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Sceptre Technologies X505BV-FHD manual

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    - 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Dear Sceptr e Custo mer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE X505BV-FHD HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure sa fety and many year s of trouble free operation of y our TV, please read t he manual car efully befor e making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place f[...]

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    - 2 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION[...]

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    - 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o 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 can r esult in [...]

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    - 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 rules should be obse rved for the ins tallation, us e and maintena nce of th[...]

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    - 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l • Do not ove rload pow er strips and extension co rds. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall so cket should be installed near the equi pment and shoul d be easily acce ssible. • Only the mark ed power source can be used for the product. Any po wer source othe[...]

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    - 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna o r cable system is electrically gro unded to provide some pro tection against volt[...]

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    - 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is package d in a carton. An y standard acc essories are pa cked separately in another carton . The we ight of the TV is approx imately 49.38 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the produ ct, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of[...]

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    - 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To attach t he base place the dis play un it flat on a tabl e. Afterwards attach the st and onto the displ ay and attach the meta l plate to the botto m of the stan d. Screw in the 6 screw s to secu re the stand.[...]

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    - 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 2. To remove the s tand, remove the 6 scr ews in t he area and the stand will come off.[...]

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    - 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION .......... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........ 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ......... ............ .....[...]

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    - 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t V i e w INDICAT OR LIGHT – The light is red when power is pl ugged in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on. Beca use of th e LCD in the pane l, the T V might take 10 – 12 seconds to pow er on. REMOT[...]

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    - 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right. 2. VOL(-) – This button decreases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection left. 3. [...]

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    - 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l R ear V ie w Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used fo r sending out digital audio signals to digital su rround sound r eceivers. The orange (COAX SPD IF OUT) connector sends out either bit-stream or PCM digi tal sound signal to a home theater r eceiver with digital coax in[...]

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    - 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 7. YPbPr – This conn ection port is for DVD play ers or sate llite / cable s et- top boxes that use component cables. From left to right, connect green, blue, and red f or video, and t hen conn ect white for left channe l audio, and red for right channel audi o. 8. Video – Video con[...]

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    - 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l SCEPTRE R emote Contr ol This re mote cont rol follow s SONY ’s universa l remot e code. To find the actual c ode you need to consult your ca ble or sa tellite tech supp ort.[...]

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    - 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l For uni versal re motes, th is TV f ollow s SONY’s universal r emot e code. You need to find t he actual co de from yo ur cable or sa tellite or univer sal re mote pr ovider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 2. FREEZE – Freezes the TV picture. 3. SLEEP – Sets the Sleep timer. [...]

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    - 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha v e Digital Cab le without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Co axial RF ca ble from you r antenna or digital cab le to the TV po rt on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the fi rst[...]

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    - 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Connecting D VD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power o f HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect the green color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green c onnector port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Connect the b lue col[...]

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    - 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 Yellow Vide o connector to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yell ow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable.[...]

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    - 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top box is t urned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cable to the HDMI outpu t of your se t-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HD TV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and you r set-top [...]

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    - 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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-pin D- Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the bac k of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jac k, connect[...]

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    - 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Connecting a Digit al Audio Re ceiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax S PDIF cable , connect it to your rec eiver’s coax S PDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV[...]

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    - 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the r ight of the TV to switch sourc es.[...]

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    - 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r connect ion cables off the side o r the back o f your TV and als o your AV devices. Make sur e they are all [...]

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    - 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l OSD (On Scr een Display) Contr ol s Via R e mo te C on t r o l In order to adjust mos t of the optio ns inside the On Screen Display (OS D), the pictur e below shows all the buttons used on the rem ote con trol. MENU – This but ton opens the OSD and also e xits the OSD by go ing to th[...]

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    - 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l OSD (On Scr een Di spla y) Options PICTURE – This main option h as functions for chang ing the pictu re settings for a ll ports , such as tint, contrast, sh arpness. SOUND – Th is main opt ion has func tions for chan ging sound se ttings for al l ports, suc h as SPDIF T ype, treble,[...]

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    - 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE – This feat ure changes v arious color and power savin g modes [...]

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    - 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – This feat ure is 24p that s yncs wi th DV D movies, and should be enable d when viewi ng DVD video[...]

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    - 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l SOUND This option a llows us ers to adjus t the TV’s sou nd functions . 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 adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOUND MO[...]

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    - 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 programm ing in[...]

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    - 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l i. TRUSURROUND – This option en ables SRS TRUS URROU ND sound effect. ii. DIALOG CLA RITY – This option enhance s the TV program’s human v oice c larity. iii. TRUBASS – This option enhances the TV soun d’s bass level. iv. DEFINITION – This option enh ances the T V sound’s [...]

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    - 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l CHANNEL This option al lows user to adj ust the TV’s tuner functions . 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 want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adju st them . I. CHANNEL LIST – This fe[...]

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    - 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l PA R E N T A L This option a llows us ers to filter TV program s and m ovies while us ing the TV tun er. To use this op tion you will n eed to en ter in the passw ord first. 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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    - 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – Thi[...]

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    - 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transpare ncy of the captioning . d) CC COLOR – This ch anges the color of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transpa rency of background of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU[...]

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    - 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l OT H E R S This option allows users to set other featu res 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 adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This feature gi[...]

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    - 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l 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 feature connect a USB fl ash drive to the USB port of the TV an d press the[...]

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    - 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the tim e interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interchang e. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option to ggles the re peat function for d isplaying pic tures. [...]

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    - 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an i nternal Closed Capt ion deco der. I t allows you to vie w conserva tions, 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 vid[...]

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    - 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this ratin g does not signify a program desi gned spe cifically fo r children, most parents may let youn ger children w atch this program unattended. I t contains little or no violenc[...]

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    - 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a wides creen TV, but mo st TV programs are st ill broad casting in a square format , therefore the TV is offering multiple wa ys of viewing videos. There are mainly two typ es of signal format, Full (16:9 format), Normal (4:3 format), while other s off[...]

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    - 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV f eatures a favorite channel list, where you c an add in ch annels that you al ways want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any chann el you would l ike to in clude i[...]

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    - 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cab le has to be remove d from the sock et 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 m ight damag e the housin g and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel[...]

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    - 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l T r oubleshooting The followin g table cont ains the com mon problem s and the soluti ons to these problems. Please chec k this list be fo re you contac t the technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correctly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable cor rectly. NO PICTURE Select[...]

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    - 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up som e channels but forgot abou t them. Refer to page 34 for more instruc tions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universa l remote code. P lease ch[...]

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    - 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGE S THE VOLUME Different chann els and inputs will sometimes have this effect because t he channel si gnal’s own v olume is alread y loud. There is no wa y remove this completely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUME L EVEL function t hat can[...]

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    - 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a tech nical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary sh ipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel c a n often resolve the prob lem over the phone or email. For more informati o[...]

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    - 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 50 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.1903 (H) x RGB x 0. 5708 (V) um per one triad Max. of Pi xels (Resolution) HD (1920 x 108 0 pixels) resolution Brightness 350 nits (Typical) Contrast [...]

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    - 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speaker s 10 watt per chan nel (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Di gital Cable Read y) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40mins / 50mins / 60mins / 90mins / 120mins Standby power Under 1W Timing support-Video 480i / 48[...]

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    - 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefull y, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ” on parts and labor (90 days for commer cial use) and is only valid when purchased from an Autho rized Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product, a nd available to custo[...]

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    - 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l defect; or displays on whi ch the serial number has be en removed or defaced. Imag e Sticking caused by o perating at exces sive brightness lev els for extended p eriods or misha ndling are not covered by this wa rranty. Installation, remo val, transportation and r einstallation of a di[...]

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    - 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l Disc laimer , T r ad emar k s , & Copyright Inf orma tion • “HDMI , the HDMI lo go and High-Definit ion Multimedia Interfac e are trademark s or registe red trademark s of HD MI Liscensing LLC.” • Xbox 360 ™ is a registe red tradem ark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation[...]

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    - 53 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 505BV-FHD HDT V User Manua l FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is s ubject to the fol lowing condi tions: This dev ice may not cause harmful in terference This devic e must accept any interference receiv ed, including interference that my cause undesired opera[...]