Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E32 Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE E32 HDTV purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure safet y and many years of trouble free operati on of your TV, please read the m anual carefu lly b efore making any a djustments, and keep them in a safe place for future references.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o cause personal injuries and propert y damage if improper ly handled. This product has been engineered a nd manufactured with the highest priorit y on safety.
- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to op erate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fi re. To prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of the product.
- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual • Do not overload power strip s and extension cords. O verloading can result in fi re or electric shock. • The wall socket sh ould be insta lled near the equipment and sho uld be easily accessible.
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T elevision Antenna Connection Pr otection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to.
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Opening the P ac k ag e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the TV is approximatel y 23.4 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is sugges ted that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more persons.
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual T o Attac h the Base & R emov e the Stand 1. To attach the stand place the displ ay unit flat on a table. After wards attach the plastic ring onto the neck and then the stand onto the neck and screw in the 4 screws to secure the st and.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Identifying F r o nt and R ear P anel F r ont View INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red w hen power is plugged in bu t the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue when th e TV is turned o n. Because of the LCD in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to power on.
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. AUTO EJ E CT – Press this button to open or close the DVD player . 2. ► / ║ – Play/pause button in DVD mode. 3. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual R ear Vie w Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals to digital surround sound rec eivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends out ei ther bit-stream or PCM digital sound signal to a home theater receiver with digital coax input.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 7. Analog A udio Out – This connection is for connecting to analog audio receivers. 8. Video – Video connects to devices t hat use composite vide o cables such as VCR or DVD player or Wii™. Connect the yellow for video and the red / white for audio.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE X32 R emote Contr ol This remote control follows SONY’s universal remote code. To find the actual code you need to consult your cable or satellite tech support.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual For universal remo tes, this TV foll ows SONY’s uni versal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satel lite or universal remot e provider. GENERAL TV FUNCTION BUTTONS 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha ve Digital Cabl e without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connecting D VD Play er with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power o f HDTV and your DVD player i s turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable . Connect the green color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green connector port on the ba ck of your HDTV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your 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.
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your set-top box is turned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your set-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV.
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with V G 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- Sub VGA cable; co nnect to the VG A output of y our PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of y our HDTV .
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digital Audio R eceiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable, connect it to your rece iver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port o n the back of the HDTV.
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources..
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual R eady to W a tc h Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your power cable is 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 your TV and also your AV devices.
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Con tr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjust most of the options inside the On Screen Displa y (OSD), the picture below shows all the buttons used on the remote control.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i.
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV depending on the picture you are viewing.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual SOUND This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance betw een the two speakers moving sound from left to rig ht. II. SURROUND MODE – This feature enables the TV two speakers to prov ide a wider sound effect.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual CHANNEL This option allow s user to adju st the TV ’s tuner functio ns. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual P ARENT AL This option allows users to filter TV program s and movies while using the TV tuner. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER .
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual SETUP This option allows user to adj ust the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the on e you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual c) CC OPACITY – This changes the transparency of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This changes the color of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transparency of backg round of the text.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen TV w ith an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access US B flash drives (up to 2GB) and display picture s or play MP3 file s.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INT ERVAL – This option adjusts the time in terval of a display ed picture. 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects w hen pictures inter change. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option toggles the repeat func tion for displaying pi ctures.
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is equipped w ith an internal Closed Capt ion deco der. It allows y ou to view conse rvations, narration and soun d effects as subtitles on your TV.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for al l ages. Although this rating does no t signify a program designed spe cifically for child ren, mo st parents may let younger children w atch this program unattended.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV, bu t most TV programs are still broadcasting in a squ are format, therefore the TV is offering multiple w ays of view ing videos.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 3. Zoom When watching a 4:3 aspect ra tio TV or mov ie, th is mode zooms in to cut o ff most of the black bars on the side w hile preserving the 1 6:9 ratio. B ecause of the zoom, the to p and bottom are cut off as well.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Shortcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire channel li st on the TV can be tedious. Thi s TV features a fav orite channel list, where y ou can add in channel s that you alw ays want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual D VD OPERA TION Introduction About the ○ / Symbol Display “ ○ / ” may appear on your HDTV di splay during op eration, which indicate s that the function in this operating instructio n is not availabl e fo r that specif i c media format.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Important DVD Operation Guid elines 1. The DVD drive only functions while the TV is under the source DVD. In order to put the DVD disc in, or eject the DVD disc, you must be under the DVD source. Otherwise the DVD drive w ill not work.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 3. The DVD control buttons are show in the picture below..
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 1. General Setup Page a. Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄ / ► to display the GENERAL SETUP PAGE when you ar e in DVD mode and press ENTER. b. Press the ▲ / ▼ button to select options in the menu.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 2. Audio Setup Page a. Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄ / ► to display the AUDIO SETUP PAGE when you are in DVD mode a nd press ENTER. b. Press the ▲ / ▼ button to select options in the menu.
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual 3. Preferences Page a. Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄ / ► to display the PREFERENCES PAGE when you are in DVD mode a nd press ENTER. b. Press the ▲ / ▼ button to select options in the menu.
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Cleaning Y our TV IMPORTANT 1. The power cable has to be removed from the sock et before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol , rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types of chemicals might da mage the housing and the LCD glass.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual T r oub leshooting The following table contains the common pr oblems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the tech nicians. Problems Solutions Connect power cord correctly.
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up some channels but forgot about them. Refer to page 34 for more instructions.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES 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 remove this completely.
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a te chnical probl em rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges bill ed to you. Our trained support personnel c an often re solve the problem over the phone or email.
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Specification Panel Specifications Active Area / Scree n Size Diagonal 31.5 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.
- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual (3) General Funtions Hybrid Tv Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QA M (Digital Cable Ready ) Channel Auto Scan Yes Sleep Timer (Minutes) Off / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 /.
- 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read th is warrant y card carefully, it is a “O NE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY” on pa rts and labor (90 days for comm.
- 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual caused by operating at excessive b rightness levels fo r extended periods or m ishandling are not covered by this warra nty. Insta llation, rem oval, transp ortation and reinstallati on of a display and r outine maint enance and cl eaning, a re not cov ered by this warranty.
- 57 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual Disc laimer , T r ademar k s , & Copyright Informa tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and H igh-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HD MI Liscensing LLC.
- 58 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E32 HDTV User Manual FCC Compliance S ta tement This device complies w ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful in terference This device must acce pt any interference received, inclu ding interference that my cau s e undesired operation.
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