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post #121 of 141
12/18/10 at 12:47pm
The Vizio soundbar only works with PCM from the digital (optical) output of your TV. You would need to first check to see what type of audio output comes from your television. Second, some TV's, only send output to the digital connection when you either power off the internal speakers or set the TV to Home Theater (or similar) mode.
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post #122 of 141
12/28/10 at 7:55am
Greetings: Needing some tech information. I have the Vizio vbs210ws. Connected to a xvt55sv. If the soundbar is active does it pretty much block anyother A/V RCA audio out connections through the back of the TV.
I could not get a set of Wireless headphones to work.
Vizio Tech support went round robin with me. Said I needed a jack or us the audio out which was the point of the chat. It seems that if the Sound bar is active the TV side of the audio out is disabled. If I pick external device I.E soundbar, then TV speakers are off. If I go back and pick TV speakers it disables the sound bar and have to re-configure through device setup.
You folks have any information that would explain this?
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post #123 of 141
11/16/11 at 6:26pm
My vizio soundbar purchased March of 2010 has finally died about a month ago. It has white flashing lights, which indicates a "thermal shutdown". I originally purchased it for $200 off of the Tiger Direct website as a "refurbished" unit.

I couldn't find a way to open the soundbar up (no screws), which leads me to believe it was all glued together in some fashion. From what I could shine my flashlight into, it looks like some of the capacitors have leaked or have started to leak onto the board, which may or may not explain the problem.

I dunno if it's worth fixing as my vizio 1 year warranty is long gone.
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post #124 of 141
11/17/11 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by storino03 View Post

My vizio soundbar purchased March of 2010 has finally died about a month ago. It has white flashing lights, which indicates a "thermal shutdown". I originally purchased it for $200 off of the Tiger Direct website as a "refurbished" unit.

I couldn't find a way to open the soundbar up (no screws), which leads me to believe it was all glued together in some fashion. From what I could shine my flashlight into, it looks like some of the capacitors have leaked or have started to leak onto the board, which may or may not explain the problem.

I dunno if it's worth fixing as my vizio 1 year warranty is long gone.

I can't help you with your sound bar but just for future purchases, Referbs from Tiger Direct usually only come with a 90 day warranty. You may want to check that when purchasing referbs.
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post #125 of 141
12/13/11 at 1:32pm
Anyone know if the Vizio wireless subwoofer can be used on other soundbars? I know it's wireless, but is it just meant to be paired with the Vizio soundbar or is there a way to mod a plug for a 3.5mm output?

Or else I'll just sell the subwoofer on ebay. Seems to go for a good amount (around $100)
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post #126 of 141
1/29/12 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by storino03 View Post

My vizio soundbar purchased March of 2010 has finally died about a month ago. It has white flashing lights, which indicates a "thermal shutdown". I originally purchased it for $200 off of the Tiger Direct website as a "refurbished" unit.

I couldn't find a way to open the soundbar up (no screws), which leads me to believe it was all glued together in some fashion. From what I could shine my flashlight into, it looks like some of the capacitors have leaked or have started to leak onto the board, which may or may not explain the problem.

I dunno if it's worth fixing as my vizio 1 year warranty is long gone.

Just got the same flashing lights this last month after 4ys

You CAN open the unit, remove the sunken grommets that the front removable panel clips into and there are 14 screws

I just pulled mine apart this morning and saw no bulging capacitors etc so I rerouted a few of the cables out of the middle section where the circuit board is and used my Dremel to open up the front and a small amount in the back to allow air to flow through. Will see if this works and will post pics at that time of the inside.
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post #127 of 141
3/11/12 at 8:37pm
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Originally Posted by ukaussi View Post

Just got the same flashing lights this last month after 4ys

You CAN open the unit, remove the sunken grommets that the front removable panel clips into and there are 14 screws

I just pulled mine apart this morning and saw no bulging capacitors etc so I rerouted a few of the cables out of the middle section where the circuit board is and used my Dremel to open up the front and a small amount in the back to allow air to flow through. Will see if this works and will post pics at that time of the inside.

@ukaussi Hey did your solution fix the thermal problem? I have had this issue with no solution for a long time and man I want this thing working again. I am willing to hack my soundbar to make it work.
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post #128 of 141
3/12/12 at 7:01am
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@ukaussi Hey did your solution fix the thermal problem? I have had this issue with no solution for a long time and man I want this thing working again. I am willing to hack my soundbar to make it work.

I opened up a fairly large section and it only resulted in it working for an hour instead of 30min.
I now wish I hadn't cut it up as I bought it from Costco and should have just returned it and got another.
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post #129 of 141
6/11/12 at 8:48pm
I had also bought a refurb and after the third try, they finally sent one that worked. I could not get my cable box to send the correct PCM signal so I have been just using RCA until recently. I just picked up a Logitech Revue and it was able to send the correct PCM signal and all was good. Unfortunately, 2 days later, the bar made a slight pop and turned off. Now when I try to power it on, it pops and flashes all the leds once then powers back down. Any ideas? I really like the sound and would not hesitate to buy another one if I knew I was not going to have to return it 3 times to get a good one.
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post #130 of 141
6/12/12 at 7:16am
I am surprised they continue to make this model as it would appear to have a definite higher than usual failure rate for so few components.

I bought another from Costco so if it fails within a resonably short time frame I will simply return it as the sound is great.
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post #131 of 141
9/24/12 at 1:25pm
I am having the exact same issue. Did you ever find a solution to the problem?

Thanks!
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post #132 of 141
4/29/13 at 9:34pm
mine just started with the thermal light code, then it turns itself back on after a minute or so, trying to blow out the air holes see if it makes a difference or not. It is a relatively warm day here today.

I wonder when I bought it? When did costco carry the 210ws (with the sub), anybody remember?

-David
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post #133 of 141
4/30/13 at 1:18pm
I bought mine in 2009. And it started acting up a couple years later. At first it would lose input and regain in a few minutes, but as time went by, it wouldn't come on without a reset.

Where are the air holes?

Thanks!
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post #134 of 141
4/30/13 at 1:30pm
there's some small vent holes on the back in the block where the connectors are.

It hasn't acted up since I blew them out, but they didn't appear to be too dusty.

-David
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post #135 of 141
5/1/13 at 1:45pm
Davis, did you have to remove the front panel, or did you just blow out the vent holes from the back using a compressed air can?

Thanks!
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post #136 of 141
5/1/13 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by vizbar View Post

Davis, did you have to remove the front panel, or did you just blow out the vent holes from the back using a compressed air can?

Thanks!

the latter, also cleaned out what appeared to be speaker ports since they had some dust in there. I don't know if they are actual speaker ports or just the way they molded the plastic, but there was dust in them.

The little holes and slots did not appear to be dusty, and I did remove the power cords and audio cables when I did it. (mostly so I could take a look at it and try to clean it up.)

It might be a coincidence that it helped. I guess I will find out eventually if it happens again. It was unusually warm here that day.

-David
Edited by Icarus - 5/1/13 at 2:14pm
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post #137 of 141
5/8/13 at 10:59pm
well, I gave up today and purchased a replacement. It happened a couple more times and today it was in thermal shutdown mode and just stayed there. I unplugged it for a bit and it worked again, but at this point I'm sure it's just on borrowed time. Sent a message to vizio support about to see what they say, but I just picked up something else at Costco today when I was there.

-David
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post #138 of 141
5/9/13 at 1:24pm
@David - Did you get a replacement Vizio?

I did the blow-up clean-up as you suggested. The soundbar worked for an hour or so, then it died as before.

Don't this there is a solution to this problem. It's just a badly designed/manufactured piece.

Vizio tech-support is a sham. The last time I contacted them, they offered to sell me a refurb, for more than retail mad.gif
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post #139 of 141
5/9/13 at 10:18pm
I replaced it but not with a vizio. Samsung HW-FM45C. It was an arbitrary decision based on what was available at the Maui Costco (I can always return it if I don't like it.) They had 2 Samsung models, a nice looking Yamaha and a Sony.

The unit is kind of thin, but it fits nicely in front of the tv. I had the vizio behind the tv. (can I upload pics there?)

Sound is decent for tv use. This is for my bedroom. Living room has the full 5.1 setup with an old HK AVR7200, full range speakers, sub, etc. For music I would look at something else.

The tivo glo remote (learning remote) can't control the volume on the soundbar, so you either use the aux input and control it from the tv (using the tivo remote volume buttons) or you use their separate remote. This is pretty much the same thing I had to do with the old vizio soundbar anyway.

-David
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post #140 of 141
5/10/13 at 4:25am
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Originally Posted by Icarus View Post

I replaced it but not with a vizio. Samsung HW-FM45C. It was an arbitrary decision based on what was available at the Maui Costco (I can always return it if I don't like it.) They had 2 Samsung models, a nice looking Yamaha and a Sony.

The unit is kind of thin, but it fits nicely in front of the tv. I had the vizio behind the tv. (can I upload pics there?)

Sound is decent for tv use. This is for my bedroom. Living room has the full 5.1 setup with an old HK AVR7200, full range speakers, sub, etc. For music I would look at something else.

The tivo glo remote (learning remote) can't control the volume on the soundbar, so you either use the aux input and control it from the tv (using the tivo remote volume buttons) or you use their separate remote. This is pretty much the same thing I had to do with the old vizio soundbar anyway.

-David

Hope it works out for you. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to stop by the HW-E450 thread. It is my understanding that your unit is basically the same as that one.
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post #141 of 141
5/10/13 at 5:48am
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Originally Posted by Doctego View Post

If you have any questions or issues, feel free to stop by the HW-E450 thread. It is my understanding that your unit is basically the same as that one.

thanks for that .. got hdmi-cec and arc working after reading the first couple of pages of that massive thread.

-David
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