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Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your new 120hz Motion Estimation Motion Compensation SCEPTRE X42 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.
X42 LCD TV. • an area of low temperature to an area Do not use the X42 LCD TV in a of high temperature, condensation portrait format (by rotating 90 degrees) may form on the housing. Do not turn...
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This will protect connector. • the X42 LCD TV from damage due to To avoid risk of electric shock, do not power surges. touch the connector with wet hands. •...
Power Lines Do not locate the antenna near overhead light or power circuits, or where it could fall into such power lines or circuits. - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Please read the user manual carefully before performing the installation. Because of the size of the panel, the X42 LCD TV will take 10 – 12 seconds to power on. The power consumption of the display is approximately 190 watts. Please use the power cord designated for the product.
Once you have taken off the base, please save it along with the 6 screws in a safe place so that they will not be lost when you want to re-attach the base. - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Rear View Mounting Pattern ....................10 Side Connection View......................11 Side Control Buttons....................... 11 Rear View Connections ......................12 SCEPTRE X42 Remote Control ....................13 Top Section..........................14 Mid Section ..........................15 Bottom Section........................16 Installing Batteries to the Remote Control ................17 Connection Suggestions ......................
1. 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 size of the panel, the X42 LCD TV will take 10 –...
VOL(+/-) – These buttons increase or decrease the TV’s volume. If a sub- menu is active, pressing these buttons will move the selection left or right. - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
This TV features a power saving function which will turn off the TV automatically after 5 minutes of idling on a connection with no signal. This feature is present on all connection. - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
This remote control follows SONY’s universal remote code. To find the actual code you need to consult your cable or satellite tech support. Please note the SRS / USB button is only used for USB functions. SRS is not available on this TV. - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Top Section POWER – This button turns the TV on or off. Because of the size of the panel, the X42 LCD TV will take 10 – 12 seconds to power FREEZE – This button freezes the video. Press the button again to unfreeze the screen.
SOURCE – This button switches the input sources. Once pressed use the ▲▼◄► and ↵ key to select the source you want to switch to. EXIT – This button allows you to quit from the OSD menu. - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
LED ON / OFF – This button turns the backlight for the number pad on or off. INFO – This button shows you your current channel information, display input, and resolution. - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Suggestions If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… Make sure the power of X42 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 X42 LCD HDTV.
X42 LCD HDTV might lose picture or sound. Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr… Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. 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 X42 LCD HDTV.
Connecting DVD player with S-Video… Make sure the power of X42 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 left side of your X42 LCD HDTV.
Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Video connector to both your DVD player and AV’s Yellow Video connector port on the left side of your X42 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 left side of your X42 LCD HDTV.
Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDMI… Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDTV and your set-top box is turned off. 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 X42 LCD HDTV.
5 minutes. Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Optical SPDIF… Make sure the power of X42 LCD HDTV and your receiver is turned off. Obtain an optical SPDIF cable, connect it to your receiver’s optical SPDIF digital input and the optical SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the X42 LCD HDTV.
Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the X42 LCD 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.
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The X42 LCD HDTV’s tuner is designed for HDTV therefore requires a stronger signal than normal TVs. If you cannot achieve that signal level with your antenna or cable, your X42 LCD HDTV might lose picture or sound. • To skip the process, please follow through the entire phase, while you are scanning for channels, stop scanning mid-way and skip.
OSD. VOL(+) – This button decreases the volume and functions as left direction in the OSD. VOL(-) – This button decreases the volume and functions as right direction in the OSD. - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
TV port. The purpose of this option is to block TV inappropriate for children. Video This option allows users to adjust the TV’s picture sharpness, color, tint, and other various functions. - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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BLUE BACK – This function changes the NO SIGNAL background from black to blue. BACKLIGHT – This function adjusts the strength of the backlight of the LCD panel directly. - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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CLOCK – This adjusts the signal of the picture by a large increment. Please Note : The native PC resolution of this TV is 1920x1080 at 60hz. • Always use AUTO ADJUST over manual adjustment. • - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
RAW and PCM. • AUTO VOLUME CONTROL – This function will compensate the volume of the speakers so they will not suddenly be too loud during commercials. - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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Second audio programming is dependent on the support of the TV • station you are watching. If they do not have a second audio programming (SAP), this function will not work. - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
DATE – If you disable AUTO SYNCHRONIZATION, you can enter the date manually using this function. TIME – If you disable AUTO SYNCHRONIZATION, you can enter the time manually using this function. - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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U.S. usually uses CC1. DIGITAL CLOSED CAPTION – This function cycles through different digital closed caption methods. III. DIGITAL CAPTION STYLE – This function adjusts the digital closed caption viewing options. - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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. The default password is “0000”. - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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To filter by content, select individual contents you want to block out. Ie. Blocking adult language in TV-14, you would fill the box with the lock sign under L. - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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CHANGE PASSWORD – This function changes the parental password. • CLEAR ALL – This function clears the filtered rating settings. Please Note : • Filters are only available under TV tuner connection. - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Detailed Explanations Aspect Ratio Explained The X42 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, FULL (16:9), and 4:3.
USB Connection Explained The X42 is a widescreen TV with an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives 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 SRS / USB button to start browsing for music and pictures.
AUDIO SWAP (yellow) – Press this button to interchange the audio between the PIP/POP and the main picture. VIDEO SWAP (yellow) – Press this button to replace the main picture with the PIP window’s picture or vice versa. - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Note: For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV. - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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NC-17 (MPAA) No one 17 and under admitted. X (MPAA) X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies. - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select the channel you want to jump to and press ↵ to confirm. 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. - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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The info title bar and channel guide functions described above are only available when you are using the TV with the TV’s own tuner and an antenna. The functions are not supported under cable. - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
TV’S UNIVERSAL This television follows SONY’s universal remote code. To REMOTE CODE find the actual code you must read through your own universal remote’s guide book. - 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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Your X42 LCD HDTV is manufactured using an extremely high PIXELS THAT ARE level of precision technology, however, sometimes some pixels ALWAYS of your X42 LCD HDTV may not display. Pixels defects within DISPLAYING THE industry specifications are inherent to this type of product and SAME COLOR do not constitute a defective product.
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TV’s resolution. Up-converting can cause this type of effect. TIPS FOR HIGH The X42 LCD HDTV is an ideal platform for viewing High DEFINITION USERS Definition Content. The best image quality can be achieved by HDMI, YPbPr (Component), then VGA. However, due to variances in broadcast practices, it is possible some image distortions can occur.
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.
Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Saturation / Hue / Video adjust 3 levels of color temp. for VGA Cool / Normal / Warm Picture Enhancement Enhanced Color Management PIP/POP (2)Audio - 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...
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*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. - 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com...
There are millions of pixels on a LCD screen. Therefore, there is industry standard specification regarding dead or bad pixels. 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 of dead pixels.
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.
European Notice Products with the CE marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), (93/68/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (72/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. - 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual...