SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X19 High Definition LCD Television purchase. 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 reference. We hope you enjoy your new SCEPTRE X19 High Definition LCD Television.
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SCEPTRE X19 HDTV 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. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock and / or fire. In order to prevent potential danger, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating and cleaning the product.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of the product. Read the following safety instructions before operating the display. Keep these instructions in a safe place for future reference.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual • • • • • • • • • 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 plug. Do not overload power strips and extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. The wall socket should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible. Only the marked power source can be used for the product.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION Television Antenna Connection Protection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to be connected to the LCD TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and static charges.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Opening the Package The SCEPTRE X19 is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the LCD display is approximately 10 lbs. Since the glass can be easily scratched or broken, please handle the product gently. Never place the unit on a surface with the glass facing downwards unless it is on protective padding.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Attaching the TV Stand 1. Please place the stand on a flat surface (i.e. table). 2. Hold the TV directly 90 degrees above the stand. 3. Connect the TV to the stand by inserting the TV into the stand. -8www.SCEPTRE.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 4 Television Antenna Connection Protection .......................................................... 6 Identifying Front and Rear Panel............................................................................... 10 Front View ..
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front View INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns blue when the TV is turned on. REMOTE SENSOR – The remote sensor receives all the commands from the remote control. - 10 www.SCEPTRE.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Side Control Buttons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. VOL(–) – This button decreases the TV’s volume. If a OSD menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection to the left. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volume. If a OSD menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection to the right. CH ▼– This button changes the TV channel downward. If the OSD menu is active, this button functions as down control for the menu.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Mounting Preparations 1. Place the monitor on a flat surface with cloth so the bezel does not get scratched. Unscrew the 2 screws that lock the arm to the monitor. 2. Once the 2 screws are removed, the stand will come off. 3. The monitor is ready for mounting. - 12 www.SCEPTRE.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Rear View Connections The following descriptions are for connections from right to left. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. YPbPr – This connection port is for DVD players, or satellite / cable set-top boxes that use component cables. From right to left, connect green, blue, and red for video, and then connect white for left channel audio, and red for right channel audio. TV – This connection is for digital or analog cable without the cable box or over-the-airwave antennas.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE X19 Remote Control For universal remotes, this TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satellite or universal remote provider. - 14 www.SCEPTRE.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 0~9 – Sets the channels. Dash (-) – Inserts the dash for selecting digital channels directly. GUIDE – Opens the current digital channel information guide. CH(+)▲ / CH(-)▼ / VOL(-)◄ / VOL(+)► – Selects and moves the item on screen. CH(+)▲ / CH(-)▼also functions as channel up and down. VOL(-)◄ / VOL(+)► also functions as volume up and down.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Connecting Power to the TV 1. 2. Obtain the AC adapter, the AC power cable and connect them to each other. Connect the AC adapter to the back of the TV. Connection Suggestions If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… - 16 www.SCEPTRE.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Make sure the power of X19 LCD HDTV is turned off. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. Turn on X19 LCD HDTV. Select TV (Air) for antenna or TV (Cable) for digital cable from either your remote control’s source button or source button on the TV. Use the On Screen Display to scan for channels. Please Note : • • Not all broadcasts are in High Definition (HD).
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Connecting DVD player with S-Video… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Make sure the power of X19 LCD HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. Obtain an S-Video Cable. Connect the S-Video connector to both your DVD player and AV’s S-Video connector port on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Connect the white color connector to both your DVD player and AV’s white connector port on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV.
5. 6. SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Turn on the X19 LCD HDTV and your DVD player. Use the remote control’s source button or the source button on the TV to switch to AV. Please Note : • • Make sure the yellow connector in the same group is not connected. You can only connect either the S-Video port or the Yellow Connector port. DO NOT CONNECT BOTH. Please reference the DVD player’s manual as well, to make sure the DVD player is configured to output correctly to the TV.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Make sure the power of X19 LCD HDTV and your PC is turned off. Obtain a 15-pin D-Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, connect to the audio out of your PC and the other end to the VGA Stereo Input port. Turn on the power of the X19 LCD HDTV and your PC.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the X19 LCD HDTV 1. 2. 3. 4. Make sure your power cable is connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of your TV and also your AV devices. Make sure they are all connected securely. Turn on your TV and other AV devices if necessary. Select the correct source according to the Connecting pages.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select AUTO SCAN and press ↵. If you have Cable selected make sure Cable System has the setting at AUTO. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select START TO SCAN and press ↵. Once the scan finishes you can begin to watch TV. Please Note : • • Not all broadcasts are in High Definition (HD). Please refer to your local broadcasting stations for more information. The X19 LCD HDTV’s tuner is designed for HDTV therefore requires a stronger signal than normal TVs.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Controls Via Remote Control In order to adjust most of the options inside the On Screen Display (OSD), the picture below shows all the buttons used on the remote control. ▲ – This button changes the channel to a higher number and also functions as up direction in the OSD. ▼ – This button changes the channel to a lower number and also functions as down direction in the OSD.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Options VIDEO – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness, brightness, saturation, color temperature. AUDIO – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as treble, bass, and balance. TIME – This main option has time related functions such as sleep timer, time zone.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • PICTURE MODE – This function allows you to adjust the video through preset modes, standard, custom, vivid, and mild. • CONTRAST – This function adjusts the white levels in a picture. The higher the contrast, the less detail you will see in bright white objects. • BRIGHTNESS - This function adjusts the black level in a picture.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ◄ or ► to move to AUDIO and press ↵. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • SOUND MODE – This function allows you to adjust audio preset modes custom standard, speech, movie, and music. • BASS – This function adjusts the level of low pitch sound in a TV. • TREBLE – This function adjusts the level of a high pitch sound in a TV.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Setup Main Option This option allows users to adjust various miscellaneous options such as OSD language, PC setup, or closed captioning. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ◄ or ► to move to SETUP and press ↵. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • OSD LANGUAGE – This function allows you to adjust the language of the OSD menu. • TRANSPARENCY – This function adjusts the transparency of the OSD menu.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual • TEXT4 turned on, there will be a black box blocking the TV’s video. iii. ADVANCED SELECTION – This allows you to select between various digital closed caption services. North America broadcast usually uses service 1. iv. OPTION – This opens up adjustments for the type of digital caption style you want. a. MODE – This either locks or opens up the adjustments of the closed captioning. b. FONT STYLE – This allows you to select different font styles. c.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Parental Main Option This option allows users to turn on TV program filters for children. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. The password is “0000”. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ◄ or ► to move to PARENTAL and press ↵. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • CHANGE PASSWORD – This function changes the password of the parental options.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual TV Main Option This option chooses various antenna and cable functions. Extra functions include limited range scanning, and channel skipping. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ◄ or ► to move to TV and press ↵. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • TUNER MODE – This selects the tuner mode of the TV from air (antenna) to cable.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explanations Aspect Ratio Explained The X19 is a widescreen TV, but most TV programs are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering two ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, 16:9 (X19’s 16:9 is named normal) and 4:3. Simply use the ASPECT button on the TV to cycle between both modes and other extra modes. 1. Normal This mode will stretch the picture to a widescreen ratio.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Rating Explained General Operation To block channels you don’t want your children to watch, you can filter them with the ratings function. MPAA lets you control ratings for movies. For regular TV programs you can use USTV settings. USTV settings lets you filter what content you want at each age level, TV-Y, to TV-MA (refer to definitions below). Below are definitions for each setting.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual BROWSING CHANNELS WITH THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Press the FAVORITE button, and the list of channels you have added will be in a box on the lower left hand side of the TV screen. 2. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select the channel you want to jump to and press ↵ to confirm. 3. You can also use the keypad numbers 1 and 2 as page up and page down if you have too many channel numbers in the list. BROWSING CHANNELS WITHOUT THE FAVORITE LIST 1.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual For Video To switch between the various modes, press the PICTURE button continuously. 1. 2. 3. 4. CUSTOM – This mode saves the user’s tweaked settings. If you changed settings under the OSD VIDEO main option, the settings would be saved under CUSTOM mode. MILD – This mode is mainly used for movies. STANDARD – This mode is mainly used for regular television viewing and video gaming. VIVID – This mode is mainly used for nature channels and sporting events.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Troubleshooting The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power cord correctly. Turn on power. NO PICTURE Connect video cable correctly. Select the input signal source with proper cable connection with the source button. Match the colors on the cables to the ports off the back of the television. ABNORMAL COLORS I.E. red cable to red colored port.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions HDCP VIDEO SAYS NO Reboot your HDCP video device but turning them off and unplugging the HDCP SUPPORT power cord. Wait up to 8 minutes to plug the power back in to see if it works or not. Make sure you have a 3.5 mm mini-jack cable connected from your HDCP VIDEO HAS NO HDCP video device’s sound output to the TV’s VGA STEREO INPUT. If AUDIO your HDCP video device uses RCA AUDIO jacks, you’ll need to obtain a RCA audio converted into 3.5 mm mini-jack cable.
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SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Specification Display panel Illustration Item Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 19.0 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:10 Pixel Pitch 0.283 (H) x RGB x 0.283 (V)mm Max. of Pixels (Resolution) HD (1440 x 900 pixels) resolution Brightness 300 nits (Typical) Contrast 1000 :1 (Typical) Response Time 4ms (gray to gray) Viewing Angle Lamp Life of Backlight Dimension Typical 160 / 160 Degree (Horizontal/Vertical) > 50,000hrs TV DISPLAY 18.3“(W)x14.8“(H)x2.
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual Speakers (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner Channel auto scan Sleep timer Standby power Timing support-Video 3 watt per channel NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Ready) Yes Off /15 mins ~ 240 mins Under 5W 480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i scaled scaled under HDMI only PC timing 1440*900@60Hz(NATIVE) 1024*768@60Hz, 75Hz 800*600@60Hz, 75Hz 640*480@60Hz, 75Hz (4)NTSC/ATSC NTSC Sound: Mono / Stereo / SAP Favorite Channel V-chip Closed caption (CC1-CC4, Text 1-Text 4) Sound: Mono / Stereo / S
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this warranty card carefully, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY” on parts and labor and is only valid when purchased from an Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-refurbished product, and available to customers in the Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. See below for the SCEPTRE Extended Service warranty.
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SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that my cause undesired operation. Please Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.