Sceptre SCEPTRE X405 HDTV - Manuals

Page 2 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Page 3 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 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, ...

Page 6 - Television Antenna Connection Protection; External Television Antenna Grounding

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 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 TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some ...

Page 7 - Opening the Package

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Opening the Package The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the TV is approximately 19.27 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it must be han...

Page 8 - Attaching or Removing the Stand

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Attaching or Removing the Stand 1. Place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the plastic base onto the neck by form fitting the circular hole. Remember the plastic base should have more area facing the front of the neck. 2. Fit the plast...

Page 10 - Table of Contents

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Table of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................

Page 11 - Identifying Front and Rear Panel; Front View; Rear View Mounting Pattern

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 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. The TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to power on. This is considered to be ...

Page 12 - Side Control Buttons

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Side Control Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This button increases the TV’s volume. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move the select right. 2. VOL(-) – This button decreases the TV’s volume. If a sub-menu is active, pressing this button will move...

Page 13 - Rear View Connections

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Rear View Connections 1. TV – This connection is for digital or analog cable without the cable box or over-the-airwave antennas. The tuner is a hybrid tuner that tunes to both analog and digital channels. This connection uses coaxial RF cable. For over...

Page 14 - SPDIF; Analog Audio Out –; HEADPHONE; USB –

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual 6. HDMI1-3 – HDMI connects to devices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player, or HD cable / satellite set-top box. This connection port receives pure digital audio and high definition signal through one single cable. This port also can a...

Page 15 - SCEPTRE X405 Remote Control

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual SCEPTRE X405 Remote Control This remote control follows SONY’s universal remote code. To find the actual code you need to consult your cable or satellite tech support.

Page 17 - Installing Batteries to the Remote Control

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Installing Batteries to the Remote Control Please insert two AAA batteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match the (+) and (-) symbols on the batteries with the (+) and (-) symbols inside the battery compartment. Afterwards, re-attach the...

Page 18 - Connection; Suggestions; If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Connection Suggestions If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV...

Page 19 - Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr...

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. 2. Obtain a Component Cable. Connect the green color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr’s green connector port on the back of your HD...

Page 20 - Connecting WiiTM with Composite...

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Connecting Wii™ with Composite… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your Wii™ is turned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Video connector to both your Wii™ and AV’s Yellow Video connector port on the back side of your HDTV. 3. Obta...

Page 21 - Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDMI...

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your set-top box is turned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your set-top box and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the...

Page 22 - Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack ...

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. 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 HDTV . 3. Obtain ...

Page 24 - Switching Sources

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Switching Sources 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources.

Page 25 - Ready to Watch Some TV?; Starting up the HDTV; If You’ve Connected Antenna or Cable to the TV...

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the 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. Make s...

Page 26 - Via Remote Control; Via TV Side Panel Buttons

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 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 opens the OSD and also exits the OSD by goi...

Page 27 - PICTURE

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness. SOUND – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as SPDIF...

Page 32 - CHANNEL

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual CHANNEL This option allows user to adjust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIS...

Page 33 - PARENTAL

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual PARENTAL This option allows users to filter TV programs and movies while using the TV tuner. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER . 3....

Page 34 - SETUP

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual SETUP This option allows user to adjust the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CLOSED CA...

Page 36 - OTHERS

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual OTHERS This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – Thi...

Page 37 - Detailed Explanations; USB Connection Explained

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Detailed Explanations USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen TV with an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and display pictures or play MP3 files. To use this feature connect a USB flash drive to the USB...

Page 39 - Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conservations, narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on most TV program, an...

Page 40 - Ratings Explained

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Ratings 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 ...

Page 43 - Shortcuts to Browsing Channels

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Shortcuts to Browsing Channels Browsing through the entire channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV features a favorite channel list, where you can add in channels that you always want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any channel you...

Page 44 - How do I clean the TV ?

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual How do I clean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. The power cable has to be removed from the socket before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types of chemicals might damage the housing and the LCD g...

Page 45 - Troubleshooting

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 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. Connect video cable correct...

Page 48 - Call Us If You Need Help!; Please have your Sceptre p/n number, serial number, and date of

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Call Us If You Need Help! Products are often returned due to a technical problem rather than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping charges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone o...

Page 49 - Specification

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual Specification Display panel Item Illustration Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 40 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Max. of Pixels (Resolution) Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution Brightness 250 cd/m² Contrast 10000:1 (Typical 4000:1) with Auto...

Page 51 - LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this warranty card carefully, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY” on parts and labor (90 days for commercial use) and is only valid when purchased from an Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-refurbished product...

Page 54 - FCC Compliance Statement

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X405 User Manual FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including ...