Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X195 Sceptre Technologies
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SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your ne w SCEPTRE X195 High Definition LCD T elevision purchase.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com 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 improperly handl ed. This product has been engineered a nd manufactured with the highest priority on safety.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com 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.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com plug, have an ele ctrician install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to ground the appliance sa fely. Do not defeat the sa fety purpose of the grounded plug. • Do not overload power strip s and extension cords.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION T elevision Antenna Connection Pr otection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to b.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com Opening the Package The SCEPTRE X195 is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the LC D display is approximately 8.2 lbs. Since the glass can be easily scratched or broken, please handle the product gently.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com Identifying F r ont and R ear P a nel 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 on. REMOTE SENSOR – The remote se nsor receives all the commands from the remo te control.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side Contr ol Buttons 1. POWER – Turn on the TV by pressing the button once. Press the button again to turn off the TV. 2. SOURCE – This button switches between all the different sources o f the TV.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com R ear Vie w Connections 1. POWER - This connection is for providi ng electricity to the TV. This connection connects to an AC power adapter which connects to the AC power source.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X195 R emote Contr ol.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com For universal remotes, this TV follow s SONY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satellite or universal remote provider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting P ower to the TV 1. Obtain the AC adapter , the AC power cable and connect them to each othe r.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. Make sure the power of X195 LCD HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your an tenna or digita l cable to the TV port on the back of your X195 LCD HDTV. 3. Turn on X195 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting D VD play er with Composite… 1. Make sure the power o f X195 LCD HDTV and your DVD p layer is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect t he Yellow Video connector to both your DVD player and AV’s Yel low Video connector por t on the back o f your X195 LCD HD TV.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo x es with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power o f X195 LCD HDTV and your set-top box is turned o ff. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of y our set-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your X195 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. Make sure the power of X195 LCD HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output o f your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your X195 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com Re a d y t o Wat ch S o m e T V ? Starting up the X195 LCD 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.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select AUTO SCAN an d press ↵ . If you have Cable selected make sure Cable System has the setting at AUTO. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select START TO SCAN and press ↵ .
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Contr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adju st most o f the options inside the On Screen Display (OSD), the picture below show s all the buttons used on the remote con trol.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Scr een Displa y) Options VIDEO – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness, bright ness, saturation, color temperature.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • PICTURE MODE – This function allows you to adjust the video through preset modes, standard, custom, vivid, and mild.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to AUDIO and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • SOUND MODE – This function a llows you to adjust audio preset modes custom standard, speech, movie, and music.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com Setup Main Option This option allows users to adjust various miscellan eous options such as OSD language, PC setup, or closed captioning. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to SETUP and press ↵ .
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com TEXT4 turned on, there will be a black box blocking the TV’s video. iii. ADVANCED SELECTION – This allows you to select between various digital closed caption services. North America broadcast usually uses service 1.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com P ar ental Main Option This option allows users to turn on TV program filters for children. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. The passw ord is “0000” . 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com TV Main Option This option chooses various antenna and cable functions. Extra functions include limited range scanning, and channel skipping. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to TV and press ↵ .
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com Detailed Explana t ions Aspect Ra tio Explained The X195 is a widescreen TV, but most TV progra ms are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering two wa ys of viewing videos.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Cinema When watching a movie even with this widescreen TV you will still get some black bars on the top and bottom. This aspect ratio will zooms in to cut off most of the black bars on the top and bottom.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com contains one or more o f the following: i ntense vi olence (V), intense sex ual situations (S), strong coarse language (L ), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D) .
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com BROWSING CHANNELS WITHOUT THE FAVORITE LIST 1. You can also brow se the channels w ithout the fav orite list by simply pressing the ↵ button. 2. A list of all the chan nels scanned in by t he TV will appear on the lower left hand side of the TV screen.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. VIVID – This mode is main ly used for n ature channel s and sportin g events. Please Note: • Each preset modes can be used to y our pr e ference. The prese t mode description s are merely usage suggestion s.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com T r oubleshooting The following table contains the common pr oblems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you c ontact the technicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect power cord co rrectly.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions HDCP VIDEO SAYS NO HDCP SUPPORT Reboot your HDCP video device but turning them off and unplugging the power cord. Wait up to 8 minutes to plug the power back i n to see if it works or no t.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a technica l problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping c harges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone or em ail.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com Specif ica tion Display panel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S cr e e n S i z e Diagonal 18.5 inches A s p e c t R a t io Widescreen 16:9 P i x e l P it c h 0.3 (H) x RGB x 0.3 (V)mm M a x .
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com Speakers 3 watt per channel (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Read y) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off /10 mins ~ 1.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefully, it i s a “ONE-YEAR LIM ITED WARRANTY ” on parts and lab or and is onl y val.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com Disc laimer , T r ademar ks , & Cop yright Inf orma tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscens ing LLC.” • SCEPTRE is a trademark or r egistered trademark of Sceptre Group.
SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com FCC Compliance Sta 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 se undesired operation.
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