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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 1
- 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Dear Sceptre Custo mer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X425 HDTV p ur chase. 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. ...
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- 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION ...
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- 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV 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. T his product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock ...
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- 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is des igned and man ufactured to opera te within defined design li mits, and misuse may resul t in electri c shock or fire. To prev ent the produc t from being da maged, the follow ing rules should be ob served for the installation, use and m aintenance o f the ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 5
- 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Do not overload po wer strips and extension cords. O verloading can result in fire or el ectr ic shock . The wall socket sho uld be installed near the equipme nt and should be easily accessible. Only the marked po wer source can be used for the prod uct. Any power source other than t ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 6
- 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual IMPOR T ANT INFORM A TION T ele vision Antenna Connection Pr otection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside an tenna or cable system is to be connected to the TV, ma ke sure that the antenna or cable system is e lectrically groun ded to provide some pr otection again st voltage sur ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 7
- 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Opening the P ack ag e The SCEPTRE TV is packaged in a carton . Any standard ac cessories are pa cked separately in ano ther carton. The weight of the TV i s approximately 21.12 lbs. Due to the size and w eight of the produ ct, it is suggested that it must be han dled by a minimum of 2 or more p ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 8
- 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Attaching or R emoving the Stand 1. Connect the base to the neck and apply the plastic ring onto the bottom of the stand. 2. Apply the metal ring on top of the plastic ring. Please remember to match the 3 mini holes in a triangular shape and also the swivel metal guard when you are applying the ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 9
- 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual 3. Screw in the 7 screws at the bottom of the base to secure the stand. 4. To remove the stand for wall mounting, remove the 6 screws in the circled area and the stand will come off. ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 10
- 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual T able of Contents IMPORTANT INFOR MATION ............................................................................................................. 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS ................................................................................................................... 3 SA ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 11
- 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Identifyin g F r ont and R ear P anel F ront View INDICATOR LIGHT – Th e light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. Th e light turns blue w hen the T V is turned on. Beca u se of the LCD in the panel, t he TV mi ght take 10 – 12 sec onds to power on. REMOTE SENSOR ? ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 12
- 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL(+) – This but ton increase s th e TV’s volu me. If a sub -menu is a ctive, pressing this button w ill move the select rig ht. 2. VOL(-) – Th is button decrea ses the TV’s volu me. If a sub -menu is a ctive, pressing th is button will move the selection left. ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 13
- 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Re ar View Connections 1. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digita l audio sign als to digital surround sound receiver s. The orange (C OAX SPDIF OUT) connector sends out either bi t-stream or PC M digital sound signa l to a ho me theater receiver w ith digital coax inpu t. 2 ...
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- 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual 7. Audio Out – Thi s connection is fo r sending ou t analog audio signal s to surround sound re ceivers. Conn ect the red for right chann el audio out and white for left channel audio ou t. 8. HDMI(1- 4) – HDMI connects to dev ices that use HDMI cable, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD player , or ...
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- 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SCEPTRE X425 R emote Co nt r ol This remote co n trol follows SON Y’s universal remote code. To find the actual c ode you need to consu lt y our cable or sa tellite tech support. ...
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- 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual For universal remo tes, this TV follows SONY’s uni versal remote code. Yo u need to fi nd the actual code from y our cable or satellite or universa l remote provider. 1. POWER – T urns the TV on or off. 2. FREEZE – Freezes t he TV picture. 3. SLEEP – Sets the Slee p timer. 4. CC – Cyc ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 17
- 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connectio n Sugges tions If Y ou Have Digital Cable without Cable Box or Antenn a… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coa xial RF cable fro m your antenna or digital cable to the TV port on the bac k of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDT V. 4. Follow the first time on sc ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 18
- 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting D V D Playe r with Comp onent YPbPr… 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your DVD pla y er is turne d off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Connect th e green color connecto r to both your DVD pla y er and YPbPr’s gree n connector port on the back of your HDTV. 3. Connect th e blue ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 19
- 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Wii™ with Composi te… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and you r Wii™ is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a Yellow Video Cable . Conn ect the Yellow Video connector to both your Wii™ and AV ’s Yellow Video connector port on the ba ck side of yo ur HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cab le. ...
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- 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting Ca ble or Satellite bo xes with HDMI… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and your set-top box is turne d off. 2. Connect a HD MI cable to the HD MI output of your set-top box and t he other end to the HDM I port on the bac k of your HDTV. 3. Turn on the HDTV and your set-to p box. 4. ...
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- 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting to a PC with VG A a nd 3.5 m m minijac k … 1. Make sure the po wer of HDTV and your PC is tur ned off. 2. 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. 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm M ini-jack , connect to t ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 22
- 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Connec ting a Digital Audio Receiver w i th Coa x SPDIF… 1. Make sure the pow er of HDTV and your re ceiver is turned o ff. 2. Obtain a coax S PDIF cable, conne ct it to your receiver’s coax SPDIF digital input and the coax SPDIF conne ction on the LINE OUT port on the back of the HDTV. 3. ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 23
- 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Switching Sour c es 1. Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources. ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 24
- 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual R eady to Wa tc h Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. Make sure your po wer cable is connected and the standby red light in th e front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all your conn ection cables off the sid e or the back of your TV and als o your AV devices. Make sur e they are all connected securel ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 25
- 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Contr ols Via R emote Contr ol In order to adjus t most of the op tions inside the On Screen Di splay (OSD), the picture below show s all the buttons used on the remote con trol. MENU – Thi s button opens the O SD and also exits the OSD by going to the previous level o ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 26
- 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual OSD (On Screen Display) Option s PI CTURE – This main option has functions for changing the p icture settings for all ports, such as tint, con trast, sharpne ss. SOUND – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as SPDIF Type, treble , bass, and acous ti ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 27
- 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t PICTURE and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETT INGS i. PICTURE MOD E – This feature changes variou s color and pow er saving modes for the ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 28
- 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual V. ADVANC E PICTURE SET TINGS i. DYNAMIC CONTR AST – This fea ture allow s the TV to automatically adju st the contra st of the TV dep ending on the picture you are viewing. ii. FILM MODE – Thi s feature is 24p that syn cs with DVD movies, and sho uld be enabled when view ing DVD video to a ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 29
- 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SOUND This option allow s users to adjus t the TV’s sound functions. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SOUND and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND S ETTINGS i. SOUND MODE – This ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 30
- 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual iv. BALANCE – This feature adjusts the balance between the two speakers moving s ound from left to right. II. SURROUND MODE – T his feature enables the TV two speakers to provide a wider sound effect . III. ANALOG SOUND – This feature adjusts the sec ond audio programm ing in analog chann ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 31
- 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual CHANNEL This option allows u ser to adjust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t CHANNEL and press EN TER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This fe ature giv ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 32
- 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual P ARE NT AL This option allow s users to filter TV progra ms and movies w hile using the T V tuner. To use this option you will need to enter in the password first. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to select PA RENTAL CONTROL and p re ss ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select th ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 33
- 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual SETUP This option allow s user to adju st the TV’s mis cellaneous option s. 1. Press MENU to ope n the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t SETUP and press ENTER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you w ant to adju st and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPT I ON – This prov ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 34
- 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual c) CC OPACITY – This ch anges the transparenc y of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This c hanges the color of th e text. e) CC BACKGROUND OP ACITY – This changes the transparency of back ground of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. II. MENU LANGUA ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 35
- 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual O THERS This option allow s users to set o ther features of the TV. 1. Press MENU to op en the OSD. 2. Press ◄ or ► to selec t OTHERS and press ENT ER . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to selec t the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. B LU E BACK – This feature gives the ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 36
- 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Detailed E xplana ti ons USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescree n TV with an USB port. W ith the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and display pictures or pla y MP3 files. To use this feature connect a USB flash drive to the USB por t of the TV and press th e USB b ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 37
- 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Media Setting 1. SLIDESHOW I NTERVAL – T his option adjusts the time interval of a displayed picture. 2. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This o ption adjusts the video effects whe n pictures i nterchange. 3. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option to ggles the repeat function for displaying pictures. 4. MUSIC ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 38
- 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equippe d with an internal Close d Caption decoder. It allo ws y ou to vie w conservations, narration and sou nd effects as subtitles on you r TV. Closed Captions are a vailable on most TV program, and on s ome VHS home video tapes, at ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 39
- 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual TV -G (US TV) – Gen eral Audience Most parents woul d find this program suita ble for all ages. Although this ra ting does not signify a program designed specifically for children, mo st parents may let younge r children watch this program unatten ded. It contains little or no vi olence, no s ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 40
- 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Aspect Ra ti o Explained The TV is a widescr een TV, but most TV program s are still broadcasting in a s quare format, therefore the TV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, Full (16:9 f or mat), N ormal (4:3 format), while others offer a nove ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 41
- 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Shortcuts to Br owsing Channels Browsing through t he entire channel list on the TV can be tedious. T his TV features a favorit e channel list, whe re y ou can add in c hannels that you alwa y s want to w atch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Go to any cha nnel you would like to inc lude in your ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 42
- 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual How do I c lean the TV ? IMPORTA NT 1. The powe r cable has to be re moved fro m the socket before cleaning the TV. 2. Do not use volati le solvent (al cohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types o f chemicals might damage the hou s ing and the LCD g lass. Cleaning the beze l and re ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 43
- 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual T r ou b les hooting The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians. Problems Solutions NO PICTURE Connect pow er cord correctly. Turn on pow er. Connect video cable correctly. Select the input sign ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 44
- 44 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function ’s settings inside the OSD. You may have locked up some chan nels but forgot abo ut them. Refer to page 34 for more instructi ons. UNIVERSAL REMOTE COD E This TV follow s SONY’s universal remote code. Please che ck yo ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 45
- 45 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANG ES THE VOLUME Different channel s and inputs w ill someti mes have this effec t because the chan nel signal’s ow n volume is alread y loud. There is no w ay remove this co mpletely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUM E LEVEL function that can co mb ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 46
- 46 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Call Us If Y ou Need Hel p! 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 the phone or email. For more information on w arrant ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 47
- 47 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Specif ica ti on Display panel Item Illustration A c t i v e A r e a / S c r e e n S i z e Diagonal 42 inc hes A s p e c t R a t i o W i descreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 0. 4845 (H) x RGB x 0.4 84 5 (V) mm per one triad M a x . o f P i x e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) 1920 x 1080 pixels resolut ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 48
- 48 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual (2)Audio Sound Mode Dynamic / Standard / Soft / User Auto Volume Cont ro l Yes Tone Bass / Treble / B alance SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Speakers 10 watt per ch annel (3) Gener al Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QA M (Digital Cable Read y ) Channel auto sca n Yes Sleep timer Off / 10mins / 20mins / 30mi ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 49
- 49 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual LIMITE D PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card ca refully, it is a “ ONE - YEAR LI MITED WARRANT Y” on parts and labor (9 0 days for commer cial use) and i s only valid w hen purchased fro m an Authoriz ed Reseller, on ly on new and non-refur bished prod uct, and a vailable to cu ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 50
- 50 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual defect; or di splays on w hich t he serial nu mber ha s been remo ved or de faced. Image Sticki ng caused by operating a t excessi ve brightness levels for ex tended peri ods or mi shandling are not covered by this w arrant y. Installation , removal, transporta tion and rei nstallation o f a di ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 51
- 51 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual Disc laimer , T rademar k s , & Copyri ght Informa t ion “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High -D efinition Multimedia Interfa ce are trade marks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscensing LLC .” Xbox 360 ™ is a registered trad emark or trade mark of Microso ft Corpora tion in the Un ...
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Sceptre Technologies SCEPTRE X425 HDTV - page 52
- 52 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X 425 HD TV User Manual FCC Comp liance Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subjec t to the following conditions: This device may n ot cause harmful inte rference This device must ac cept any interference r ece ived, incl uding interference that my cause undesired operation. Pl ...
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