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Sceptre Technologies X246 manual

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page1 Important Information[...]

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    Page2 SCEPTRE X246 FCC Compliance Statement This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is s ubject to the f ollo wing conditions : This device m a y not caus e harm ful interference This device m ust ac cept any interf erence rece ived, including interference t hat m y cause undesire d operat ion. Please Note: This equ ipment h[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page3 European Not ice CE mark for Cla ss B IT E (Follow ing Europ ean standard E N55022/199 8; EN61000-3-2/1 995; EN6 1000-3-3/1995 , EN55024/ 1998, EN60950/1992 + A1+A2+A3+ A4+A11) Radio Frequ ency Interfer ence Statement Warning: This is a Class B product. In a d omes tic environment, thi s product ma y cause radio interf erence in [...]

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    Page4 SCEPTRE X246 Important Information Electricity is used to perfor m many useful functions, but it can al so cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly han dled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety . However , im proper use can result in electric shock and / or fire. In order to p[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page5 Tips and Safety Precautions This product is design ed and manufactured to ope rate within defined design limit s, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. T o preve nt the product from being damaged, the follow ing rules should be observed for the in stallation, us e and maintenance of the product. Read the following safe[...]

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    Page6 SCEPTRE X246 • Do not overload pow er strips and extension cords. Overlo ading can re sult in fire or electric sho ck. • The wall socket should be installe d near the equipment and should be easily accessible. • Only the marked pow er source can be used for the produ ct. Any pow er source other than the specified one may ca use fire or [...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page7 Table of Contents Important In formation . ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. 1 FCC Compliance S tatemen t ........ ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ...... .....[...]

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    Page8 SCEPTRE X246 Dear SCEPTRE Custome r , Congratulations on yo ur new SCEPTRE monitor purcha se. Thank you for your support. T o ensure safety and many ye ars of trouble free operation of your L CD monitor , please re ad the manual carefully before making any adju stments, a nd keep them in a sa fe place for future refer ence. We hope you enjoy [...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page9 Opening the Pack age The SCEPTRE X246 is pack aged in a cart on together with standard acces sories. The weight of the LCD display is approximatel y 13.1 lbs. Sin ce the LCD panel can be easil y scratched o r broken, pl ease handle the product gently . Never place the u nit on a surface with the glass f acing downwards unless it [...]

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    Page10 SCEPTRE X246 Setting Up Your Mo nitor The following are gene ral short step s to setup and use the monitor with your PC under the Microsof t Windows XP operating sy st em . 1. After you hav e installed the base, connect your VG A or D VI cord to both the monitor and PC and turn on the PC and the monitor . 2. While booting up keep pressing F8[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page1 1 Mounting Preparations 1. Place the monitor on a flat surface w ith cloth so the bezel does no t get scratched. Unscrew the 4 screws that lock the ar m to the monitor . Once the 4 screw s are removed, the st and will come off. 2. The monitor is ready for mounting. Please note : The mounti ng pattern of the moni tor is 100m m x 1[...]

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    Page12 SCEPTRE X246 Identify ing Front and Rear Panel Front View POWER INDICA TOR : If light is blue, the monitor is turned on. If the light is blinkin g blue, the moni tor is turned on but not receiving a signal fro m the computer . NA TIVE RESOLUTION : This mo nitor’s clearest picture is produced under it s native resolution. The native resolut[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page13 Side View Control Buttons 1. [1] – This button turn s the On Scre en Display (OSD) on or o ff. 2. ▼ – While in the O SD this button act s as a naviga tion button moving yo ur selection to the previous one. If you entered the function this button act s as the decr ease adjustment button. This button also act s as the hot ke[...]

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    Page14 SCEPTRE X246 Connecting the LCD If Y ou Have DVI Conn ection o n Y our Video Card… 1. Make sure the pow er of X246 LCD MONITOR is turned off. 2. Obtain a DVI cable and connec t to the DVI connection on your PC. Con nect the other end of the cable to yo ur X246 LCD MONITOR. 3. Tu rn on the pow er of both the X24 6 LCD MONITOR and the PC. Pl[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page15 If Y ou Have VG A Con nection on Y our Video Card… 1. Make sure the pow er of X246 LCD MONITOR is turned off. 2. If you were previous ly using a CRT (bulky) monitor , plea se hook up your old monitor first and make sure your refresh rate is set to 60 Hz frequen cy before using the X246 LCD M ONITOR. Y ou can fin d the refresh [...]

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    Page16 SCEPTRE X246 If Y ou Have HDM I Connection on Y our Cable or Satellite Bo x… 1. Make sure the power of the X246 LCD MONIT OR is turned of f. 2. Obtain a HDMI cable and connect o ne end to the back of the monitor and the other end to the back of the cable or satellite box . 3. Turn on the power of both the X 246 LCD M ONITOR and the cable o[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page17 On Screen Display (OSD) Menu The OSD menu of the monitor prov ides various adjustment s for the monitor such as color , brightness, contrast, screen set tings…..etc. When you press the [1] button on the monitor , the OSD screen will appea r . Select each of the functions with the ▲ or ▼ buttons. Use the [2] button to enter[...]

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    Page18 SCEPTRE X246 CONTR AST / BRIGHT NESS This function adjus ts the brightnes s and contrast of the LCD . 1. T o use this fun ction, press [1] to ope n the OSD then highlight CONTRAST / BRIGHTNE SS function by pressing the ▲ or ▼ button. 2. Press [2] to enter the function. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ button to select BRIGHTNES S or CONTRAST to adjus[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page19 INPUT SELECT This function select s the source of the monitor . 1. Press [1] to open the OSD then hig hlight INPUT SELECT by pressing the ▲ or ▼ buttons. 2. Press [2] to enter the function. 3. Press the ▲ or ▼ but tons to select the sour ce you wan t to change to. Please Note: • AUTO is a feature that auto matically se[...]

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    Page20 SCEPTRE X246 COLOR A DJUST This function adjus ts the overall balance of white colors in a picture in large increments. Color temperature consist s of 5400K, 6500K, and 9300K. 1. Press [1] to open the OSD then hig hlight COLOR ADJUST by pre ssing the ▲ or ▼ bu ttons. 2. Press [2] to enter the function. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ button to selec[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page21 M ANUAL IM A GE ADJUST This function adjus ts the image o f the monitor . 1. Press [1] to open the OSD then high light MANU AL IMAG E ADJ UST by pressing the ▲ or ▼ buttons. 2. Press [2] to enter the function. 3. Press the ▲ or ▼ but tons to select the op tion you w ant to adjust and press [2] to enter the option. 4. Use[...]

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    Page22 SCEPTRE X246 SETUP MENU This function allows you to change the language of the OSD and adjust the OSD options. 1. Press [1] to open the OSD then hig hlight SETUP M ENU by pres sing the ▲ or ▼ bu ttons. 2. Press [2] to enter the function. 3. Press the ▲ or ▼ but tons to select the op tion you w ant to change to and press [2] to begin [...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page23 Supported PC Re solution STD RESOLUTIO N & REFRESH R A T E VG A 720 x 400 @ 7 0Hz VES A 640 x 480 @ 6 0Hz VES A 640 x 480 @ 7 5Hz VES A 800 x 600 @ 6 0Hz VES A 800 x 600 @ 7 2Hz VES A 800 x 600 @ 7 5Hz VES A 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz VES A 1024 x 768 @ 70Hz VES A 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz VES A 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz VES A 1280 x 1024 @ 60H z VE[...]

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    Page24 SCEPTRE X246 Troubleshooting Problem Possible solutio ns DISPLA Y IS UNCLE AR AND UNST ABLE T o stabilize and clarify your display , use the AUT O ADJUST function or change the resolution to the display’ s optimal setting 192 0 X 1080 at 60Hz, then AUTO A DJUST . THERE IS NO LCD DISPLA Y or SCREEN SA YS NO VIDEO Make sure you sw itched to [...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page25 Problem Possible solutio ns I CANNOT G ET THE RESOLUTION 1920x1080 If you are using DVI, p lease try out VGA to see if you are able to achieve that resolution. If your VGA can then, your video card’s DVI cannot support wide screen resolut ions. Sometimes your video card will not read the monitor correctly and will not allow yo[...]

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    Page26 SCEPTRE X246 Problem Possible solutio ns THE WORDS ARE TOO SMALL A T 1920X1 080 At the native re solution of 19 20x1080, so me people might feel that t he words are too small to read. Y ou can chan ge the size of the words in Windows Operating System via its display properties. For Windows X P 1. Right click on the bac kground with nothing s[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page27 How do I clean th e LCD? IMPORT A NT 1. T he power cab le has to be rem oved from the soc ket bef ore cleaning the TV . 2. Do no t use vo latile solvent (alcohol, rosi n, and tol uene) to clean the TV . T hese types of c hemicals m ight damage the hous ing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bez el 1. Us e a 100% cott on cloth or m [...]

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    Page28 SCEPTRE X246 Specification Displa y panel Item Illustration Active Area / Screen Size diagonal 23.6 inches 521.3mm x 293.2mm Aspect Ratio W idescreen 16 : 9 Pixel Pitch 0.27 (h) x 0.27 (v) mm Resolution Native: 1920x1080 Brightness 300 nits Contrast 1000:1 (NA TIVE) Response T i me 5ms (Gray to Gray) Viewing Angle T ypica l 160/160 Degree (H[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page29 Call Us If You Nee d Help! Products are often returned due to a techn ical prob lem rather t han a d efective product that m ay result in u nnecessar y shipping char ges billed to you. Our trained support p ersonnel c an often resolve t he probl em over the phone or em ail. For m ore inform ation on warrant y services or re pair[...]

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    Page30 SCEPTRE X246 LIMITED PRODUCT WARRAN TY Please read this w arranty card car efully , it is a “ONE-YEAR L IMITED WARRANTY” on part s and labor and is only valid w hen purchased fr om an Au thorized Reseller , only on new and non-refurbished product, and available to customer s in the Cont inental US, Alaska, Haw aii and Puerto R ico. See b[...]

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    SCEPTRE X246 Page31 LIMIT A TIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANT Y LASTS OR THE EXCL USION OR LIMIT A TION OF INCIDENT AL OR CON SEQUENTIAL DAMAGE S, SO THE ABOV E LIMIT A TIONS OR EXCLU SIONS MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU . This w arranty gives you specifi c legal right s, and you may also have other right s which vary from state to state . This is the o[...]

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    Page32 SCEPTRE X246 Disclaimer & Copy r ight Information Microsoft, W indows are registered tr adem arks of Microsoft Corporation in th e United S tates and other co untries. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Def inition Multim edia Interf ace are tradem ark s or registered trad emark s of HDMI Lic ensing LLC. HDCP is a tradem ark or r egistered tra[...]