Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto X42 del fabbricante Sceptre Technologies
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SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your n ew SCEPT RE X42 Hi gh Def inition LCD Tele vision purchase.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN TESTED FOR COMPLIANCE W ITH REGULATORY SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS This product is designed and man ufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com If your outlet does not accommod ate the three-wire plug, have an electrician install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to ground the appliance safely. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded p lug.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION T elevision Antenna Connection Protection External Telev ision Antenna Grou nding If an outside antenna or ca ble s ystem i.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com Opening the Pac kage The SCEPT RE X42 is pac kaged in a car ton. An y standar d accessor ies are packed s eparately in anoth er carton.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com Installation Please read the user m anual carefu l ly before performing the installatio n. The power consumption of the display is approx im ately 250 w at ts. Please use the pow er cord designated for the product.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. Take a look at the ne ck that’s conn ec ting the base to the TV. There should be 5 screws on the neck and 2 screw s on the side.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com T ab le of Contents IMPORTANT INFORM ATIO N..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 2 IMPORTANT INFORM ATIO N..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com If You Want the Fair Con nection with Composite… . ..... .... ..... .... ..... ... 35 Connecting an External Surround Sound Receiver .... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... . 36 If You Want the Best Co nnection with Coaxial SPDIF (digital)….
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front V iew INDIC A T OR LIG HT – T he light is red when po wer is plugged i n but the T V is not turned on. T he light turns b lue when th e TV is turn ed o n. REMOT E SENSOR – T he rem ote sensor rec eives all the com m ands from the rem ote control.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side Connection V iew Composite 2 – Connects t o devices t hat use com posite video c ables such as VCR or cam corder or vide o gam e consoles. T he S-Video co nnector is associated with AV3’s vid eo.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side Vie w Control Buttons POWER – T urn on the T V b y pressing the butt on onc e. Press the b utton agai n to turn off the TV. SOURCE – T his button s witches bet ween all the d ifferent sourc es of the T V.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rear Vie w Moun ting Patter n Mounting Specif ication : 4 00mm x 200mm usi ng screw s ize M6 . Length of sc rew should not exceed 1 2mm .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rear Vie w Conn ections The fo llowing descriptio ns are for conn ections f rom left t o right. 1. HDMI 1 – Connects to de vices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player or HD cable / satellite set -top box.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com 6. LINE OUT ( lower) – This connection port is used for sending out au dio signals to other audio devices such as stereo/ s urround soun d receivers and sending ou t video signal s to other video dev i ce such as TV monitor or V CR.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 Rem ote Control This remot e control follo w s SONY’s univ ersal remot e code..
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com T op Section POWER – T his button tur ns the T V on or off. FREEZE – This b utton f reezes the video. Press th e button ag ain to unfreeze the scr een. SLEEP – T his button ena bles the sleep function where the T V turns itself off after the designat ed tim e.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com Mid Section PICTURE – T his button sel ects different optim ized picture s ettings for the T V. SOUND – T his button se lects different optim ized sound s ettings for the T V. VOL(+/-) – T hese two bu ttons increase or decr ease the volume of the TV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com Bottom Section AUDIO – This bu tton s witches the audio of the T V in between your picture in picture or picture on picture windo ws. VIDEO – T his button switc hes the video from the picture in pic ture window to the m ain sc reen, vice versa.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com Installing Batter ies to the Remote Please insert t wo AAA ba tteries into t he rem ote control. Mak e sure that you matc h the (+) and (-) s ymbols on the bat teries with the ( +) and (-) s ymbols insid e the batter y compartm ent.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com W hich P or t Shou ld I Use ? Port Qualit y & Name Port Picture Cable Used & Resolution Devices that us e this Port Best HDMI 1, 2 (Digital.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com What Port Should I Use ? (continued) Port Qualit y, Type & Name Port Picture Cable Used & Resolution Devices that use this Port Good VGA STEREO INPUT (Audio) 3.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com Knowing Y our Cab les Cable Name Cable Pictur e HDMI Coaxial RF VGA Component S-Video.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com Knowing Your Cables (continued) Cable Name Cable Pictur e Compos ite 3.5 mm Mini-jack RCA Audio AC Power Optical SPDIF.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com Switching Sources for P or ts The X42 of fers m ultiple ways of c onnecting your devices to the TV; the chart below will help you underst and which so urce you switch to f or each of the ports.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our Antenna or Cab le to TV If Y ou Hav e Digital Cable without Cab le Box or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V is turn ed off . 2. Connect the Coax ial RF c able from y o ur antenn a or digita l cable to the ATSC/NT SC port of f the back of your X42 LCD HDT V.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou Hav e Cable or Antenna through VCR… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V is turn ed off .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou hav e Cable or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V is turn ed off . 2. Connect the Coax ial RF c able from y o ur antenn a or cable to the ATSC/NT SC port off the back of your X42 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our D VD Pla y er to the TV If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your DVD player is turn ed off.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Better Connection with Component… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your DVD player is turn ed off.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the F air Connection with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your DVD player is turn ed off.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Y our Satellite or Cab le Set- top bo x to the TV If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with HDMI… 1.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Better Connection with Component… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDTV and your set-top box is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect the green color connector to both your set- top box and Component 1’s green connector port off the back of you r X42 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the F air Connection with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your set-top b ox is turned off .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting an Exter nal Sur round Sound Receiv er If Y ou W ant the Best Connection with Coaxial SPDIF (digital)… 1.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com If Y ou W ant the Good Connection with RCA Audio (analog)… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your receiver is turned off.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting a PC 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your PC is tur ned off . 2. Obtain a 15-p in D-Sub VG A cable, co nnect to th e VGA output of your PC and the other en d to the VG A port of f the back of your X42 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting Game Consoles t o the TV F or your PS3… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your Pla ystation 3 is turne d off. 2. Connect a HD MI cable to t he HDMI outp ut of your Playstation 3 and the other end to th e HDMI por t off the back of your X42 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com F or Y our Xbo x 360… 1. Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDT V and your Xbox 360 is turned of f. 2. Obtain the Xbox 360 Com ponent Cable . Connect t he gr een color connector to Com ponent 1 ’s green con nector port off the back of your X42 LCD HDT V.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com Read y to W atch Some TV? Starting up the X42 LCD HDTV 1. Make sure your power cab le is con nected an d the standb y red light in the front of the TV is lit u p. 2. Check all your connection c ables of f the side or the back of y o ur T V and also your AV de vices.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Press the ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ button to go in to TUNER MOD E functi on. 4. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons t o select the options AIR or CAB LE. 5. If you have a n antenna con nected to t he X42 LCD HDT V, please select AIR as your option b y pressing the ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Screen Displa y) Con trols Via R emote Control In order to adj ust m ost of the options insi de the On Screen D isplay (O SD), the picture belo w shows all t he buttons us ed on the rem ote control.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com Via TV Side Panel Buttons In order to pro vide m ore than one t ype of OSD co ntrol buttons , the side p anel’s buttons have also been m ade functio nal for adj usting the O SD. MENU – T his button opens the O SD.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Screen Displa y) Op tions CH ANNEL – This m ain option has functions for the ATSC/NT SC port, such as sc anning chann els, editing channels, check ing signa l strength….
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com Channel Main Option This option cho oses var ious antenna and cable f unctions. Extra f unctions include signal str ength for d igital signals a nd chang ing input via Externa l Input function. TUNER M ODE – This f unction allows user s to choos e what c onnect ion the TV is accepting.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com AUTO SC AN – This f unction scans al l the channe ls availab le from the ATSC/NT SC port. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight CH ANNE L. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light TUNER MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com CH ANNEL EDIT – T his function allows users to add, delet e, or add to f avorites, the TV’s scann ed in chann els. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight CH ANNE L. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light TUNER MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. You will be abl e to edit the channels b y either de leting the channel or adding the chann el to the f avorites list. a. You can delete t he chann el by rem oving the from the ADD column.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SIGN AL STRENGT H – This f unction allows user s to vie w their digital cha nnel’s signal strength. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight CH ANNE L. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light TUNER MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com EXTERN AL INPUT – T his function a llows users to cha nge the curren t source t o another. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight CH ANNE L. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light TUNER MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com Picture Main Option This option a llows users to adjust the TV’s pictur e sharpness , color, ti nt, and other various f unctions. PICTURE M ODE – T his function al lows you to select the various picture m odes of the TV f rom cus tom, standard, m ild, to vivid.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com BACKLIGHT – This f unction adjusts the LCD lamp’s cur rent. The curr ent aff ects the brilliance of the picture. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight PI CTURE by pressing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com BRIGHT NESS – This f unction adj usts the black level in a p icture. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com CONTR AST – This f unction adjusts the white le vels in a picture. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com SATUR A T ION – This f unction adj usts how stron g your picture’s colors ar e going to be. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 57 - www.SCEPTRE.com TINT – T his function adjust s your picture’s overa ll color with ever ything looking green on one end and e verything look ing red on t he ot her. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 58 - www.SCEPTRE.com SHARPNES S – This func tion adjus ts how shar p objects in your pictures are. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 59 - www.SCEPTRE.com COLOR T EMP. – T his function adjus ts the white color’ s overall ba lance of whit e colors in a pictur e. T he function chang es the whit e color ’s overall bal ance in large increm ents. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight PI CTURE by pressing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 60 - www.SCEPTRE.com NOISE REDUCT ION – T his func tion reduces the am ount of pixilation o n the T V so the video will look smooth and natura l. This f unction has 2 su bfunctions, digital noise re duction and tem poral noise reduct ion.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 61 - www.SCEPTRE.com Advanced – T his function off ers advanced opt ions th at enhance the TV’s perform ance and clarit y. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight PICTURE by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight PICTURE MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 62 - www.SCEPTRE.com Sound Main Option This option a llows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions, including so und mode, auto vo lume level , digital a udio out..etc . SOUND M ODE – This f unction allo ws you to se lect various s ound m odes am ong custom , standard, m ovies, m usic, and speech.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 63 - www.SCEPTRE.com TREBLE – T his function ad justs the le vel of high pitch s ound in a T V. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light SO UND MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 64 - www.SCEPTRE.com BASS – This f unction adj usts the le vel of low pitch sound i n a TV. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light SO UND MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 65 - www.SCEPTRE.com BALANCE – T his functio n adjusts the balance of soun d from left to right. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to move to th e functions and high light SO UND MODE.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 66 - www.SCEPTRE.com AVL ( Auto Volume Lev el) – T his function will e nable an autom atic ba lancing of sound when c ertain channe ls suddenl y becom e over bearing. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND by press ing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 67 - www.SCEPTRE.com SRS – This f unction will en able a virtua l surroun d sound field th at pres ents an expansive three dimens ional sound fie ld mak ing the listener f eel like there are “phantom ” speakers that appear to exten d all arou nd th e listener.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 68 - www.SCEPTRE.com PREFERED AUDIO L ANGU AGE – This functi on is for MTS (m ulti-channel television soun d). It will cha nge the sp oken langua ge of a TV program via SAP (secondar y audio program m ing).
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 69 - www.SCEPTRE.com DIGIT A L AUDIO OUT – T his func tion enables the T V to output s ound in 2 digital form ats, PCM, and Bit Stre am for digital hom e theater receiver s. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight SOU ND by press ing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 70 - www.SCEPTRE.com Function Main Option This option allows users to turn on TV program filters for children, and also closed captioning support options . To use this option you will need to enter in the password first.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 71 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. SET BLOCKING – T his subfunction tur ns block ing from CHANNEL BLOCKING o n or off . a. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing the ▼ button. b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the option and highlight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 72 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. BLOCK CHANN EL – T his subfunctio n block s channels by selecting them off a c hannel list. a. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing the ▼ button. b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 73 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. BLOCK BY R ATING – T his subf unction block s channels b y reading each channel’s TV pro gram or movie ratin g. a. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 74 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. DTV RAT ING – This s ubfunction gat hers all dig ital channe ls’s programm ing rating. a. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing the ▼ button. b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 75 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. SETUP COD E – This subf unction s ets the pass word. a. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing the ▼ button. b. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 76 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION – T his func tion shows close d captio n of TV progr ams . 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 77 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION O PTION – T his function loc ks or unlocks options you can use to adjust the way your digita l caption is displa yed. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing th e ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 78 - www.SCEPTRE.com CC B ACKGROUND – T his f unction adjusts di gital cha nnel’s closed c aptioning backgr ound. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing th e ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight AUTO LO CK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 79 - www.SCEPTRE.com CAPTION T EXT – This f unction adjusts digital ch annel’s closed c aption ing text styles. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight FUNCTION by pressing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the functions and highlight AUTO LOCK.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 80 - www.SCEPTRE.com GUIDE – T his function sh ows you detailed infor mation about your current digital channel’s program m ing and the entire d a y’s program list. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight FUNC TION b y pressing th e ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 81 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. Inside the GUIDE you ca n select th e program ming of the TV station by time, and RES ERVE it for future vie wing b y pressing t he ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ke y . W hen you press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ a clock s ign will appear next t o the pro gram ming.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 82 - www.SCEPTRE.com RESERV. LIST – This function is an actu al function that’s used while you have GUIDE turned on. You can reserve up to 5 programs that you want to watch in the future and the TV will automatically switch to that channel when the time comes .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 83 - www.SCEPTRE.com Setup Main Option This m ain option has functi ons that a llows users to p ower the T V on or off at a specific tim e and date, adj usting PC res olutions f or VGA car ds, and cha nging time and date f or the T V.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 84 - www.SCEPTRE.com POWER ON T IM E – This function a utomatical ly turns the T V on to a specific channel at a set specific ti m e and date. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 85 - www.SCEPTRE.com POWER OFF T IME – T his function autom aticall y turns the T V off at a s et specif ic time and date. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 86 - www.SCEPTRE.com SLEEP – T his function m akes the T V turn itself off after a set number of m inutes. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 87 - www.SCEPTRE.com MENU L ANGUAGE – T his f unction changes t he entire OSD’s langua ge. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 88 - www.SCEPTRE.com MENU O PACITY – T his function c hanges the O SD menu ’s visual f rom transparent to so lid. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 89 - www.SCEPTRE.com EMERGENCY ALERT – T his func tion adjusts o ptions regarding your local emergenc y broadcasting s ervice. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 90 - www.SCEPTRE.com PC SETUP – This f unction is f or people w ho use the X 42 LCD HDT V’s VGA p ort as a PC m onitor onl y. The func tion adjusts the position an d syncs the s ignal of the PC. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 91 - www.SCEPTRE.com 8. POSITION moves the pictu re left or right, up or down. Please Note : • The X42 LCD HDTV’s best PC resolution is 1360x768 at 60hz.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 92 - www.SCEPTRE.com MENU T IMEOUT – This function adjusts how long the m enu will be on the screen when you’re not usi ng it. 1. Press MENU to open the O SD and h ighlight S ETUP by press ing the ▼ button. 2. Press ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ or ► to select the func tions and highl ight DATE/T IME.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 93 - www.SCEPTRE.com Detailed Explanations Info Banner Explained The info banner is a bann er that sho ws TV program m ing info on the top p ortion of your TV. T his function is onl y available whe n you use the ATSC/NT SC tuner port.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 94 - www.SCEPTRE.com The info banner ’s right s ide shows you the TV’s d isplay inf ormation such as HD (High Definitio n) or SD (r egular TV) m ode, stereo s ound, c losed capt ioning, and digital surroun d sound.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 95 - www.SCEPTRE.com • If highl ighted this sym bol shows you are using the S AP (secondar y audio program m ing) function fr om the TV channel.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 96 - www.SCEPTRE.com • TV-M A ALL – This is a t ype of T V rating. This s ection tells you the TV ratings of the progr am you are watchin g. Pleas e refer to ratings explain ed for m ore inform ation on ratings. • This s ymbol and th e indicator bar s how you how strong your current c hannel’s si gnal is.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 97 - www.SCEPTRE.com 2. 4:3 Most analog T V channe ls have 4:3 s ignal form ats. If the original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1 sour ce) is pr eserved, black bars ar e added to t he left and r ight of the displa y image. T his aspect k eeps that aspec t ratio an d shows you the black bars on th e side.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 98 - www.SCEPTRE.com 4. Zoom 2 This m ode performs the sam e as Zoom1 exc ept the level of zoom is increased. 5. Panaroma W hen watching a 4:3 aspe ct ratio TV or m ovie, th ere will b e black bars on the side, you can rem ove this b y using 16:9 aspect but the ent ire picture will be distorted hor izontall y.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 99 - www.SCEPTRE.com Picture In Picture / Picture By Picture Exp lained This television f eatures P icture In Pict ure (PIP) an d Picture B y Picture ( PBP) options, ho wever the TV is NOT designed for view ing 2 T V channels at the sam e time.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 100 - www.SCEPTRE.com ON/OFF – T o turn on the PIP or PBP, press the ON/O FF butto n. W hen you press the ON/OF F butto n once, PIP will turn on, pres s the ON /OFF butto n again and PIP will turn into PB P.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 101 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. YPbPr1 Switches W ith • TV (Air/Cable), AV1, AV 2 (CVBS), AV 3 (S-Video), YPbPr2, VGA , HDMI1, HDM I2 6. YPbPr2 Switches W ith • TV (Air/Cable), AV1, AV 2 (CVBS), AV 3 (S-Video), YPbPr1, VGA , HDMI1, HDM I2 7.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 102 - www.SCEPTRE.com Closed Ca p tioning (digital and analog) E xplained Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conservations, narration and soun d effects as subtitles on your TV.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 103 - www.SCEPTRE.com Rating Explained General Operatio n To block channels you don’t want your children to watc h, you can f ilter them with the ratings functi on. M PAA lets you control ratings for m ovies. For regu lar TV program s you can use UST V settings.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 104 - www.SCEPTRE.com TV-14 (UST V) – Parents Strongly Cau tioned This program contains som e m aterial that m any parents woul d find unsuitab le for children less than 14 years of age.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 105 - www.SCEPTRE.com Glossar y Analog T V – Today’s T V system is using radio f requenc y waves to transm it and display pictures and soun d. 480i is today’s analo g TV resolution. Aspect Ratio 4:3 – Tradit ional TV “ asp ect ratio”, th at is, the sc reen’s width as compared to it ’s height.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 106 - www.SCEPTRE.com boosting brig ht colors. Det ails in a bri ght da ytime environm ent are m ore vivid by boosting dark colors.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 107 - www.SCEPTRE.com Please Note : • Make sure you wring the water out of the cloth bef ore cleaning the be zel or rem ote in order t o prevent water from penetrating into the el ectronics. Cleaning the Screen 1. Use a 100% cott on cloth or m icro-fiber cloth f or cleaning.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 108 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions Make sure the audio cabl e is connected . Readjust your volume via t he rem ote control. PICTURE ONL Y NO AUDIO The T V’s tuner signal m ust not be lo wer than 65 % . Turn off the TV, unplug it f rom the socket.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 109 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions HDCP VIDEO SAYS NO HDC P SUPPORT Reboot your HDCP video d evice but turn ing them off and unplugging the p ower cord. W ait up to 8 minutes t o plug th e power back in to see if it works or not.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 110 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions S W ITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES T HE VOLUME Different c hannels and inputs will som etim es have this eff ect because the ch annel sign al’s own vo lume is alread y loud.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 111 - www.SCEPTRE.com Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are of ten returne d due to a technical problem rather than a defec tive product that m ay result in u nnecessar y shipping char ges bille d to you. O ur trained support p ersonnel c an often reso lve the problem over the phon e or em ail.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 112 - www.SCEPTRE.com Specification Display panel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S cr e e n S i z e Diagonal 42.0 2 inches A s p e c t R a t i o W idescreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t ch 0.68 (H) x RG B x 0.68 (V)m m M a x .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 113 - www.SCEPTRE.com (1)Video (cont inued) Gamm a Fixed Gamm a Lamp adjus t Yes Picture m ode Custom / Standard / Mild / Vivid / Multimedia / Rec all Video adjust Contrast / Bri ghtness / S harpness / Saturation / T int / RGB 3 levels of c olor tem p.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 114 - www.SCEPTRE.com (4)NT SC/A T SC (continue d) Sound: Mono / Stereo / SA P Favorite Chan nel V-chip Video input for m at: 1080i, 720p, 480p, 4 80i ATSC Analog close.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 115 - www.SCEPTRE.com LIMITED PR ODUCT W ARRANTY Please read th is warrant y card caref ully, it is a “O NE-YEAR LIMIT ED W ARRANTY” on parts and labor and is o nl .
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 116 - www.SCEPTRE.com Not Cov ered This warrant y does not co ver defec ts, m alfunctions or failures resul ting from shipping or trans it accident s, abuse, m isuse, o.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 117 - www.SCEPTRE.com Warranty Se rvice For warrant y service inf ormation, con tact SCE PTRE C ustom er Support at (800) 788-2878, 8:3 0 am to 5:3 0 pm PST or visit www .Sceptr e.com . Parts and service labor that are SCEPTRE’s r esponsi bility (see abo ve) will be provided without charge.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 118 - www.SCEPTRE.com Trademarks • “HDMI, the HD MI logo a nd High-Def inition Mult imedia Interf ace are trademark s or registered tr adem arks of HDMI Liscensing L LC.” • TruSurround X T, SRS and s y m bol are tra demarks of SRS Labs, Inc.
SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Man ual - 119 - www.SCEPTRE.com FCC Compliance S tatement This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is s ubject to the f ollo wing conditions : This device .
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