Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCEPTRE X425 HDTV Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Dear Sceptre Custo mer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X425 HDTV p ur chase. 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.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 425 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 425 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 425 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 425 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 425 HD TV User Manual Attaching or R emoving the Stand 1. Connect the base to the neck and apply the plastic ring onto the bottom of the stand.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual 3. Screw in the 7 screws at the bottom of the base to secure the stand. 4. To remove the stand for wall mounting, remove the 6 screws in the circled area and the stand will come off.
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION ............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS .....................
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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. Th e light turns blue w hen the T V is turned on. Beca u se of the LCD in the panel, t he TV mi ght take 10 – 12 sec onds to power on.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 rig ht. 2. VOL(-) – Th is button decrea ses the TV’s volu me.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Re ar View Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digita l audio sign als to digital surround sound receiver s. The orange (C OAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends out either bi t-stream or PC M digital sound signa l to a ho me theater receiver w ith digital coax inpu t.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual 7. Audio Out – Thi s connection is fo r sending ou t analog audio signal s to surround sound re ceivers.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SCEPTRE X425 R emote Co nt r ol This remote co n trol follows SON Y’s universal remote code. To find the actual c ode you need to consu lt y our cable or sa tellite tech support.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User 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 cable or satellite or universa l remote provider. 1. POWER – T urns the TV on or off.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connectio n Sugges tions If Y ou Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenn a… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coa xial RF cable fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the bac k of your HDTV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting D V D Playe r with Comp onent YPbPr… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your DVD pla y er is turne d off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Connect th e green color connecto r to both your DVD pla y er and YPbPr’s gree n connector port on the back of your HDTV.
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Composi te… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and you r Wii™ is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable . Conn ect the Yellow Video connector to both your Wii™ and AV ’s Yellow Video connector port on the ba ck side of yo ur HDTV.
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Ca ble or Satellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and your set-top box is turne d off. 2. Connect a HD MI cable to the HD MI output of your set-top box and t he other end to the HDM I port on the bac k of your HDTV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting to a PC with VG A a nd 3.5 m m minijac k … 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your PC is tur ned 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.
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting a Digital Audio Receiver w i th Coa x SPDIF… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and your re ceiver is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a coax S PDIF cable, conne ct it to your receiver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF conne ction on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV.
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User 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 425 HD TV User Manual R eady to Wa tc h Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your po wer cable is connected and the standby red light in th e front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all your conn ection cables off the sid e or the back of your TV and als o your AV devices.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Contr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjus t most of the op tions inside the On Screen Di splay (OSD), the picture below show s all the buttons used on the remote con trol.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 425 HD TV User Manual 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t PICTURE and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETT INGS i.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual V. ADVANC E PICTURE SET TINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTR AST – This fea ture allow s the TV to automatically adju st the contra st of the TV dep ending on the picture you are viewing.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SOUND This option allow s users to adjus t the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 425 HD TV User 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 adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 you will need to enter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 th e text. e) CC BACKGROUND OP ACITY – This changes the transparency of back ground of the text.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW I NTERVAL – T his option adjusts the time interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This o ption adjusts the video effects whe n pictures i nterchange. 3.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Close d Caption decoder. It allo ws y ou to vie w conservations, narration and sou nd effects as subtitles on you r TV.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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, mo st parents may let younge r children watch this program unatten ded.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User 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.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 favorit e 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.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 pow er cord correctly.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function ’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up some chan nels but forgot abo ut them. Refer to page 34 for more instructi ons.
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 42 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. 4845 (H) x RGB x 0.4 84 5 (V) mm per one triad M a x .
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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.
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 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 Sticki ng caused by operating a t excessi ve brightness levels for ex tended peri ods or mi shandling are not covered by this w arrant y.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Disc laimer , T rademar k s , & Copyri ght Informa t ion “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High -D efinition Multimedia Interfa ce are trade marks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscensing LLC .
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual FCC Comp liance Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subjec t to the following conditions: This device may n ot cause harmful inte rference This device must ac cept any interference r ece ived, incl uding interference that my cause undesired operation.
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