Sceptre Technologies E325BV-HDU manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Dear Sceptr e Cust omer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE E325BV-HDU HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support . Although this TV’s remo te shows 3D, and Sound Bar features, they are NOT a fun ction of this TV. To ensur e safety an d many years of tr ouble free oper ation of your TV, p[...]

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- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, 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 ca n result in el ec [...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 obs erved for th e insta llation, use a nd maintena nce of the pr[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual • Do not ove rload pow er strips and extension co rds. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall so cket should b e installed 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 other th[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 syste m is electric ally grounded to provide some protec tion against voltage[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is pack aged in a c arton. Any stand ard access ories are pack ed separately in another c arton. The weight of the TV is app roximate ly 12.77 lbs . Due to the size and weight of the produ ct, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 [...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. Place the d isplay unit flat on a tabl e. Afterwards attach the plastic ba se onto the nec k by form fitting the circ ular hole. Reme mber the plastic base should have more area facing the fron t of the neck. F it the m etal plate onto the bottom o f the b[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ................. ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ......... .... 2  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............. ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ ......... ........... ....[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 po wer is pl ugged in but the TV i s not turned on. Th e 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. REMOTE SE[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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. CH( ?[...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual R ear Vie w Connections 1. TV – This connec tion is for di gital or an alog cable wit hout the ca ble box or over-the-airwave antennas. The tuner is a hy brid tuner th at tunes to both analog an d digital channels. This con nection uses coaxial RF cable. For over-the ai rwave digital stati[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 6. HDMI1- 3 – HDM I connects t o devices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player, or HD ca ble / satellite set- top box. This connection port receives pure digital audio and high d efinition signal through one single cable. This po rt also can accept a HDCP video device for v[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual SCEPTRE R emote Contr ol This rem ote cont rol follow s SON Y’s universa l remo te code. To f ind th e actua l code you need to co nsult your cable or satellite tech support.[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual For universal remot es, this TV follow s SONY’s universal rem ote code. You need to find the ac tual code fro m your cable or satel lite or universal r emote provider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on o r off. 2. INFO – Shows the display info. 3. FREEZE – Press this button to freeze curren[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Installing Ba tteries to the R e mote Contr ol Please inse rt two AAA bat teries into the remote control. Ma ke sure t hat you matc h the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries wi th the (+) and (-) symbols i nside the battery compartment. Afterwards, re -attach the batte ry cover. Please note[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha ve 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 c able from your anten na or digita l cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV. 4. Follow the fi rst time o[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Connecting D VD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HD TV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component C able. Connec t the gr een color connector to both your DVD p layer and YPbPr’s green conn ector port on the back of you r HDTV. 3. Connect the b lue col[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 Yel low Video 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. Conn[...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite box es with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top b ox is turned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cable to the HDMI output of your set-top box 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. 4.[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your PC is turn ed off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Su b VGA cable; connec t 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, connect to th[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Connecting a Digit al Audio Receiv er with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax S PDIF c able, conn ect it to you r receiv er’s coax SPDI F digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV. 3[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the right of t he TV to sw itch sources.[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 conne ction cables off the s ide or the back of your TV and als o your AV devices. Make sur e they are all connec[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual OSD (On Scr e en Display) Contr ol s Via R e mo te C on trol In order to adjust mo st of the opt ions inside t he On S creen Disp lay (OS D), the pictur e below shows all the bu ttons used on the remote control. – This bu tton op ens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to t he previou [...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual OSD (On Scr een Di spla y) Options PICTURE – This main option has func tions for chan ging the picture se ttings for al l port s, such as tint, contrast, sh arpness. SOUND – Th is main opt ion has functions for changing s ound sett ings for all po rts, suc h as SPDIF Type, treble, bass ?[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 fea ture change s various color and power savin g modes for t[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allo ws the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – This f eature is 24p that syncs with DVD movies, and should be enable d when viewi ng DVD video to all[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual SOUND This option a llows users to ad just the TV ’s sound f unctions. 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 MODE –[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 progra mming in anal[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual CHANNEL This option al lows user to adjust the T V’s tuner func tions. 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 wan t to a djust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This feature[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual PA R E N T A L This option a llows us ers to filter T V programs an d movies while usi ng the TV tun er. To use this op tion you wi ll need to enter in the pa ssword fi rst. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to [...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual SETUP This option a llows us er to adjus t the TV’s miscel laneous 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 wan t to a djust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – Th is p[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transpa rency of the captioning . d) TEXT COLOR – This changes the color of the te xt. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This cha nges the transpa rency of backgrou nd of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU [...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other features 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 featur e gives t[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 f eature connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV an d press the USB [...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual 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 intercha nge. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option t oggles th e repeat functio n for displ aying pictures. 4. M[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an i nternal Closed Capt ion deco der. It a llows you to vie w conservatio ns, 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 vide o t[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages . Although thi s rating does no t 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 o r no violence,[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV, but most TV pr ograms are still broa dcasting in a square format, the refore the TV is offe ring mult iple ways of viewing videos . There a re mainly two types of signal form at, Full (1 6:9 format ), Normal (4 :3 format), while othe rs offe[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV features a fa vorite channel list, where you can add i n channels th at you always want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any chann el you would like to i nclude in your [...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cab le has to be remov ed from the s ocket b efore clea ning the TV. 2. Do not use vol atile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These type s of chemicals might d amage the ho using and the LCD glas s. Cleaning the bezel and [...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual T r oubleshooting The followin g table c ontains t he comm on problems and t he solutions 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 the[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Problems Solutions TV’S UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This television follows SONY’s uni ve rsal remot e co de. To find the actual c ode you mu st read thro ugh your ow n universal remote’s guide book. TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may [...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Problems Solutions I CANNOT CHANGE THE TIME MANUALLY Your TV syncs time automatically accordi ng to your local TV channel. This function only works while the TV’s tuner is connected to an ANTENN A. BIG BLACK BOX IN THE MIDD LE OF SCREEN You have tur ned on closed ca ptioning and are using [...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a tech nical problem rather than a defective product that may resu lt in unnecess ary shipp ing charges bill ed to you. O ur trained support personnel c an often reso lve t he problem over the phone or email. For more informati on[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Specifica tion Display panel Item Illustration Active Area / Screen Size D i a g o n a l 3 1 . 5 i n c h e s A s p e c t R a t i o Widescree n 16:9 M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (1366 x 768 pixe ls) resolution Bright ness 2 5 0 c d / m ² C o n t r a s t 3000:1 w ith Aut[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Channel au to scan Yes Sleep time r Off / 10mins / 20 mins / 30mins / 40m ins / 50mins / 60m ins / 90mins / 120m ins Standby power Under 1W Timing suppor t-Video 480i / 480p / 72 0p / 1080i PC timing 1360 x 768 @ 60 Hz (Native & Max ) 1280 x 7 68 @ 60 Hz 1024 x 7 68 @60Hz 800 x 600 @60Hz[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefull y, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMIT ED WARRANTY” on parts and labor (90 days for commer cial use) and is only valid when purchased from a n Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-ref urbished product, a nd available to custome rs[...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual water, lightning, power surges, ab normal environmental condit ions, or other acts of nature; normal wear an d tear (SCEPTRE reserves th e right to determin e “wear and tear” on any and all products); unsat isfactory visu al or audio performance not cau sed by a manufact uring defect; or[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual Disc laimer , T r adem ar k s , & Copy right Inf orma tion • “HDMI , the HDMI lo go and High-D efinition Multimedia Interfa ce are tradem arks or re gistered t rademark s of HD MI Licensing LLC.” • W ii™ is a registe red tradema rk or tradem ark of Nin tendo of Americ a, Inc. i[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE E 325BV-HD U User M anual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . Operation is s ubject to the following two conditions : (1) this d evice may not ca use harmful interference, and (2) this dev ice must accept any i nterference received, inc luding interfe rence that may ca use[...]