Sceptre Technologies Sceptre X42 manual

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 C O N T E N T S ver 4.0 Getting Started ......... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ... 3 Specifica tions ........................................................................................................... 5 Opening the Pack age ...................................................................[...]

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    P a g e 2 SCEPTRE X42 Connecting Headphone Out Port .................................................................. 36 For Analog Cable an d Antenna Users..................................................................... 37 For Set-top Bo x Users (includ ing Digital Cable, Satell ite, other video displa ying devices) .........................[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 Congratulations o n your SCEPT RE X42 42” LCD T elevision purchase. Thank you for your suppor t of SCEPT RE and its LCD T elevision product line. The X42 is a precise electronic pro duct and you sho uld read the follo wing instruc tions carefully to maximize its performance. I t has passed r egulatory safet y certification[...]

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    P a g e 4 SCEPTRE X42 Package Contents Y o ur SCEPT RE X42 package includes: Box 1 o f 2  TV Display x 1 Box 2 o f 2  Media Bo x (SKU#XHD192 0-1H)x 1  User manual x 1  Connecting Cable (connecting TV display with Media b ox) x 1  W arranty Card x 1  Power Cord x 1  VGA Cable x 1  PC Audio Cable x 1  HDMI/DVI Cable x 1 [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 Specifications Display panel Item Illustration A c t iv e A re a / S cr e e n S i z e 930.24 ( H) x 523.26 (V )mm (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 ch 0.1615 ( H) x RGB x 0.4 845 (V)mm M a x . o f P i x el s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (192 0 x 1080 pixels) resolution B ri g h t n[...]

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    P a g e 6 SCEPTRE X42 Dynamic contrast Y es( T uner/V ideo deco der ) Sharpness DL T I/DCT I Gamma 10bit / 5 curves Lamp adjust Y es Picture mode User mode / Standard / Na ture / Game/ Cinema V ideo adjust Contrast / Br ightness / Color / Hue 3 levels of color T emp. For VGA High / Middle / Low (2)Audio T one Bass / T r eble / Bala nce A VC(Auto V [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 Enhanced Definitio n TV (EDTV): A better d igital televisi on transmissio n than SDTV with at least 48 0p, in a 1 6:9 or 4:3 disp lay and Dolby digital surro und sound. 480p is the quality used b y most DVD players. E DTV provides 30 0-400,000 pixels. High-Definitio n T elevision ( HDTV): T he best quality digital picture, w[...]

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    P a g e 8 SCEPTRE X42 NTSC(ASIA / J apan) A V1, A V 2, YPbPr1, VGA- YPbP r2 HDMI-1/HDCP -1(option), HDMI-2/HDCP -2(option), A V L ine out Sub woofer out, Hea d phone[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 9 Opening the Pac kage The SCEPT RE X42 is pac kaged in a carto n together with ot her standard acce ssories. An y accessories are p acked separatel y in another carton. The weight of the LCD displa y is approxi mately 80 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is su ggested that it be handled by a mini mum of 2 o r[...]

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    P a g e 1 0 SCEPTRE X42 Important Safety Guidelines This prod uct is designed and manu factured to operate within defined design limit s, and misuse may res ult in electric s hock or fire. T o prevent the product fro m being da maged, the follo wing rules should be obser ved for the installation, use a nd maint enance of the pro duct. Read the foll[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 1 • Slots and openings in t he back and bottom of the cabine t are pr ovided for ventilation. T o ensure reliable op eration of the X42 LCD TV and Media Box and to p rotect it fro m overheati ng, b e sure these o penings are not blocked or covered. Do not place the X42 LCD TV and Media B ox in a bookcase or c abinet unless[...]

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    P a g e 1 2 SCEPTRE X42 • Unplug the unit duri ng a lightening s torm or when it will not be used for long period of ti me. This will protect the X42 LCD T V and Media Box fro m damage due to power surges. • Do not attempt to r epair or service the product yoursel f. Opening or r emoving the back cover may expose you to high voltages, the risk [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 3 o Liquid spra ys or any object d rops into the X42 L CD TV and Media Box. o The Displa y is exposed to r ain or other moisture. o The Displa y is dropped or damaged in any wa y . o The per formance of the Displa y changes substa ntially . • Operating enviro nment: T e mperature: 5°C ~ 35°C, Hu midity: 10% to 90% non-co[...]

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    P a g e 1 4 SCEPTRE X42 Lightning Pr ot ection For add ed protection o f the LCD TV during a lightnin g storm or when it is left unattended or unused for long period s of time, unplug the LCD TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the a ntenna or cab le system. Power L ines Do not locate the ante nna near overhead light or power circu its, or where[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 5 Pr oduct Br owse     Display T op V iew Front V ie w Note: Power indicator: If light is bl ue, the TV is turned on. If the light is red , the TV is turn ed off and in standby mode. If the light is off, the inverter conn ector is not connected and no po wer is pro vided to the d isplay panel. IR sensor: Re mote [...]

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    P a g e 1 6 SCEPTRE X42 Rear V iew Note: wall-mounted[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 7 W all- mounted 1. Unplug all t he cables and cor ds from the LCD TV . 2. Place the LCD TV face down on a soft and flat sur face (blanket, foam, cloth, etc) to prevent any da mage to the display . 3. Remove the 6 scr ews on the b ack panel of t he TV located near the bottom so that t he base stand can be r emoved (see Pictu[...]

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    P a g e 1 8 SCEPTRE X42 Side V iew About control keys P ress CH buttons to switc h between pr eprogrammed channel s. If you are using DTV to vie w your television you can also use EP G button to navigate your c hannels. P ress VOL buttons to a djust the audio vol ume. P ress this button to select among the following PC or DTV inputs – DTV , HDMI-[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 1 9 TV Info Explained Non DTV On the upper left ha nd corner there ’ s always an “M: “and an “S:”. “M: “ represents the mai n display while “S: “represents t he sub-displa y also known as PIP w indo w . “S: “is usually off because a PI P w i ndow is not present. DTV On the top 1 /3 rd of the screen a info[...]

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    P a g e 2 0 SCEPTRE X42 of any video more accurately and vividly . This interface can be used by both PC and video d isplaying devices such as DV D pla yer , satellite box, o r digital cable bo x…etc. Please note to get sound out of DVI mode you must connect an audio ca ble from y our audio video device to the audio po rt labeled “PC Audio In?[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 2 1     Media Box Front V iew Note: Power indicator : If light is blue , the TV is turned on. If the light is red , the TV is turned off and in standby mode . If the light is off, the in verter connector is not connected and no po wer is provided to the display panel . Rear V iew[...]

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    P a g e 2 2 SCEPTRE X42 Media Box Rear V iew Connector Definition s 1. Signal Co nnector This connector p rovides video signals to the displa y panel and has to be permanently connec ted. T his connection uses pro priety cable. 2. Inverter Connecto r This connector p rovides po wer to the displa y panel and has to be permanently connected. T his co[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 2 3 to DVI conversion cab le. Y ou can co nnect an up co nversion DVD p layer , computer (via DVI so urce), o r set-top box throug h this cable. If you are using DVI or HDCP you will need to co nnect an audio co nnection to the PC Audio In connection por t to provide audio . This connectio n uses a HDM I cable o r a HDMI to DV[...]

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    P a g e 2 4 SCEPTRE X42 video, and a sub woofer cable f or bass. 13. A V1 & A V2 These connection po rts are used for connecting co mposite devices, suc h as VCR, DVD player, gam e co nsole, or set-top b ox via A V1 or A V2 source. Use the connectors white (L) a nd red (R) for audio and the yellow (A V) for vide o. Y ou can also substitute t he[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 2 5 2. A V1 & A V2 (Basic) Analog V ide o - 480i. The yello w connector provides all th e video infor mation. 3. S-VIDEO (Fa ir) Analog V ide o - 480i. The black connector separates b etween black and white information and co lor information there fore displa ying sharper text and video. 4. Co mponent (Good) Analog HD Capa[...]

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    P a g e 2 6 SCEPTRE X42 Quick Installatio n     Installation b atteries of r emote contr ol (1). Insert two AA ( or R6) batteries into t he remote control. Make sure + and – are facing the prop er dire ction. (2). Replace the cover . If the rem ote control is not t o be used for a long tim e, remove the batteries. Keep the rem ote con[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 2 7     Connecting the Display with Media Box Connect Cable Please note: The cab les are color cod ed, when connecting the m, please color match the connectors. The co lor side always fa ces up or outward. Connecting IR[...]

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    P a g e 2 8 SCEPTRE X42 Connecting Signal Connecting Inverter & A C Power[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 2 9     Connecting the AC Power Cord Connect AC po wer from the r ear of media box to the po wer source.     Power S witch After you ha ve connected AC p ower , turn the po wer switch to P ower On positio n on the media box. Make sure light o f po wer indicato r is blue. P lease note, this po wer switch[...]

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    P a g e 3 0 SCEPTRE X42     Connecting T V T uner TV tuner is for over the air wave televisio n via UHF and VHF . Analog cable is ca ble hooked directl y into the TV to the TV tuner connectors.     Connecting A V1 / A V2 Port A V1, and A V2 is for co nnecting VCR, Analog Cable Set -top Bo xes or other de vice that uses compo[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 1     Connecting Com ponent HD Port Component is for connecting DVD Pla yer , HD Satellite/Cab le Set-top Bo xes or other device that uses co mponent wir es (red, green, blue wires) for video and RCA re d/white wires for audio. Note: Ref er to your DVD player , H D Satellite/Ca ble Set-top Bo xes or other device [...]

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    P a g e 3 2 SCEPTRE X42 Connecting HDMI-1, HDMI-2 Port HDMI is for connec ting HD S atellite, HD Di gital Cable Set-to p Boxes o r other device with HDMI port. The HDMI port a lso doubles as HDCP /DVI p ort. If your HD set-top box does not have HDMI but DVI instead, please use the HDM I to DVI conversion cable that is included in t he box. When usi[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 3 C.HDCP NOTE: 1. The HDM I input on yo ur LCD TV supports High-band width Dig ital Content Protection (HDCP ) . HDCP encrypts the transmission be twee n the video source and the digital displa y for added security and protection. 2. Refer to your HDTV Set-top Box or other device with HDM I port user manual for mor e infor m[...]

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    P a g e 3 4 SCEPTRE X42     Connecting A TSC T uner The A T SC T uner is for connecting digital cable or high de finition antennas. The tuner will tune to unscra mbled digital cable channels or over the air wave high definition local channels. T his connect ion port uses coaxial cab le.     Connecting Line Out P ort If you h[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 5     Connecting VGA Port VGA port is for connecting P C system. Please use a VG A c able to connect from the P C to the 42” LCD’ s VGA p ort. The other cable fro m PC Audio I n to the PC is for audio. If you have separate P C speakers, p lease disregard the cable. It also doubles as an op tional YPbPr ( comp[...]

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    P a g e 3 6 SCEPTRE X42     Connecting to TV Speaker Media bo x communicates with the TV display . The 4 wire connectors labeled TV SPEAKER is for co nnection to the TV’ s speaker .     Connecting Headphone Out P ort The headphone o ut port is for co nnecting to a head phone.[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 7 For Analog Cable and Antenna User s Note: The follo wing instruction set is for TV tuner antenna, analog cab le users only . When using the TV for the first time, you must perfor m the channel scan to get all correct channels b y doing the follo wing: Press the “SOURCE A V” b utton on the remote controller to select th[...]

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    P a g e 3 8 SCEPTRE X42 For HDTV Antenna A TSC T uner U sers Note: The follo wing instruction set is for A T SC T uner HD antenna users onl y . On ly perform the follo wing instruct ion set when you have connected a HD antenna to the A TSC tuner . A TSC t uner does not guarantee HD pict ure qualit y . HD picture still depends on the method which yo[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 3 9 Remote Control Using the X42[...]

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    P a g e 4 0 SCEPTRE X42 Universal Remote Code and Support Sceptre’ s X42 LCD supports SON Y’ s universal remote code . Plea se look up SONY’s codes in your handb ook of remote c odes to setup your universal r emote. Please note : Due to the variet y of universal remotes manufactured , not all universal r emotes will fully function with the co[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 4 1 Aspect Explained 1. Auto This aspect ratio automaticall y adjust to the picture ’ s origi nal for mat. If 16:9 the full screen will be used. If 4:3 , black bars will be added o n the side. 2. 16: 9 When watching a s tandard br oadcast or full-fra me movie in this mod e, the displa y image is stretched hor izontall y to f[...]

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    P a g e 4 2 SCEPTRE X42 4. Zoom Full When watching a 4:3 aspect ratio TV or m ovie, this mod e zooms in to cu t off most of the black bars on t he side while p reserving the 16 :9 ratio. Because of the zoo m, the top and bo ttom are cut off as well. No te : When in HD mode or c onnected to a HD set-top b ox that controls the r esolution you will no[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 4 3 Picture I n Pictur e AUDIO (PIP S W AP) Listen to the audio fro m the sub -picture. VIDEO (PIP SW AP) Swap bet ween main picture and the sub-picture. S O U R C E Select the input source for the sub -picture. S I Z E Select the windo w size for the sub-picture (1/4 , 1/9, or 1/16 of the entire screen size). P O S Select the[...]

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    P a g e 4 4 SCEPTRE X42 F A VORITE (Channels) Chooses the pre- selected favorite c hannels. T o tal of nine channels can be stored as the Favorite channel s list in TV source and an unlimited storage of c hannels in DT V source. Note: Be fore the Favorite (channels) can be use d, one must pr e-select the channels and store into the Fa vorite channe[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 4 5 SOURCE PC Selects different PC/DTV input sources – DTV , HDMI-1 (HDMI, HDCP , DVI) , HDMI-2(HDMI , HDCP , DVI), VGA-PC, and VGA-YPbPr2 . SOURCE A V Selects different video input si gnal sources – T V Tuner , A V1, A V2, and YPbPr1 (Component). SOUND Select different Sound Effect modes – User mode, P op, Soft, Dialogu[...]

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    P a g e 4 6 SCEPTRE X42 MENU Press the MENU b utton to activate t he OSD (On Scre en Disp lay) main menu. P ress again to qui t the main menu. MTS T o select STEREO, MONO, or SAP . When OSD menu is shown, pr ess this button to enter (con firm) the sub-menu. CH +/- Press these two butto ns to scr oll through the cha nnels. If the OSD Menu is shown o[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 4 7 V OL -/+ Press these two butto ns to adjust the spea ker volume le vel. If the OSD Menu is shown on the screen, press these button s to scroll thr ough the menu items horizontally . EXIT Press this button to exit from the s ub-menu to the prev ious menu. EPG When DTV pro gram (channel) is selected, pr ess this button to di[...]

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    P a g e 4 8 SCEPTRE X42 0 – 9, 100/- channel number Select channels from 1 to 99 , press the desired cha nnel number s. If the channel number is 100 or greater , first press the butto n “100/-“ CCD Press CCD to displa y closed ca ption infor mation. Press repe atedly to scroll thro ugh OFF , C C1, CC2, CC3, CC4, TT1, TT2, TT3, and TT4 R / Ret[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 4 9 SLEEP Press repe atedly to cycle through t he available sleep timer options – Off/30/60 /90/120 minutes. INFO Display related infor mation o n current channels o r PC modes. Picture In Picture Explained Picture In Pic ture is a displa y mode where 1 TV can display 2 d iff erent types o f video sources simultaneou sly . T[...]

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    P a g e 5 0 SCEPTRE X42 Port combination for P I P Main Sub TV (NTSC) A V1 A V2 SV1 (S-video) SV2 (S-video) TV (A TSC) YPbPr1 YPbPr2 TV (NTSC) NA NA NA NA NA √ √ √ A V1 NA NA NA NA NA √ √ √ A V2 NA NA NA NA NA √ √ √ SV1 (S-video) NA NA NA NA NA √ √ √ SV2 (S-video) NA NA NA NA NA √ √ √ TV (A TSC) √ √ √ √ √ NA [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 1 Main Sub VGA (PC) HDM I 1 HDCP 1 D VI 1 (PC) HDM I 2 HDCP 2 D VI 2 (PC) TV (NTSC) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ A V1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ A V2 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ SV1 (S-video) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ SV2 (S-video) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ TV (A TSC) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YPbPr1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YPbP[...]

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    P a g e 5 2 SCEPTRE X42 OSD (On Screen Display Menu) The OSD Menu varie s based on different input signal sourc es. The OSD menus pro vide different control functions, which allow users to opti mize the picture/audio perfor mances for each of the inp ut signal so urces. How to operate the OSD Menu: 1. Pre ss the MENU button on th e remote contro ll[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 3 OSD scr een instruction: Group icon de scriptions: 1. GEOMETR Y / VIDEO (user mode only) 2. PICTURE / ADV ANCED ( user mode only) 3. AUDIO (user mode & no ne-user mode) 4. SYSTEM ( user mode & none-user mode) 5. TV SETUP / DTV (u ser mode & none-user mode) Note: I. The follow chapter will introduce the operatio[...]

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    P a g e 5 4 SCEPTRE X42 TV input When TV (NTSC) input is selected, the following OSD menu will be displa yed when the MENU button is p ressed. 1. VIDEO (User mode)  CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast b etween br ight / dark graphics a nd text.  BRIGHTN ESS Adjust brightness o f the scree n.  SHARPNESS Make the picture s harper.  COLOR Adjust[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 5  SKIN TONE Make the skin color brighter witho ut affecting other colors.  GREEN Strengthen Green ( grass color) c olor without affecti ng other colo rs.  BLUE Strengthen Blue (s ky color) color without affecting o ther colo rs.  NOISE Adjust abatement o f signal noise. Select different optio n – Off, - 1, -2,[...]

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    P a g e 5 6 SCEPTRE X42 sure to adj ust the volume to belo w 40 when the po pping occurs.  A VC Suppress a pop sound resulted fro m changing TV program.  SURROUND Select sound field from Off, Nar row, or Wide.  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory settings. 4. SYSTEM  LANGUAGE Choose the lang uage between English and Frenc [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 7  F A VORIT E CH Select channels a nd store into the favor ite channel list. Note: T o block or unblock the T V program, enter the “Rating” sub- menu, and then pres s “0000” to access the menu. P ress (enter) to toggle bet ween “B”(blocked, not allowed to watch this progra m) and “U”(unblocked, allowed to[...]

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    P a g e 5 8 SCEPTRE X42  COLOR Adjust Picture Chro minance Ga in/Ratio.  TINT Adjust Picture Chro minance a ngle(or skin color) .  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory settings. 2. ADV ANCED (User mode)  VIVID COLOR Make color b righter without over-saturatio n.  SKIN TONE Make the skin color brighter witho ut affecting [...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 5 9  BALANCE Adjusts the bala nce (left to right) of your TV speakers.  LOUDNESS Enhanced Bass and Treble strength. Loudness Caution : Because the lo udness option e nhances ba ss sound eff ects, the p ossibilit y of X42’ s speaker p opping increa ses greatly because of different sound sig nals received. O ur standard [...]

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    P a g e 6 0 SCEPTRE X42  RA TI NG Program lock accord ing to MP AA or TV Guide Line. Y Pb Pr1 (Component), VGA-Y Pb Pr2, HDMI-1, HDMI-2, HDCP-1, HDCP-2 inputs 1. VIDEO (User mode)  CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast b etween br ight / dark graphics a nd text.  BRIGHTN ESS Adjust brightness o f the scree n.  SHARPNESS Make the picture s harpe[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 6 1  VIVID COLOR Make color b righter without over-saturatio n.  SKIN TONE Make the skin color brighter witho ut affecting other colors.  GREEN Strengthen Green ( grass color) c olor without affecti ng other colo rs.  BLUE Strengthen Blue (s ky color) color without affecting o ther colo rs.  NOISE Not available [...]

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    P a g e 6 2 SCEPTRE X42 increases the possibili ty of po pping the X42 ’ s speaker . Please make sure to adj ust the volume to belo w 40 when the po pping occurs.  A VC Suppress a pop sound resulted fro m changing TV program.  SURROUND Select sound field from Off, Nar row, or Wide.  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory setti[...]

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    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 6 3 1. GEOMETR Y  AUTO Auto fine tuning pic ture clock and p osition.  H-POSITI ON Adjusts the displa y position left or right. Normally use Auto Adjust.  V -P OSITION Adjusts the displa y position up or down. Nor mally use Auto Adj ust.  CLOCK Adjusts the cloc k frequency to match video card / Normally use Auto Ad[...]

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    P a g e 6 4 SCEPTRE X42  G GAIN Adjusts how much green color is in the displa y.  B GAIN Adjusts how much b lue color is in t he display.  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory settings. 3. AUDIO  BASS Adjusts the bass leve l of your T V speakers.  TREBLE Adjusts the treble le vel of you r TV speakers.  BALANCE Adjusts[...]

  • Page 65

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 6 5 4. SYSTEM  LANGUAGE Choose the lang uage between English and Frenc h for the OSD menu  LAMP Adjusts how brig ht you want t he LCD to displa y it’s images.  FORMAT Signal output con forms to wind ow size of the displa y in particular resolution. Resolutio n – 102 4x768, 1280x76 8, 1366x768 , 1360x768 How to set[...]

  • Page 66

    P a g e 6 6 SCEPTRE X42  BRIGHTN ESS Adjust brightness o f the scree n.  COLOR TEMP . Select color te mperature among Hi gh, Middle, Low, o r User modes.  R GAIN Adjusts how much r ed color is in the display.  G GAIN Adjusts how much green color is in the displa y.  B GAIN Adjusts how much b lue color is in t he display.  RECALL R[...]

  • Page 67

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 6 7  SURROUND Select sound field from Off, Nar row, or Wide.  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory settings. 4. SYSTEM  LANGUAGE Choose the lang uage between English and Frenc h for the OSD menu  LAMP Adjusts how brig ht you want t he LCD to displa y it’s images  FORMAT Signal output con forms to [...]

  • Page 68

    P a g e 6 8 SCEPTRE X42  BRIGHTN ESS Adjust brightness o f the scree n.  SHARPNESS Make the picture s harper.  COLOR Adjust Picture Chro minance Ga in/Ratio.  TINT Adjust Picture Chro minance a ngle(or skin color) .  RECALL Reset the para meters to origina l factory settings. 2. ADV ANCED (User mode)  VIVID COLOR Make color b righ[...]

  • Page 69

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 6 9  TREBLE Adjusts the treble le vel of you r TV speakers.  BALANCE Adjusts the bala nce (left to right) of your TV speakers.  LOUDNESS Enhanced Bass and Treble strength. Loudness Caution : Because the lo udness option e nhances ba ss sound eff ects, the p ossibilit y of X42’ s speaker p opping increa ses greatly b[...]

  • Page 70

    P a g e 7 0 SCEPTRE X42 5. DTV Enter DT V (ATSC) OSD menu.  CHANNEL  EDIT Displays a list o f channels you can toggle bet ween favorites and blocking. When finished editing press EXIT to save and e xit.  AUTO SCAN Automatically sca ns for all cha nnels via HDT V antenna.  MANUAL SCAN Manually input a channel nu mber for scanning. (NOT R[...]

  • Page 71

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 1  EDGE ST YLE Adjusts the bord er style.  EDGE COLOR Adjusts the bord er color .  S E T U P  OP ACITY Adjusts how transpa rent the info b ar is.  I-PLA TE Adjusts the displa y time for th e info bar.  TIME ZONE Toggles bet ween daylight savings ti me and regular ti me. Time is received thru a ntenna.  A[...]

  • Page 72

    P a g e 7 2 SCEPTRE X42  P ASSWORD Changes the pass word. WARNING THER E IS NO WAY T O RESET THI S FEATURE. PLE ASE REMEMBE R YOUR NEW PASSWORD OR DON’ T CHANG E THE PASSWO RD.  RESET DTV Resets all optio ns including sca nned channels.[...]

  • Page 73

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 3 Rating Explained General Operatio n T o block channels you do n’t want your kids to watc h, you can filter the m with the ratin gs function. MP AA le ts you contro l ratings for movies you allo w your kids to watch o n the TV . For regular TV sitcoms or series you can use USTV settings. USTV settings lets you filter what[...]

  • Page 74

    P a g e 7 4 SCEPTRE X42 make-believe and rea lity . Themes and ele ments in this progr am may incl ude mild fantas y violence or co medic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7 . Therefore, parents may wa nt to consider t he suitability of t his program fo r their ver y young children. Note: For those p rogra ms where fantasy violenc[...]

  • Page 75

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 5 TV program description FV - Fantasy V io lence V - V iolence S - Sexual Situatio ns L - Adult Language D - Sexually S uggestive Dia log DTV Favorite Ch annels Explained The DTV favorite channels f unction is designed so the user can access a pre -edited list of channels to watch rather than scro lling through un wanted cha[...]

  • Page 76

    P a g e 7 6 SCEPTRE X42 Cleaning the LCD TV  W ipe the LCD TV w ith so ft or dry cloth.  Do not use solve nt or methylbe nzene. Harsh chemica ls may d amage your LCD TV .  Make sure the LCD T V is un plugged before you clean it. W arnin g BEFORE PLUG GING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFU LL Y . The voltage o[...]

  • Page 77

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 7 T roublesho oting The follo wing table contains the co mmon prob lems and the so lutions to these p roblems. Please check this list b efore you contact technicians. Problems Reasons Solutions 1. Did you connect t he po wer cord? 1. Connect po wer cord cor rectly . 2. Did you turn on t he power? 2. T urn on power 3. Is the [...]

  • Page 78

    P a g e 7 8 SCEPTRE X42 Problems Reasons Solutions 1. Is input signal ca ble connected co rrectly? 1. Check the sig nal cable connection. Make sure your video ca ble is in the right group as the audio cable. Audio only , no picture 2. Is the TV signal too weak? 2. TV -RF signal must not be lower than 50 d B. 1. Is signal cable con nected correctly?[...]

  • Page 79

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 7 9 Problems Possible solutio ns Blinking picture accompanied by signal box ima ge Check the connectio n of anten na/signal cable Broken lines or segments Adjust antenna. Keep the TV away from noise sources suc h as neon lights, and hair dryer . Certain TV channels are blocked Please use the cha nnel scanning f unction or v-ch[...]

  • Page 80

    P a g e 8 0 SCEPTRE X42 Problems Possible solutio ns port)  Go into your vide o card’ s advance menu to make sure 2nd monitor / DVI p ort is turned on. No Sound on PC Make sure your green connecto r head audio cable is connect ed. Satellite / Digital Cab le box says HDCP not compatible.  Reboot your satellite / d igital cab le box by turnin[...]

  • Page 81

    SCEPTRE X 4 2 P a g e 8 1 FCC C ompliance S tatement This device co mplies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subj ect to the follo wing conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful i nterference (2) This device must accept any interfere nce received, including inter ference that my cause undesired op eration. Note: This equipment ha[...]

  • Page 82

    P a g e 8 2 SCEPTRE X42 Caution: T o comply with the limit s for an FCC Clas s B co mputing device, always use the si gnal cord and po wer cord supplied with this unit. The Feder al communications Co mmission warns t hat changes o r modifications to the unit not expressly appr oved by the party responsible for co mpliance could void the user ’ s [...]