Sceptre Technologies E55 manuale d’uso

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptr e Custo mer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE E55 HDTV purchase. Than k you for your supp ort. To ensu re safety an d ma ny years of trouble free operation of your TV, pl ease read th e manual care fully before makin g any adju stments, and kee p them in a safe place for fu ture r[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 tric [...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 product.[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 equipm ent 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 the[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 surg e[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV 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 approxima tely 50 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 per[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To remove or attach the neck for mounting th e TV, lay the TV fl at on a table wi th the screen facing downwards. Unscrew the 4 screws indicated in the pictur e and the neck will come off. 2. A ttach the plastic ri ng to the bottom of th e neck and the metal pl[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........... ....... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ......... ...........[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t V i 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 E55 HDTV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This button incr eases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right. 2. VO L(-) – 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 E55 HDTV User Manual R ear V ie w Connections 1. 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 h YP bP r. 2. YPbPr – This connectio n port is for DVD playe[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual over-the-airwave antennas. The tuner is a hybrid tuner that tunes to both anal og and digit al channels. This connection uses coaxial RF cable. Fo r over-the airwav e digital stat ions pleas e check http://www.a ntennaw eb.org . This tuner DOES NOT support QAM. For digital cable, y ou WI LL need [...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE 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 E55 HDTV User Manual For uni versal re motes, th is TV f ollow s SONY’s universal r emot e code. You need to find t he actual co de from yo ur cable or sa tellite or univer sal re mote pr ovider. The button order is from left to right. 1. POWER – Turns th e TV on or off. 2. INFO – Shows the display info. 3. FRE[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Installing Ba tteries to the R e mote Contr ol Please in sert t wo AA A bat terie s in to the remote control. Make su re that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) and (-) symbol s inside the battery comp artment. Aft erwards, re-attach the ba ttery cover. Pleas e note: [...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha v e Ant enna… 1. Mak e sure the power of HDTV is tu rned off. 2. Connec t the Coaxial R F cable fro m your anten na to the TV port on th e back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HD TV. 4. Follow t he first ti me on screen i nstructions. Please Note : • Not all bro[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Connecting D VD Pla y er 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 E55 HDTV User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Compos ite… 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 E55 HDTV User Manual Connecting Ca ble or Sa tellite box es with HDM I… 1. Make sure the p ower of HDTV an d you r set-top box is turned off. 2. Connec t a HDMI cable to the HD MI output of yo ur set-top bo x and the oth er end to the HDMI port on the back of your HD TV. 3. Turn on the HD TV and your set-top box. 4[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC wit h VG A and 3.5 mm m inijac 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 au[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digital Audi o R eceiv er with Optical SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain an optic al SPDIF cable, connec t it to your receiver’s optical SPDIF digital inp ut and the op tical SPDIF connection on t he on the ba ck of the HDTV. 3. Turn[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the button on th e side of the HDTV or th e SOURCE button on the remote control and yo u will see the picture ab ove. 2. The source HD MI 2 / MHL will automa tically display to the word ROKU if a ROKU stream ing sti ck is connected .[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 your power cable is connecte d and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Chec k all your co nnection cab les off the s ide or the ba ck of your T V and also your AV devices. Make sur e they are all connected[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 most of the op tions inside the On Screen D isplay (OSD), the picture below shows all the buttons used on the rem ote con trol. – This bu tton opens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to t he previous level o[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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. 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, bas s, an[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE –This feat ure changes various co lor and power savin g modes for the TV.[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRA ST – This feature a llows the TV to automatica lly adjust the contrast of the TV dependi ng on the pictur e you are v iewing. 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 al[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual SOUND This option a llows us ers to adjus t the TV’s sou nd functions . 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOUND MODE – Thi[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual 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. ANALOG SOUND – This featur e adjusts the second audio programm ing in analog c [...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User 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 gi [...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV 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 selec[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User 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 CA PTION – This prov id[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV 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 LANGUAG[...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other featu res of the TV. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This feature gives the TV[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescre en TV with an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access USB f lash 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 USB butt[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the time 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 PL[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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. I t allows you to vie w conserva tions, 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 tapes,[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual MHL Explained MHL ® s tands for mobile high definition li nk. It is a protoco l and cable that enables mobile devices (tablets, cell phon es…etc ) to be displayed and ch arging at th e same time on a TV. This Sceptre TV supports MHL on HDM I2. If you see you r mobile device supportin g MHL the[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Dir ect Function Buttons Direct function buttons al low the user to control c ertain spec ial functions of the TV or the Sceptre So und Bar. Colo r Button s A-D The color buttons are dire ct function buttons that lets the user sw itch between their 3 D and 2D modes. • RED A – This button chan[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual ROKU Function Bu ttons Sceptre TVs support the ROKU stream ing stick. You can contr ol the ROKU stick with the PURPLE colored buttons. 1. ▲ / ▼ / ◄ / ► /ENTER – Under ROKU™ these buttons move your selection up, down, left, right. ENTE R selects the function you want to use. 2. EXIT / [...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Ra tings Explained General Operation To block ch annels y ou don’t want y our children to wa tch, you can filte r them with th e ratings function . MPAA lets you control ratings for movies. For regular TV programs you can use USTV settings. USTV settings lets you filter wh at content you w ant [...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual PG-13 (MPAA) Parents strongly c autioned. Some m aterial may be i nappropriate for childre n under 13. R (MPAA) Restricte d. Under 1 7 requires a ccompan ying paren t or adult guardian (age varies in so me jurisdictions). NC-17 (MPAA) No one 17 and und er admitted. X (MPAA) X is an older rating t[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 form at), Normal (4:3 format), while other s offer a nove[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 c hannel you would like to include in your favor[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The po wer cable has to be remo ved from the s ocket b efore clean ing the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent ( alcohol, rosin, and tolue ne) to clean the TV. These type s of chemicals m ight damag e the housin g and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel and remo[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correctly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable cor rectly. NO PICTURE Select the input[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions The TV’s tune r signal mu st not be lowe r than 65 %. Check your signal. WEAK SIGNAL OR NO PROGRAM SYMBOL ON SCREEN The TV’s tune r signal mu st not be lowe r than 65 %. Change the direc tion of your a ntenna and res can your ch annels. If you have cable ca ll up your cable[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions PICTURE QUALITY IS HORRIBLE!! For best imag e quality, view H D widesc reen program s where possible. If HD content is not available view “Standard Definition” from a digital source. Standard, analog TV will always be no ticeable inferior to HD because you r TV has v ideo t[...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions MY TV PICTUR E IS VERY DIM Check to see if you are unde r POWER SAVING mode for your picture mode. Keep pressi ng the PICTURE button on the remote control to cycle out of POWER S AVING. My cell phone d oesn’t work whe n I connect the MHL cable to HDMI. Check if you connecte d[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 a n often resolve the prob lem over the phone or email. For more informati on on warra[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Class 55 (Viewable 54.6”) A s p e c t R a t i o Widescreen 16:9 M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) 1920 x 1080 resol ution Bright ness 2 8 0 c d / m 2 Contrast 1,200:1 (Typica l) 10,000:1 (Dyn[...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40mins / 50mins / 60mins / 90mins / 120mins Standby power Under 1W Timing support-Video 480i / 480p / 72 0p / 1080i / 1080 p PC timing 1920 x 1080@ 60 Hz (Native & Max ) 1360 x 768 @ 60 [...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 Authori zed Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product, a nd available to customers in th[...]

- 55 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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 wi th the display are not covered by this warranty. Any damages cau sed directly or indire ctly by Buyer’s or Reseller’s “Valu e Added Feature” are not cove[...]

- 56 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 HDTV User Manual Disc laimer , T r ad emar k s , & Copyright Inf orma tion • “HDMI , the HDMI lo go and High-Definit ion Multimedia Interfac e are trademark s or registe red trademark s of HD MI Licensing LLC.” • SRS TruSur round HD is a trademar k of SRS Labs, Inc. Tr uSurrou nd HD technolog y is inc[...]

- 57 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E55 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. Plea[...]