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    - 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Customer , Congratulation s on your new SCEPTRE E195B D-SHD LED HDTV purchas e. Thank you for y our support. T o ensure safety and many yea rs of trouble fr ee operation of your H DTV, pleas e read the man ual carefully before making any adjustments, an d keep them in a safe pla[...]

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    - 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION[...]

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    - 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is use d to perform many useful fun ctions, but it c an also cause personal injurie s and property damage if i mproperly handl ed. This produc t has been engine ered and man ufactured with t he hi[...]

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    - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This pro duct is de signed and man ufactured to oper ate w ithin define d design limit s, and misuse m ay resul t in ele ctric shoc k or fire. To prev ent the pr oduc t from b eing da maged , the follow ing r[...]

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    - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual • Do not overload power strips and extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall socket should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible. • Only the marked power source can be used for the product. Any power source other than the sp[...]

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    - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION IMPOR T ANT IN FORMA TION T ele vision Antenn a Connection Pr otection T ele vision Antenn a Connection Pr otection T ele vision Antenn a Connection Pr otection T ele vision Antenn a Connection Pr otection External[...]

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    - 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Opening the P ac k a g e Opening the P ac k a g e Opening the P ac k a g e Opening the P ac k a g e The SC EPTRE T V is pac kaged in a carto n. Any standa rd acces sories ar e packed separately in ano ther car ton. The w eight of the TV is app rox imately 8.38 lbs. Due to the size and w eigh[...]

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    - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual A A A At tac hing ttac hing ttac hing ttac hing or R emo ving or R emo ving or R emo ving or R emo ving t he Stand the Stand the Stand the Stand 1. To attach the ba se, align the ba se and the HDT V. Place the HDT V's ne ck on the base sho wn b elow. 2. Rotate the HDTV (coun ter-clockw [...]

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    - 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual T ab le of Contents T ab le of Contents T ab le of Contents T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION ........... ............ ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ ........... ........... ........2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........ ............ ........... ............ ..[...]

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    - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Identifying F r on t and R ear P anel Identifying F r on t and R ear P anel Identifying F r on t and R ear P anel Identifying F r on t and R ear P anel F r ont V ie w F r ont V ie w F r ont V ie w F r ont V ie w INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the HDTV is n[...]

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    - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Side Side Side Side C ont r ol Buttons Contr ol Buttons Contr ol Buttons Contr ol Buttons The following are button des criptions fro m top to botto m. 1. POWER – Turn on the HD TV by pressing the bu tton once. Pres s the b utton ag ain to turn o ff the HD TV. 2. SOURC E – Thi s button s[...]

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    - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual R ear V iew C R ear V iew C R ear V iew C R ear V iew Connections onnectio ns onnectio ns onnectio ns 1. DC – Thi s conne ction con nects to an AC adapter f or pow ering the HD TV. 2. USB – US B conne cts to USB fla sh driv es for play ing mu sic and pictur e. The USB por t is also u se[...]

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    - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual right chann el aud io. Plea se Note : audio is shar ed with Video port. 10. Video – Video con nects to device s that u se co mposite v ideo cab les such as VCR or D VD play er or W ii™. Co nne ct the yellow for video and the re d / white for audio. Please Note : audio is shar ed with Y [...]

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    - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE SCEPTRE SCEPTRE SCEPTRE TV TV TV TV R emote Contr ol R emote Contr ol R emote Contr ol R emote Contr ol[...]

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    - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual For un iversal remotes, this TV follows SON Y’s universal remote code. You need to find the actua l code f rom y our cable or sate llite or universa l re mote prov ider. 1. POWER - Turns the TV on or off. 2. SOURCE - Press this button to cycle through the INPUT source. 3. PICTURE - Select[...]

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    - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connect Connect Connect Connection ion ion ion Sugges tions Sug gestions Sug gestions Sug gestions If Y ou Hav e Digital Cabl e without Cab le Box o r Antenna… If Y ou Hav e Digital Cabl e without Cab le Box o r Antenna… If Y ou Hav e Digital Cabl e without Cab le Box o r Antenna… If [...]

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    - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connecting D VD Player Connecting D VD Player Connecting D VD Player Connecting D VD Player with Component YPbPr… with Component YPbPr… with Component YPbPr… with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect [...]

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    - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Wii™ Wii™ Wii™ Wii™ with Composite… with Composite… with Composite… with Composite… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV an d your Wii™ is tur ned o ff. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cab le. Con nect the Yellow Video co nnector to both you[...]

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    - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connecting Cab le or Sat ellite box es with HDMI… Connecting Cab le or Sat ellite box es with HDMI… Connecting Cab le or Sat ellite box es with HDMI… Connecting Cab le or Sat ellite box es with HDMI… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV an d your set-top bo x is tur ned off. 2. Conne ct [...]

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    - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV a nd your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-p[...]

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    - 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver with with with with Coax Coax Coax Coax S PDIF… SPDIF… SPDIF… SPDIF… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV an d your receiver is turned o f f[...]

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    - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Switc hing Sour ces Switc hing Sour ces Switc hing Sour ces Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the S butt on on side of t he HDTV or the SOURCE button on the remote control and you w ill see the pic ture above. 2. Use ▲▼ buttons to select the source you w ant to switch to a nd press the OK bu[...]

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    - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual R eady to W a tc h Some TV? R eady to W a tc h Some TV? R eady to W a tc h Some TV? R eady to W a tc h Some TV? Starting up t he Starting up t he Starting up t he Starting up t he HDTV HDTV HDTV HDTV 1. Make sure your power cable i s connected a nd the standby red light in the front of the [...]

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    - 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ b uttons to hi ghlight the s ignal type and press ◄ or ► to select your connection ei ther AIR or C ABLE . 4. Use the ▲ or ▼ b uttons to se lect AUTO CHANN EL SEARCH and press OK to sca n for channels . 5. Once the scan ning finishes, y ou can begin to w a tch [...]

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    - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Display ) Contr ols OSD (On Scr een Display ) Contr ols OSD (On Scr een Display ) Contr ols OSD (On Scr een Display ) Contr ols Via R emote Co Via R emote Co Via R emote Co Via R emote Contr ol ntr ol ntr ol ntr ol In order to adjus t most o f the optio ns insid e the On Scr[...]

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    - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Display ) Options OSD (On Scr een Display ) Options OSD (On Scr een Display ) Options OSD (On Scr een Display ) Options PICTUR E – This main op tion ha s function s for cha nging the pic ture setting s for a ll ports , such as tint, con trast, shar pness. SOUND – This ma[...]

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    - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual 1. Press MEN U to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTUR E and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ o r ► or OK to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTIN GS i. PICTURE MODE – Thi s feature chan ges vario us color modes for the HD TV. ii. BRIGH[...]

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    - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual i. SCREEN SIZE – This fea ture cha nges the vario us aspects of the HDT V’s video. (As pects in clude w ater glass, zoo m, full, and nor mal. Wa ter glas s sho ws the image lik e a fishey e effect wher e the mid dle is proporti onate w hile the s i des ar e stretched.) Under PC VGA ther[...]

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    - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual V. ADVAN CE PICTUR E SETTIN GS i. DYNAM IC CONTR AST – This fea ture allow s the HDTV to automa tically ad just the con trast of the HDTV depen ding on the picture y ou are vie wing . ii. FILM M ODE – Th is featur e is 24p that syncs w ith DVD movies, a nd shou ld be ena bled when vie w[...]

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    - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual SOUND SOUND SOUND SOUND This option allow s user s to adjus t the HDTV’s sound fun ctions . 1. Press MEN U to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and p ress OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ o r ► or OK to a djust them. I. SOUN D SETT I[...]

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    - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual iv. BALANC E – Thi s feature ad justs the ba lance be twee n the two speaker s moving sound from left to righ t. II. SURR OUND MODE – Th is featu re en ables the HDT V two speakers to prov ide a w ider soun d effe ct. III. ANAL OG SOU ND – This fea ture a djusts the second audio progr[...]

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    - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL This option allow s user to adjust the HD TV’s tun er function s . 1. Press MEN U to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CH ANNEL and press O K. 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ o r ► or OK to adjust them. I. CH AN[...]

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    - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual III. CH ANNEL S ETTING i. CHANN EL NUM BER – Th is featur e shows the chan nel number. ii. IN CHANN EL LI ST – Thi s feature tells yo u if you h ave chosen for chann el to be skipped . iii. CHANN EL LABEL – This feature chang es the na m e of the channe l. iv. FAVORIT E CHANN EL – T[...]

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    - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual P AR ENT AL P AR ENT AL P AR ENT AL P AR ENT AL This option allow s user s to filter H DTV program s and mov ies w hile using the TV tuner. To use thi s option you w ill need to enter in the pas swo rd first. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and [...]

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    - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP This option allow s user to adjust the HD TV’s mi scellane ous optio ns. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press OK. 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or OK to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPT IO N[...]

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    - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD 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 background of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU LANGUAGE[...]

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    - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual O THERS O THERS O THERS O THERS This option allow s user s to set o ther features of the HDT V. 1. Press MEN U to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHER S and press OK . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ o r ► or OK to a djust them. I. BLUE BACK [...]

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    - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual 4. Detailed Explana tions Detailed Explana tions Detailed Explana tions Detailed Explana tions USB Conne ction USB Conne ction USB Conne ction USB Conne ction Explained Explained Explained Explained E195BD-SHD is a widescreen HDTV with an USB port. W ith the USB port the HDTV can access USB[...]

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    - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual When you plug the USB in you will see the following menu. Please follow the directions on the screen to browse the USB drive. • Media Browser – This allows users to browse media and photo in the USB drive. • Settings – This changes the settings of accessing the USB drive. • MP3 Co[...]

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    - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Closed Ca ptioning (digital and ana log) Expl ained Closed Ca ptioning (digital and ana log) Expl ained Closed Ca ptioning (digital and ana log) Expl ained Closed Ca ptioning (digital and ana log) Expl ained Your HDTV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decode r. It allows you to vi[...]

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    - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong [...]

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    - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Aspect R atio Expla ined Aspect R atio Expla ined Aspect R atio Expla ined Aspect R atio Expla ined The HDTV is a widescreen TV, but most TV programs are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the HDTV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of sign[...]

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    - 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual 3. Zoom When watching a 4:3 aspect ratio TV or movie, this mode zooms in to cut off most of the black bars on the side while preserving the 16:9 ratio. Because of the zoom, the top and bottom are cut off as well. 4. WATERGLASS ( panorama) When watching a 4:3 aspect ratio TV or movie, there [...]

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    - 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual Shortcuts to Br o wsing C hannels Shortcuts to Br o wsing C hannels Shortcuts to Br o wsing C hannels Shortcuts to Br o wsing C hannels Browsing through the entire channel list on the HDTV can be tedious. This HDTV features a favorite channel list, where you can add in channels that you alw[...]

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    - 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E195BD-SHD HDTV User Manual D VD OPERA TION D VD OPERA TION D VD OPERA TION D VD OPERA TION Introduction About the[...]