Sceptre Technologies E19 manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE E19 HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure safety and many years of trouble free op eration of your TV, please read the man ual carefully before making any adjustments, and keep th em in a safe pl ace for future re ferences.[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual IMPOR T ANT INF ORMA TION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual SAFETY INS TR UCTIONS Electricity is used to p erform many useful functions, but i t can also cause personal injuries and property damage if i mproperly handled. This p roduct has been engineered and manufactured with the h ighest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric s[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual SAFETY INS TR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in ele ctric shock or fire. To preven t the product fr om being damaged, the followin g rules should be ob serv ed for the installation , use and m aintenance o f the pro[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual  Do not ove rload pow er strips and extension cord s. Overloadin g can result in fir e or electri c shock.  The wall socket should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessibl e.  Only the m arked power s ource ca n be used for t he prod uct. An y power source other th [...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual IMPOR T ANT INF ORMA TION T ele vi sion Antenna Co nnection Pr o tection External Telev ision Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable sy stem is ele ctrically groun ded to provide so me protec tion against voltage s[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Openi ng the P ac k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is packaged in a carton . Any standar d accessories are p acked separately in another carton. The weigh t of t he TV is approximately 7.26 lbs. Due to the size and weight of t he product, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more p[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Attaching or R emoving the Stand 1. To remove the s tand, remove the 2 screw s in the circled are a and the stand w ill come off. 2. To attach the ba se, align the ba se and the HD TV. Rotate the HDTV (counter- clockwise) as the picture has sho w n until you hear a cli cking sound from the base.[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual 3. Attach the base and the white w asher onto the n eck matching the 3 holes and screw in the screws. 4. To finalize you r installation of the TV, please read the follow ing A. If you are placing the TV on a stand, we w ould recommend you to use a TV safety strap (not included) in order to minimi[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION ................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .... 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS ....................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Identify ing F r ont and R ear P anel F ront V iew INDICATOR LIGHT – T he light is red when po wer is plug ged in bu t the TV is not turned on . The light turns blue when the TV is turned on. Because of the LED in the panel, the TV might tak e 10 – 12 s econds to power on. REMOTE SENSOR – [...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual 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 but ton decreases th e TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pre ssing this button will move the selection left. 3. CH( ?[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Re ar View Connections 1. HEADPHO NE – This conne ction is for headphones to be attached to the TV. 2. DC – This connection provides ele ctricity to the TV. U se the AC adapter to connect to this connection. 3. TV – Thi s connection is for digital or ana log cable w ithout the cable box or[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual HD DVD player, or HD cable / satellite set-top box. This connection port receives pure digi tal audio and hig h definition signal through on e single cable . This port also can a ccept a HDCP video dev ice for video . 8. USB – USB connects to USB flash drives for playing music and picture. The[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual SCEPTRE E19 Remote Control This remote c ontrol foll ows SONY’s universal remote code. To fi nd the a ctual code you need to consult your cable or satellite tec h support.[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual For universal r emotes, thi s TV follow s SONY’s u niversal rem ote code. Y ou need to fi nd the actual code from your cable or satell ite or universal remote provider. 1. POW ER – Turns th e TV on o r off. 2. SOURCE – P ress thi s button t o cycle thro ugh the INP UT source. 3. CC – C y[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Installing Batteries to the Remote Contr ol Please insert t wo AAA bat teries into th e remote con trol. Make s ure that you m atch the (+) an d (-) symbols on t he batteries with the (+) a nd (-) s ymbols insid e the batter y compartm ent. Afterwards , re-attach the batter y cov er. Please note[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Connect ion Suggestions If Y o u Hav e Digita l Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV is turned o ff. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of you r HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the first ti me on scr[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Connec ting DVD Player with Compon ent YPbPr… 1. Make sure th e power o f HDTV a nd your DVD pl ayer is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Comp onent Ca ble. Connect t he green c olor conn ector to b oth your D VD pla yer and YPbPr’s gr een connect or port on t he back of your HDTV. 3. Connect the bl [...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Connec ting Wii ™ with Com posite… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and yo ur Wii ™ is turned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Video connector to both your Wii ™ and AV’s Yellow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Conne[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Connec ting Cable or Satellite boxe s with HD MI… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and your set- top box is tur ned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cable to the HD MI output o f your set- top box and t he other end to the HDM I port on the b ack of your HD TV. 3. Turn on the HDT V and your se t-top box[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Connec ting to a P C with VG A and 3.5 m m minijac k … 1. Make sure th e power o f HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA out put of your PC and the other end to th e VGA po rt on the back of your HDTV . 3. Obtain a 3.5 m m Mini-jack, c onnect to[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch so urces.[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual R eady to W atc h S ome TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your po wer cable i s connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of y our TV a nd also your AV devices. Make sure t hey are all connected securely[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Contr ol s Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjust most of the options inside the On Screen Display (OSD), the picture below show s all the button s used on the r emote control. – This button opens the OSD and also ex its the OSD by going to the pr evious level of the O[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharp ness. SOUND – This main option has fu nctions for changing sound settings for all p orts, such as SPDIF Ty pe, treble , ba ss, and acoustic [...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual 1. Press MENU to ope n the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTUR E and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MOD E – This feature changes various color and pow er saving modes for the T[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual V. ADVANC E PICTURE SETTING S i. DYNAMIC C ONTRAST – Th is feat ure allow s the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV depending on the picture you are v iewing. ii. FILM MODE – This feature is 24p that syncs with DVD movies, and shou ld be enabled when view ing DVD video to allow[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual SOUND This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to ope n the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND S ETTINGS i. SOUND MOD E – This f[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual iv. BALANCE – This fe ature adj usts the balanc e betwee n the two speakers moving sound from left to right. II. SURROUND MODE – This feature en ables the TV two speakers to provide a wider sound ef fect. III. ANALOG SOUND – This fea ture adjust s the secon d audio p rogramming in analog c[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual CHANNEL This option allo ws user to adj ust the TV ’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL a nd press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adj ust them. I. CHANNEL L IST – This feature give[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual P ARE NT AL This option allow s user s to filter TV pro grams and movies while u sing the TV tuner. To use this option y ou will need to en ter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL C ONTROL an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual SETUP This option allow s user to adju s t the TV’s miscellaneous option s. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adj ust them. I. CLOSED CAPT ION – This p rovide[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual c) CC OPAC ITY – This ch anges the t ransparenc y of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – T his chang es the colo r of the te xt. e) CC BACKGROUN D OPACITY – This changes the transparency of backgrou nd of the text. f) CC BACKGROUN D COLOR – This changes the colo r of the backgr ound. II. MENU [...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual O THERS This option allow s users to set othe r features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to ope n the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHER S and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BAC K – This feature gives the TV[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Detaile d Explanations USB Connection E xplained The TV is a widescreen TV with an USB port. W ith the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and display pictures or play MP3 files. To use this featu re connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV and press the USB button[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the time interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This opti on adjusts the vid eo effects when pict ures interchange. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – T his option to ggles the rep eat function f or displa ying pictures. 4. MUSIC[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped wit h an internal Closed Caption d ecoder. It all ows you to view conservatio ns, narration and sound effects as subtitles on you r TV. Closed Captions are avail able on most TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes , at t[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program desi gned specificall y fo r children, mo st par ents m ay let younger childr en watch this program unatt ended. It co ntains little o r no vi olence, no s[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV , but most T V programs a re still b roadcasting in a square form at, therefore the T V is offe ring multi ple ways of viewing videos. T here are m ainly two t ypes of sig nal format, Full ( 16:9 format), N ormal (4 :3 format), while others offer[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual 3. Zoom W hen watching a 4:3 a spect ratio T V or m ovie, this mo de zooms i n to cut o ff most o f the black bars on the side while preserving the 16:9 ratio. B ecause of the zoom, the top and bottom are cut off as well. 4. WATERGLASS ( pa norama) W hen watching a 4:3 a spect ratio T V or m ovi[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Short cuts to Br o wsing Channels Browsing through the entire chan nel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV fea tures a favorite channel list, whe re you ca n add in c hannels t hat you al ways want t o watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any c hannel you would l ike to inc lude in you [...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Direct Function Buttons Direct function buttons allow the user to c ontrol certain spe cial functions of the TV or the Sceptre Sound Bar. Sceptre Sound Ba r The Sceptre Sound Bar is an add-on speakers designed to connect to any flat panel HDTV including Sceptre’s ow n. T hese direct func tion [...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual How do I clean the TV ? IMPORTA NT 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 LED glass. Cleaning the bezel and remote control[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual T r ou b leshooting The following table contains the common pr oblems and the solutions to t hese problems. Please check this list before you contact the te chnicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect powe r cord correctly. Turn on pow er. Connect video cable correctly. Select the input sig[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function’s se ttings inside the OSD . You may have locked up so me channels but forgot about the m. Refer to page 34 for more instru ctions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE COD E This TV f ollow s SONY’s universal remote code. Please check your hand book f or S[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANG ES THE VOLUME Different channels and inputs will sometimes have this effect because the channel signal’s own volume is already loud. There is no way r emove this comp letely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUME LEVEL function tha t can c ombat this [...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Call U s If Y ou Need Hel p! Products are often returned du e to a technical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unn ecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolv e the problem over the p hone or email. For more information on w ar[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Specif ication Display p anel Item Illustration A c t i v e Ar e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 18.5 i nches A s p e c t R a t i o W ide screen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0.300 (H) x RGB x 0.300 (V ) um pe r one tri ad M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (1366 x 76 8 pixels) resol[...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Sta ndard / Soft / U ser Auto Volume C ontrol Yes Tone Bass / Treble / B alance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 3 watt per cha nnel (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / QA M (Digital Cabl e Re ady) Channel auto s can Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30m ins / 40mi[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual LIMITE D PR ODUCT WARR ANTY Please read this w arrant y card ca refully, it i s a “ONE-Y EAR LIMITED W ARRANT Y” on parts and labor (90 days for co m mercial use) an d is only valid w hen purchased fro m an Authoriz ed Reseller, only on new and non-r efurbish ed product , and available to cu[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual display and routine main tenance and cleani ng, are not co vered by this w arranty. Any hardw are, components, and /or software bundl ed w ith the display are not covere d by this warranty. Any damages cau sed directly or in directly by Buyer’ s or Reseller’s “V alue Added Feature” are n[...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual Disc laimer , T r ademar k s , & Copyright Informa t ion  “HDMI, the HDMI logo and H igh-Definition Multimedia Interface are trade marks or registered trademarks of HDM I Liscensing LLC.”  Xbox 360 ™ is a registered trademark or trademark of Microso ft Corporation in the Uni ted [...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE E19 HDTV U ser Manual FCC Comp liance Statement This device c omplies with Par t 15 of th e FCC Rul es. Operation is su bject to th e followi ng two co nditions: (1) this device m a y not cause harm ful inte rference, and ( 2) this de vice must a ccept an y interference received,includi ng interference that may cause[...]