Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X405 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 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 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 manu factured to operate within defined design limits, 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 ver loadin g can result in fire or el ectr ic sh ock. 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 Attaching or R emoving the Stand 1. To attach the stand place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the stand onto the display and screw in the 4 screw s to secure the stand.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION .............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS .....................
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Identifyin g F r ont and R ear P anel F ront View INDICATOR LIG HT – The light is red when power is plugge d in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue w hen the T V is turned on. Beca use of the LCD in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 sec onds to power on.
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This but ton increases 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 bu tton decrea ses the TV’s volu me.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Re ar View Connections 1. HEADPHONE – Thi s connection i s for headpho nes to be atta ched to the TV. 2. USB – USB conne cts to USB fla sh drives for playing music and pic ture. The USB port is also u sed for updating the TV’s fir mware.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual SCEPTRE R emote Contr ol This remote co nt rol follow s SONY’s universal remote code. To find the actual cod e you need to consu lt y our cable or sa tellite tech support.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual For universal remo tes, this TV follows SONY’s uni versal remote code. You need to find t he actual code from y our cable or satellite or universal rem ote provider. 1. POWER – Turns th e TV on or off.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Connect ion Sugges tions If Y o u Ha ve Digital Cable without Cable Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV is turne d off. 2. Connect the Coa xial RF cable fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV por t on the back of your HDT V.
- 16 - 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 pow er of HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Conn ec t the green color connector to b oth your DVD player and YPbPr’s green connector port on the back of yo ur HDTV.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Composi te… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV an d your Wii™ is turn ed off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Con nect the Yellow Video connec tor to both your Wii™ and AV ’s Yellow Video connector por t on the bac k side of your HDTV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 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 you r set-top box and t he other end to the HDM I port on the bac k of your HDTV.
- 19 - 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 pow er of HDTV and your PC i s turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D- Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output of y our PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of yo ur HDTV.
- 20 - 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 pow er of HDTV and your receiver is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable, conne ct it to your receiver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coa x SPDIF conne ction on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the S button on top of the TV or the SOURCE button on the remote control and you will see the picture above. 2. Use ▲▼ buttons to select the source you want to switch to and press the button in the middle of the ▲▼ buttons.
- 22 - 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 po wer cable i s connected and the standby red light i n the front of the T V is lit up. 2. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of y our TV and also your AV devices .
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual 3. Use the ◄ or ► bu ttons to select your connection type betw een AIR (anten na) or CABLE and pre ss to scan for channels .
- 24 - 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 op tions inside the On S creen Display ( OSD), the picture below show s all the buttons u sed on the re mote control.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD 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, sharpne ss.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE. 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adju st and ◄ or ► or to adju st I. PICTURE MODE – This feature changes vario us color modes for the TV .
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual A UD IO 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 select AU DIO and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjust them.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual IV. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT – This feature adjus ts the digital audio output. V. AVL – This feature adjusts the auto volu me leveler enabling volu me protection fro m overly loud commercials. VI.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual TIME This option allow s users adju st the TV’s sy stem time. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select TIM E and pre ss . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to a djust them.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual SETUP This option allow s users to set various feature s of the TV su ch as closed captioning, and input label. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SET UP and press .
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual b) ANALOG CC – T his option changes throug h all the analog CC channels (cc1 thr u cc4 and text1 thru text4). c) DIGITAL CC – This o ption changes through t he digital cc channels (cs1 thr u cs6).
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual L OCK This option adjust s the parental control of the TV. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select LOC K and press . 3. Press “0000” for the lo ck passwo rd. 4. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjust them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual IV. US – This option filte rs US TV programming and movi es. a) TV – This option filt ers TV programming via TV ratings. (Refer to Ratings Explained for more information) b) MPAA – This optio n filters movies via movie r atings.
- 34 - 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 CH ANNEL and press . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or to adjus t them.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Detailed E xplana ti ons USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen 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.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual 5. The musi c function only supports MP3 t h at is from 32 -48khz usi ng a data rate of 32 -320 kbps. 6. All USB functions a re operate d by the remote control. N one of the buttons ph ysically located on the TV will respond to USB functions.
- 37 - 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 y our TV.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual TV -G (US TV) – General 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 childr en , most par ents may let younger children watch this program unatten ded.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Aspect Ra tio 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.
- 40 - 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 favorite 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.
- 41 - 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.
- 42 - 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 pow er cord correctly.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock fu nction’s se ttings inside the O SD. You may have locked up some chan nels but forgot abo ut them. Refer to page 34 for more instru ctions.
- 44 - 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.
- 45 - 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.
- 46 - 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. 15375 (H) x RGB x 0. 46125 (V ) mm per one triad M a x .
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 HD TV User Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Standa rd / Soft / User Auto Volume Cont ro l Yes Tone Bass / Treble / B alance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 10 watt per ch.
- 48 - 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 LIM ITED WARRANTY” on parts and labor (9 0 days for.
- 49 - 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 levels for ex tended peri ods or mi shandling are not covered by this w arrant y.
- 50 - 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 .
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 405 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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