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Sceptre E165BD-HD User Manual

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Dear Sceptre Customer,
Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE E165BD-HD (with built in DVD
player) / E165BV-HD (w/o DVD player) LED HDTV 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 references. We hope you enjoy your
new SCEPTRE HDTV.
For technical assistance, please call 1800-788-2878 and select option 3 or
email our tech support group at monitor-ts@sceptre.com.
For all other inquiries, please call 1800-788-2878 and select option 4 or
email our customer service group at cs@sceptre.com.
We recommend you register your SCEPTRE HDTV with the enclosed
registration card and mail it in. For peace of mind and to protect your
investment beyond the standard warranty, SCEPTRE offers a two year
extended warranty service for your HDTV. This plan gives additional
coverage once your standard warranty period runs out. Please call our
customer service group to purchase the extended warranty.

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  • Page 1 Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE E165BD-HD (with built in DVD player) / E165BV-HD (w/o DVD player) LED HDTV 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 references.

  • Page 2: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    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.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    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.
  • Page 5  Do not overload power strips and internal components may function extension cords. Overloading can abnormally. Unplug the power cord result in fire or electric shock. immediately and contact your dealer  The wall socket should be installed for repair. Continued use of the near the equipment and should be product may cause fire or electric easily accessible.

  • Page 6: Important Information

    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 protection against voltage surges and static charges.

  • Page 7: Opening The Package

    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 3.74 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is suggested that it must be handled by a minimum of 2 or more persons.

  • Page 8: Attaching Or Removing The Stand

    Attaching or Removing the Stand To remove the stand completely, look at the back of the TV near the neck and unscrew the 3 screws shown in the picture and the neck along with the base should come off. To attach the base place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards attach the base to the neck and screw In the 3 screws to secure the base to the neck.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Side Control Buttons ........................11 Rear View Connections ......................12 Installing Batteries to the Remote Control ................13 SCEPTRE E165BD-HD TV / DVD Remote ..................14 SCEPTRE E165BV-HD Remote Control ..................16 Connection Suggestions ........................18 If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… ..........18 Connecting Cable Box with Component YPbPr…...

  • Page 10: Identifying Front And Rear Panel

    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 –...

  • Page 11: Side Control Buttons

    When the OSD is active, this button acts as the enter button and confirms the menu selection. POWER – Turn on the TV by pressing the button once. Press the button again to turn off the TV. **First two buttons only available on E165BD-HD.

  • Page 12: Rear View Connections

    Rear View Connections HEADPHONE – This connection is for headphones to be attached to the TV. DC – This connection provides electricity to the TV. Use the AC adapter to connect to this connection. TV – This connection is for digital or analog cable without the cable box or over-the-airwave antennas.

  • Page 13: Installing Batteries To The Remote Control

    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 theater receiver with digital coax input. 10.

  • Page 14: Sceptre E165Bd-Hd Tv / Dvd Remote

    SCEPTRE E165BD-HD TV / DVD Remote 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 15 FAVORITE – Gives you, the favorite channels list. ADD/DEL – This button adds or deletes a channel from the favorite channels list. DVD FUNCTION BUTTONS (AVAILBLE FOR E165BD-HD ONLY) AUTO EJECT – Press this button to open or close the DVD player.

  • Page 16: Sceptre E165Bv-Hd Remote Control

    SCEPTRE E165BV-HD 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 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. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. SOURCE – Press this button to cycle through the INPUT source. CC –...

  • Page 18: Connection Suggestions

    Connection Suggestions If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… Make sure the power of HDTV is turned off. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV. Turn on the HDTV.

  • Page 19: Connecting Cable Box With Component Ypbpr

    Please reference the set-top box’s manual, to make sure the set- top box is configured to output correctly to the TV.  Sceptre’s HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.

  • Page 20: Connecting Wii™ With Composite

    Connecting Wii™ with Composite… Make sure the power of HDTV and your Wii™ is turned off. 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 Satellite Boxes With Hdmi

    Please reference the set-top box’s manual, to make sure the set- top box is configured to output correctly to the TV.  Sceptre’s HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.

  • Page 22: Connecting To A Pc With Vga And 3.5 Mm Minijack

    Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack … Make sure the power of 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 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.

  • Page 23: Switching Sources

    Switching Sources Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources. **DVD source only available under E165BD-HD...

  • Page 24: Ready To Watch Some Tv

    Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 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.

  • Page 25: Osd (On Screen Display) Controls

    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.

  • Page 26: Osd (On Screen Display) Options

    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 Type, treble, bass, and acoustic cinema enhancement….etc.
  • Page 27 Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. PICTURE SETTINGS PICTURE MODE – This feature changes various color and power saving modes for the TV.
  • Page 28 ADVANCE PICTURE SETTINGS DYNAMIC CONTRAST – This feature allows the TV to automatically adjust the contrast of the TV depending on the picture you are viewing. FILM MODE – This feature is 24p that syncs with DVD movies, and should be enabled when viewing DVD video to allow smoother frame rate.

  • Page 29: Sound

    SOUND This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.
  • Page 30 BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance between the two speakers moving sound from left to right. SURROUND MODE – This feature enables the TV two speakers to provide a wider sound effect. ANALOG SOUND – This feature adjusts the second audio programming in III.

  • Page 31: Channel

    CHANNEL This option allows user to adjust the TV’s tuner functions. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. CHANNEL LIST –...

  • Page 32: Parental

    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. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press ENTER. Use ▲...

  • Page 33: Setup

    SETUP This option allows user to adjust the TV’s miscellaneous options. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. CLOSED CAPTION –...
  • Page 34 CC OPACITY – This changes the transparency of the captioning. CC COLOR – This changes the color of the text. CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transparency of background of the text. CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background.

  • Page 35: Others

    OTHERS This option allows users to set other features of the TV. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them.

  • Page 36: Detailed Explanations

    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 port of the TV and press the USB button to start browsing for music and pictures.
  • Page 37 Media Setting SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the time interval of a displayed picture. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interchange. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option toggles the repeat function for displaying pictures. MUSIC PLAY MODE – This option adjusts the music playing option. MUSIC PLAY REPEAT –...

  • Page 38: Dvd Operation (Available Under E165Bd-Hd Only)

    DVD OPERATION (AVAILABLE UNDER E165BD-HD ONLY) Introduction About the ○ / Symbol Display “○ / ” may appear on your HDTV display during operation, which indicates that the function in this operating instruction is not available for that specific media format.
  • Page 39 Important DVD Operation Guidelines The DVD drive only functions while the TV is under the source DVD. In order to put the DVD disc in, or eject the DVD disc, you must be under the DVD source. Otherwise the DVD drive will not work. ...
  • Page 40 The DVD control buttons are show in the picture below.
  • Page 41 1. General Setup Page Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄/► to display the GENERAL SETUP PAGE when you are in DVD mode and press ENTER. Press the ▲/▼ button to select options in the menu. Press the ENTER button to enter menus or options and use the ▲/▼ button to select sub-options.
  • Page 42 2. Audio Setup Page Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄/► to display the AUDIO SETUP PAGE when you are in DVD mode and press ENTER. Press the ▲/▼ button to select options in the menu. Press the ENTER button to enter menus or options and use the ▲/▼ button to select sub-options.
  • Page 43 3. Preferences Page Press the D.SETUP button and then press the ◄/► to display the PREFERENCES PAGE when you are in DVD mode and press ENTER. Press the ▲/▼ button to select options in the menu. Press the ENTER button to enter menus or options and use the ▲/▼ button to select sub-options.

  • Page 44: Closed Captioning (Digital And Analog) Explained

    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, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the election of the program provider. CC –...
  • Page 45 TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

  • Page 46: Aspect Ratio Explained

    Aspect Ratio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV, but most TV programs are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, Full (16:9 format), Normal (4:3 format), while others offer a novelty ways to view the TV. Simply use the ASPECT button on the TV’s remote control to cycle between the multiple modes.

  • Page 47: Shortcuts To Browsing Channels

    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 Go to any channel you would like to include in your favorites list.

  • Page 48: How Do I Clean The Tv

    How do I clean the TV ? IMPORTANT The power cable has to be removed from the socket before cleaning the Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types of chemicals might damage the housing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel and remote control Use a 100% cotton cloth or micro-fiber cloth for cleaning.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    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.
  • Page 50 Problems Solutions Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED may have locked up some channels but forgot about them. Refer to page 34 for more instructions. This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check UNIVERSAL your hand book for SONY’s codes then apply them.
  • Page 51 Problems Solutions SWITCHING A Different channels and inputs will sometimes have this effect because the channel signal’s own volume is already loud. CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES There is no way remove this completely. The TV has an THE VOLUME AUTO VOLUME LEVEL function that can combat this type of effect.

  • Page 52: Call Us If You Need Help

    For more information on warranty services or repairs after the warranty period, please contact our support department at the number below. For technical help, contact our Sceptre Technical Support Group via email or phone. Please have your Sceptre p/n number, serial number, and date of purchase available before you call.

  • Page 53: Specification

    Specification Display panel Illustration Item Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 15.6 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Max. of Pixels (Resolution) 1366 x 768 pixels) resolution Brightness 180 nits (Typical) Contrast 500:1 (Typical) with Auto Contrast Enhancement Typical 170/160 Degree Viewing Angle (Horizontal/Vertical) Lamp Life of Backlight...
  • Page 54 *The product’s specifications may change without notice or obligation. **This manual’s pictures and words are for references only and are subject to change without notice or obligation. Sceptre Inc is not liable for the misuse or misinterpretation of this manual.

  • Page 55: Limited Product Warranty

    (SCEPTRE reserves the right to determine “wear and tear” on any and all products); unsatisfactory visual or audio performance not caused by a manufacturing...
  • Page 56 Dead Pixel Policy SCEPTRE sets limit on the LCD at 3 dead pixels in a cluster adjacent to each other, or 5 dead pixels in a combination of color and brightness. Any number of dead or bad pixels under the limit is considered to be within normal performance specification of the LCD and is not considered defective.

  • Page 57: Disclaimer, Trademarks, & Copyright Information

    SCEPTRE is a trademark or registered trademark of Sceptre Group.  Sceptre, Inc. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.

  • Page 58: Fcc Compliance Statement

    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.

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