Page 2 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Page 3 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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. ...
Page 6 - Television Antenna Connection Protection; External Television Antenna Grounding
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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 TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to prov...
Page 7 - D IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 3D IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD USE THE 3D FUNCTION WARNING Parents’ careful supervision is required particularly when children or teenagers view 3D images. Phot...
Page 9 - Opening the Package; Screw x 6; Installation
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 31.9 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it mus...
Page 10 - Attaching or Removing the Stand
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Attaching or Removing the Stand 1. To attach the base, place the display unit flat on a table and connect the base to the neck portion. Remember the longer portion faces the front. 2. Screw in the 6 screws to secure the base to the neck. 3. To...
Page 11 - Table of Contents
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Page 12 - Identifying Front and Rear Panel; Front View; Rear View Mounting Pattern
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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. Because of the LED in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 seco...
Page 13 - Side Control Buttons
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 ...
Page 14 - Rear View Connections
- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Rear View Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals to digital surround sound receivers. The orange (COAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends out either bit-stream or PCM digital sound signal to a home th...
Page 15 - Installing Batteries to the Remote Control
- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual VCR or DVD player or Wii™. Connect the yellow for video and the red / white for audio. This port shares the audio jacks with YPbPr. 9. YPbPr – This connection port is for DVD players or satellite / cable set-top boxes that use component cables...
Page 16 - SCEPTRE TV Remote Control
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Page 18 - Connection; Suggestions; If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna...
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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...
Page 19 - Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr...
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 o...
Page 20 - Connecting WiiTM with Composite...
- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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...
Page 21 - Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDMI...
- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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. Tu...
Page 23 - Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPDIF...
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPDIF… 1. Make sure the power of HDTV and your receiver is turned off. 2. Obtain a coax SPDIF cable, connect it to your receiver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF connection on the LINE...
Page 24 - Switching Sources; Press the S button on top of the TV or the SOURCE button on the
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Switching Sources 1. Press the S button on top of the TV or the SOURCE button on the remote control and you will see the picture above. 2. Use ▲▼ buttons to select the source you want to switch to and press the ↵ button in the middle of the ▲▼...
Page 25 - Ready to Watch Some TV?; Starting up the HDTV
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 device...
Page 27 - Via Remote Control
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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 ...
Page 28 - PICTURE
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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. AUDIO – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such...
Page 31 - AUDIO
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual AUDIO This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select AUDIO and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ↵ to adjust them. I. SOUND MODE – ...
Page 38 - Detailed Explanations; USB Connection Explained
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 t...
Page 40 - Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained; Rating Explained
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 pr...
Page 43 - Shortcuts to Browsing Channels
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 ch...
Page 44 - D Settings Explained
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual 3D Settings Explained This Sceptre TV is capable of producing stereoscopic images which with the help of 3D passive glasses give the effect of depth to the 2D TV. There are multiple methods to achieve 3D effect because of different movie / TV ...
Page 46 - How do I clean the TV ?
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 ...
Page 47 - Troubleshooting
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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. Connect video cabl...
Page 50 - Call Us If You Need Help!; Please have your Sceptre p/n number, serial number, and date of; Customer Service Email :
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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 th...
Page 51 - Specification
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV User Manual Specification Display panel Item Illustration Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 42 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.4845 (H) x RGB x 0.4845 (V) um per one triad Max. of Pixels (Resolution) 1920 x 1080 Brightness 360 nits (Typ...
Page 53 - LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY
- 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED HDTV 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-refurbishe...
Page 56 - FCC Compliance Statement
- 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE E420 LED 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 interfer...