Sceptre Technologies X50 manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Dear Sceptr e Custo mer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE X50 HDTV purchase. Than k you for your supp ort. To en sure safety and ma ny years of trouble free operation of your TV, please re ad the manu al carefu lly befo re making any adjust ments, and kee p them in a safe place for fu ture r[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 tric[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 produc[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 than th[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 surg[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is package d in a carton. An y standard acc essories are pa cked separately in another carton . The we ight of the TV is approx imately 47.84 lb. Due to t he size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To attac h the stand plac e the display un it flat on a table. Afterwards at tach the s tand onto the dis play and screw in the 5 screws t o secure the sta nd. 2. To remove the stand, remove th e 4 screws i ndicated in the pictur e and the stan d will come of[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........... ....... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ......... ..........[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t Vi e w INDICAT OR LIGHT – The li ght is re d when power is plug ged in but the TV is not turne d on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on. The TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to po wer on. This is considered to be no rmal. REMOTE SENSOR [...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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( ▲ )[...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual R ear V ie w Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals t o digital surround so und receivers. The orange (C OAX SPDIF OUT) conn ector send s out ei ther bit-stream or PCM digital sound signal to a home theater rece iver with digital coax input. 2.[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual 7. Analog Audio Out – This connection is fo r connecting to analog audio receivers . 8. Video – Video connects to devices that use composit e video cabl es such as VCR or DVD player or Wii™. C onnect the yellow for vide o and the red / whit e for audio. This port shares the audio jacks wit[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual SCEPTRE X50 R emote Contr ol This rem ote control follow s SONY’s univer sal rem ote code. To f ind the actual code you need to co nsult your cable or satellite tech support.[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual For univ ersal remotes, this TV follows SO NY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satel lite or unive rsal remote provid er. 1. POWE R – Turns the TV on or off. 2. FREEZE – Freezes the TV picture . 3. SLEEP – Sets the Sleep timer. 4. CC – Cycles[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Installing Ba tteries to the R e mote Contr ol Please inse rt two AAA bat teries into the re mote control. Make sure that you m atch the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries wi th the (+) and (-) symbols i nside the battery compartment. Afterwards, re -attach the ba ttery cover. Please note: ?[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 cabl e 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 on s c[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 color c[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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. Connect [...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top box is t urned 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. 4. [...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 aud[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 coax S PDIF cable , connect it to your rec eiver’s coax S PDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV. 3. Tur[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the r ight of the TV to switch sourc es.[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r connect ion cables off the side o r the back o f your TV and als o your AV devices. Make sur e they are all connecte[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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. Menu– This button opens t he OSD and also exits the OSD by going to t he previous [...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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. SOUND – Th is main opt ion has func tions for chan ging sound se ttings for al l ports, suc h as SPDIF T ype, treble, b ass, [...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and pre ss ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE – This feat ure changes v arious color and power savin g modes for the [...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – This feat ure is 24p that s yncs wi th DV D movies, and should be enable d when viewi ng DVD video to allo[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual SOUND 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 SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOUND MODE – Th[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual iii. TREBLE – This f eature adjus ts the audio tre ble level of the TV. iv. BALANCE – This feature adju sts the balance between the two speakers movi ng sound from left to rig ht. II. SURROUND MOD E – This feature enable s the TV two speaker s to provide a wid er sound effe ct. III. ANALO[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual i. TruSurro und HD – This option en ables SRS TruSurro und HD sound effect. ii. Dialog Clarity – This op tion enhance s the TV program’ s human voice clarity. iii. TruBass – This option enhances the TV sound’s bass level. iv. Defini tion – This option enhan ces the TV sound’ s gene[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual CHANNEL This option al lows user to adj ust the TV’s tuner functions . 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► t o select CHANNE L and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This feature g[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual PA R E N T A L This option a llows us ers to filter TV program s and m ovies while us ing the TV tun er. To use this op tion you will n eed to en ter in the passw ord first. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to sele[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual SETUP This option a llows us er to adjus t the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and pres s ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – This provid[...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transpare ncy of the captioning . d) TEXT COLOR – This changes the color of the te xt. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transpa rency of background of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU LANGUA[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other featu res of the TV. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This feature gives the [...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a wides creen TV with an USB port. Wi th the USB port the TV can access USB flas h drives (up to 2GB) and display picture s or play MP3 files. To use this feat ure connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV and press the USB butt[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the tim e interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interchang e. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option to ggles the re peat function for d isplaying pic tures. 4. MUSIC[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an intern al Closed Capt ion deco der. It allow s you to view conser vations, narr ation and so und effect s as subt itles on yo ur TV. Closed Cap tions are available on most TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 progra m designed sp ecificall y for children, most parent s may let yo unger childre n watch this program unattended. I t contains little or no violence, no s[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 nove[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire 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 your f[...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Direct Function Buttons Direct function buttons allow the us er to control c ertain spec ial functions of the TV or the Sceptre Sound Bar. Sceptre S ound Bar The Sceptre So und Bar is an add-on spea kers designed to connect t o any flat pan el HDTV including Sceptre ’ s own. T hese direct func[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cab le has to be remove d from the sock et before c leaning t he TV. 2. Do not use vol atile solvent (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 rem[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correctly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable cor rectly. NO PICTURE Select the inpu[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 33 for more instruc tions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universa l remote code. Plea se check your[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 bat [...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r 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 war[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 49.5 inches Aspect Ra tio W i d e s c r e e n 1 6 : 9 Max. of Pixels (Resol ution) F u l l H D ( 1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0 p i x e l s ) r e s o l u t i o n B r i g h t n e s s 350 cd/m² Contrast 4000:1 [...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Stand ard / Soft / Us er Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / T reble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speaker s 10 watt per chan nel (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Di gital Cable Read y) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40min[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 in t[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual defect; or displays on whi ch the serial number has be en removed or defaced. Imag e Sticking caused by o perating at exces sive brightness lev els for extended p eriods or misha ndling are not covered by this wa rranty. Installation, remo val, transportation and r einstallation of a display an[...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V 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 Licensing LLC.” • Xbox 360 ™ is a registe red trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the Unite[...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 1 5 of the FC C Rules. Operation is s ubject to the fol lowing two cond itions: (1) this device m ay not cause harmful interfere nce, and (2) this device mus t accept any interference received, inc luding interfere nce that may caus e un[...]