TV, please read the manual carefully before making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place for future reference. We hope you enjoy your new SCEPTRE X23 High Definition LCD Television. For technical assistance, please call 1800-788-2878 and select option 3 or email our tech support group at monitor-ts@sceptre.com.
SCEPTRE X23 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.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual 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.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual • plug, have an electrician install the Avoid using dropped or damaged correct outlet, or use an adapter to appliances. If the product is dropped ground the appliance safely. Do not and the housing is damaged, the...
SCEPTRE X23 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 LCD TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and static charges.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Opening the Package The SCEPTRE X23 is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the LCD display is approximately 15 lbs. Since the glass can be easily scratched or broken, please handle the product gently.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Attaching the TV Stand Please place the stand on a flat surface (i.e. table). Hold the TV directly 90 degrees above the stand. Connect the TV to the stand by inserting the TV into the stand.
Rear View Mounting Pattern...................... 11 Mounting Preparations....................... 12 Rear View Connections ......................13 SCEPTRE X23 Remote Control ...................... 15 For universal remotes, this TV follows SONY’s universal remote code..........15 Installing Batteries to the Remote ....................16 Which Port Should I Use ?....................... 17 Knowing Your Cables ........................
SCEPTRE X23 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.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Side Control Buttons POWER – Turn on the TV by pressing the button once. Press the button again to turn off the TV. SOURCE – This button switches between all the different sources of the TV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Mounting Preparations Place the monitor on a flat surface with cloth so the bezel does not get scratched. Unscrew the 4 screws that lock the arm to the monitor. Once the 4 screws are removed, the stand will slide off.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Rear View Connections The following descriptions are for connections from left to right. HDMI – 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.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual The following descriptions are for connections from left to right. AV – Composite connects to devices that use composite video cables such as VCR or camcorder or video game consoles. The S-Video connector is associated with AV’s video. Please connect the video portion with either the yellow connector or the S-Video connector.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE X23 Remote Control For universal remotes, this TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. POWER (red button) – Turns the TV on or off. MUTE – Mutes the TV’s audio. 0~9 – Sets the channels.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Installing Batteries to the Remote 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.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Which Port Should I Use ? Port Quality Cable Used & Devices that & Name Port Picture Resolution use this Port Blu-ray DVD Best HDMI Player, HD-DVD HDMI Player, High 1080p (scaled), (Digital HD Definition Cable...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Knowing Your Cables Cable Name Cable Picture HDMI Coaxial RF Component S-Video - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Knowing Your Cables (continued) Cable Name Cable Picture Composite 3.5 mm Mini-jack RCA Audio AC Power Coaxial SPDIF - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Switching Sources for Ports The X23 offers multiple ways of connecting your devices to the TV; the chart below will help you understand which source you switch to for each of the ports. Port Picture...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Connecting Your Antenna or Cable to TV If You Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenna… Make sure the power of X23 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 X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual If You Have Cable or Antenna through VCR… Make sure the power of X23 LCD HDTV is turned off. Make sure there is an antenna or cable connection to the VCR already. Use a Coaxial RF cable and connect from your VCR’s video out to the TV port on the back of your X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual If You have Cable or Antenna… Make sure the power of X23 LCD HDTV is turned off. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or cable to the TV port on the back of your X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Connecting Your DVD Player to the TV If You Want the Best Connection with HDMI… Make sure the power of X23 LCD HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI port of your DVD player and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual If You Want the Better Connection with YPbPr… Make sure the power of X23 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 X23 LCD...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual If You Want the Good Connection with S-Video… Make sure the power of X23 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 back of your X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual If You Want the Fair Connection with Composite… Make sure the power of X23 LCD HDTV and your DVD player is turned off. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable. Connect the Yellow Video connector to both your DVD player and AV’s Yellow Video connector port on the back of your...
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 X23 LCD HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.
Please reference the set-top box’s manual as well, to make sure the set-top box is configured to output correctly to the TV. • Sceptre’s X23 LCD HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.
Please reference the set-top box’s manual as well, to make sure the set-top box is configured to output correctly to the TV. • Sceptre’s X23 LCD HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.
Please reference the set-top box’s manual as well, to make sure the set-top box is configured to output correctly to the TV. • Sceptre’s X23 LCD HDTV supports SONY’s universal remote code. Please look up SONY’s codes in your universal remote’s hand book.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Connecting an External Surround Sound Receiver If You Want the Best Connection with Coaxial SPDIF (digital)… Make sure the power of X23 LCD HDTV and your receiver is turned off. Obtain a Coaxial SPDIF cable, connect it to your receiver’s coaxial SPDIF digital input and the Coaxial SPDIF connection on the LINE OUT port on the back of the X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Connecting a PC Make sure the power of X23 LCD 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 X23 LCD HDTV.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the X23 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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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual ↵. ▲▼ buttons to select your tuner type and press Use the ↵ ▲▼ buttons to select Scan and press Use the to scan for channels ↵ Once the scanning finishes, press to exit the INITIAL SETUP.
SCEPTRE X23 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 number and also functions as up direction in the OSD.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Options VIDEO – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness, digital noise reduction, adaptive luma control. AUDIO – This main option has functions...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CONTRAST – This function adjusts the white levels in a picture. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of VIDEO main option. Press ▼ to select CONTRAST function and use ◄ or ► to adjust the contrast level.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual HUE – This function adjusts your picture’s overall color with everything looking green on one end and everything looking red on the other. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of VIDEO main option.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual COLOR TEMP. – This function adjusts the white color’s overall balance of white colors in a picture. The function changes the white color’s overall balance in large increments. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of VIDEO main option.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual ADVANCED VIDEO – This function features 4 advance options for the TV, DNR (digital noise reduction), CTI (color transition improvement), flesh tone, and adaptive luma control. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of VIDEO main option.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual VGA – This function features adjustments and auto adjust for PC VGA signal. This function is only available when switched to the VGA source. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of VIDEO main option.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Audio Main Option This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions, including sound mode, auto volume level, digital audio out..etc. BALANCE – This function adjusts the balance of sound from left to right.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual TREBLE – This function adjusts the level of high pitch sound in a TV. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ▼ to select AUDIO main option. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions of AUDIO main option.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual SPDIF TYPE – This function enables the TV to output sound in 2 digital formats, PCM, and Bit Stream for digital home theater receivers. Press MENU to open the OSD Press ▼ to select AUDIO main option.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual TV Main Option This option chooses various antenna and cable functions. Extra functions include limited range scanning, and channel skipping. TUNER MODE – This function allows users to choose the tuner type. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight TV by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CHANNEL SCAN – This function finds all the channels from the TV port. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight TV by pressing the ▼ button twice. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight CHANNEL SCAN by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual RANGE SCAN – This function finds channels in a manually set range. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight TV by pressing the ▼ button twice. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight RANGE SCAN by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CHANNEL SKIP – This function allows users to skip unwanted channels. Press MENU to open the OSD and highlight TV by pressing the ▼ button twice. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions and highlight CHANNEL SKIP by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual AUDIO LANGUAGE – This function selects preferred audio language under digital channels. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight TV by pressing the ▼ button twice. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Highlight AUDIO LANGUAGE by pressing the ▼...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Setup Main Option This main option has functions that allow users to power the TV on or off at a specific time and date, and changing time and date for the TV. OSD LANGUAGE – This function changes the entire OSD’s language.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual TIME SETUP – This function adjusts the time, date, and other functions related to time. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight SETUP by pressing the ▼ button three times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Highlight TIME SETUP by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual AUTO SYNCHRONIZATION – This suboption will automatically synchronize your TV’s clock with the local TV station’s signal. – DATE – If you turn off AUTO SYNCHRONIZATION, you can enter the date manually using this suboption.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CAPTION – This function adjusts digital and analog closed captioning of the TV. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight SETUP by pressing the ▼ button three times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual iii. DIGITAL CAPTION STYLE – This subfunction allows users to adjust digital closed caption viewing options. a. CAPTION STYLE – This suboption enables you to adjust all the other suboptions. Use AS BROADCASTER to disable all the styles. Use CUSTOM to customize all the styles.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual RESET DEFAULT – This function resets the options adjusted under OSD to default. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight SETUP by pressing the ▼ button three times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Highlight RESET DEFAULT by pressing the ▼...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual PARENTAL Main Option This option allows users to turn on TV program filters for children. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. The password is “0000”. CHANNEL BLOCK – This function allows users to block unsuitable channels from children.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Highlight PARENTAL by pressing the ▼ button four times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Press ↵ to use the function. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the channel you want to block and press ↵ to confirm blocking.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual RATING ENABLE – This enables all channels to be filtered by the U.S. TV ratings filter and the U.S. movie ratings filter. U.S. TV RATINGS – This subfunction enables you to filter TV programs but not movies. You can filter by TV ratings (TV-Y ~ TV- MA) or filter by content (A ~ FV).
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CHANGE PASSWORD – This function allows users to change the default password for entering the PARENTAL main option. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight PARENTAL by pressing the ▼ button four times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Highlight CHANGE PASSWORD by pressing the ▼...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual CLEAR ALL – This option allows users to clear all blocked channels. Press MENU to open the OSD. Highlight PARENTAL by pressing the ▼ button four times. Press ↵ or ► to move to the functions Highlight CLEAR ALL by pressing the ▼...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explanations Aspect Ratio Explained The X23 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, 16:9 (X23’s 16:9 is named full) and 4:3.
SCEPTRE X23 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 program, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the election of the program provider.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual 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.
SCEPTRE X23 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 Go to any channel you would like to include in your favorites list.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual INFO TITLE BAR WHILE USING ANTENNA The Info bar provides information on the current digital channel you are watching. Press the INFO button once to see the channel number and call sign. Press the INFO button twice to see the additional audio information, time of the program, channel’s broadcasting resolution, and closed captioning...
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Preset Modes Explained The TV features different preset modes of settings for audio and video. For people who like to optimize the TV for whichever program it is playing but do not want to individually tweak every setting, the preset modes are used.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual HDTV – Television with the best quality picture, wide screen 16:9 display with at least 720 progressively scanned lines (720P) or 1080 interlaced lines (1080i) and digital surround sound. HDTV provides 900,000 – 2.1 million pixels.
SCEPTRE X23 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. NO PICTURE Connect video cable correctly.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You BLOCKED may have locked up some channels but forgot about them. UNIVERSAL This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check REMOTE CODE your hand book for SONY’s codes then apply them.
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A Different channels and inputs will sometimes have this effect CHANNEL OR because the channel signal’s own volume is already loud. SOURCE CHANGES There is no way remove this completely. The TV has an...
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.
SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Specification Display panel Illustration Item Active Area / Screen Size Diagonal 22.95 inches Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.372 (H) x RGB x 0.372 (V)mm Max. of Pixels (Resolution) HD (1366 x 768 pixels) resolution...
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SCEPTRE X23 HDTV User Manual Gamma Fixed Gamma Picture mode Custom / Standard / Mild / Vivid / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Video adjust Saturation / Tint / RGB 3 levels of color temp. for VGA Cool / Normal / Warm...
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Service Labor During a period of one (1) year from the effective warranty date, SCEPTRE will provide, when needed, service labor to repair a manufacturing defect at its designated Service Center. To obtain warranty service in the Untied States, you must first call our Customer Support at (800) 788-2878.
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In case of a claim that is not covered by the warranty, you will be contacted to determine whether SCEPTRE should repair the damage for a fee or whether the product should be returned to you as received by the repair center.
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.
SCEPTRE X23 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 interference that my cause undesired operation.