Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product U50 Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Dear Sceptre Custo mer, Congratulations on your new ultra high definition SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV purchase.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User 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.
- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is des igned and manufactured to ope rate w ithin defined design limits, and misuse may resul t in electri c shock or fire.
- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Do not overload po wer strips and extension cords. O ver loadin g can result in fire or el ectr ic shock . The wall socket sho uld be installed near the equipme nt and should be easily accessible.
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION T elevision Antenna Conne ction Pr o tection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside an tenna or cable system.
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Opening the P ack ag e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton . Any standar d accessorie s are packed separately in ano ther carton.
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Attaching or R emo ving t he Stand 1. To attach the neck an d base, plea se lay the TV flat on a table . Attach the neck piece to the bac k of the TV a s indicated in the picture. Screw in the 4 screw s to secure the insta llation.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION .............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS ......................
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Identifyin g F r ont and R ear P ane l F r on t Vie w 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 TV is tu rned on. The TV might take 10 – 12 se conds to power on.
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Side Contr ol But tons 1. VOL(+) – This but ton increase s th e TV’s volu me. If a sub - menu is active, pres sing this button w ill move the selec t right. 2. VOL(-) – Th is bu tton decrea ses the TV’s vo lume.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Rear View Connection s 1. HDMI 3 (ver. 1.4) – HDMI 3 houses a HD MI version 1.4 connection. Under ultra HD 4K x 2K resolution this connection supports 30 Hz refresh rate . This HDMI also supports CEC (consumer electronics control) functions including Audio Return Channel (ARC) .
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual refresh rate. HDMI connects to devices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player, or HD cable / satellite set-top box. This connection port receives pure digital audio and high definition signal through one single cable.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual SCEPTRE R emote Contr ol This remote co n trol follows SON Y’s universal remote co d e. To find t he actual co de you need to consu lt your cable or satellite tec h support.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual For universal rem otes, this T V follows SONY ’s universal remote code. Y ou need to find the actua l code fro m your cable or satellite or universal r emote provider . The button orde r is from left to righ t.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Installing B a t teries to the Remote Contr ol Please insert t w o AAA batteries i nto the remote control. Mak e sure that you match the (+) an d (- ) symbols on the batteries with the (+) an d (-) symbols inside the ba tter y compartment.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connect ion Sugges tions If Y ou Have Antenna… 1. Make sure the po wer of UHD T V is turned off. 2. Connect the Coa xial RF cable from your antenna to the TV port on the back of your UHD TV. 3. Turn on the UHD TV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting D V D Playe r with Comp onent YPbPr… 1. Make sure the po wer of UHD TV and your DVD player is turned 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 UHD TV.
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Composi te… 1. Make sure the pow er of UHD TV and yo ur Wii™ is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a Yellow Vide o Cable. Co nnect the Ye llow Video c onnector to both your Wii™ and A V’s GREEN Video connect or port on the back side of y our UHD TV.
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting Ca ble or Sat ell ite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the po wer of UHD T V and your set-top box is turne d off. 2. Connect a HD MI cable to the HDMI outpu t of your set-top box and the other end to the HDM I port on the back of your UHD TV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting to a PC with H DMI… 1. Make sure the po wer of UHD T V and your PC i s turned off. 2. Obtain a HDMI 2.0 cable; connect to the HDM I output of your PC and the other end to the HDMI 1 port o n the back of y our UHD TV.
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting a Digital Audio Receiver with Optical SPDIF… 1. Make sure the po wer of UHD T V and your receiver is turned o ff.
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Connec ting an Analog Audi o R eceiver … 1. Make sure the power of UHD TV and your re ceiver is turned o ff. 2. Obtain the in cluded 3.5mm mini-ja ck to RCA fe male conversion cable ; connect the 3.
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the button on the right of the TV to switch sources. 2. The source HDMI 2 / MHL will automatically display to the word ROKU if a ROKU streaming stick is connected.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual R eady to Wa tc h Some TV? Starting up the UHD TV 1. Make sure your power cable is conn ected and the standb y red light in the front of the T V is lit up. 2. Check all your connection cables off the side or the ba ck of your TV and also your AV devices .
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Contr ols Via Remote Contr ol In order to adjus t most of the optio ns inside the On Screen Di splay (OSD) , the picture below show s all the button s used on the re mote control.
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Option s PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the p icture setting s for all ports , such as tint, con trast, sharpness.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual 1. Press MENU to open the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you wan t to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENT ER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETT INGS i.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual V. ADVANC E PICTURE SETTINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTR A ST – This featu re allows the T V to automatically adju st the con trast of the T V depending on the picture you are v iewing.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual SOUND This option allow s users to adjus t the TV’s sound functions . 1. Press MENU to open the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and pr ess ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you wan t to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENT ER to adjust them.
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual iv. BALANCE – This featur e adjusts the balance be twee n the two spea kers moving sou nd from left to righ t . II. SURROU ND MODE – This feature enables the TV tw o speakers to provide a w ider sound effe ct.
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual CHANNEL This option allow s user to adju st the TV’s tune r functions . 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CH ANNEL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you wan t to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENT ER to adjust them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual P AR ENT AL This option allow s users to filter TV progr ams and mov ies while u sing the TV tune r. To use this option you will need to enter in the passw ord first. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual SET UP This option allow s user to adju st the TV’s miscellaneous option s. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and p ress ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adjust a nd ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual c) CC OPACITY – This ch anges the transparenc y of the captioning. d) TEXT COLOR – This c hanges the color of th e text. e) CC BACKGROUND OP ACITY – This chan ges the transparency of back ground of the text.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual i. CEC CONTROL – This turns on or off the CEC controls. ii. DEVICE AUTO POWER OFF – T his enables the TV remote to turn o ff CEC co mpatible devices (ie D VD player that suppo rts CEC).
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual O THERS This option allow s users to set o ther feature s of the TV. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTH ERS and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you wan t to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Detailed E xplana ti ons USB Con nection 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.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHO W INTERVAL – This option ad justs the ti me interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDESHO W EFFEC T – This option adjusts the video e ffects w hen picture s interchange.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Closed C a ptioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Closed Ca ption decoder . It allow s you to view conservation s, narration and sound effe cts as sub titles on your TV.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual MHL Exp lained MHL ® stands for mobile hig h definition link. It is a protoc ol and cable that enables mo bile devices (tablets, cell phon es…etc) to be displayed and ch arging at the same time on a TV.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Direct Function Buttons Direct function bu ttons allow the u ser to con trol certain spe cial functio ns of the TV or the Sceptre Sound Bar. Color Buttons A -C The color button s are direct fun ction buttons that let s the user sw itch betw een their 3D and 2D modes.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual ROKU Fun ction Buttons Sceptre ROKU Ready TVs suppor t the ROKU stre aming stick. You can contro l the ROKU stick w ith the PURPLE co lored buttons. 1. ▲/▼/◄/►/ENTER – U nder ROK U™ these buttons move your selection up, dow n, left, right.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual HDMI ARC (Aud io R e turn Channel) Explained This Sceptre TV has the feature ARC (Aud io Return Chann el) on HD MI 3. ARC is a feature that enable s a TV, via a single H DMI cable, to send audio da ta to an AV receiver or surro und sound D VD / Blu-ray player.
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Ratings Explained General Operatio n To block channels you d on’t want y our children to watch, you can filter t hem with th e ratings function. MPAA lets you contr ol ratings for movies. F or regular TV programs y ou can us e USTV settings.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual PG -13 (MPAA) Parents strongl y cautioned. Some material m ay be inappropriate fo r children under 13. R (MPAA) Restricted. Under 17 requires accompan y ing parent or ad ult guardian (age varies in som e jurisdictions).
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Aspect Ratio Explained The TV is a w idescreen TV, but most TV progra ms are still broadca sting in a squ are format, there fore the TV is of fering multiple ways of view ing videos.
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Short cuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing throu gh the entire channel list on the TV can be tedious. Th is TV feature s a favorite chann el list, wher e you can add in channels tha t you alwa ys want to watch TO ADD T O THE FA VORITE LIST 1.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual How do I clean the TV ? IMPORTA NT 1. The pow er cable has to be re m ov ed from the soc ket before clean ing the TV. 2. Do not use volati le solvent (al cohol, ro sin, and toluene) to clean the TV.
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User 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 corre ctly.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Problems Solutions The TV’s tuner signal must no t be low er than 65 %. Che ck your signal. WEAK SIGNAL OR NO PROGRAM SYMBOL ON SCREEN The TV’s tuner signal must no t be low er than 65 %. Chan ge the direction of you r antenna and rescan your channels.
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Problems Solutions PICTURE QUAL ITY IS HORRIBLE !! For best image qu ality, view HD widescreen progra ms where possible. If HD content is no t available view “Stand ard Definition” fro m a digital source.
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Problems Solutions MY TV PICTURE IS VERY DIM Check to see if you are unde r POWER SA VING mode for your picture mode. Keep pressing the PICTURE bu tton on the remote control to cycle out of POWER SA VING.
- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User 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.
- 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Specif ica ti on Display panel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / Sc r e e n Si z e 49” (Viewabl e 48 .
- 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual (3) Gener al Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC Channel auto sca n Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mins / 40mins / 5 0mins / 60mins / 90mins / .
- 57 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual LIMITE D PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefully, it is a “ONE - YEAR LIM ITED WARRAN TY” on part s and labor (9 0 days for.
- 58 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual display and routine maintenan ce and cleani ng, are not covered by this w a rranty . Any hardw are, components , and/or software bundl ed w ith the di splay are n ot covere d by this warranty.
- 59 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual Disc laimer , T rademar k s , & Copyright Informa t ion “H DMI, the H DMI logo and High -De finition Multimedia Interfa ce are trad emarks or register ed trademar ks of HD MI Licensing LLC.
- 60 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE U50 UHD TV User Manual FCC Comp liance Sta tement This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub ject to the follow ing c on ditions: This device .
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