Sceptre X42 manual

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com Dear Scept re Custo mer, Congratulati ons on your ne w SCEPT RE X42 High D efinition LCD T elev ision purchase. T hank you for your supp ort. T o ensure saf et y and m any years of trouble fr ee operat ion of your T V, please read th e m anual carefu ll y before m aking any adjustm ents , and keep [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN TES TED FOR COMPLIANCE W ITH REGULATORY SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS This product is designed and manufactured to opera te within defined design limits, and misuse ma y result in electric shock or fire. To prevent the product from b eing damaged, the followin[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com If your ou tlet does not accommodate the three-wire plug, have an elect rician install the correct outle t, or use an adapter to ground the appliance saf ely. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded plug. • Do not o verload power strips and extension cords. Overloading can result in fire[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T elevision Antenna Connection Protection External T elevision A nten na Groun ding If an outside antenna or ca ble s y stem is to be co nnect ed to the LCD TV, m ak e sure that the antenn a or ca ble s y stem is electrica ll y grounded to pro vide som e protection a gainst[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com Opening th e P ac kag e The SCE PTRE X42 is packaged in a carto n. An y stand ard acc essories are pack ed separatel y in anoth er carton. T he weig ht of th e LCD d ispla y is approxim atel y 61.6 lbs. Du e to the si ze and weight of the pro duct, it is suggest ed that it m ust be hand led b y a m[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com Installation Please read the u ser manual carefully be fore perfor ming the installati on. The pow er consumption of the display is appro x imately 250 watt s. Please use the po we r cord designated for the product. When an ex tension cord is required, use on e with the correct po we r rating. The [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. Take a look at the ne ck that’ s connecting the base to the TV. There should be 5 s crews on the neck and 2 s crews on the side . Remove the 5 screw s on the neck and the ba se will slide o ff. 3. Once you have ta ken off the base, please save i t along w ith the 5 scre ws in a safe place so t[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORM ATION.. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... 2 IMPORTANT INF ORM ATION.. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... 3 IMPORTANT INF ORM ATION.. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com If You W ant the Fair Connection w ith Composite … .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 35 Connecting an Ex ternal S urround Sound Recei ver .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... 36 If You W ant the Best Con nection wi th Coaxial SPDIF (digital)….. .... .. 36 If You W ant the Good Conn ection[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com Identifying Front and Rear P anel Front V ie w INDIC A TOR L IGHT – The l ight is red when p ower is pl ugged in b ut the T V is not turned on. T he light turns b lue when th e TV is turn ed o n. REM OTE SENSOR – T he r em ote sensor r eceives all t he comm ands from the rem ote control.[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side Connection Vie w Composit e 2 – Co nnects t o devices t hat use com posite video cab les such as VCR or cam cor der or video gam e consoles. T he S- Video connec tor is associated with AV3 ’s vide o. Pleas e connec t the video port ion with e ither the yellow conn ector or t he S-V ideo c[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side V ie w Control Buttons POWER – T urn on th e TV by pres sing the butt on onc e. Pr ess the b utton a gain to turn of f the T V. SOURCE – T his b utton s witches bet ween all t he diff erent sources of the T V. The s witching sequ ence is as f ollows : TV (c able or air), AV 1 (CVBS), AV2 [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rear V ie w Mounting Patter n Mounting Specificat ion : 40 0mm x 200mm us ing sc rew size M 6 . Length of s crew shou ld not exceed 1 2mm .[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rear V ie w Connections Th e followin g descriptions ar e for conne ction s from lef t to right . 1. HDMI 1 – Co nnects to devices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player or HD cable / satellite set-top box. This connection port receives pure digital audio and high definition signa[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com 6. LINE OUT (lower) – Thi s connection por t is used for sending out a udio signals to o ther audio devices such a s stereo/surrou nd sound re ceivers and sending ou t vide o signals to other video device such as TV monitor or VCR. The bla ck square (OPT ICAL SPDIF OUT) connec tor sends out e it[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X4 2 Remote Control Th is remote control f ollo w s SONY’s univ ersal rem ote code.[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com T op Section POWER – T his butto n turn s the T V on or off . FREEZE – T his butto n freezes th e video. Press the b utton again to unfree ze the scree n. SLEEP – T his button enables the sleep funct ion where the TV turns itself off after the designate d tim e. CC – This but ton turns on [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com Mid Section PICTURE – T his butto n selec ts differ ent optim ized picture s ettings for the T V. SOUND – T his butt on sele cts differ ent optim ized sound s ettings for the T V. VOL(+/-) – T hese t wo butto ns increase or decrease the v olume of the TV. CH(+/-) – T hese t wo buttons chan[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com Bottom Section A UD IO – T his button s witches the audio of th e TV in bet ween your picture in pictur e or p icture on picture win dows. VIDEO – T his button s witch es the video from the picture in pic ture window to th e m ain screen, vice versa. SIZE – T his button ch ange s the si ze o[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com Installing Batt er ies to the Remote Please inser t two A AA batt eries into t he rem ote contro l. Mak e sure that you m atch the (+) and (- ) s y m bols on the bat teries with the (+) an d (-) s ymbols insid e the batter y com partment. Afterwar ds, re-attach the b attery cov er. Please note: ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com W h ich P or t Shou ld I Use ? Port Qualit y & Name Port Picture Cable Used & Resolution Devices that u se this Port Best HDMI 1, 2 (Digital HD Capable) HDMI 1080p, 1080i, 720 p, 480p, 480i Blu-ra y DVD Player, HD-D VD Player, HD C able or HD Sate llite Set- top Box, HDC P devices, PC Best[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com What Port Should I Use ? (continued ) Port Qualit y, Type & N ame Port Picture Cable Used & Resolution Devices that use this Port Good VGA ST EREO INPUT (Audio) 3.5mm m ini-jack HDCP devices, PC, MAC Bes t LINE OUT (Digital Audi o) Optical SPDIF Receiver with Digital Surround Sound Decodin[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com Kno wing Y our Cab les Cable Name Cable Pictur e HDMI Coaxial RF VGA Com ponent S-Video[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com Knowing Your Cables (continued) Cable Name Cable Pictur e Com posite 3.5 mm Mini-jack RCA Audio AC Power Optical S PDIF[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com Switching Sources for P or ts The X 42 off ers m ultiple ways of c onnecting your dev ices to th e TV; the c hart below wil l help you underst and which so urce you switc h to for each of the p orts. Port Picture Cable Used Source Nam e to Sw itch to HDMI or HDMI-DVI HDMI 1 or HD MI 2 COAXIAL R F [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our Antenna or Cab le to TV If Y ou Ha v e Digital Cable without Cab le Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V is turn ed of f. 2. Connect the Coax ial RF ca ble from y our antenn a or di gital cab le to the AT SC/NTSC port off the back of y our X 42 LCD H DT V.[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou Ha v e Cable o r Antenna through VCR… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V is turn ed of f. 2. Make s ure there is an ante nna or c able con nection t o the VCR already. 3. Use a Coax ial RF ca ble and c onnect f rom your VCR’s Antenna O ut or Output to T V to the ATS C/NT SC por[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou ha ve Ca bl e or Antenna… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V is turn ed of f. 2. Connect the Coax ial RF ca ble from y our antenn a or ca ble to the ATSC/NT SC port of f the back of y our X42 LC D HDT V. 3. Tur n on the X42 LC D HDT V. 4. Select T V (Air) for ant enna or T V (Cab[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our D VD Pla y er to the T V If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with HD MI… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your DV D pla yer is turned off . 2. Connect a HD MI ca ble to the HD MI por t of your DVD player and t he other end to th e HD MI port off the back of your X42 [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Better Connection with Compon ent… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your DV D pla yer is turned off . 2. Obtain a C om ponent Cable . Connect th e green c olor c onnect or to both your DVD pl ayer an d Com ponent 1 ’s green conn ector port of f the back of your [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the F air Connectio n with Co mposite… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your DV D pla yer is turned off . 2. Obtain a Ye llow Vid eo Cab le. Connec t the Yello w Video c onnector to both your DVD pla yer and Com posite 1’s Yell ow Vide o conn ector port off the back[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our Satellite or Cab le S et- top b o x to the TV If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with HD MI… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your set-t op box is turned off . 2. Connect a HD MI ca ble to the HD MI outp ut of your set -top box and the other end to th e HD MI port o[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Better Connection with Compon ent… 1. Make sure the p ower of X42 LCD HDTV and your set -top box is turned off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Connect the green color conn ector to both your set- top bo x and Component 1’s green connector port off the back of your X42 LCD HDTV[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the F air Connectio n with Co mposite… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your set-t op box is turned of f. 2. Obtain a Ye llow Vid eo Cab le. Connec t the Yello w Video c onnector to both your set-top box a nd Com posite 1’s Yello w Vide o connec tor port off the bac[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting an Exter nal S ur rou nd S ound Receiv er If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with Coaxial SPDIF (digital)… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your rece iver is turn ed off . 2. Obtain a Op tical SPDIF cable, connec t it to your receiver’s o ptic al SPDIF digit al input an[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Good Connection with RCA Audio (analog)… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your rece iver is turn ed off . 2. Obtain a R CA Audio cable, connect it to your rec eiver’s RCA audio analog input and the RCA Audio co nnection on the LI NE OUT port off the back of the [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting a PC 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your PC i s turned of f . 2. Obtain a 15- pin D- Sub VG A cable, co nnect to th e VG A output of your PC and the oth er end to the VG A port of f the bac k of your X42 LCD HDT V. 3. Obtain a 3.5 m m Mini-jack , connect to th e audi o o[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Game Con soles to t he TV F or y our PS3… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your Pla ystation 3 is turned off . 2. Connect a HD MI ca ble to the HD MI outp ut of your Playstat ion 3 a nd the other end to th e HD MI port off the back of your X42 LC D HDT V. 3. Tur n on the[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com F or Y o ur Xbox 360… 1. Make s ure the po wer of X 42 LCD HDT V and your Xbo x 360 is turned of f. 2. Obtain the X box360 Com ponent Cable . Connect t he g reen color connector t o Com ponent 1’ s green con nector port off the bac k of your X42 LCD H DTV. 3. Connect the blue co lor connec tor[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com Read y to W atch Some T V? Starting up the X42 LCD HDTV 1. Make s ure your po wer cab le is con nected an d the s tandby red light in the front of the T V is lit up. 2. Check all your connec tion c ables of f the side or the ba ck of your TV and also your AV devic es. Mak e sure the y are all c on[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Press the ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ button to go into T UNER MOD E functi on. 4. Press the ▲ or ▼ bu ttons to s elect the options AIR or CABLE. 5. If y ou have a n anten na connec ted to the X 42 LCD HD TV, please select AIR as your option b y pres sing the ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ button. 6. If y ou have c a[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Screen Displa y) Cont rols V ia Remote Control In order to a djust m os t of the options insi de the On Scr een Displ ay (OSD), t he picture be low sho ws all the buttons used on the rem ote control. ▲ – This bu tton f unctions a s up d irection in th e OSD . ▼ – This bu tton f unc[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com V ia TV Side Panel Butto ns In order to pro vide m ore than one t ype of OSD co ntrol butt ons, th e side p anel’s buttons ha ve also bee n m ade functio nal for adjusting t he OSD . M ENU – This button opens the O SD. CH( ▲ ) – This but ton chan g es the chann el to a higher num ber and a[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Screen Displa y) Optio ns CH ANNEL – This m ain opti on has functions f or the AT SC/NT SC port, such as s canning cha nnels , editing channels, chec k ing signal strength….etc . PICTURE – T his m ain option h as functions f or chang ing the picture settings f or all ports, s uch as [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com Channel Main Option This option c hooses various antenna and c able f unctions . Extra f unctions include signa l strength f or d igital signals a nd ch anging i nput via External In put function. TUN ER MODE – T his func tion allows user s to c hoose what co nnect ion the TV is accepting. 1. Pr[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com A UTO SC AN – T his functio n scans al l the cha nnels a vailable f rom the ATSC/NT SC port. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight CH ANN EL. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light TUNER MODE. 3. Once in TU NER MOD E, pr ess ▼ to se lect AUT O SCA N[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com CH ANNEL EDIT – T his function al lows users to ad d, delete, or add to f avorites, the TV’s sc anned in channels. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight CH ANN EL. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light TUNER MODE. 3. Once in TU NER MOD E, pr ess ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. You will be able to ed it the channels b y either deleting the cha nnel or adding the ch annel to t he favor ites list. a. You can d elete the ch annel by rem oving the     from the ADD colum n. i. Match the cha nnel you wan t to rem ove with the ▲▼ ◄► buttons in the ADD c o[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SIGN AL STRENGT H – T his f unction allo ws users to view their d igital cha nnel’s signal stren gth. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight CH ANN EL. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light TUNER MODE. 3. Once in TU NER MOD E, pr ess ▼ repe atedl [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com EXTERN AL INPUT – This f unction a llows user s to ch ange t he curren t source t o another. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight CH ANN EL. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light TUNER MODE. 3. Once in TU NER MOD E, pr ess ▼ repe atedl y to select[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com Picture Main Option This option a llo ws users to adjust the T V’s pictur e shar pness, c olor, tint, a nd other various functio ns. PICTURE M O DE – This f unction allo ws you to select t he various p icture m odes of the T V from custom , standard, m ild, to vivid. 1. Press MENU to open th e[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com BACKLIGHT – T his f unction adjusts the LCD lam p’s current. T he curr ent aff ects the brillianc e of the p icture. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight PI CT URE b y pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light PIC TUR E MODE. [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com BRIGHT NESS – T his functi on adjus ts the black level in a pictur e. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE. 3. Press ▼ to select BRIGHTNESS function and press ↵ ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com CONT R A ST – T his functio n adjusts th e white levels i n a p icture. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE. 3. Press ▼ repeatedly to select CONTRAST function and p[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com S A T UR A T IO N – T his f unction adj usts ho w strong your picture ’s colors ar e go ing to be. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE. 3. Press ▼ repeatedly to s[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 57 - www.SCEPTRE.com TINT – This f unction adjust s your picture’s o verall colo r with ev erything l ooking green on one end an d ever ything look ing red on the other. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and hi[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 58 - www.SCEPTRE.com SH A RPN ESS – This f uncti on adjusts how shar p objec ts in your pictures are. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE. 3. Press ▼ repeatedly to select SHARPNESS func[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 59 - www.SCEPTRE.com COLOR TEM P. – This f unction adjus ts the white color ’s overall ba lance of white colors in a p icture. T he f unction chang es the whi te co lor’s over all balanc e in large increm ents. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight PI CT URE b y pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 60 - www.SCEPTRE.com NOISE RED UCT ION – T his function red uces the am ount of p ixilation on th e T V so the video will look sm ooth and natura l. This f unction has 2 subf unctions, digital noise re duction and t em poral noise reduc tion . 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight PI CT URE b y pressing th[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 61 - www.SCEPTRE.com A dv anced – This f unction off ers advanced options t hat enhanc e the TV’s perform ance and cl arit y. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE. 3. Press ▼ repeatedl[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 62 - www.SCEPTRE.com Sound Main Option This option a llo ws users to adjust the T V’s sound func tions, includi ng sound m ode, auto volum e level, d igital aud io out.. etc. SOUND M ODE – T his f unction allows you to se lect var ious sou nd m odes am ong custom , s tandard, m ovies, m usic, and speech. 1. Press [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 63 - www.SCEPTRE.com TREBL E – This f unction adj usts the leve l of high pitch sound in a TV. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light S OUND MOD E. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y to sele ct T REBLE. 4. [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 64 - www.SCEPTRE.com BASS – T his functio n adjus ts the le vel of low pitch sou nd in a T V. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light S OUND MOD E. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y to sele ct BASS. 4. Pres[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 65 - www.SCEPTRE.com BAL A NCE – This f unction adjusts the balance of s ound f rom lef t to right. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and high light S OUND MOD E. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y to sele ct BALANC [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 66 - www.SCEPTRE.com AVL ( Auto Volum e Level) – T his function will enable an autom atic balanci ng of sound when certain c hannels suddenl y becom e over bear ing. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unctions and hig[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 67 - www.SCEPTRE.com SRS – T his functio n will enabl e a virtua l surroun d sou nd field that pr esents an expansive three dim ensional sou nd fie ld mak ing the li stener feel like there are “phantom ” s peakers that ap pear to exten d all arou nd t he listener. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 68 - www.SCEPTRE.com PREFER ED A UDIO L ANGUAGE – T his func tion is f or MT S (multi-chan nel television s ound). It will change t he spok en langua ge o f a TV program via SAP (secondar y audio progr am m ing). The T V station will need to su pport t he TV program in differ ent langua ges in order f or th is funct[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 69 - www.SCEPTRE.com DIGIT A L AUDIO OUT – T his function enables the TV t o output so und in 2 d igital form ats, PCM, and B it Stre am for digital hom e theater r eceivers. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to m ove to the f unction[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 70 - www.SCEPTRE.com Fun ction Main Option This option allows use rs to turn on TV program filters for children , and also closed captioning support options. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. The password is “0000” . AUTO LOCK – This fun ction helps parents filter TV programmin g b[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 71 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. SET BLOC KING – T his s ubfunction turns block ing fr om CHANNEL BLOCKING o n or of f. a. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing the ▼ button . b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the opti on and hi ghlight AUTO LOCK. c. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ to select th[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 72 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. BLOCK CH ANNEL – This s ubfunctio n block s c hannels b y selecting them off a channel list. a. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing the ▼ butto n. b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. c. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ to[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 73 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. BLOCK BY R AT ING – T his subfunc tion block s channels by read ing each channel’s T V program or movie rating. a. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing the ▼ button . b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. c. Pre[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 74 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. DTV RAT ING – T his subf unction gat hers a ll digital ch annels’s programm ing rating. a. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing the ▼ button . b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. c. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ to se[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 75 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. SETUP COD E – This s ubfu nction s ets the pass word. a. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing the ▼ button . b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. c. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ to select the f unction. d. Press ▼ u n[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 76 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION – This f unction s hows close d captio n of T V program s . 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. 3. Press ▼ u ntil you see CAPT IO N and use ↵ ↵ ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 77 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION O PT ION – T his function loc k s or unlock s options you can us e to adjust the wa y your digital caption is displa yed. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 78 - www.SCEPTRE.com CC B ACKGROUND – This func tion adjusts digital ch anne l’s closed c aptioni ng back ground. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight AUTO LOCK. 3. Press ▼ u ntil you see [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 79 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION T EXT – T his f unction adjusts digital ch annel’s closed ca ptioning text styles. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight FUNCTION by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the functions and highlight AUTO LOCK. 3. Press ▼ until you see CAPTION T EXT[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 80 - www.SCEPTRE.com GUIDE – T his f unction sho ws you detailed inf orm ation abo ut your current d igital channel’s programm ing an d the entire d a y’s program list. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight F UNCT ION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select th e func tio[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 81 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. Inside the G UIDE you can select th e program m ing of the T V station by time, and R ESER VE it for f uture vie wing b y pressing the ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ke y . W hen you press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ a clock sign     will appear next to th e prog ram ming. This signifies that this pr ogram wi[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 82 - www.SCEPTRE.com RESERV. LIST – This function is an actual function that’s used while you have GUIDE turned on. You ca n reserve up to 5 programs that you want to watch i n the future and the TV will automa tically switch to that channel when the time comes. 1. Press MENU to open th e OSD and highlight FUNCTIO[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 83 - www.SCEPTRE.com Setup Main Option This m ain option has f unctions that a llows users to po wer the T V on or off at a specific tim e and d ate, adju sting PC res olutions f or VG A cards, a nd cha nging time and da te for the TV. DA T E / TIM E – This f unction adjusts th e time and date . 1. Press MENU to ope[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 84 - www.SCEPTRE.com POWER ON T IM E – T his function a utom atically turns the T V on to a s pecific channel at a s et spec ific tim e and date. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 85 - www.SCEPTRE.com POWER OFF T IME – T his function autom atical ly turns the TV of f at a set s pecif ic time and da te. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 86 - www.SCEPTRE.com SLEEP – T his func tion m akes the T V turn itse lf off after a set num ber of m inutes. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y until you s[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 87 - www.SCEPTRE.com M ENU LANGU AGE – This f unction changes t he ent ire OSD’s langua ge. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y until you select ME NU LANG[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 88 - www.SCEPTRE.com M ENU OPACITY – This f unction c hanges th e OSD m enu’s v isual f rom transparen t to solid. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ rep eatedl y unti[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 89 - www.SCEPTRE.com EM ERGENCY A LERT – T his func tion adjusts o ptions regard ing your local em ergenc y broadc asting service. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ rep[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 90 - www.SCEPTRE.com PC SETUP – This f uncti on is f or people who use th e X42 LCD HDTV’s VGA por t as a PC m onitor on l y. The func tion adjusts the posit ion and s yncs the sig nal of the PC. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 91 - www.SCEPTRE.com 8. POSITION moves the picture left or right, up or do wn. Please Note : • The X42 LCD HDTV’s best PC resolution is 1360x768 at 60hz. • Always try to use AUTO ADJUST over manual adjustm ents . • The VGA p ort of the T V fea tures a p ower sa ving m ode which will automatical ly turn of f th[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 92 - www.SCEPTRE.com M ENU TIMEO UT – T his function adjusts how long the m enu will be on the screen whe n you’re n ot using i t. 1. Press MEN U to ope n the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP b y pressin g the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the f unctions and h ighl ight DATE/T IME. 3. Press ▼ r[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 93 - www.SCEPTRE.com Detailed Explanations Info Banner E xplained The info ban ner is a banner that sho ws TV program m ing info on th e top p ortion of your TV. This f unction is onl y available whe n you use the AT SC/NT SC tuner port. The info ban ner’s left side s hows you t ypical progr am ming inform ation suc[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 94 - www.SCEPTRE.com The info ban ner’s ri ght side s hows you the TV’s d ispla y inform ation such as HD (High Def inition) or S D (reg ular TV) m ode, s tereo soun d, close d caption ing, and digital surroun d sou nd. • HD or SD – If highl ighted this s ymbol sho ws you whet her the channel you are watc hing[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 95 - www.SCEPTRE.com • If hi ghlighted this s ym bol shows you are usin g the SA P (secondar y audio progr am m ing) function f rom the T V channel. Yo u can do s o vi a the MT S button on the re m ote control. P lease Note : This f unction is alwa ys acti ve under analog stati ons wheth er the station sup ports th [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 96 - www.SCEPTRE.com • TV-M A A LL – T his is a t ype of T V rating. T his sec tion tells you the TV ratings of the progra m you are watch ing. Pl ease r efer to ratings expl ained for m ore inform ation on ratings. • T his s y mbo l and the in dicator bar s ho w you how stro ng yo ur curren t ch annel’s signa[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 97 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. 4:3 Most analog T V cha nnels h ave 4:3 s ignal form ats . If the origina l 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33: 1 source) is preser ved, black bars are adde d to the left and rig ht of the displa y im age. This as pect k eeps that aspec t rat io and s hows you the black bars on the sid e. 3. Zoom 1 W hen w[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 98 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. Zoom 2 This m ode perform s the s am e as Zoom1 ex cept the leve l of zoom is increased. 5. Panaroma W hen watching a 4:3 aspec t ratio TV or m ovie, there will be black bars on the side, you can rem ove this b y using 16:9 aspect but the entire p icture w ill be distorted hori zontally. T his [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 99 - www.SCEPTRE.com Picture In Picture / Picture By Pictu re Explained This tele vision feat ures Pictur e In Pictur e (PIP) an d Pic ture B y Picture (P BP) options, ho wever the T V is NOT designed f or viewing 2 TV c hannels at the sam e time. If you want som ething l ike that, you’ll need an e xternal T uner bo[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 100 - www.SCEPTRE.com ON/OFF – To turn on the P IP or PBP, press the O N/O FF button. W hen you press the ON/O FF b utton o nce, PIP will turn o n, press the ON/OF F butto n again and PIP will turn int o PBP. SOURCE – T o switch s ourc es in the PIP or PBP windo w, press th e source button and use the ▲ ▼◄ ?[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 101 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. YPbPr1 S witches W ith • TV (Air/Cab le), AV1, AV2 (CVB S), AV3 ( S-Video), YPbPr2, VGA, HDMI1, HDM I2 6. YPbPr2 S witches W ith • TV (Air/Cab le), AV1, AV2 (CVB S), AV3 ( S-Video), YPbPr1, VGA, HDMI1, HDM I2 7. VGA Switc hes W ith • TV (Air/Cab le), AV1, AV2 (CVB S), AV3 ( S-Video), YPb[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 102 - www.SCEPTRE.com Closed Ca ptioning (digital and analog) E xplained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you t o view conservations , narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on mos t TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 103 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rating Explained General O peration To block channels you don’ t want your childre n to watc h, you can f ilter them with the ratings f unction. MPAA lets you control rati ngs for m ovies. For regular T V program s y ou can use USTV s ettings. U STV sett ings l ets you filter what content you w[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 104 - www.SCEPTRE.com TV-14 (U STV) – Parent s S trongly Caut ioned This pr ogram contains som e m aterial that m any parent s would f ind unsuitab le for children less than 14 years of age. Parents are stron gly urged t o exerc ise great er care in m onitoring th is prog ram and are caution ed aga inst let ting chi[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 105 - www.SCEPTRE.com Glossar y A na log T V – Toda y’s TV s ystem is using radio freque nc y waves to transm it and display pict ures an d sound. 480i is tod ay’s an alog T V res olution. Aspect Ratio 4:3 – T raditio nal TV “ asp ect rati o”, that is , the screen ’s width as compared to it’s he ight. [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 106 - www.SCEPTRE.com boosting br ight color s. Details in a bright da ytime envi ronm ent are m ore vivid b y boosting dar k c olors. LCD Ov erdrive – T his is a func tion to incr ease the res ponse t im e of the T V by overdriving th e LCD panel t herefor e m aking the TV’s pixels r eact fas ter, displaying ac t[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 107 - www.SCEPTRE.com Please Note : • Make s ure you wri ng the water out of the c loth bef ore cleaning the bezel or rem ote in order to pre vent water from penetrating into the elec tronics. Cleaning the Screen 1. Use a 100% c otton c loth or m icro-fiber c loth for clea ning. DO NOT use the cus tom bezel clean in[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 108 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions Make s ure the aud io cable i s connected . Readjust your volum e via t he rem ote contro l. PICTURE ON LY NO AUDIO The T V’s tuner signal m ust not be lo wer than 65 % . Tur n off the T V, unplug it from the socket. Rem ove the batteries ou t of the r em ote for 30 m inutes.[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 109 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions HDCP VID EO SAYS NO HDC P SUPPORT Reboot your HDCP video d evice but turn ing th em off and unplugging th e po wer cord. W ait up to 8 m inutes t o pl ug the power back in to see if it wor ks or not. HDCP VID EO HAS NO AU DIO Make s ure you have a 3.5 mm mini- jack cable connec[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 110 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions S W IT CHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES T HE VOLUME Diff erent channels a nd inpu ts will som etimes have this ef fec t because the c hann el signal ’s own volum e is alre ad y loud. There is no way rem ove this complete ly. The T V has an AUTO VOLUME L EVEL fu nction tha t [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 111 - www.SCEPTRE.com Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often ret urned due to a technical problem r ather than a defec tive product that m a y result in u nnecessar y shipping c harges billed to you. Our trained sup port pers onnel c an often reso lve the prob lem over the phon e or em ail. For m ore inform ati[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 112 - www.SCEPTRE.com Specification Display pan el Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 42.0 2 inches A s p e c t R a t i o W idescreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0.68 (H) x RG B x 0.6 8 (V)mm M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (1366 x 768 pix els) res olution B r i g h t [...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 113 - www.SCEPTRE.com (1)Video (con tinued) Gamm a Fixed Gamm a Lam p adjust Yes Picture m ode Custom / Standard / Mild / Vivid / Multim edia / Recall Video adjus t Contrast / Br ightnes s / Sha rpness / Saturation / T int / RGB 3 levels of color tem p. f or VGA Cool / Norm al / W arm Picture Enha ncem ent ACC (Ada pt[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 114 - www.SCEPTRE.com (4)NT SC/A T SC (cont inue d) Sound: Mon o / Stere o / SAP Favorite Chan nel V-chip Video input f orm at: 1080i, 7 20p, 480p, 4 80i ATSC Analog close d capt ion: (CC1-CC4, T ext 1-T ext 4) Digital close d captio n: (Service 1-S ervice 6) (5)I/O TV T uner (NT SC/ATSC), A V1, AV2, AV3(S-Vide o) (Au[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 115 - www.SCEPTRE.com LIMITED PR ODU CT W A RRANTY Please rea d this warrant y card caref ully, it is a “ ONE- YEAR LIM IT ED W ARRANTY” on parts and labor and is o nl y valid when purc hased f rom an Authorized Reseller , only o n new an d non-ref urbished produc t, and a vailable to custom ers in the Con tinenta[...]

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SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 117 - www.SCEPTRE.com Warrant y Service For warrant y service inform ation, con tact SC EPT RE Custom er Support at (80 0) 788-2878, 8:3 0 am to 5:30 pm PST or visit www.Scept re.com . Parts and service labor that are SCEPT RE’s r esponsibi lity (see above) will be pro vided without charge. Oth er serv ice is at t h[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 118 - www.SCEPTRE.com Trademarks • “HDMI, the HD MI logo and High-Def inition M ultim edia Interf ace are tradem arks or registered tr adem arks of HDMI Liscens ing LLC.” • Tr uSurround XT , SRS and s y mbol are tradem arks of SRS Labs, Inc. T ruSurround X T tec hnology is inc orporated under license f rom SRS[...]

SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual - 119 - www.SCEPTRE.com FCC Comp liance Statem ent This devic e com plies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subjec t to the f ollo wing cond itions: This devic e m ay not cause harmf ul interference This devic e m ust acc ept any interf erence rece ived, incl uding interf erence t hat m y cause undes ired op [...]