Sceptre Technologies E195 manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Dear Sceptr e Cust omer, Congratu lations on your new Sceptre E195 LED HDTV purc hase. Thank y ou for you r support. To e nsure safety a nd many years of trouble fr ee operat ion of your TV, pl ease read the manual carefully before making an y adjustments, and kee p them in a safe pla[...]

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- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used t o perform m any useful f unctions, but it can also caus e 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 c an resul[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 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 rule s should b e observ ed for the instal lation, use a nd maintena nce [...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual • 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 installe d near the equi pment and sho uld be easily acce ssible. • Only the mark ed power source can be used for the product. Any po wer source [...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 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 connec ted to the TV, make sure that the antenna o r cable sys tem is elec trically grou nded to prov ide some protec tion again[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is pack aged in a carton. Any s tandard ac cessories are packed separately in anoth er carton. The weight of the TV is appro ximate ly 5.7 lbs. S ince th e glass can be easily scra tched or broken, please handle the product gently. Never place[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Attac hing or R emo ving the Stand 1. To remove th e stand completel y, look at th e back of the TV ne ar the neck and unscrew the 4 screws sho wn in th e picture and the nec k along w ith the b ase should come off. 2. To attach the base, place the dis play unit flat on a table. After[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION .......... ............ ......... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................ ............ ........... ........... ......... ............ ........... ......[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t V i e w INDICAT OR LIGHT – The li ght is red when power i s plug ged in but the TV is not turne d on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on. The TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to po wer on. This is considered to be no rmal. RE[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Side Contr ol Buttons The following descripti ons are from to p to bottom. 1. VOL(+) – This button decreases the TV’s volume. If a sub-menu is active, pressing th is butt on will move the selection left. 2. VOL(-) – This button incre ases the TV’s volum e. If a s ub-menu is a[...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual R ear Vie w Connections 1. HEADPHONE – This connec tion is for headp hone s to be atta ched t o the TV . 2. DC – This connec tion provides electricit y to the T V. Use the AC adapter t o connect to this connection. 3. TV – This connection is for digi tal or analog cable withou [...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 9. SPDIF - This conne ction po rt is us ed for send ing out digital au dio si gnals to digital surround sound r eceivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends ou t either bit-s tream or P CM dig ital sound signal to a h ome th eater receiver with digital coax inp ut. 10. HDMI2[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual SCEPTRE E195 R emote Contr ol This rem ote co ntrol fol lows SONY’s univer sal re mot e code. To f ind the act ual code you need to co nsult your cable or satellite tech support.[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual For universal remot es, this TV f ollows S ONY’s universal remote code. You nee d to find the ac tual code fr om your cable or sat ellite or universa l remote prov ider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 2. SOURCE – Pres s this but ton to cycle th rough t he INPUT s ource. 3. [...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha ve Digital Ca ble without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is tu rned off. 2. Connect the Co axial R F cable fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the fi rs[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Connecting Cab le Box with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of 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 gree n connect or port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Connect the b lue c[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 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 Video connecto r to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yell ow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cab[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Connecting Sa tellite box e s with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top b ox is turned off. 2. Connect a HDM I c able to the HD MI output o f your s et-top bo x and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of you r HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and you r set-top box[...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Su b VGA cable; connect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini -jack, c onnec[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the right of the T V to switch sources.[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 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 standb y red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r co nnection cab les off the side o r the ba ck of your TV and also your AV devices. Make sur e they are [...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual OSD (On Scr e en Display) Contr ol s Via Remo t e C o n trol In order to adjust most of th e options inside th e On S creen Disp lay (OS D), the pic ture below shows all the bu ttons used on the remo te co ntrol. – This bu tton op ens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to t he[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual OSD (On Scr een Display) Options PICTURE – This main opt ion has functions fo r chan ging the pic ture se ttings for a ll port s, such as tint, contrast, sh arpness. SOUND – Th is main option h as function s for chan ging so und sett ings for al l ports, s uch as SPDIF T ype, tre[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 1. Press MENU t o open t he OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adju st an d ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. PICTURE MODE – This fe ature c hanges va rious co lor and power savin g[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature a llows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – Th is feature is 24p that syncs with DV D movies, and should be enable d when viewi ng DVD vid[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual SOUND This option a llow s users to adjust t he TV’s s ound fu nctions. 1. Press MENU t o open t he OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adju st an d ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. SOU[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature ad justs 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 aud io programming[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual CHANNEL This option al lows us er to adjus t the TV’s tu ner 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 adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them . I. CHANNEL LIST – [...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual PA R E N T A L This option a llows users to filte r TV programs and movies wh ile usi ng the TV tun er. To use this op tion yo u will need to enter i n the pass word fi rst. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD . 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ o[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual SETUP This option a llows user to adju s t the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD . 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and pres s ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adj ust th em. I. CLOSED CAPTION ?[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transparency of the captioning . d) TEXT COLOR – This changes the co lor of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This c hanges the transpa rency of backgrou nd of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the colo r of the background. I[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. Press MENU t o open t he OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adju st an d ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This featur[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual 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 pi ct ures or play MP3 files. To use this featu re connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV an d press[...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the ti me interval of a disp layed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interc hange. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option t oggles the repe at function fo r displaying picture[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an i nternal Closed Capt ion decoder. 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 v[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, suc h programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV. TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this pro gram suitable for all ag es. Al though this ra ting does not si gnify a program desi gned spe c ificall[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a wides creen TV, but mo st TV programs are st ill broadcasti ng in a sq uare format, therefore the TV is offering mul tiple ways of viewing vi deos. There ar e mainly t wo types of s ignal format, Full (16:9 form at), Normal (4:3 form at), while oth[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Shor tcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through the enti re channel lis t on the TV can be tediou s. This TV fe atures a favorite channel list, where you can a dd in channels that you always want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any channel you would l ike to i nclude [...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power c able has to be re move d from the soc ket b efore clea ning t he TV. 2. Do not use vol atile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These type s of chemic als might d amage t he housi ng and the LCD glas s. Cleaning th[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual T r oub leshooting The followin g tabl e conta ins the com mon probl ems and th e solutions to these problems. Please chec k this list be fo re you contac t the technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord corr ectly. Turn on power. Connect vide o cable c orrectl y. NO PICTURE[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up s ome chan nels but forg ot abo ut them. Refer to page 30 for more instructions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s univers al remote code. Plea s[...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGE S THE VOLUME Different chann els an d inputs w ill sometimes have this effect because t he channe l signal ’s own volum e is alr eady lou d. There is no wa y remov e this comp letely. Th e TV h as an AUTO VOLUME L EVEL func ti[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a tech nical problem rather than a defective product that may res ult in unn ecessary sh ipping ch arges bille d to you. O ur trained support personnel c an often reso lve the problem over the phone or email. For more info[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 18.5 inc hes Aspect Ra tio W i d e s c r e e n 1 6 : 9 Max. of Pixels (Resol ution) ( 1 3 6 6 x 7 6 8 p i x e l s ) r e s o l u t i o n B r i g h t n e s s 200 cd/m 2 (Typical) C o n t[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual (2)Audio Sound Mode Dynamic / Stand ard / Soft / U ser Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / T reble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 3 watt per channe l (3) General Hybrid TV T uner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digit al Cable Re ady) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20min[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card caref ully, it is a “ONE-YEAR LI MITED WARRANTY ” on parts and labor (90 days for commer cial use) and is only valid when purchase d from an Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product , and available to c[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual defect; or displays on whi ch the serial numbe r has been rem oved or defaced. Image St icking caused by o perating at e xcessive brightn ess levels for extended p eriods or mishandling ar e not covered by this wa rranty. Installati on, removal, transport ation and re installatio n o[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual Disc laimer , T r ademar ks , & Cop yright Inf orma tion • “HDMI, t he HDMI logo and High-Definit ion Multimedia Interf ace are trad emarks or registe red t rademark s of HD MI Licensing LLC.” • Xbox 360 ™ is a regis tered tr ademark or tradema rk of Micro soft Corporat[...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E195 Series LED HDTV Use r Manual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is s ubject to th e following t wo conditi ons: (1) this device m ay not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must ac cept any interference received,inclu ding interferen ce that may [...]