Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X46 Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your ne w SCEPTRE X46 High Definition LCD T elevision purchase.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 improperly handl ed. This product has been engineered a nd manufactured with the highest priority on safety.
- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 X46 HDTV User Manual 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.
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 X46 HDTV User Manual Opening the P ac k ag e The SCEPTRE X46 is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton.
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Attac hi ng or R emo ving the S tand 1. Please handle the TV with two or more peopl e. Please locate a large flat surface (i.e. table) and put a soft cloth (i.e. blanket) on the surface. Please set the TV facing down on the flat surface so the panel does not get damaged.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 3. Once you have taken off the base, please attach the alternate cover plate ( with 4 screw holes) to the opening and tighten the plate wi th the original screws. Please save the 2 extra screws in a safe place so that they will not be lost when you want to re-attach the base.
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Identifying F r o nt and R ear P anel F r ont View 1. INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. T he light turns blue when th e TV is turned o n. Because of the size of the panel, the X46 LCD TV will take 10 – 12 seconds to po wer on.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Side Connection Vie w AV (CVBS) – CVBS connects to devices that use composite video cables such as VCR or camcorder or video game consoles. Pleas e connect the video portion with the yellow connector.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual R ear Vie w Connections The following descripti ons are for connectio ns from left to right. 1. USB – This port is used for firmware upgrades and also for browsing picture s or playing MP3 files if you have a USB flash drive.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE X46 R emote Contr ol This remote control follows SONY’s universal re mote code. To find the actual code you need to consult your cable or satellite tech support. Please note the SRS / USB button is only used for USB functions.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual T op Section POWER – This button turns the TV on or off. Because of the size of the p anel, the X46 LCD TV will take 10 – 12 secon ds to power on. FREEZE – This button freezes the video. Press the button again to unfreez e the screen.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Mid Section PICTURE – This button selects different optimized picture settings for the TV. SOUND – This button selects different optimized sound settings for the TV. VOL(+/-) – These two buttons increase or decrease the volume of the TV.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Bottom Section AUDIO – This button switches the audio of the TV in between your picture in picture or picture on picture windows. VIDEO – This button switches the video from the picture in picture window to the main screen, vice versa.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Installing Ba tteries to the R emote Contr ol Please insert tw o AAA batteries in to the remote con trol. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the ba tteries with the (+) and (-) sym bols inside the battery compartment.
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 3. Turn on X46 LCD HDTV. 4. Follow the first time on screen instr uctions. Please Note : • Not all broadcasts are in High Definitio n (HD). Please refer to your lo cal broadcasting statio ns for more information.
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Connecting DV D player with S-Video… 1. Make sure the power of X46 LCD HDT V and your DVD play er is turned off. 2. Obtain an S-Video Cable. Connect the S-Vide o connector to both your DVD player and AV’s S-Video connector po rt on the left side of your X46 LCD HDTV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Connecting DV D player with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of X46 LCD HDT V and your DVD play er is turned off. 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 left side of your X46 LCD HDTV.
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of X46 LCD HDT V and your set-top box is turned off. 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 X46 LCD HDTV.
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 4. Turn on the power of the X46 LCD HDTV and y our PC. 5. Use the remote control’s source button or the source button on the TV to sw itch to VGA. 6. Change your PC resolution to 1920x1080 at 60h z refresh rate.
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual R eady to W a tc h Some TV? Starting up the X46 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.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 3. Use the ▲▼ buttons to select your tuner type and press ↵ . 4. Use the ▲▼ buttons to select Scan and press ↵ to scan for channels . 5. Once the scanning finishes, press ↵ to exit the INITIAL SETUP.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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.
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 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, digital noise reduction, adaptive luma control.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to move to PICTURE and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► t o adjust them.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual • VGA – This function featurea adjustments and auto adjustment for P C VGA signal. This function is only available when sw itched to the VGA source.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual AU D I O This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 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.
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual TV This option allows user to adj ust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to move to TV and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► t o adjust them.
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 m ove to SET UP and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to sele ct the one you w ant to adjust an d use ◄ or ► to adjust them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual ii. POWER OFF TIMER – This will turn the TV off a t a specific time . III. SLEEP TIMER – This function allows you to select the sleep timer for your TV. • CAPTION – This function a djusts digital and analog closed captio ning of the TV.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual a. CAPTION STYLE – This option unl o cks the captioning adjustments. b. FONT SIZE – This option change s the size o f your caption. c. FONT COLOR – This option change s the color of your caption .
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual • CHANNEL BLOCK – This function le ts you block individual cha nnels. • PROGRAM BLOCK – This func tion lets y ou filter TV’s mov ie and programming. I. RATING ENABLE – This enables filtering for all channels.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual III. US MOVIE RATING – Th is function e nables you to filter mov ies. You can block by rating from G ~ X. To block something , highlight the box with the ▲▼◄ or ► buttons and press ↵ . IV.
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explana tions Aspect Ra tio Explained The X46 is a widescreen TV, but most TV progr am s are still broadca sting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering tw o ways of view ing videos.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual USB Connection Explained The X46 is a widescreen TV with an USB por t. With the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives and display pictures or play MP 3 files.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Pictur e In Pictur e / Pictur e on Pictur e Explained This television features Picture In Picture (P IP) and Picture On Pi cture (POP) op tions, howev er the TV is NOT designed for v iewing 2 TV channel s at the same time.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Closed Captioning (digital 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.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual INFO TITLE BAR WHILE USING ANTENNA The Info bar prov ides information on t he current digita l channel y ou are watching.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Pr eset Modes Explained The TV features different p reset modes o f setti ngs for audio and v ideo. For people who li ke to optimize the TV for whichever program it i s play ing but do not want to indiv idually tw eak every setting, the preset modes are used.
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 c ontact the technicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect power cord correctly.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CODE This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code.
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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.
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Specification Display panel Item Illustration A ct i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 46 inches A sp e c t R a ti o Widescreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0.
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Sound Mode Custom / Standard / Mov ies / Music / Speech Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / Treble / Balance Loudness Yes Surround Acoustic Cinema E.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefully, it i s a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ” on parts and labor and is onl y valid .
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 HDTV User Manual Disc laimer , T r ademar k s , & Copyright Informa tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-D efinition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscensing LLC.
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X46 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 se undesired operation.
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