Sceptre Technologies Sceptre X50 HDTV manual

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Dear Sceptre Custo mer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X50 HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure safety and many years of trouble free operation of your TV, please read the manual carefully before making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place for future references. W e[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. T his product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock a[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is design ed and manufactured to operate w ithin defined design limits, and misuse may resul t in electric sho ck or fire. To preven t the product fr om being damaged , the follow ing rules should be ob served for the in stallation, use and maintenance o f the pro[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual  Do not overload po wer strips and extension cords. O ver loa ding can result in fire or el ectr ic sh ock.  The wall socket sho uld be installed near the equipme nt and should be easily accessible.  Only the marked po wer source can be used for the prod uct. Any power source other than [...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION T ele vision Antenna Connection Pr otection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside an tenna or cable system is to be connec ted to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is elec trically grounded to pro vide some pro tection against voltage surge[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Opening the P ack ag e The SCEPTRE T V is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessorie s are packed separately in ano ther carton. The weight of the TV is appro ximately 46. 30 lbs. Due to the size and w eight of the produ ct, it is suggested tha t it must be han dled by a minimum of 2 or more p[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Attaching or R em o vi ng the Stand 1. To attach the stand place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the stand onto the display and screw in the 5 sc r ews to secure the stand. 2. To remove the stand, remove the 4 screws indicated in the picture and the stand will come off.[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION .............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS .................................................................................................................... 3 SA[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Identify ing F r ont and Rear P anel F ront View INDICATOR LIGHT – Th e light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue w hen the T V is turned on. Be cause of the LCD in th e panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 sec onds to power on. REMOTE SENSOR – T h[...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Side Contr ol Butto ns 1. VOL(+) – This but ton increases th e TV’s volu me. If a sub -menu is active, pre ssing this button w ill move the select rig ht. 2. VOL(-) – This bu tton decreases the TV’s volu me. If a sub -menu is active, pre ssing this button w ill move the selection left . [...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Re ar View Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals to digital surround sound receivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends out either bit-stream or PCM digital sound signal to a home theater receiver with digital coax input. 2. TV – Th[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual tunes to both analog and digital channels. This connection uses coaxial RF cable. For over-the airwave digital stations please check http://www.antennaweb.org . 3. VGA - This connection port connects to a PC for video using VGA cable. Be sure to connect your audio cable to the VGA Stere o input [...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SCEPTRE R emote Contr ol This remote co n trol follow s SONY’s universal remo te code. To find t h e act ual code you need to consu lt y our cable o r sa tell ite te ch support.[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual For universal remo tes, this TV follows SONY’s uni versal remote code. Yo u need to fi nd the actual code from y our c able or satellite or uni ve rsal rem ote provider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 2. FREEZE – Freezes the TV picture. 3. SLEEP – Sets the Sleep timer. 4. CC – Cycl[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Installing Batteries to the R emote Control Please insert two AAA batteries into the remote contro l. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) sy mbols on the batterie s with the (+) and (-) sy mbols inside the ba ttery compartment. Af terward s, re -atta ch the battery cove r. Please note:  [...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connectio n Sugges tions If Y ou Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenn a… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coa x ial RF cable from your antenna or di gital cable to the TV p ort on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV . 4. Follow the first time on sc[...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connec ting D V D Playe r with Co mponent YPbPr… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your DVD pla y er is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Connect th e green color connector to bot h your DVD player and YPbPr’s gree n connector port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Connect the blue c o[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Compos ite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and yo ur W ii™ is turned off. 2. Obtain a Ye llow Vid eo Cable. Connect the Yello w Vide o connector to both your W ii™ and AV’s Yellow Vid eo connector port on the back s ide of your HDTV . 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. [...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connec ting Ca ble or Satellite bo xes with HD MI… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your set-t op box is turned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cabl e to the HDMI output of your set-top box a nd the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and your set-top box. 4. Use[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connec ting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijac k … 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and 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 por t on the back of your HD TV . 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm M ini -jack, connect to th[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Connec ting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPD IF… 1. Make sure th e power of HDTV and y our receiver is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a coa x SPDIF c able, connect it to your receive r’s coax SPDIF digital inp u t and the coax SPDIF connectio n on the LINE OUT por t on th e back of the HDTV. 3[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources.[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual R eady to Wa tch Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your pow er cable is co nnected and the standby red light i n the front of the T V is lit up. 2. Check all your conne ction cables o ff the side or the ba ck of your TV and also your AV devices . Make sure they are all connected securel[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Contr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjus t most of the optio ns inside the On Screen Display ( OSD), the picture below show s all the buttons used on the remote control. MENU – Thi s button opens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going t o the previous level of [...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Option s PICTURE – This main option has fu nctions for changing the picture setting s for all ports, such as tint, con trast, sharpnes s. SOUND – This main option has fu nctions for chan ging sound setting s for all ports, su ch as SPDIF Type, treble, bass, and acoust[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t PICTURE and pr ess ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETT INGS i. PICTURE MOD E – This feature c hanges various color and pow er saving modes for the[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual V. ADVANC E PICTURE SET TINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTR AST – This feat ure allows the T V to automatically adju st the contras t of the TV depend ing on the picture you are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – Thi s feature is 24p that syn cs with DVD movies, and sho uld be enabled w hen viewing D VD video to a[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SOUND This option allow s users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you w ant to adjus t and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND S ETTINGS i. SOUND MODE – This[...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance between the two speakers moving s ound from left to right. II. ANALOG SOUND – This feature adjusts the secon d audio programming in analog channels. III. DIGITAL SOUND – This f ea ture a djusts the digital second audio programming in digi tal [...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual i. TruSurround HD – This option enables SRS TruSurround HD sound effect. ii. Dialog Clarity – This option enhances the TV p rogram’s human voice clarity. iii. TruBass – This option enhances the TV sound’s bass level. iv. Definition – This op tion enhances the TV sound’s general eff[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual CHANNEL This option allows u ser to adjust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t CHANNEL and press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or E NTER to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This feature gives[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual P ARENT AL This option allow s users to filter TV progra ms and movies while u sing the TV tuner . To use this option you will need to en ter in the pas sword first. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t PARENTAL CONTROL an d press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SE TUP This option allow s user to adjust th e TV’s miscellaneo us options. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SE TUP and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or E NTER to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPT I ON – This provi[...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual c) CC OPACITY – This ch anges the transparenc y of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This c hanges the color of th e text. e) CC BACKGROUND OP ACITY – This chan ge s th e transparency of back ground of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU LANG[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual O THERS This option allow s users to set o ther features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS a nd press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you w ant to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. B LU E BACK – This feature gives the TV[...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Detailed E xplana ti ons USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescr een TV with an USB port. W ith the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and display pictures or pla y MP3 files. To use this feature conn ect a USB flash drive to the USB por t of the TV and press th e USB b[...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW I NTERVAL – This option adjusts t he tim e interval of a displayed pictu re . 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This o ption adjusts the video effects whe n pictures i nterchange. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option to ggles the repeat function for displaying pictures. 4. MUSI[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Close d Caption decoder. It allo w s you to vie w conservations, narration and sou nd effects as subtitles on you r TV. Closed Captions are a vailable on most TV program, and on s ome VHS home video tapes, at [...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual TV -G (US TV) – General Audience Most parents woul d find this program suita ble for all ages. Although this ra ting does not signify a program designed specifically for children, mo st parents may let younge r children watch this program unatten ded. It contains little or no vi olence, no str[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Aspect Ra ti o Explained The TV is a widescr een TV, but most TV program s are still broadcasting in a s quare format, therefore the TV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, Full (16:9 f or mat), N ormal (4:3 format), while others offer a novel[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Shortcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through the entire channe l list on the TV can be tedious. This TV features a favorite chann el list, where y ou can add in chann els that you alw ays wan t to watch TO ADD T O THE FA VORITE LIST 1. Go to any channel you w ould like to include in your fav[...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Direct Function B uttons Direct function bu ttons allow the u ser to control cer tain special functi ons of the TV or the Sceptre Sound Bar. Sceptre Sound Ba r The Sceptre Soun d Bar is an add-o n speakers designed to connect to any flat panel HDTV including Sceptre ’s own. The se direct funct[...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTA NT 1. The power cable has to be remov ed from the socke t before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent (alcoho l, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. Th ese types o f chemicals might damage the hou sing and the LCD g lass. Cleaning the beze l and remot[...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual T r ou b les hooting The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect pow er cord correctly. Turn on pow er. Connect video cable correctly. Select the input signa[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function’s settings inside the O SD. You may have locked up some chann els but forgot about them. Refer to page 34 for more instru ctions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE COD E This TV follow s SONY’s universal remote code. Please check your [...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANG ES THE VOLUME Different channel s and inputs w ill sometimes have this effect because the chan nel signal’s ow n volume is already loud . There is no w ay remove this comp letely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUM E LEVEL function that can combat t[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Hel p! Products are often returned due to a technical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone or email. For more information on w arranty[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Specif ica ti on Display panel Item Illustration Active Area / Scree n Size Diagonal 50 inc hes Aspect Ratio W i descreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.1903 (H) x RGB x 0.570 8 ( V) um per one triad Max. of Pixels (Res olution) HD (1920 x 1080 pixe ls) res olution Brightness 350 nits (Typical) Contrast 4,0[...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 10 watt per channel (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QA M (Digital Cable Read y ) Channel auto sca n Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40mins / 50mi ns / 60mins / 90mins / 120mins Standby power Under 1W Timing support-Vi deo 480i / 480p / 720[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual LIMITE D PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this warranty card carefully, it is a “ONE - YEAR LI MITED WARRANTY” on parts and labor (9 0 days for commercial u se) and is only valid w hen purcha sed from an Authoriz ed Reseller, on ly on new and non-refurbish ed product , and available to customers[...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual display and routine main tenance and cl eaning, are not covered by this w arranty. Any hardw are, components, and/or softw are bundled w it h the display are n ot covered by this warranty. Any damage s caused dire ctly or indire ctly by Buyer’ s or Re seller’s “Value Ad ded Feature” are [...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual Disc laimer , T rademar ks , & Cop yright Informa t ion  “HDM I, the HDMI logo an d High -Definition Multimedia Interfa ce are trade marks or registered trade marks of HD MI Liscens ing LLC.”  Xbox 360 ™ is a registered trade mark or trade mark of Microsoft Corpora tion in the Un[...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Us er Manual FCC Comp liance Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subjec t to the following co nditions: This device may n ot cause harmful interfe rence This device must ac cept any interference r ece ived , including interference th at my cause undesired operation. P[...]