Sceptre Technologies LED HDTV manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE E236BV-FHD LED HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. T o ensure safety and many years of trouble fr ee operation of your TV, please r ead the manual carefull y before making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place for fut[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o cause personal injuries and propert y damage if improper ly handled. This product has been engineered a nd manufactured with the highest priorit y on safety. However, improper use can result in elect[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to op erate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fi re. To prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of the produc[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual • Do not overload power strip s and extension cords. O verloading can result in fi re or electric shock. • The wall socket sh ould be insta lled near the equipment and sho uld be easily accessible. • Only the marked po wer source can be used for the produ ct. Any power source other tha[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T elevision Antenna Connection Pr otection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges [...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Opening the P ac k ag e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the TV is approximatel y 9.92 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is sugges ted that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more per[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Attac hi ng or R emo ving the S tand 1. To attach the base, align the base and the TV. Place the TV's nec k on the base shown below. 2. Rotate the TV as the picture has shown until you hear a clicking sound from the base. Afterwards, the TV will be ready for use. 3. To remove the stand,[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................ 3 ?[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Identifying F r o nt and R ear P anel F r ont View INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red w hen power is plugged in bu t the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue when th e TV is turned o n. Because of the LED in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to power on. REMOTE SENSOR ?[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual T op side Contr ol Buttons 1. POWER – Turn on the TV by pressing the button once. Press the button again to turn off the TV. 2. SOURCE – This button switches between all the different sources o f the TV. When the OSD is active, this button acts as the enter button and confirms the menu [...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual • R ear Vie w Connections 1. DC – This connection connects to an AC adapter for po wering the TV. 2. USB – USB connects to USB flash drives for playing music and picture. The USB port is also used for updating the TV’s firmware. 3. HDMI1 – HDMI connects to devices that us e HDMI c[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual 10. Video – Video connects to devices that us e composite video cables such as VCR or DVD player or Wii™. Connect the yellow for video and the red / white for audio. Please Note: audio is shared with YPbPr port . 11. LR – These two connections are audio c onnection for either YPbPr or[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE TV R emote Contr ol[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual For universal remotes, this TV follows SONY’s universa l remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satellite or univ ersal remote provider. 1. POWER - Turns the TV on or off. 2. SOURCE - Press this button to cycle through the INPUT source. 3. PICTURE - Selects vario[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha ve Digital Cabl e without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HD TV. 4. Follow the first time on s[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connecting D VD Play er with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power o f HDTV and your DVD player i s turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable . Connect the green color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green connector port on the ba ck of your HDTV. 3. Connect the blue color[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your Wii™ is turned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Video connector to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yellow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Connec[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your set-top box is turned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your set-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and your set-to p box. 4. Us[...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with V G 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; co nnect to the VG A output of y our PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of y our HDTV . 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, connect t[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable, connect it to your rece iver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port o n the back of the HDTV. 3. Tur[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the S button on top of t he TV or the SOURCE button on the remote control and you will see the picture above. 2. Use ▲▼ buttons to select the source you want to switch to and press the OK button in the middle of the ▲▼ buttons.[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual R eady to W a tc h Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your po wer cable is connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of your TV and also your AV devices. Make sure they are al l connected secure[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to highlight the signal t ype and press ◄ or ► to select your connection either AIR or CABLE . 4. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH and press OK to scan for channels . 5. Once the scanning finishes, you can beg in to watch TV. Please [...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Con tr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjust most of the options inside the On Screen Displa y (OSD), the picture below shows all the buttons used on the remote control. – This button opens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to the previous level of th[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness. SOUND – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as SPDIF Type, treble, bass, and acoustic[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE – This feature changes various color modes for the TV. ii. BRIGHTNESS – Thi[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual i. SCREEN SIZE – This feature changes the various aspects of the TV’s video. (A spects include water glass, zoom, full, normal. Water glass show s the image like a fisheye effect where t he middle is proporti onate while the sides are stretched. Under PC VGA there are on ly full and dot[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV depending on the picture you are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – This feature is 24p that syncs with DVD movies, and should be enabled when viewing DVD video to allow smo[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual SOUND This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOUND MODE – This feature[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance between the two speakers moving sound from left to right. II. SURROUND MODE – This feature enables the TV two speakers to provide a wider sound effect. III. ANALOG SOUND – This feat ure adjusts the second audio programming in analog chann[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual CHANNEL This option allows user to adj ust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This feature giv es you [...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual III. CHANNEL SETTING i. CHANNEL NUMBER – This feature shows the channel number. ii. IN CHANNEL LIST – This feature tells you if you have chosen for channel to be skipped. iii. CHANNEL LABEL – This feature changes the name of the channel. iv. FAVORITE CHANNEL – This feature tells you[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual P ARENT AL This option allows users to filter TV program s and movies while using the TV tuner. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e [...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual SETUP This option allows user to adj ust the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – This provides y our[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual c) CC OPACITY – This changes the transparency of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This changes the color of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transparency of backg round of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU LANGUAG[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – T his feature gives the TV a b[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen TV w ith an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access US B flash drives (up to 2GB) and display picture s or play MP3 file s. To use this feature connect a USB flash drive to the USB po rt of the TV and press the USB[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual When you plug the USB in you w ill see the follow ing menu. Please follow the directions on the screen to browse the USB driv e. • Media Browser – This allows users to browse media and photo in the USB drive. • Settings – This changes the sett ings of accessing the USB drive. • MP[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equipped w ith an internal Closed Capt ion deco der. It allows y ou to view conse rvations, narration and soun d effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Capti ons are available on mo st TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes,[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for al l ages. Although this rating does no t signify a program designed spe cifically for child ren, mo st parents may let younger children w atch this program unattended. It con tains little or no violence, no [...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV, bu t most TV programs are still broadcasting in a squ are format, therefore the TV is offering multiple w ays of view ing videos. There are mainl y two ty pes of signal format, Full (16:9 format), Normal (4:3 format), wh ile o thers offer a[...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual 3. Zoom When watching a 4:3 aspect ra tio TV or mov ie, th is mode zooms in to cut o ff most of the black bars on the side w hile preserving the 1 6:9 ratio. B ecause of the zoom, the to p and bottom are cut off as well. 4. WATERGLASS ( panorama) When watching a 4:3 aspect ra tio TV or movi[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Shortcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire channel li st on the TV can be tedious. Thi s TV features a fav orite channel list, where y ou can add in channel s that you alw ays want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any channel you would like to in clude in your[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cable has to be removed from the sock et before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol , rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types of chemicals might da mage the housing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bez el and remot[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual T r oub leshooting The following table contains the common pr oblems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you c ontact the technicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect power cord correctly. Turn on power. Connect video cable correctly. Select the input si[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up some channels but forgot about them. Refer to page 34 for more instructions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check your h[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES THE VOLUME Different channels and inputs will sometimes have this effect because the channel signal’s own volume is already loud. There is no way remove this completely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUME LEVEL function that can combat this [...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a te chnical probl em rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges bill ed to you. Our trained support personnel c an often re solve the problem over the phone or email. For more information on [...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Specification Display panel Item Illustration A ct i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 23.6 inches A sp e c t R a ti o Widescreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0.2715 (H) x RGB x 0.2 715 (V) um per one triad M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (1920 x 1080 pix els) resolu[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Standard / Soft / User Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / Treble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 3 watt per chann el (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Ready) Channel auto scan Y es Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40mins /[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read th is warrant y card carefully, it is a “ ONE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY” on pa rts and labor (90 days for commercial use) a nd is only valid when purchased fr om an Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-refu rbished product, and available t o custome[...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual display and r outine maintenance and cl eaning, are not cov ered by this warranty . Any hardware, com ponents, and/or soft ware bundled with the di splay are not cov ered by this warranty. A ny damages ca used directly or indirect ly by Buyer’s or Reselle r’s “Value Added Feature” a[...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual Disc laimer , T r ademar k s , & Copyright Informa tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscensing LLC.” • Xbox 360 ™ is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United S[...]

- 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E246BV-FHD HDTV User Manual FCC Compliance S ta tement This device complies w ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful in terference This device must acce pt any interference received, in cluding interferen ce that my cause undesi red operation. [...]