Sceptre Technologies E420 manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptr e Custo mer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE E420 LED 3D HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure sa fety and many year s of trouble free operation of y our TV, please read t he manual car efully befor e making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe pl ace for [...]

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- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handl ed. This product has been engineered and ma nufactured with the highes t priority on safety. However, im proper use can r esult in elec [...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent the product from bein g damaged, the follow ing rules should be obse rved for the ins tallation, us e and maintena nce of the pro[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual • Do not ove rload pow er strips and extension co rds. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall so cket should be installed near the equi pment and shoul d be easily acce ssible. • Only the mark ed power source can be used for the product. Any po wer source other tha[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T ele vision Antenna Connection Pr otection Externa l Televis ion Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cab le system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna o r cable system is electrically gro unded to provide some pro tection against voltage s[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 3D IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD USE THE 3D FUNCTION WARNIN G Parents’ careful supervision is required p articularly when childr en or teenagers view 3D images. Photosens itive Seizure Wa rning an d Other H[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Do not use the 3D Active Glasses for any ot her pur pose than for which it was de signed. Wearing the 3 D Active Glass es for any oth er purpose (as general spe ctacles, sunglass es, protectiv e goggles, e tc.) may physic ally harm you or weak en your eyes ight. Immersive video c an potential[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories ar e packed separately in another carton . The we ight of the TV is approxima tely 31.9 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more [...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To attach the base, p lace the disp lay unit flat o n a table an d connect the base to the neck porti on. Remember the longer portion faces the front. 2. Screw in th e 6 screws to s ecure the bas e to the nec k. 3. To remove the stand, remove the 6 screws[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........... ....... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ......... .....[...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t Vi e w INDICAT OR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on. Beca use of the LE D in the pa nel, t he TV might ta ke 10 – 12 seconds to pow er on. REMOTE SENS[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right. 2. VOL(-) – This button decreases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection left. 3. CH( ?[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual R ear V ie w Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is us ed for send ing out dig ital audio si gnals to digital surround sound r eceivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connecto r sends ou t either bit-stre am or PCM digital sound s ignal to a home theater receiver with digital coax inp [...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual VCR or DVD pl ayer or Wii™. Connect th e yellow for v ideo and the red / white for audio. T his port sh ares the audio ja cks wi th YPbPr. 9. YPbPr – This c onnection po rt is for DV D players or sate llite / cabl e set-top boxes that use component cable s. From left to right, connect gr[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE TV R emote Contr ol[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual For universa l remotes, this TV follows SO NY’s universal remote code. You need to fi nd the ac tual code f rom your c able or sa tellite or universa l remote pr ovider. 1. POWER – Turns th e TV on or off. 2. FREEZE – Freezes the TV picture. 3. SLEEP – Sets th e Sleep timer. 4. CC ?[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha v e Digital Cab le without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off . 2. Connect the Co axial RF ca ble from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the fi rst time o[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting D VD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HD TV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cab le. Connect t he green c olor connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green conn ector port on the back of your H DTV. 3. Connect the b lue colo[...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your Wii™ is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Vide o connector to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yell ow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Conn[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top bo x is turned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cable to the HDMI outpu t of your se t-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HD TV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and you r set-top box. [...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D -Sub VGA cable; c onnect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your HDTV . 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, connect to the[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digit al Audio Re ceiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coa x SPDIF cable , connect it to your re ceiver’s coa x SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV. 3. [...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the S bu tton on top of t he TV or the SOURCE butt on on the remote contr ol and you will se e the picture above. 2. Use ▲▼ buttons to select the s ource yo u want to sw itch to an d press t he ↵ button in the middle of the ▲▼ button s.[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Re a d y t o Wat ch S o m e T V ? Starting up t he HDTV 1. Make sure y our power cable is connected and the standb y red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r connec tion cables off the side o r the back o f your TV and also your AV devices. Make sur e they are all conne[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 3. Choose yo ur picture mode as HOME sinc e RETAIL mode is d esigned for retailers. 4. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select your connecti on type between AIR (ant enna) or CABLE and press ↵ to scan for channels . 5. Once the scanning finishes, yo u can begin to watch TV. Please Note: • A[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Display) Contr ol s Via R e mo te C on t r o l In order to adjust mos t of the optio ns inside the On Screen Display (OS D), the pictur e below shows all the buttons used on the rem ote con trol. ▲ – This button changes the channel to a higher number and also functions as[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Di spla y) Options PICTURE – This main option h as functions for chang ing the pictu re settings for a ll ports , such as tint, contrast, sh arpness. AUDIO – This main opt ion has functions for cha nging sound settings for all ports, such as SPDIF T ype, treble, b ass, an[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE. 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ↵ to a dj ust I. PICTURE MODE – This feature changes various col or modes for the TV. ** If you use ENERGY SAVING as your pict ure mode, the s[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual VIII. 3D SETTINGS a) 3D MODE – This option sets the 3D displaying style (frame packing, s ide by side, top and bottom ). Frame Packing will be automati cally detecte d, but side by side or top and bottom v ideos need s the user to ma nually switch them. b) L R SWAP – This option changes [...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual AU D I O This option a llows us ers to adjus t the TV’s sou nd functions . 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select AUDIO and pre ss ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ↵ to a dj ust them. I. SOUND MODE – This feature sw[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual a) T ruSurround HD – Th is option enable s SRS TruSurround HD sound effect. b) Dialog Clarity – This optio n enhances the TV program’s hum an voice clarity. c) TruBass – This option enhances the TV sound’s bass l evel. d) Definition – Thi s option e nhances the TV so und’s gene[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual SETTINGS This option a llows us ers to filter TV program s and m ovies while us ing the TV tun er. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETTINGS and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ↵ to adju st them. I. PARENTA[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual i. USA Parental Locks Highlight the o nes you wa nt to blo ck and press ↵ on the remote. ii. CANADIAL PARENTAL LOCKS Highlight the o nes you wa nt to blo ck and press ↵ on the remote. d) CHANGE PASSWO RD – This feature changes th e password o f the parenta l control f unction. e) RRT5 [...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual b) ANALOG CAPTION – This opt ion changes through all the analog CC channels (cc1 thru cc4 and text1 thru text4). c) DIGITAL CAPTION – This option changes through the digital cc chann els (cs1 thru cs6). d) DIGITAL CC SETTINGS – This option chang es the styles of the captio n. III. TIME[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual c) INPUT LABELS – This op tion lets you chan ge the names of each of the sou rces you se e when y ou press t he SOURCE button o n the remote control. d) NO SIGNAL POWER OFF – This option togg les the TV to auto turn off if there is no signal given to th e TV for 10 minute s. e) NO OPERAT[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual CHANNEL This option allows us er to adjust the TV’s tuner func tions. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ↵ to a dj ust them. I. ANTENNA – This feature allows yo[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen T V with an USB port. With the USB por t the TV can acces s USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and di splay pict ures or play MP3 files. To use this feature connect a USB fl ash drive to the USB port of the TV an d press the US[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Use the ▲ or ▼ button to selec t the file you want and use the ↵ to p lay th e file. Use t he EXIT button to exit a folder. Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW SPEED – Thi s option adj usts the time interval of a d isplayed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effec[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an i nternal Closed Capt ion deco der. It a llows you to vie w conservatio ns, narration a nd sound effects as subtitles o n your TV. Closed Capt ions are a vailable on most TV program, and on some VHS home vide o t[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this ratin g does not signify a program desi gned spe cifically fo r children, most parents may let youn ger children w atch this program unattended. I t contains little or no violence, no[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a wides creen TV, but mo st TV programs are st ill broad casting in a square format , therefore the TV is offering multiple wa ys of viewing videos. There are mainly two typ es of signal format, Full (16:9 format), Normal (4:3 format), while other s offer a [...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the enti re channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV f eatures a favorite channel list, where you c an add in ch annels that you al ways want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any chann el you would l ike to in clude in yo [...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 3D Settings Explained This Sceptre TV is cap able of produc ing stereoscop ic images wh ich with the he lp of 3D passive g lasses give the effect of de pth to the 2D TV. There ar e multiple m ethods t o achieve 3D ef fect beca use of differe nt movie / TV compan ies. This TV incorporates the[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual OTHER OPTIONS Because 3D content is scarc e, this TV is ca pable of prod ucing 3D eff ects out of 2D videos. Pleas e consult y our PICTURE > 3D SETTI NGS menu for the option or you can use the GREEN B hotkey to change the 2D to 3D option. You can change the DEPTH option to inc rease the 3[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power c able has to be remove d from the sock et before c leaning t he TV. 2. Do not use volatile sol vent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These type s of chemicals m ight damag e the housin g and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel and [...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual T r oubleshooting The followin g table cont ains the com mon problem s and the soluti ons to these problems. Please chec k this list be fo re you contac t the technician s. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correctly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable cor rectly. NO PICTURE Select the[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up som e channels but forgot abou t them. Refer to page 34 for more instruc tions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universa l remote code. P lease check y[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGE S THE VOLUME Different chann els and inputs will sometimes have this effect because t he channel si gnal’s own v olume is alread y loud. There is no wa y remove this completely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUME L EVEL function t hat can com [...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a tech nical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary sh ipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel c an often reso lve t he problem over the phone or email. For more informati on on [...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation Active Area / S creen Size D i a g o n a l 4 2 i n c h e s Aspect Ra tio W i d e s c r e e n 1 6 : 9 P i x e l P i t c h 0.4845 (H) x RGB x 0. 4845 (V) um per one triad Max. of Pixel s (Resoluti on) 1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0 B r i g h t n e s s 360 ni[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Stand ard / Soft / Us er Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / T reble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 9 watt per channe l (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / Cle ar QAM Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20m ins / 30mins / 40mins / 50mins / 60[...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefull y, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ” on parts and labor (90 days for commer cial use) and is only valid when purchased from an Autho rized Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product, a nd available to customers [...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual display and routine maintenanc e and cleaning, are not covered by this warranty. Any hardware, comp onents, and/or soft ware bundled with the display are not covered by this warranty. Any damages c aused directly o r indirectly by Buyer’ s or Reseller’s “Value Added Feature” are not [...]

- 55 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Disc laimer , T r ad emar k s , & Copyright Inf orma tion • “HDMI , the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interfac e are trademark s or registe red trademark s of HD MI Liscensing LLC.” • Xbox 360 ™ is a registe red trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the [...]

- 56 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is s ubject to the fol lowing condi tions: This dev ice may not cause harmful in terference This devic e must accept any interference receiv ed, including interference that my cause undesired operation.[...]