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    SCEPTRE X24 Page1 Important Information[...]

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    Page2 SCEPTRE X24 FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not caus e harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that my cause undesired operation. Please Note: This equipment has been tested and [...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page3 European Notice CE mark for Class B ITE (Follow ing European standard EN55022/1998; EN61000-3-2/1995; EN61000-3-3/1995, EN55024/1998, EN60950/1992+A1+A2+A3+A4+A11) Radio Frequency Interference Statement Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domesti c environment, this prod uct may cause radio interference in which case t he use[...]

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    Page4 SCEPTRE X24 Important Information Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if impr operly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety . However , improper use can result in electric sho ck and / or fire. In order to prev[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page5 Tips and Safety Precautions This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limit s, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. T o prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be obs erved for the inst allation, use and mainte nance of the product. Read the following safety i[...]

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    Page6 SCEPTRE X24 • The X24 LCD MONITOR is equipped with a three-pronged grounded plug, a plug with a third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit only into a grounded power outlet as a safety feature. If your outlet does not accommodate the three-wire plug, have an electrician install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to ground the appliance sa[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page7 Table of Contents Important In formati on ...................................................................... 1 FCC Compliance S tatement............................................................ 2 Important In formati on ...................................................................... 4 T ip s and Safety Precauti ons .[...]

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    Page8 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on Y our DVD Player… ........... 31 If Y ou Have HDMI Connecti on on Y our HD Box… ................. 32 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on PlayS tatio n® 3… .............. 33 Connections to PC on the L CD with (opti onal) HDMI .................... 34 If Y ou Have DVI Connection on Y our Vide o Card[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page9 Dear SCEPTRE Customer , Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE m onitor purchase. Thank you for your support. T o ensure safety and many years of trouble free operation of your LCD monitor , please read the manual carefu lly before making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place for future reference. We hope you enjoy your new [...]

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    Page10 SCEPTRE X24 Opening the Package The SCEPTRE X24 is packaged in a carton together with st andard accessories. The weight of the LCD display is approximately 13.1 lbs. Since the LCD panel can be easily scratched or broken, please handle the product gently . Never place the unit on a surf ace with the glass facing downwards unless it is on a pr[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page1 1 Installing the Base 1. Please place the base on a flat surface (i .e. table). Hold the monitor directly 90 degrees above the base. Connect the moni tor to the base by inserting the monitor into the base. 2. After the monitor is connected to the base, t ake a look at the bottom of the base. In the square opening of the metal plat[...]

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    Page12 SCEPTRE X24 Setting Up Your Monitor The following are general short steps to setup and use the monitor with y our PC under the Microsoft Windows XP operating system . 1. After you have inst alled the base, connect your VGA or DVI cord to both the monitor and PC and turn on the PC and the monitor . 2. While booting up keep pressing F8 and cho[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page13 Mounting Preparations 1. Place the monitor on a flat surface with cloth so the bezel does not get scratched. Unscrew the 4 screws t hat lock the arm to the monitor . 2. Once the 4 screws are removed, the stand will slide of f.[...]

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    Page14 SCEPTRE X24 3. The monitor is ready for mounting. Please note : The mounting p attern of the monitor is 100mm x 100mm using M4 metric system screws. The screw depth of the mounting p attern should not exceed 8mm.[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page15 Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front V iew POWER INDICA TOR : If light is blue, the monitor is turned on. If the light is blinking blue, the monitor is turned on but not receiving a signal from the computer . NA TIVE RESOLUTION : This monitor’s clearest picture is produced under its native resolution. The native resolution of[...]

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    Page16 SCEPTRE X24 Side V iew Control Buttons The follow ing buttons are facing dow nw ards in the center of the monitor . – This button turns the monitor ON or OFF . ▲ / + – While in the OSD this button acts as a navigation button moving your selection to the next one. If you entered the function this button acts as the increase adjustment b[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page17 Side V iew Tilt Angle The LCD Monitor ’s angle settings range from 0 ° to 10 ° .[...]

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    Page18 SCEPTRE X24 Rear V iew Mounting S pecification : 100mm x 100mm using screw size M4 metric system scre ws . The Depth of the mounting patte rn should not exceed 8mm .[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page19 Rear V iew Connections The follow ing descriptions are from lef t to right . Audio Line In (OPTIONAL)* – This connection is for linking to the PC’ s line out connection for transmitting audio signal to the monitor ’s speakers. Do NOT connect a headset or external speakers to this connection. Y ou can also use this connectio[...]

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    Page20 SCEPTRE X24 Underst anding Y our Cables & Connections Cable Name Cable Picture Corresponding Connection Picture DVI (digital video) VGA (analog video) 3.5 mm Mini-jack (OPTIONAL) HDMI* (OPTIONAL) Conversion Cable Name Conversion Cable Picture HDMI to DVI ( optional accessory ) 3.5mm Mini-jack to Female RCA Audio ( optional accessory) VGA[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page21 Connecting the LCD to Your PC If Y ou Have DVI Connection on Y our V ideo Card… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. Obtain a DVI cable and connect to the DVI connection on your PC. Connect the other end of the cable to your X24 LCD MONITO R. 3. T urn on the power of both the X24 LCD MONITOR and the PC. [...]

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    Page22 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have VGA Connection on Y our Video Card… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you were previously using a CRT (bulky) monitor , please hook up y our old monitor first and make sure your refresh rate is set to 60 Hz frequen cy before using the X24 LCD MONITOR. Y ou can find the refresh rate inf[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page23 Connecting the LCD to Your Video Device If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on Y our DVD Play er… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your DVD play er , purchase a HDMI to DVI video conversion cable and connect the HDMI end to the DVD player . Connect the DVI end to the X24 LCD [...]

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    Page24 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on Y our HD Box… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your HD set-top box, purchase a HDMI to DVI video conversion cable and c onnect the HDMI end to the HD set-top box. Connect the DVI end to the X24 LCD monitor . Make sure you match the shape[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page25 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on PlayS tation® 3… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your Play St ation® 3, purchase a HDMI to DVI video conversion cable and c onnect the HDMI end to your PlayS tation® 3 and connect the DVI end to the X24 LCD monitor . 3. T urn on the [...]

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    Page26 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have VGA Connection on Xbox 360™… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e VGA connection on your Xbox 360 ™ , purchase an Xbox 360™ VGA video cable and connect the proprietary si ngle head to y our Xbox 360™. Connect the VGA end to the X24 LCD monitor . Make su re you match the [...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page27 If Y ou Have Component Connection on Y our DVD Play er… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD monitor is turned off. 2. If you have component connection on y our DVD player , purchase a VGA to female component video conversion cable and c onnect the component end to regular component cables and regular component cabl es to the DVD [...]

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    Page28 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have Component Connection on Y our HD Box… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e component connection on your HD set-top box, purchase a VGA to female component video conversion c able and connect the component end to regular component cables and regular component c ables to the HD se[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page29 If Y ou Have Component Connection on PlayS t ation® 3… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e component connection on your Play St ation® 3, purchase a VGA to female component video conversion cabl e and connect the component end to your PlayS tation® 3 component cables and the proprietary [...]

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    Page30 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have Component Connection on Xbox 360™… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e component connection on your Xbox 360 ™ , purchase a VGA to female component video conversion c able and connect the component end to your Xbox 360™ component cables and the proprietary singl e head to[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page31 Connecting the LCD with (optional) HDMI If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on Y our DVD Play er… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your DVD play er , purchase a HDMI cable and connect the HDMI end to the DVD player . Connect the other HDMI end to the X24 LCD monitor . Make su[...]

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    Page32 SCEPTRE X24 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on Y our HD Box… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your HD set-top box, purchase a HDMI cable and connect the HDMI end to the HD set-top box. Connect the other HDMI end to the X24 LCD monitor . Make sure you ma tch the shapes on both connect[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page33 If Y ou Have HDMI Connection on PlayS tation® 3… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you hav e HDMI connection on your Play St ation® 3, purchase a HDMI cable and connect the HDMI end to your PlayS tation® 3 and connect the other HDMI end to the X24 LCD monitor . 3. T urn on the X24 LCD MONITOR an[...]

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    Page34 SCEPTRE X24 Connections to PC on the LCD with (optional) HDMI If Y ou Have DVI Connection on Y our V ideo Card… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. Obtain a DVI cable and connect to the DVI connection on your PC. Connect the other end of the cable to your X24 LCD MONITO R. 3. Obtain the audio cable and connect the [...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page35 If Y ou Have VGA Connection on Y our Video Card… 1. Make sure the power of X24 LCD MONITOR is turned of f. 2. If you were previously using a CRT (bulky) monitor , please hook up y our old monitor first and make sure your refresh rate is set to 60 Hz frequen cy before using the X24 LCD MONITOR. Y ou can find the refresh rate inf[...]

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    Page36 SCEPTRE X24 On Screen Display (OSD) Menu The OSD menu of the monitor provides va rious adjustments for the monitor such as color , brightness, cont rast, screen settings…..etc. When you press the M button on the side of the monitor , the OSD screen will appear . Select each of the functions with the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. Use th[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page37 LUMINANCE This function adjusts the bright ness and contrast of the LCD. 1. T o use this function, press M to open the OSD then highlight LUMINANCE function by pressing the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) button. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) button to select BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST to adjust. 4. Pre[...]

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    Page38 SCEPTRE X24 GEOMETR Y This function adjusts the screen’ s image quality manually . 1. Press M to open the OSD then highlight GEOMETRY by pressing the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons to select the option you want to adjust. Use M to enter the option and ( ▲ [...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page39 i. 16:10 – This format set s the monitor for 16:10 ratio resolutions such as 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200 resolution, making the screen clearer . ii. 16:9 – This format set s up the monitor for 16:9 ratio resolutions such as 1280x720, 1360x768, and 1920x1080 making the screen clearer . iii. 4:3 – This format set s up the [...]

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    Page40 SCEPTRE X24 COLOR This function adjusts the overall balance of white colors in a picture in large increments. Color temperature consist s of 5800K, 6500K, and 9300K. 1. Press M to open the OSD then highlight COLOR by pressing the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) button to s[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page41 i. Use the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons to select the color you want to adjust and press M to select it. ii. Use the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) button to adjust the values. e. AUTO COLOR – This option automatically adjusts the overall balance of white colors in a picture automatically . VOLUME (optional) This optional functio[...]

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    Page42 SCEPTRE X24 OSD This function adjusts the OSD’s display options. 1. Press M to open the OSD then highlight OSD by pressing the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons to select the option you want to adjust and press M to enter the option. 4. Use the ( ▲ /+) or ( ?[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page43 RECALL This function recalls adjustments to the monitor . 1. Press M to open the OSD then highlight RECALL by pressing the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons to select the option you want to recall. 4. Press M to enter the option and with the ( ▲ /+)[...]

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    Page44 SCEPTRE X24 MISCELLANEOUS This function adjusts many loos e options inside the monitor . 1. Press M to open the OSD then highlight MISCELLANEOUS by pressing with the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons. 2. Press M to enter the function. 3. Press with the ( ▲ /+) or ( ▼ /–) buttons to select the option you w ant to adjust and press M to ad[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page45 Supported PC Resolution STD RES Dot Clock (MHz) V ertical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizont al Scanning Frequency (kHz) MAC 13" mode 640x480 30.24 66.67 35.00 MAC 17" mode 1024x768 80 74.93 60.24 MAC 18" mode 1 152x870 100 75.06 68.68 DOS 640x350 25.18 70.09 31.47 DOS 720x400 28.32 70.08 31.47 DOS 640x480 25.18 59.9[...]

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    Page46 SCEPTRE X24 Supported Video Resolution Item St andards V ertical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizont al Scanning Frequency (kHz) 1 720x480i 29.97 15.73 2 720x480P 59.94 31.46 3 1280x720P 60 45 4 1920x1080i 30 33.75 5 1920x1080P 60 67.5 Troubleshooting Problem Possible solutions DISPLA Y IS UNCLEAR AND UNST ABLE T o stabilize and clarify your di[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page47 Problem Possible solutions (continued) 1. T urn on the LCD and the computer . 2. While the computer is turned on, press the “F8” key on your keyboard continuously until a selection menu appears and select the “Safe Mode” option. 3. When you’ve entered Safe Mode please uninstall any video card driver and monitor driver b[...]

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    Page48 SCEPTRE X24 Problem Possible solutions (continued) THE COLORS ARE NOT CORRECT Sometimes the colors are not correct because your VGA or DVI cable is loose or corrupt. Please try reconnecting your cable or swap out your current cable to see if the pr oblem persists. Afterw ards please use the AUTO COLOR function inside the OSD to recalibrate t[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page49 How do I clean the LCD? IMPORT ANT 1. The power cable has to be removed from the socket before cleaning the TV . 2. Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV . These types of chemicals might damage the housing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel 1. Use a 100% cotton cloth or micro-fiber cloth for[...]

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    Page50 SCEPTRE X24 Specification Display p anel Item Illustration Active Area / Screen Size 518.4 mm x 324 mm Display Area diagonal 24 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16 : 10 Resolution Native: 1920 x 1200 Brightness 300 nits Contrast 4000:1 (DCR) 1000:1 (NA TIVE) Response T ime 2ms (Gray to Gray) View ing Angle T ypical 160/160 Degree (Horizontal/V[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page51 Features (continue d) VIDEO SUPPORT 480i @ 30 Hz 480p @ 60 Hz 720p @ 60 Hz 1080i @ 30 Hz 1080p @ 60 Hz PC timing 640 * 350 @ 70 Hz 720 * 400 @ 70 Hz 640 * 480 @ 60, 70, 75 Hz 800 * 600 @ 60, 70, 75 Hz 1024 * 768 @ 60, 70, 75 Hz 1 152 * 864 @ 75 Hz 1280 * 720 @ 60 Hz 1280 * 768 @ 60 Hz 1280 * 1024 @ 60, 70 ,75 Hz 1360 * 768 @ 60 H[...]

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    Page52 SCEPTRE X24 Call Us If You Need Help! Products are of ten returned due to a tec hnical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone or email. For more information on warranty services or repairs after the warra[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page53 LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this warranty card carefully , it is a “ONE- YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY” on parts and labor and is only valid when purchased from an Aut horized Reseller , only on new and non-refurbished product, and available to customers in the Continen t al US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. See below for[...]

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    Page54 SCEPTRE X24 LIMIT A TIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED W ARRANTY LASTS O R THE EXCLUSION OR LIMIT A TION OF INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMIT A TIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MA Y NOT APPL Y T O YO U. This warr anty gives you specific legal rights, and y ou may also have other rights w hich vary from state to st ate. This is the only w[...]

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    SCEPTRE X24 Page55 Disclaimer & Copyright Information Microsoft, Windows are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation in the United S tates and other countries. Xbox 360™ is a registered trademark or tr ademark of Microsof t Corporation in the United S tates and other countries. PlayS tation® 3 is a registered tradem ark or trademark [...]