Vizio VW42LF 42 in. LCD HDTV - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Does the tv menu or tv remote have a zoom option? It may also be labeled as "aspect ratio" or the like. I suggest trying to find this and pressing the buttons a couple of times until you get a satisfactory image. Good luck!

Its not normal, return the TV to where you purchased it and get another TV

Check the speaker/s. If found OK; check and replace the damaged component/s at its audio output section circuit board. If needy, replace this board as card basis. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Search the site by type in the "brand name" to your device; in the "Search box at the top right of the display window of the Homepage" to get gathered related posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

If you wish to get some details; visit the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size.

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Back - light problem. Check and replace damaged component/s at its back-light inverter board, or replace this board as card basis. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. It will be best to replace the inverter board as card basis. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Some model sets; especially LED back-lighted types; the back-light inverter circuit will be part of the main power supply board [SMPS]. In such cases, the power supply board might need replacement.

Fault to its main board. Short circuited component/s at it. Contact any service technician; or the authorized service center. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ . In most cases, the main board might have to be replaced. If so, a software [firmware] update too might be necessary.

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Main system control IC fault. Contact any service technician. If you wish to get some details; visit the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

Make sure you have your TV programed for the input coming from the cable box. Go into menu--input and select your input type,(rca,hdmi etc)

possibly bad batteries in the transmitter. could also be a blocked IR receiver at the TV(do you have something in front of the IR receiver in the TV?) last resort could be either IR receiver PCB or the MAIN PCB.

Hi Gertha Switch Mode Power Supply. Either a PCB or a Metal Box. Usually the first place the AC wires go to internally. They fail usually because of Bad Electrolytic Capacitors. Look at the Electrolytic "Tin Can" Caps and see if they Bulge from the top or are leaking on top or bottom, Replacing these with similar or better values does the trick. Otherwise replace the whole Power Supply PCB Unit. Good Luck

Back-light problem. Check and replace damaged component/s at its back-light inverter board, or replace this board as card basis. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. It will be best to replace the inverter board as card basis. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

Check the speaker/s first. If found OK; check and replace the damaged component/s at its audio output section circuit board. If needy, replace this board as card basis. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

If you wish to get more details; check the sites linked here. It has set-up code list & set-up procedure to many popular brand remote controls.Common codes to check devices with different brand TVs are given, in the order of the device's brand name list in alphabetical order.Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://remotesearch.blogspot.com/ http://electrohelponline.blogspot.com/

Firmware corrupted. It must be updated. Contact any service technician. Gopakumar Gopalan Google

If the backlights for the screen do come on and you also have 12v and 5v feed the main board then it does sound like the mainboard will need to be replaced.

A lot of Vizio's have connection issues. You can always try a different authentication method on the modem. TKIP, AES, PSA 1 or 2. Also try different broadcast channels. Consult your router/modem manual for instructions on that. Also if your neighborhood is saturated with a lot of other connections that can cause issues. If you can, try a direct wired connection. Or possibly try upgrading the router. Good luck.

I don't know if your refresh rate on your TV is adjustable or the signal being fed is inadequate. What connection are you using with the TV? If it's HDMI, make sure the cables are HDCP-certified. Otherwise this will always happen. If it is simply your TV, are environmental variables (dust, cold, heat, etc.) causing the TV to malfunction? Give it room to breathe and avoid cases without holes for the TV to breathe. TVs don't operate properly when they are stressed out.