Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Sceptre LCD HDTV Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Dear Sceptre Custo mer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X405 LCD HDTV purch a se. Thank you for your support.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is des igned and man ufactured to opera te within defined design li mits, and misuse may resul t in electri c shock or fire.
- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Do not overload po wer strips and extension cords. O verloading 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 X 405 HD TV User 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.
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Opening the P ack ag e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton . Any standard ac cessories are pa cked separately in ano ther carton.
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Re mo ving t he Stand 1. To attach the stand place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the plastic ring onto the neck, then the stand onto the display. Also attach the thicker plastic ring to the bottom of the stand and the metal plate to cover up the plastic ring.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual 2. To remove the stand for wall mounting, remove the 4 screws in the circled area and the stand will come off.
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION ............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS .....................
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Identifyin g F r ont and R ear P anel F ront View INDICATOR LIGHT – Th e light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. T he light turns blue w hen the T V is turned on. Beca u se of the L CD in the panel, the T V might t ake 10 – 12 sec onds to power on.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This but ton increase s th e TV’s volu me. If a sub -menu is a ctive, pressing this button w ill move the select righ t. 2. VOL(-) – Th is button decrea ses the TV’s volu me.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Re ar View Connections 1. USB – USB c onnects to USB flash driv es for playing music and pict ure. The USB port is also used for up da ting the T V’s firmware. 2. TV – Thi s connection is for digital or analog cable without the cable box or over -the- airwave antennas.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual SCEPTRE X405 R emote Co ntr ol This remote co nt rol follow s SONY’s universal remote code. To find the actual co d e you need to consu lt y our cable or sa tellite tech support.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual For universal remo tes, this TV follows SONY’s uni versal remote code. Yo u need to find the actual code from y our cable or satellite or universal rem ote provider. 1. POWER – T urns the TV on or off.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Connect ion Sugges tions If Y ou Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenn a… 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting D V D Playe r with Comp onent 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 green connector port on the back of your HDTV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Composi te… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your W i i™ 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Ca ble or Satellite 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting 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-Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your HDTV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting a Digital Audio Receiver w i th Coa x SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable, connect it to your receiver’s c o ax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV.
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources..
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual R eady to Wa 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to highlight the signal type and press ◄ or ► to select your connection either AIR or CABLE . 4. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH and press to scan for channels .
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User 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 pi cture below show s all the buttons u sed on the re mote control.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Option s PI CTURE – This main option has functions for changing the p icture settings for all ports, such as tint, con trast, sharpne ss.
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t PICTURE and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETT INGS i.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual i. AUTO ADJUST – Thi s feature au tomatically adju sts the picture syncing in with the signa l of the PC. ii. HORIZONTAL PO SITION – This fe ature adjusts the to the left or right po sition of the PC picture.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual SOUND This option allow s users to adjus t the TV’s sound functio ns. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SOUND and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjust them.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance between the two speakers moving s ound from left to right. II. SURROUND MODE – T his feature enables the TV two speakers to provide a wider sound effect .
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual VII. SRS TRUSURROUND SE TTINGS i. TRUVOLUME – This option balances volum e that is too low or too high. DO NOT USE THIS IN CONJUNCTION WI TH THE AVL UNDER O T HER SETTIN GS. ii. TRUSURROUND – This option enables SRS TRUSURROUND sound effect.
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual CHANNEL This option allow s user to adjust the TV’s tuner functions . 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to ad just them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual III. CHANNEL SETTING i. SKIP – This feature t ells you if you have chosen f or channel to be skipped. ii. FAVORITE – This featur e te lls y ou if y ou have the current channel in your f avorite list.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual P ARE NT AL This option allow s users to filter TV progra ms and movies w hile using the T V tuner. To use this option yo u will need to en ter in the pas sword first. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual SETUP This option allow s user to adju st the TV’s mis cellaneous option s . 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SETUP and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adju st and ◄ or ► or to adju st them.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual c) CC OPACITY – This ch anges the transparenc y of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This c hanges the color of the te xt. e) CC BACKGROUND OP ACITY – This changes the transparency of back ground of the text.
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual O THERS This option allow s users to set o ther features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t OTHERS an d press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjust them.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Detailed E xplana ti ons USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescree n 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 X 405 HD TV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW I NTERVAL – This o ption adjusts the time interv al of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This o ption adjusts the video effects whe n pictures i nterchange.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Closed Captio n decoder. It allows you to view conservations, narration and sou nd effects as subtitles on you r TV.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual TV -G (US TV) – Gen eral 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, most p arents may let younger c hildren watch this program unatten ded.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Aspect Ra ti o Explained The TV is a widescree n TV, but most TV programs a re still broadcasting in a s qu are form at, therefore the TV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Shortcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through t he entire channel list on the TV can be tedious. T his TV features a fa vorite channel list, whe re y ou can add in c hannels that you alwa y s want to w atch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTA NT 1. The powe r cable has to be re moved fro m the socket before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volati le solvent (al cohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types o f chemicals might damage the hou s ing and the LCD g lass.
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD 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 powe r cord correctly.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function ’s settings inside the OSD. You ma y have locked up some chann els but forgot abou t them. Refer to page 34 for more instru ctions.
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANG ES THE VOLUME Different channel s and inputs w ill someti mes have this effec t because the chan nel signal’s ow n volume is alread y loud.
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD 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.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Specif ica ti on Display panel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 40 inc hes A s p e c t R a t i o W i descreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0. 530 (H) x RGB x 0. 530 (V) mm per one triad M a x .
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual (2)Audio Sound Mode Dynamic / Standard / Soft / User Auto Volume Cont ro l Yes Tone Bass / Treble / B alance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 10 wat.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual LIMITE D PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card ca refully, it is a “ ONE - YEAR LI MITED WARRANT Y” on parts and labor (9 0 days f.
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual defect; or di splays on w hich t he serial nu mber ha s been remo ved or de faced. Image Sticking caused by operating a t excessi ve brightness le vels for exten ded period s or mishandlin g are not covered by this w arrant y.
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Disc laimer , T rademar k s , & Copyright Informa t ion “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High -D efinition Multimedia Interfa ce are trade marks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscensing LLC .
- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual FCC Comp liance Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjec t to the following conditions: This device may n ot cause harmful interfe rence This device must ac cept any interference r ece ived, incl uding interference that my cause undesired operation.
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