of the picture not the Brightness (black level) or Contra st (white level) of the picture. Brightness Adjust black levels in the picture. If the brightness is too low you will not be able to see the detail in darker parts of the picture and if the brightness is too high the picture will look washed out. Note: Brightness is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual Version 2/12/2010 35 www.VIZIO.com Contrast Adjust the white levels in the pictur e. If the contrast is too low the picture 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 Mode is set to Custom. Color Adjust the amount of color in the picture. Note: Color is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom. Tint Adjust the hue of the picture. The easiest way to set ti nt is to look at flesh tones and adjust for a realistic appearance. In most cases, the default middle position is correct. If people’s faces look too orange try reducing the level of color first. Note: Tint is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom. Sharpness Adjust the sharpness of the edges of elements in the picture. It does not produce detail that otherwise does not exist. This adjustment is helpful when viewing Standard Definition sources. Note: Sharpness is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom. More Select More to adjust advanced options for fine tuning the picture. Note: The More menu is only available when Picture Mode is set to Custom. Size & Position To select the options in the Size & Position sub-menu, press OK. A new menu will be displayed showing the following Size & Position settings: • Horiz. Position Adjust the horizontal position of the picture. • Vertical Position Adjust the vertical position of the picture. • Horizontal Size Adjust the horizontal size of the picture. • Vertical Size Adjust the vertical size of the picture. Note: The Size & Position function is only available in HDMI, Component, or RGB modes.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual 36 www.VIZIO.com Color Temperature Color Temperature is the “warmness” or “coolness” of the white areas of the picture. Choose from Custom, Cool, Normal , or Computer . Normal is the setting for television broadcasting. Custom allows you to set a preset calibrated for a white point to suit individual preferences. Cool produces a blue-hued image. Computer sets the white point at the established setting for a computer display (9300K). Each preset ma y also be adjusted for a customized setting. Advanced Picture To select the options in the Advanced Picture sub-menu, press OK. A new menu will be displayed showing the advanced functions av ailable for fine tuning of the picture. • Smooth Motion Effect The Smooth Motion TM Effect option activates Motion Estimation/Motion Compensation (ME/MC), which suppresses motion judder, or “stuttering” of the image when the camera pans across a scene, or there is horizontal motion in the scene. Choose from Off, Low, Middle, or High . • Real Cinema Mode The Real Cinema Mode option allows selection of the type of compensation used for the Smooth Motion TM Effect option. Choose from Off, Precision and Smooth. • Noise Reduction This feature diminishes pict ure artifacts caused by the digitizing of image motion content that may be present in the picture. Choose from Off, Low , Medium , or High. • MPEG NR Reduces white areas between color boundaries. Choose from Off, Low, Medium or Strong . • Color Enhancement This feature increases the pi cture reproduction performance of the picture by reducing oversaturation of certain colors and improving flesh tones. Choose from Off, Normal , Rich Color, Grn/Flesh , and Grn/Blue . • Adaptive Luma Large areas of brightness in the picture will result in a higher Average Picture Level (APL) and the overall picture will look too light. This feature will lower the APL to counteract this effect. Choose from Off, Low , Medium , Strong, or Extend. • Film Mode Choose from Off or Auto. When set to Off it will stay at 60 fps. When set to Auto, the TV will detect the cadence (for example at 24 frames/second for film, or normal video at 60 fps). • Backlight Control Set this feature to OFF, DCR , or OPC . DCR (Dynamic Contrast Ratio) improves the black level performance and increases contrast ratio. OPC (Optimum Power Control) Reduces power consumption while maintaining the same picture brightness. • Ambient Light Sensor Choose Off, Low, Medium, or High . When set to Low, Medium, or High, your HDTV will automatically adjust to light changes in the room.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual Version 2/12/2010 37 www.VIZIO.com Reset Picture Mode Return all Picture settings to factory default. A scr een will come up to confirm your selection or to cancel it. Press ◄ or ► to make the selection, and then press OK to accept it. Note: Only settings under the Picture will be reset. PIP Menu Your TV features PIP mode so you can watch two pictur es at the same time. One picture is displayed as the full screen (main screen) and the other picture is displayed in a small window (sub screen). Note: PIP is only available when the Rating Enable option in Parental Controls is set to Off. PIP Mode Select from Off, PIP (Picture-inside-picture) or POP (Picture-outside-picture). In PIP mode a smaller sub- screen is displayed on top of the main screen. In POP mode the main screen and sub-screen are of equal size and are positioned side-by-side. Source Select the input source for the sub-screen. The input sources available will vary according to which input is used for the main screen. “9” – Indicates which inputs are available for PIP and POP modes. SUB TV AV (Composite) Component HDMI-1 HDMI-2 HDMI SIDE RGB (Computer) TV 9 9 9 AV (Composite) 9 9 9 Component 9 9 9 HDMI-1 9 9 9 9 HDMI-2 9 9 9 9 HDMI Side 9 9 9 9 RGB (Computer) 9 9 9 Position Select where you want the PIP screen positioned over the main screen. Choose from Top Left , Top Right , Bottom Left, and Bottom Right . Size Set the size of the PIP window. Choose from Small, Medium or Large . Audio Select which source will play the audio. Choose from the Main screen or the PIP (sub) screen. MAIN
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual 38 www.VIZIO.com Settings Menu Adjust various options including audio settings, scanning for channels, parental controls, date and time, and more. Audio Menu Adjust audio options including balance, equalizer, and advanced 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 the audio of the program being viewed so that it matches the movement of the lips of someone talking on the screen. TV Speakers Turn the internal speakers On or Off. You may want to turn the internal speakers off when listening to the audio through your Home Theater System.
VIZIO E421VL / E470VL / E551VL User Manual Version 2/12/2010 39 www.VIZIO.com Advanced Audio To select the options in the Advanced Audio sub-menu, press OK. A new menu will be displayed showing the advanced functions availa ble for fine tuning of the audio. • SRS TruSurround HD When watching TV or a movie, TruSurround HD™ creates an immersive surround sound experience from only two speakers and provides rich bass, clear dialog and high frequency detail. • SRS TruVolume When the programming switches to a co mmercial or when changing from channel to channel, volume fluctuations occur. When turned ON, TruVolume TM provides the listener with a comfortable and consistent volume level. • Digital Audio Out This option allows sel e ction of the type of processing for the S/PDIF (Optical connector) when used with a Receiver/Amplifier/Home Theater system.6HOHFWWRFKRRVH from OFF, Dolby Digital or PCM. • Analog Audio Out This option sets the volum e control proper ties when using the RCA (white and red) connectors as audio line out to connect a Rece iver/Amplifier/Home Theater system. Choose from Fixed or Variable. When set to Variable, volume from the external speakers will change according to the volume setting on the TV. If it is set to Fixed, the volume can only be changed by the settings on the external stereo system. Equalizer Settings To select the options in the Equalizer Settings sub-menu, press OK. A new menu will be displayed showing the available equalizer functions. Press ◄ or ► to select Basic or Advanced . • EQ Mode (Basic) Adjust Bass and Treble. • EQ Mode (Advanced) Adjust volumes of different frequencies. Starting from lowest to the highest, they are 120 Hz, 500Hz, 1.5 kHz, 5 kHz and 10 kHz. 1. Press ◄ or ► to select the frequency to be adjusted. 2. Use ▲ or ▼ to adjust the selected frequency to your preference. Values above 0 will boost the frequency and values below 0 will attenuate the frequency. Note: The Equalizer adjustment will only be available when SRS TSHD is set to Off.