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SCEPTRE X40 HDTV User Manual
Preset Modes Explained
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Preset Modes Explained
The TV features different preset modes of settings for audio and video. For people who like to
optimize the TV for whichever program it is playing but do not want to individually tweak every
setting, the preset modes are used.
For Video
To switch between the various modes, press the PICTURE button continuously.
1. CUSTOM – This mode saves the user’s tweaked settings. If you changed settings under
the PICTURE, the settings would be saved under CUSTOM mode.
2. MILD – This mode is mainly used for movies.
3. STANDARD – This mode is mainly used for regular television viewing and video gaming.
4. VIVID – This mode is mainly used for nature channels and sporting events.
Please Note:
• Each preset modes can be used to your preference. The preset mode descriptions
are merely usage suggestions.
For Audio
To switch between the various modes, press the SOUND button continuously.
1. CUSTOM - This mode saves the user’s tweaked settings. If you changed settings under
the AUDIO, the settings would be saved under CUSTOM mode.
2. STANDARD – This mode is mainly used for regular television viewing.
3. SPEECH – This mode is mainly used for news and commentary programs.
4. MOVIE – This mode is mainly used for movies, and video gaming.
5. MUSIC – This mode is mainly used for music videos.
6. SPORTS – This mode is main used for sporting events.
Please Note:
• Each preset modes can be used to your preference. The preset mode descriptions
are merely usage suggestions.
Glossary
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Glossary
Analog TV – Today’s TV system is using radio frequency waves to transmit and display pictures and
sound. 480i is today’s analog TV resolution.
Aspect Ratio 4:3 – Traditional TV “ aspect ratio”, that is, the screen’s width as compared to its height.
For example a 32 inch TV would be 25 inches wide and 19 inches tall.
Aspect Ratio 16:9 – “Wide screen TV” aspect ratio, which is more like a movie screen than a
traditional TV. For example your X40 LCD HDTV would be around 28 inches wide and 16 inches tall.
Digital Channel – Television channel delivered and displayed using radio frequency waves that
contain information that is digitally encoded for improved quality and efficiency.
ATSC/NTSC Tuner – A device capable of receiving and outputting HDTV and analog TV signals for
display.
HDTV – Television with the best quality picture, wide screen 16:9 display with at least 720
progressively scanned lines (720P) or 1080 interlaced lines (1080i) and digital surround sound.
HDTV provides 900,000 – 2.1 million pixels.
Interlace Scan – A way to scan vertical lines onto a TV picture by scanning all the odd lines first,
then filling in the even lines (this happens instantaneously). In a fast moving action picture or sports
channel, this type of scanning will show pixilation.