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Sceptre X19 - page 1
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 1 - www.SCEPTRE.com Dear Sceptre Customer, Congratulations on your ne w SCEPTRE X19 High Definition LCD T elevision purchase. Thank you for your support. To ensure safety and many years of trouble free operation of your T V, pleas e read the manual carefully before making any adjustments, and keep them in a safe place ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 2
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 2 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 3
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 3 - www.SCEPTRE.com SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many usef ul functions, but it can als o cause personal injuries and propert y damage if improperly handl ed. This product has been engineered and ma nufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shoc ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 4
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 4 - www.SCEPTRE.com SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to op erate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fi re. To prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of the product. Read ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 5
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 5 - www.SCEPTRE.com plug, have an ele ctrician install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to ground the appliance sa fely. Do not defeat the sa fety purpose of the grounded plug. • Do not overload power strip s and extension cords. O verloading can result in fire or electric shock. • The wall socket sh ould be ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 6
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 6 - www.SCEPTRE.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION T elevision Antenna Connection Pr otection 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 ag ainst voltage surges and s ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 7
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 7 - www.SCEPTRE.com Opening the Package The SCEPTRE X19 is packaged in a carton. Any standard accessories are packed separately in another carton. The weight of the LCD display is approximatel y 10 lbs. Since the glass can be easily scratched or broken, please handle the product gently. Never place the unit on a surfa ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 8
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 8 - www.SCEPTRE.com Attaching the TV Stand 1. Please place the stand on a fl at surface (i.e. table). 2. Hold the TV directly 90 degrees above the stand. 3. Connect the TV to the stand by inserting the TV into the stand. ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 9
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 9 - www.SCEPTRE.com Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 4 Television Antenna Connection Protecti on ..... ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 10
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 10 - www.SCEPTRE.com Identifying F r ont and R ear P anel F r ont Vie w INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the T V is not turned on. The light turns blue when the TV is turned on. REMOTE SENSOR – The remote sensor receives all the commands from the remote control. ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 11
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 11 - www.SCEPTRE.com Side Contr ol Buttons 1. VOL( – ) – This button decreases the TV’s volume. If a OSD menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection to the left. 2. VOL(+ ) – This button increases the TV’s volume. If a OSD menu is active, pressing this button will move the selection to the r ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 12
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 12 - www.SCEPTRE.com Mounting Pre para tions 1. Place the monitor on a flat surface with cloth so the bezel does not get scratched. Unscrew the 2 screws that lock the arm to the monitor. 2. Once the 2 screws are removed, the stand will come off. 3. The monitor is ready for mounting. ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 13
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 13 - www.SCEPTRE.com R ear View Connections The following descriptions are for connec tions from right to left. 1. YPbPr – This connection port is for DVD pl ayers, or satellite / cable set-top boxes that use component cables. Fr om right to left, connect green, blue, and red for video, and then connect white for le ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 14
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 14 - www.SCEPTRE.com SCEPTRE X19 R emote Contr ol For universal remotes, this TV follow s SONY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satellite or universal remote provider. ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 15
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 15 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or o ff. 2. 0~9 – Sets the channels. 3. Dash (-) – Inserts the dash for selecting digital cha nnels directly. 4. GUIDE – Opens the curren t digital channel information gui de. 5. CH(+) ▲ / CH(-) ▼ / VOL(-) ◄ / VOL(+) ► – Selects and mov es the item on s ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 16
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 16 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting P ower to the TV 1. Obtain the AC adapter , the AC power cable and co nnect them to each other. 2. Connect the AC adapter to the back of the TV. Connection Sug g estions If Y ou Have Digital Ca ble without Cab le Box or Antenna… ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 17
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 17 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. Make sure the power o f X19 LCD HDTV is turned off. 2. Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your an tenna or digita l cable to the TV port o n the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. 3. Turn on X19 LCD HDTV. 4. Select TV (Air) for antenna or TV (Cable) for digital cable from either your remote control’s ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 18
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 18 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting D VD player with S-V ideo… 1. Make sure the power of X19 LCD HDT V and your DVD play er is turned off. 2. Obtain an S-Video Cable. Connect the S-Video connector to both your DVD player and AV’s S-Video connector po rt on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. 3. Obtain a RCA Audio Cable. Co ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 19
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 19 - www.SCEPTRE.com 5. Turn on the X19 LCD HDTV and y our DVD player. 6. Use the remote control’s source bu tton or the source bu tton on the TV to sw itch to AV. Please Note : • Make sure the y ellow connector in the same group is no t connected. You can only connect ei ther the S-Video port or the Yellow Connec ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 20
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 20 - www.SCEPTRE.com Connecting to a PC with VG A and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. Make sure the power of X19 LCD HDTV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D-Sub VGA cable; connect to the VGA output o f your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your X19 LCD HDTV. 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, connect ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 21
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 21 - www.SCEPTRE.com Re a d y t o Wat ch S o m e T V ? Starting up the X19 LCD HDTV 1. Make sure your power cable is connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. 2. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of your TV and also your AV devices. Make sure they are all connected s ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 22
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 22 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select AUTO SCAN an d press ↵ . If you have Cable selected make sure Cable System has the setting at AUTO. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select START TO SCAN and press ↵ . Once the scan finishes you can begin to watch TV. Please Note : • Not all broadcasts are ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 23
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 23 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Scr een Display) Contr ols Via R emote Contr ol 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 opens the OSD and also exits the OSD by going to the previous level of the OSD. – ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 24
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 24 - www.SCEPTRE.com OSD (On Scr een Display) Options VIDEO – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness, bright ness, saturation, color temperature. AUDIO – This m ain option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as tre ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 25
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 25 - www.SCEPTRE.com 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • PICTURE MODE – This function allows you to adjust the video through preset modes, standard, custom, vivid, and mild. • CONTRAST – This function adjusts the white levels in a picture. The higher t ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 26
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 26 - www.SCEPTRE.com 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to AUDIO and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► to adjust them. • SOUND MODE – This function a llows you to adjust audio preset modes custom standard, speech, movie, and music. • B ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 27
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 27 - www.SCEPTRE.com Setup Main Option This option allows users to adjust various miscellan eous options such as OSD language, PC setup, or closed captioning. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to SETUP and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 28
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 28 - www.SCEPTRE.com TEXT4 turned on, there will be a black box blocking the TV’s video. iii. ADVANCED SELECTION – This allows you to select between various digital closed caption services. North America broadcast usually uses service 1. iv. OPTION – This opens up adjustments for the type of digital caption styl ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 29
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 29 - www.SCEPTRE.com P ar ental 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 passw ord is “0000” . 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to PARENTAL and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to sele ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 30
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 30 - www.SCEPTRE.com TV Main Option This option chooses various antenna and cable functions. Extra functions include limited range scanning, and channel skipping. 1. Press MENU to open the OSD 2. Press ◄ or ► to move to TV and press ↵ . 3. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the option you want to adjust and use ◄ or ► ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 31
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 31 - www.SCEPTRE.com Detailed Explana tions Aspect Ra tio Explained The X19 is a widescreen TV, but most TV programs are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering two wa ys of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, 16:9 ( X19’s 16:9 is named normal ) and 4:3. Simply us ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 32
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 32 - www.SCEPTRE.com Ra ting Explained General Operation To block channels y ou don’t want your children to w atc h, you can filter them with the rating s function. MPAA lets you control ra tings for movies. For regular TV programs y ou can use USTV settings. USTV settings lets y ou filter what content you w ant at ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 33
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 33 - www.SCEPTRE.com This program contains ma terial that parents may find un suitable for younger children. Many pare nts may want to w atch it with their younger chi ldren . The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program con tains one or more of the follow ing: moderate violence (V), some sex ual ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 34
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 34 - www.SCEPTRE.com BROWSING CHANNELS WITH THE FAVORITE LIST 1. Press the FAVORITE button, a nd the list of channels you hav e added will be in a box on the lower left hand side of the TV screen. 2. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to sele ct the channel you want to jump to and press ↵ to confirm. 3. You can also use the ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 35
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 35 - www.SCEPTRE.com For Video To switch betw een the various modes, pr ess the PICTURE button continuously. 1. CUSTOM – This mode saves th e user’s tweaked settings. If you changed settings under the OSD VIDEO main op tion, the settings would b e saved under CUSTOM mode. 2. MILD – This mode is mainly u sed for ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 36
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 36 - www.SCEPTRE.com T r oubleshooting The following table contains the common pr oblems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicia ns. Problems Solutions Connect power cord co rrectly. Turn on power. Connect video cable corre ctly. NO PICTURE Select the input signal s ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 37
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 37 - www.SCEPTRE.com Problems Solutions HDCP VIDEO SAYS NO HDCP SUPPORT Reboot your HDCP video device but turning them off and unplugging the power cord. Wait up to 8 minutes to plug the power ba ck in to see if it works or no t. HDCP VIDEO HAS NO AUDIO Make sure you have a 3.5 mm mini-jack cable connecte d from your ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 38
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 38 - www.SCEPTRE.com Call Us If Y ou Need Help! Products are often returned due to a technica l problem rathe r than a defective product that may result in unnecessary shipping c harges billed to you. Our trained support personnel can often resolve the problem over the phone or em ail. For more information on warranty ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 39
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 39 - www.SCEPTRE.com Specifi ca tion Display panel Item Illustration A c t i ve A r ea / S cr e e n S iz e Diagonal 19.0 in ches A s p e ct R a t io Widescreen 16:10 P i x e l P i t c h 0.283 (H) x RGB x 0.283 (V)mm M a x . of P i x e ls ( R e s ol u t i o n ) HD (1440 x 900 pixels) resolution B r i g h tn e s s 300 n ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 40
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 40 - www.SCEPTRE.com Speakers 3 watt per channel (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Ready) Channel auto scan Yes Sleep timer Off /15 mins ~ 240 mins Standby power Under 5W Timing support-Video 480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i scaled scaled under HDMI only PC timing 1440*900@60Hz(NATIVE) 1024*768@60 ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 41
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 41 - www.SCEPTRE.com LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY Please read this w arranty card carefully, i t is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY” on parts and labor and is onl y valid when pur chased from an Authoriz ed Reseller, only on new and non-refurbished produc t, and available to customers in the Conti nental US, Alaska, Haw ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 42
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 42 - www.SCEPTRE.com Disc laimer , T r ademar k s , & Copyright Inf orma tion • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Mul timedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Liscens ing LLC.” • SCEPTRE is a trademark or r egistered trademark of Sceptre Group. • Sceptre, Inc. shall not be ...
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Sceptre X19 - page 43
SCEPTRE X19 HDTV User Manual - 43 - www.SCEPTRE.com FCC Compliance Sta tement This device complies w ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must acce pt any interference received, in cluding interference that my cause undesired operation. Please Note ...
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