Sceptre Technologies X270 manuale d’uso

- 1 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Dear Sceptre Cust omer, Congratulations on your new SCEPTRE X270 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[...]

- 2 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual IMPORTANT INFO RMATION[...]

- 3 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTION S 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. However, improper use can result in electric shock a[...]

- 4 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual SAFETY INSTRUCTION S This product is des igned and man ufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may resul t in electric shoc k or fire. To preven t the product fr om being damaged , the follow ing rules should be ob served for the in stallation, use and maintenance o f the pr[...]

- 5 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual outlet as a safet y feature. If your ou tlet does not accommod ate the three- wire plug, have an el ectrician install t he correct outlet, or us e an adapter t o ground the applianc e safel y. Do not defeat the safety pu rpose of the grounded plug. • Do not overload power strips and extension c[...]

- 6 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual IMPORTANT INFO RMATION Television Antenna Connection Protection External Television Antenna Grou nding If an outside an tenna or cable sy stem is to be connec ted to the LCD TV, make sure tha t the antenna or cable system is ele ctrically grounded to provide some protection again st voltage surge[...]

- 7 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Opening the Pack age The SCEPTRE X 270 is packaged in a carton. Any standard acce ssories are pa cked separately in ano ther carton. The weight of the LCD display is appro ximately 15.43 lbs. Due to the size and weight of the product, it is sugges ted that it must be han dled by a minimum of 2 or[...]

- 8 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Attaching or Remo ving the Stand 1. To attach the base, align the base and the TV. P ush the TV d own towards t he base. 2. Similarly, to rem ove the stand for wall m ounting, pull out wards to remove the cover plate and simply remove the 4 screws at the bottom section of t he TV and p ull out th[...]

- 9 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Table of Contents IMPORTANT INFORM ATION ..............................................................................................2 SAFETY INSTRUC TIONS ..................................................................................................... 3 SAFETY INSTRUC TIONS ..............[...]

- 10 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Identifying Front a nd Rear Panel Front View 1. VOL(+) – These buttons increa se TV’s volume. 2. VOL(–) – This but ton decreases th e TV’s volu me. 3. MENU – This but ton activates the On Screen Display (OSD). If a su b-menu is active, pressing this button will ex it the OSD. 4. CH( [...]

- 11 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Rear View Mounting Pattern Mounting Specificati on : 200mm x 100mm using screw size M4 pitch 0.7mm . Length of scre w should not excee d 10mm . Please Note : The 10mm length of scre w refers to how de ep the scre w can go inside the mo unting holes. W hen you’re buying scre ws, you should add [...]

- 12 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following des criptions are f or connections from left to right . A. AC POWER IN – This connection provides the LCD TV with power. B. USB – USB connec ts to USB fl ash drives for pla ying music and pict ure. The USB port is also used for up dating the TV’s firm ware. C. HDMI1 – HD MI[...]

- 13 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual SCEPTRE X270 Remote Con trol This remote co ntrol follows SON Y’s universal r emote code. To find the a ctual code you need to consu lt your cable or satellite te ch support.[...]

- 14 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual For universal remo tes, this TV f ollows SONY’s u niversal rem ote code. You nee d to find the actual code from your cable or sa tellite or uni versal remot e provider. 1. POWER – Turns th e TV on or off. 2. MTS – Selects ste reo, mono, or SAP second audio programm ing. 3. INFO – Shows t[...]

- 15 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connection Suggestions If You Have Digita l Cable witho ut Cable Bo x or Antenna… 1. Make sure the po wer of X270 LCD HD TV is turne d off. 2. Connect the Coa xial RF cable from your antenn a or digital cable t o the TV port on the back of your X270 LCD HDTV . 3. Turn on X270 LCD HDTV. 4. Foll[...]

- 16 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connecting DVD P layer with Co mponen t YPbPr… 1. Make sure the po wer of X270 LCD HD TV and your DVD player is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Compon ent Cable. Connec t the g reen color connecto r to both your DVD pla yer and YPbPr’s gree n connector po rt on the back of your X270 LCD H DTV. 3. C[...]

- 17 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connecting DVD P layer with Co mposite… 1. Make sure the po wer of X270 LCD HD TV and your DVD player is tu rned off. 2. Obtain a Yellow Vid eo Cable. C onnect the Y ellow Video conn ector to both your DVD player and AV’s Yellow Video con nector port on the back side of your X270 LC D HDTV. [...]

- 18 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connecting DVD P layer with HDMI… 1. Make sure the po wer of X270 LCD HD TV and your DVD player is tu rned off. 2. Connect a HDMI cabl e to the HD MI output of your DVD pla yer and the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your X27 0 LCD HDTV. 3. Turn on the X270 LCD HDTV and your DVD play[...]

- 19 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3.5 mm minijack … 1. Make sure the po wer of X270 LCD HD TV and your PC is turned off. 2. Obtain a 15-pin D -Sub VGA cabl e; connect to the VGA output of your PC and the other end to the VGA port on the back of your X270 LCD HDTV. 3. Obtain a 3.5 mm Mini-jack, c[...]

- 20 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Connecting an Audio Receiver with Analog Audio Out… 1. Make sure the power of X 270 LCD HDTV and yo ur receiver is turn ed off. 2. Obtain a set of red and white RC A cables and conne ct one end to y our receiver’s red and white audio out put connection. 3. Connect the other end red and w hit[...]

- 21 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Watching TV with Antenna or Cable New dig ital HDTVs need to be pro grammed before w atching the TV channels. The T V needs to go through various settin gs and to go thr ough with scannin g of the chann els. The TV will be rea dy for viewing after you use auto scan to scan the channels. The TV i[...]

- 22 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual OSD (On Screen Di splay) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture s ettings for all ports , such as tint, con trast, sharpness. A UDIO – This main option has fun ctions for chan ging sound setting s for all ports, such as treble, bass, and surround sou nd….[...]

- 23 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual PICTURE This option allow s users to adjust the TV’s picture sharpness, color, tint, and other various function s. The follow picture represents the MENU seen und er the sources TV The follow picture represents the MENU seen und er the sources AV, S -Video, YPbP r, HDMI1–3.[...]

- 24 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictu re represents t he MENU seen under the sourc e PC. The following pictu re represents t he MENU seen under the sourc e USB. 1. Picture Mode : Selects picture mode betwee n Standard, Vivid, M ild, and Custom. 2. Contrast: Adjus ts contrast of vide o. (right: Max , left: Min.) 3[...]

- 25 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual 7. Color Mode: Selects color mode from Nor mal, Warm, Cool or User. (Ex cept USB source) 8. Zoom Mode : Selects image size from Nor mal, Movie Scale, Zoo m In or 4:3. (Except PC & U SB source) 9. Noise Reducti on: Select s noise reduction func tion from Mid dle, Strong, Off, or Weak. (Ex cep[...]

- 26 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual AUDIO This option allow s users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. The following pictu re represents t he MENU seen under digital TV . The following pictu re represents t he MENU seen under analog T V.[...]

- 27 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r sources AV, S -Video, YPb Pr and PC. The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r sources HD MI1–3.[...]

- 28 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual 1. Sound Mode : To select sound mode betwee n Standard, Music, Mo vie, Sports, and Personal. 2. Bass: To adju st bass. 3. Treble: To adjus t the treble. 4. Balance: To adju st left and righ t audio balance. 5. A udio Language: To select the available au dio languages. (only enabled in DT V mode)[...]

- 29 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual TIME This option allow s user to adjust th e TV’s time func tions. 1. Sleep Timer: Tu rns the TV off in 5 min, 10min, 15 min, 30min, 45 min, 60min, 90min, 120min, 180min, and 240 min. 2. Time Zone: To select the correct Time Zone for yo ur area. 3. DST: To turn on /off summer Day light Saving [...]

- 30 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual OPTION This option allow s user to adjust th e closed captioning amongst other func tions. The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r the source TV The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r the source AV, S-Video[...]

- 31 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r the source YP bPr , PC. The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r the source HD MI1-3.[...]

- 32 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictu re represents t he MENU unde r the source US B. 1. Menu Langua ge: To select an O SD language fro m English, Fren ch or Spanish. 2. Transpa rency : To c hange the tran sparency of OSD w indow. (0%, 2 5%, 50%, 75%, 100%) 3. OSD Time Out : To setup the di splay time of OSD. (5,[...]

- 33 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual • CC Mode: To select Closed Capt ion Mode from CC Off, CC On, or CC on Mute. • Basic Selection : To set basic ana log closed caption options. (CC1~ CC4, TEXT1~TEX T4, or Off) • A dvanced Selection: To select closed caption signal formats and set up caption modes for digital TV channels. (S[...]

- 34 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual LOCK This option allow s users to filter pr ogramming for chi ldren. The following pictu re represents t he LOCK menu un der the sou rce TV. 1. Enter Password : Enter passw ord and the screen belo w will show . (The default password is 0000 .)[...]

- 35 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual 2. Change Passw ord: To change th e passwor d, press ► , and the s creen on the right appears. Follow the instruc tions to change password. 3. System Lock: Se lect “On” to ena ble the follow ing options. Note: Th e below options can be en abled only wh en “On” is selected here. 4. Unra[...]

- 36 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The Canadian Fre nch Ratings are defined as follow ing: G (genenral) 16 ans+ (not appr opriate for childr en of less than 16 y ears) 8 ans+ (children eigh t years and older) 18 ans+ (reserv ed to adults) 13 ans+ (not appr opriate for childr en of less than 13 y ears) EXEMPT • RRT Setting: To [...]

- 37 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual CHANNEL This option allow s user to adjust th e TV’s tuner funct ions. 1. TV Source: To select Cable or Air as the TV sour ce. 2. A uto Scan: To auto scan the TV or DTV chann els. Select Air or Cable in TV/CATV option , and press ► to start auto scanning TV channels. Press MENU again at any [...]

- 38 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Detailed Explanatio ns USB Connection Explained This TV has a U SB connection tha t allows users to play music and al so photos saved in a USB flash drive. The follow ing are some usage tip s on how to use this function. 1. When input source is selected to USB, insert the USB device in to the US[...]

- 39 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictur e represents t he options MENU available un der the sou rce USB. The following pictu re represents t he options MENU, MEDIA selectio n under the sou rce USB. 6 . SlideSho w Timer: To selec t the pictures au to-play interval time. 7 . Trans. Effe ct: To select the auto-play e[...]

- 40 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual The following pictu re represents t he music MENU un der the source USB. 10. Use ► or ◄ to na vigate around the function you w ant to use w ith the music. The music mode has two extra funct ions for bro wsing music. • Rep eat – This function repea ts the song you are playing. • Ran dom[...]

- 41 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Rating Explained General Operatio n To block channels you don’t want your children to watch, you ca n filter them with th e ratings function. MPAA lets you contr ol ratings for m ovies. For regula r TV programs you can us e USTV settings . USTV settings lets you filter what c ontent you want a[...]

- 42 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual MPAA Rating G (MPAA) General audienc es. All ages admi tted. PG (MPAA) Parental guidance suggested. S ome mate rial may not be s uitable for childre n. PG-13 (MPAA) Parents strongl y cautioned. Som e material ma y be inappropriat e for children under 13. R (MPAA) Restricted. Under 17 requires ac[...]

- 43 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Browsing Channels Explained To operate your LCD TV, you may use the TV remote control or side panel button s to select input source , change chann els, or adjust volu me. Checking Your Con nection 1. Connect ex ternal equipment pr operly . 2. Insert the pow er plug and the pow er LED indi cator [...]

- 44 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual * The picture here shows an ex ample of the INFO s creen in a DTV source. Electronic Progra m Guide (EPG ) Press the GUID E button on the re mote control and the program infor mation for the channel you are w atching will be displayed on the screen. Channel Select Press number key or ▼ CH ▲ [...]

- 45 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Favorite Channe ls Press FA VORITE button to show Favorite List and select your favori te channels that have alread y been stored. (You ne ed to preset the favorite channels from the OSD menu to enable thi s function.) Sleep Time Sett ing Repeatedly pr ess SLEEP button to set the off ti mer. The[...]

- 46 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Preset Modes Explained The TV features diff erent preset m odes of setti ngs for audio and vi deo. For pe ople who lik e to optimize the TV fo r whichever prog ram it is pla ying but do not want to individua lly tweak ever y setting, the pres et modes are used. For Video To switch bet ween the v[...]

- 47 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 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 pow er cord correctly. Turn on pow er. Connect video cable correctly. NO PICTURE Select the input signal sou[...]

- 48 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual TV CHANNELS ARE BLOCKED Check your au to lock function’s se ttings inside the O SD. You may have locked up some chann els but forgot about them. UNIVERSAL REMOTE COD E This TV follow s SONY’s universal remote code. Plea se check your hand book for SONY’s code s then apply the m. THE TV TUR[...]

- 49 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Problems Solutions SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANG ES THE VOLUME Different channel s and inputs w ill sometimes have this effect because the chan nel signal’s ow n volume is already loud . There is no w ay remove this comp letely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUM E LEVEL function that can comba t [...]

- 50 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Call Us If You Need Help ! 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 warranty s[...]

- 51 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Specification 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 27 inches A s p e c t R a t i o W idescreen 16:9 P i x e l P i t c h 311.4 (H) x RGB x 3 11.4 (V) um per one triad M ax . o f P ix e l s ( R e s o l u t i o n ) HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resoluti on B [...]

- 52 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Sound Mode Standard / Movies / Music / Sports / Personal Tone Bass / Treble / Bala nce Sound Enhanceme nt S RS Surrounding S ound SPDIF Out Yes (coax) Headphone out Yes (3.5 Mini Jack) Speakers 5 watt per channel (3) General Hybrid TV Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QA M (Digital Cable R eady) Channel auto [...]

- 53 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual LIMITED PRODUCT W ARRANTY Please read this warranty card carefully, it is a “ONE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY” on parts and labor and is only valid when purchased from an Authorized Reseller, only on new and non-refurbished product, and available to customers in the Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii [...]

- 54 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual Disclaimer, Trade marks, & Copyright Information • “HD MI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition M ultimedia Interface are trademarks or regi stered trade marks of HDMI Liscen sing LLC.” • SCEPTR E is a trade mark or registere d trademark of Scep tre Group. • Sceptre , Inc. shall not b[...]

- 55 - www.SCEPTRE .com SCEPTRE X270 HDTV User Manual FCC Compliance St atement This device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjec t to the follo wing conditions: This device may n ot cause harmful interference This device must ac cept any inte rference receiv ed, including i nterference th at m y cause undesired operation. Pl[...]