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For all other inquiries, please call (800) 788-2878 and select option 4 or email our customer service group at SceptreCS@sceptre.com. Live Chat also available during business hours M-F 8:30AM-5:30PM. We recommend you register your SCEPTRE HD Display Unit at our online website http://www.sceptre.com/registration.html. This display is MHL™ ready using HDMI 1.
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Operating the product close to smoke will fit only into a grounded power or moisture may cause fire or electric outlet as a safety feature. If your outlet shock. does not accommodate the three-wire - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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immediately. Do not try to repair the Operating environment: Temperature: product yourself. 5°C ~ 35°C, Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing, Altitude: 0~10,000 ft. - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Power Lines Do not locate the antenna near overhead light or power circuits, or where it could fall into such power lines or circuits. **TV tuner optional - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Opening the Package The SCEPTRE DISPLAY is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the DISPLAY is approximately 9.17 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.
To install the 2 TV feet, attach them to the bottom of the TV and screw in the 4 screws indicated in the picture. Remember the SCEPTRE word on the feet faces the front. To remove them, simply unscrew the 4 screws and the feet will come off.
Front View ............................. 10 Rear View Mounting Pattern ......................10 Display Control Buttons ......................... 12 Rear View Connections .........................13 SCEPTRE Remote Control ........................15 Installing Batteries to the Remote Control ..................18 Connection Suggestions .......................... 19 If You Have Antenna … ........................ 19 Connecting DVD Player with Component YPbPr…...
6mm. Please Note: The 6mm length of screw refers to how deep the screw can go inside the mounting holes. When you’re buying screws, you should add the original 6mm to the thickness of your mounting plate in order to get the total screw length. - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
When the OSD is active, this button acts as the enter button and confirms the menu selection. POWER – Turn on the display by pressing the button once. Press the button again to turn off the display. - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
HDMI 2 – 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 - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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This Display does NOT support QAM under Display tuner. TV Tuner is optional. It may not be equipped in your product. Please check with seller, authorized distributor or Sceptre Customer Services. - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
SCEPTRE 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. - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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37. TV – Press this button to switch to the source TV directly. 38. USB – Press this button to switch to the source USB directly. 39. YPbPr – Press this button to switch to the source YPbPr directly. - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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The following buttons are functions designed to work with the optional, Sceptre Sound Bar. 40. POWER – This button turns on the sound bar. 41. SOURCE – This button selects the sound bar’s source. 42. MODE – This button selects the sound bar’s sound modes.
Keep the batteries away from children and pets. If the remote control is not used for a long time, remove the batteries. Keep the remote control away from moisture, sunlight, and high temperatures. - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Connection Suggestions If You Have Antenna … Make sure the power of Sceptre HD Display is turned off. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna to the DT port on the back of your HD Display. Turn on the HD Display.
YPbPr. Please reference the DVD player’s manual, to make sure the DVD player is configured to output correctly to the Display. This source shares audio jacks with AV video. - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Use the remote control’s source button or the source button on the Display to switch to AV. Please Note: Make sure to read your Wii™ installation guide for further information. This source shares audio jacks with YPbPr. - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Please reference the set-top box’s manual, to make sure the set- top box is configured to output correctly to the Display. Sceptre’s HD Display supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.
• The VGA port of the Display features a power saving mode which will automatically turn off the Display, if there’s no signal provided for more than 10 minutes. - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Display. • The Display’s SPDIF out for 5.1CH is ONLY used for antenna/ cable connection. Any other incoming audio signal will be passed out of SPDIF in PCM format. - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
AIR or CABLE. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH and press ENTER to scan for channels. Once the scanning finishes, you can begin to watch TV. - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
CH(▲/▼) – These buttons functions as up/down direction in the OSD. – This button opens the OSD and also exits out of menus. – This button acts as the enter button to enter each function or option. - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
OTHERS – This main option has functions for resetting the Display. PICTURE This option allows users to adjust the Display’s picture sharpness, color, tint, and other various functions. - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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RESET – This resets the settings of PC settings. COLOR TEMPERATURE – This feature adjusts the color temperature of the Display, giving warm, normal, cool, (warm being more red, cool being more blue and normal being neutral color). - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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DT NOISE REDUCTION – This feature reduces DVD video pixilation by blurring them. MEMC Setting – MEMC Stands for Motion Estimation Motion Compensation. This feature controls the picture smoothing picture effects. - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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. SOUND SETTINGS - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series 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. - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH – This feature searches channels automatically for you. Please Note: The TV tuner in this TV does not support QAM for digital cable TV service. - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
CC1. TEXT1-4 displays advertisements of the channel. iii. DIGITAL CAPTION TYPE – This chooses the subchannel for digital channel closed captioning. DIGITAL CC PRESET – This unlocks users ability to change caption styles. - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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OSD TIMER – This function adjusts the idle duration the MENU stays on the screen. SLEEP TIMER – This function adjusts the time duration for the display to turn off automatically. - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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MODE. Retail mode uses more electricity however offers better performance. Home mode offers less power usage at the expense of just regular performance. SOURCE LABEL – This feature edits the name of each source. - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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(2 hour) time. XIV. ALL RESET – This reset all the options in the MENU back to its default values. - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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Video description is dependent on the support of the program being played. Not all videos will support this feature. - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Once you press the USB button the USB menu will come up. Select either the music or picture you want to browse using the arrow buttons. Press the ENTER button to select the file you want. Browsing Music and Photo In the USB function, select Music or Photo. - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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The music function only supports MP3 that is from 32-48k Hz using a data rate of 32-320 kbps. All USB functions are operated by the remote control. None of the buttons physically located on the Display will respond to USB functions. - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
(e.g., weather or news). These services are also superimposed over the program currently being viewed. Closed Captioning for this Display only works under sources TV and AV. (OPTIONAL) - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Leave it for two or three hours without operating it. If you use this product in such a situation it may damage the discs or internal parts. Supporting DVD Format This product can play the following DVD formats disc. DVD/DVD+/-R DVD+/-RW CD/CD+/-R/CD+/-RW VCD/CDG - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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DVD disc you want to play. When you are facing the front of the TV, insert the DVD disc with the side that is labeled with the movie title facing away from you. - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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The DVD control buttons are show in the picture below. - 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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RESUME – This option lets you turn on or off the resume feature which lets you resume your movie at the same location where you last left off. REPEAT – This option lets you loop the playing of a DVD disc. - 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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English dubbing you would pick left channel mono or original foreign language you would pick right channel mono. DYNAMIC – This option lets you change the level of volume range the DVD audio plays at. - 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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DVD AUDIO, SUBTITLE, DISC MENU preferences in languages are based off of the DVD disc itself. If the disc itself does not support such language, the preferred languages will not appear and the default English language will be displayed. - 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Direct Function Buttons Sceptre Sound Bar The Sceptre Sound Bar is an add-on speakers designed to connect to any flat panel HD Display including Sceptre’s own. These direct function buttons above help eliminate the use of the Sound Bar remote.
L - Adult Language D - Sexually Suggestive Dialog MPAA Rating G (MPAA) General audiences. All ages admitted. PG (MPAA) Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. - 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
This mode is only available under PC. It will map dot by dot to the screen. Any resolution will be proportionate. FULL 100% Full 100% does not crop any video from the source. - 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select the channel you want to jump to and press ENTER to confirm. You can also use the FAV+/- keys to switch up and down the favorites list automatically. - 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
MHL cable and connect one end (usually micro USB) to your mobile device and the other end to HDMI 1. Turn on both the mobile device and the Sceptre display and press the MHL button and things displayed on the mobile device will be displayed on the display.
Change the direction of your antenna and rescan your SYMBOL ON channels. If you have cable services call up your cable SCREEN company and ask about signal strength of your local cable. - 53 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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ALWAYS display may not show up. Pixels defects within industry DISPLAYING THE specifications are inherent to this type of product and do not SAME COLOR constitute a defective product. - 54 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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For total control you will need to use the cell phone’s touch UNDER MHL THE DISPLAY’S REMOTE screen. The display’s remote have limited functions and its WON’T CONTROL controls are dependent on the program you are using. THE CELL PHONE SCREEN FULLY - 55 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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Problems Solutions THE DISPLAY DOES This display only (optionally) supports digital antenna signal NOT SCAN IN and analog cable signal. This display does not support QAM. DIGITAL CABLE CHANNELS - 56 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...
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.
Tone Bass / Treble / Balance SPDIF Out Yes (optical) Speakers 2 x 10 watt per channel (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner (optional) NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Ready) - 58 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series 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. - 59 - www.SCEPTRE.com...
(SCEPTRE reserves the right to determine “wear and tear” on any and all products); unsatisfactory visual or audio performance not caused by a manufacturing defect;...
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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.
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.
Dispose unwanted electronics and batteries through an approved recycler. For TVs please visit the web at http://www.earth911.com/recycling-guide/how-to- recycle-large-electronics/ For Batteries please visit the web at http://www.call2recycle.org/ For more information, visit: www.sceptre.com/recycling.html or call (888) 580-5588. - 63 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE SR Series User Manual...