Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X50 Sceptre Technologies
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- 1 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Dear Sceptr e Custo mer, Congratu lations on your new SC EPTRE X50 HDTV purchase. Than k you for your supp ort.
- 2 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION.
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handl ed. This product has been engineered and ma nufactured with the highes t priority on safety.
- 4 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire.
- 5 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual • Do not ove rload pow er strips and extension co rds. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall so cket should be installed near the equi pment and shoul d be easily acce ssible.
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T ele vision Antenna Connection Pr otection Externa l Televis ion Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cab le syste.
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Opening the P a c k a g e The SCEPTRE T V is package d in a carton. An y standard acc essories are pa cked separately in another carton .
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Attac hing or R emoving the Stand 1. To attac h the stand plac e the display un it flat on a table. Afterwards at tach the s tand onto the dis play and screw in the 5 screws t o secure the sta nd. 2.
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual T a b le of Contents IMPORTANT INF ORMATION ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........... ....... 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Identi fying F r ont and R ear P anel Fro n t Vi e w INDICAT OR LIGHT – The li ght is re d when power is plug ged in but the TV is not turne d on. The light turns blue w hen the TV is turned on.
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volu me. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right. 2. VOL(-) – This button decreases the TV’s volu me.
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual R ear V ie w Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals t o digital surround so und receivers. The orange (C OAX SPDIF OUT) conn ector send s out ei ther bit-stream or PCM digital sound signal to a home theater rece iver with digital coax input.
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual 7. Analog Audio Out – This connection is fo r connecting to analog audio receivers . 8. Video – Video connects to devices that use composit e video cabl es such as VCR or DVD player or Wii™. C onnect the yellow for vide o and the red / whit e for audio.
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual SCEPTRE X50 R emote Contr ol This rem ote control follow s SONY’s univer sal rem ote code. To f ind the actual code you need to co nsult your cable or satellite tech support.
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual For univ ersal remotes, this TV follows SO NY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satel lite or unive rsal remote provid er. 1. POWE R – Turns the TV on or off.
- 16 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Installing Ba tteries to the R e mote Contr ol Please inse rt two AAA bat teries into the re mote control. Make sure that you m atch the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries wi th the (+) and (-) symbols i nside the battery compartment.
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Connection Suggestions If Y ou Ha v e Digital Cab le without Ca ble Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Co axial RF cabl e from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV.
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Connecting D VD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HD TV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cab le. Connect t he green c olor connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green conn ector port on the back of your H DTV.
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your Wii™ is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Vide o connector to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yell ow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV.
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Connecting Cab le or Sa tellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV an d your set-top box is t urned off. 2. Connect a HDM I cable to the HDMI outpu t of your se t-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HD TV.
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Connecting 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; c onnect 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 50 HDTV Use r Manual Connecting a Digit al Audio Re ceiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and you r receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax S PDIF cable , connect it to your rec eiver’s coax S PDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV.
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Switc hing Sour ces 1. Press the SOURCE but ton on the r ight of the TV to switch sourc es..
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Re a d y t o Wat ch S o m e T V ? Starting up t he HDTV 1. Make sure y our power cable is connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all you r connect ion cables off the side o r the back o f your TV and als o your AV devices.
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual OSD (On Scr een Display) Contr ol s Via R e mo te C on t r o l In order to adjust mos t of the optio ns inside the On Screen Display (OS D), the pictur e below shows all the buttons used on the rem ote con trol.
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual OSD (On Scr een Di spla y) Options PICTURE – This main option h as functions for chang ing the pictu re settings for a ll ports , such as tint, contrast, sh arpness.
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and pre ss ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i.
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual V. ADVANCE PICTURE SETTI NGS i. DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV dependin g on the picture yo u are viewing.
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual SOUND This option a llows us ers to adjus t the TV’s sou nd functions . 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual iii. TREBLE – This f eature adjus ts the audio tre ble level of the TV. iv. BALANCE – This feature adju sts the balance between the two speakers movi ng sound from left to rig ht. II. SURROUND MOD E – This feature enable s the TV two speaker s to provide a wid er sound effe ct.
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual i. TruSurro und HD – This option en ables SRS TruSurro und HD sound effect. ii. Dialog Clarity – This op tion enhance s the TV program’ s human voice clarity. iii. TruBass – This option enhances the TV sound’s bass level.
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual CHANNEL This option al lows user to adj ust the TV’s tuner functions . 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► t o select CHANNE L and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them.
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual PA R E N T A L This option a llows us ers to filter TV program s and m ovies while us ing the TV tun er. To use this op tion you will n eed to en ter in the passw ord first. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD.
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual SETUP This option a llows us er to adjus t the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press M ENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and pres s ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you wan t to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjus t them.
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual c) CC OPACITY – Thi s changes the transpare ncy of the captioning . d) TEXT COLOR – This changes the color of the te xt. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transpa rency of background of the text.
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual OT H E R S This option allows users to set other featu res of the TV. 1. Press MENU t o open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one yo u want to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Detailed Explana tions USB Connection Explained The TV is a wides creen TV with an USB port. Wi th the USB port the TV can access USB flas h drives (up to 2GB) and display picture s or play MP3 files.
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the tim e interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDES HOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interchang e. 3.
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Closed Captioning (digit al and analog) Explained Your TV is eq uipped w ith an intern al Closed Capt ion deco der. It allow s you to view conser vations, narr ation and so und effect s as subt itles on yo ur TV.
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual TV-G (USTV) – Ge neral Audi ence Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this ratin g does not signify a progra m designed sp ecificall y for children, most parent s may let yo unger childre n watch this program unattended.
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Aspect Ra tio Explained The TV is a wides creen TV, but mo st TV programs are st ill broad casting in a square format , therefore the TV is offering multiple wa ys of viewing videos.
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Shor tcuts to B r owsing Channels Browsing through the en tire channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV f eatures a favorite channel list, where you c an add in ch annels that you al ways want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1.
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Direct Function Buttons Direct function buttons allow the us er to control c ertain spec ial functions of the TV or the Sceptre Sound Bar. Sceptre S ound Bar The Sceptre So und Bar is an add-on spea kers designed to connect t o any flat pan el HDTV including Sceptre ’ s own.
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cab le has to be remove d from the sock et before c leaning t he TV. 2. Do not use vol atile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These type s of chemicals m ight damag e the housin g and the LCD glass.
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual T r oubleshooting The followin g table cont ains the com mon problem s and the soluti ons to these problems. Please chec k this list be fo re you contac t the technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power c ord correctly.
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your auto lock functi on’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up som e channels but forgot abou t them. Refer to page 33 for more instruc tions.
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGE S THE VOLUME Different chann els and inputs will sometimes have this effect because t he channel si gnal’s own v olume is alread y loud. There is no wa y remove this completely.
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a tech nical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary sh ipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel c an often reso lve t he problem over the phone or email.
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Specifica tion Display pa nel Item Illustr ation A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 49.
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual Sound Mode Dynamic / Stand ard / Soft / Us er Auto Volume Control Yes Tone Bass / T reble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speaker s 10 watt per ch.
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefull y, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ” on parts and labor (90 days for comm.
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual defect; or displays on whi ch the serial number has be en removed or defaced. Imag e Sticking caused by o perating at exces sive brightness lev els for extended p eriods or misha ndling are not covered by this wa rranty.
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X50 HDT V User Manual Disc laimer , T r ad emar k s , & Copyright Inf orma tion • “HDMI , the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interfac e are trademark s or registe red trademark s of HD MI Licensing LLC.
- 54 - www.SCEPTRE. com SCEPTRE X 50 HDTV Use r Manual FCC Compliance Sta tement This dev ice complies with Part 1 5 of the FC C Rules. Operation is s ubject to the fol lowing two cond itions: (1) thi.
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