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    - 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Dear Sceptr e Cust omer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE E24 LED HDTV purchase. Thank you for your supp ort. To ensure safety an d many years o f trouble free operation of y our TV, please r ead the manu al carefull y before m aking any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place [...]

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    - 2 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

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    - 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perf orm many useful functions, but it can also 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 ca n result in[...]

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    - 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 rule s should be o bserved for th e insta llation, use and mainte nance of[...]

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    - 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 b e installed near the equi pment and sho uld be easily acce ssible. • Only the mark ed power source can be used for the product. Any po wer source o[...]

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    - 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 connec ted to the TV, make sure that the antenna o r cable syste m is electri cally grounded to provide so me protec tion against[...]

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    - 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is pack aged in a c arton. Any st andard acces sories are pac ked separately in another c arton. The weight of the TV is approxima tely 9 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 [...]

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    - 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To remove th e stand c ompletely, l ook at the bac k of the TV near the neck a nd unscrew the 3 screws shown in the pict ure and the neck along w ith the bas e should come off. 2. To attach the base, p lace the bas e piece on a table and insert the [...]

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    - 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual 3. Screw in th e 3 screws at the bottom of the base to secure th e base piec e.[...]

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    - 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ...... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ......... ............[...]

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    - 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 red when p ower is plugged in but the TV is not turne d on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on. Beca use of the LED in th e panel, the TV might ta ke 10 – 12 seconds to pow er on. RE[...]

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    - 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual T op Contr ol Buttons The following descripti ons are from left to ri ght. 1. VOL(-) – This button decreases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection left. 2. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is activ[...]

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    - 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual R ear Vie w Connections 1. HEADPHONE – This connec tion is f or headpho nes t o be attached t o the TV . 2. TV – This connection is for digi tal or analog cable without the cable box or over-the-ai rwave an tennas. The t uner is a hybrid t uner that tunes to both analog and digita[...]

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    - 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual 8. SPDIF - This connec tion port is used for sending o ut digita l audio si gnals to digital surround sound r eceivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connecto r sends ou t either bit-stre am or PC M digital sound signal to a home t heater receiver with digi tal coax input. 9. HDMI2 – [...]

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    - 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual SCEPTRE E24 R emote Contr o l This re mote c ontrol fo llow s SONY’s uni versal remot e code. To find the ac tual code you need to consult your ca ble or s atellite tech s upport.[...]

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    - 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual For universal remot es, this TV f ollows SO NY’s universal remote code. You need to find the ac tual code fro m your cable or satel lite or universal r emote provider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 2. INFO – Shows the display info. 3. FREEZE – Press this button to freeze [...]

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    - 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Hav e Digita l Ca ble without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turn ed off. 2. Connect the Co axial RF c able fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the fi rs[...]

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    - 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Connecting Cab le Bo x with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect the green color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s gree n connector po rt on th e back of you r HDTV. 3. Connect the b lu[...]

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    - 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 Yel low Video connecto r to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yell ow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cab[...]

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    - 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Connecting Sa tellite box es with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top b ox is turned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cab le to the HDM I output of yo ur set-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of you r HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and you r set-top box. 4.[...]

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    - 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r PC is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Su b VGA cable; connect 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-j ack, connec[...]

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    - 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the right of t he TV to s witch sources.[...]

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    - 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 standb y red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r conne ction cab les off the side or th e back of you r TV and also your AV devices. Make sur e they are a[...]

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    - 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual OSD (On Scr e en Display) Contr ol s Via R e mo te C on t r o l In order to adjust mo st of the opt ions ins ide the On Screen Dis play (O SD), the pict ure below shows all the button s used on the remote control. – This bu tton op ens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to t he[...]

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    - 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual OSD (On Scr een Display) Options PICTURE – This main option has func tions for c hanging the picture s ettings for a ll port s, such as tint, contrast, sh arpness. SOUND – Th is main opt ion has functions fo r chang ing sound sett ings for al l ports, s uch as SPDIF T ype, treble [...]

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    - 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE – This fe ature change s vario us color and power savin g mod[...]

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    - 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allo ws the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – This f eature is 24 p that syncs with DVD movies, and should be enable d when viewi ng DVD vide[...]

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    - 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual SOUND This option a llows users to ad just the TV ’s sound f unctions. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOUND M[...]

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    - 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 progra mming [...]

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    - 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual CHANNEL This option al lows user to adjust the T V’s tuner func tions. 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 adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adj ust th em. I. CHANNEL LIST – This[...]

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    - 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual PA R E N T A L This option a llows us ers to filter T V programs an d movies while us ing the TV tun er. To use this op tion you wi ll need to enter in the password f irst. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ?[...]

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    - 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – T[...]

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    - 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transpa rency of the captioning . d) TEXT COLOR – This changes the co lor of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This cha nges the transpa rency of backgrou nd of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II[...]

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    - 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This feature g[...]

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    - 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 flash drives (up to 2GB) and di splay pict ures or play MP3 files. To use this fea ture connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV an d press t[...]

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    - 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the ti me interval of a displa yed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures intercha nge. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option t oggles th e repeat func tion for dis playing pictu r[...]

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    - 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an i nternal Closed Capt ion deco der. It a llows you to vie w conservatio ns, 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 v[...]

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    - 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV. TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages . Althou gh this rating doe s not signify a program desi gned spe c ifically fo[...]

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    - 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a wides creen TV, but mo st TV programs are st ill broadca sting in a square format , therefore the TV is offering multipl e ways of viewing vide os. There are ma inly two types of signal format, Full (16:9 form at), Normal (4:3 form at), while others[...]

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    - 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the enti re channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV features a fa vorite channel list, where you can add i n channels th at you always want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any channel you would lik e to in clude i[...]

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    - 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power c able has to be remo ved from the s ocke t 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 might d amage the ho using and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bez[...]

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    - 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual T r oub leshooting The followin g table c ontains t he comm on problem s and the soluti ons to these problems. Please ch eck this list befo re you contact th e technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correc tly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable c orrectly. NO PICTURE Se[...]

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    - 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up so me channe ls but forgot about them . Refer to page 31 for more instr uctions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universa l remote cod e. Please[...]

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    - 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGE S THE VOLUME Different chann els and inp uts will sometimes have this effect because t he channel s ignal’s own volume is already lo ud. There is no wa y remove this complete ly. The TV h as an AUTO VOLUME L EVEL func tion that[...]

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    - 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er 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 resu lt in unne cessary shipp ing charges bill ed to you. O ur trained support personnel c a n often resolve the pro b lem over the phone or email. For more info[...]

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    - 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation Active Area / S creen Size D i a g o n a l 2 4 i n c h e s Aspect Ra tio W i d e s c r e e n 1 6 : 9 Max. of Pixel s (Resolution) 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 200 cd/m2 (Typi cal)[...]

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    - 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual (2)Audio Sound Mode Dynamic / Stand ard / Soft / Us er Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / T reble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 3 watt per channe l (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Di gital Cable Read y) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins[...]

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    - 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card caref ully, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMIT ED WARRANTY” on parts and labor (90 days for commer cial use) and is only valid when purchased from an A uthorized Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product, and available to cust[...]

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    - 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual defect; or displays on whi ch the serial numbe r has been removed or d efaced. Image Sticki ng caused by o perating at e xcessive brightnes s levels for extended periods or mishandlin g are not covered by this wa rranty. Installati on, removal, transportati on and reinstallati on of a[...]

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    - 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual Disc laimer , T r adem ar k s , & Copy right Inf orma tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and H igh-Definition Multimedia Interfa ce are tradem arks or re gistered trademark s of HD MI Licensing LLC.” • W ii™ is a registe red tradema rk or tradem ark of Ni ntendo of Am erica, I [...]

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    - 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E24 Series LED HDTV Us er Manual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . Operation is s ubject to the following two conditions : (1) this device m ay not cause harmful inte rference, and (2) this dev ice must accept any interfere nce received,inclu ding interference that m ay [...]