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SCEPTRE X505BV-FHD HDTV User Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dear Sceptre Customer, 

 

Congratulations on your new 

SCEPTRE X505BV-FHD HDTV

 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 for future references.  We hope 
you enjoy your new SCEPTRE HDTV. 
 

For technical assistance

, please call 1800-788-2878 and select option 3 or 

email our tech support group at 

[email protected]

 

For all other inquiries

, please call 1800-788-2878 and select option 4 or 

email our customer service group at 

[email protected]

 
We recommend you register your SCEPTRE HDTV with the enclosed 
registration card and mail it in.  For peace of mind and to protect your 
investment beyond the standard warranty, SCEPTRE offers a two year 
extended warranty service for your HDTV.  This plan gives additional 
coverage once your standard warranty period runs out.  Please call our 
customer service group to purchase the extended warranty. 

 

Sceptre wants to help you save energy!  This HDTV meets the ENERGY 
STAR® guidelines.  The default setting for this HDTV is set to POWER 
SAVING mode.  You can change this setting by pressing the PICTURE 
button on the remote control twice.

 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for X505BV-FHD

Page 1: ...inquiries please call 1800 788 2878 and select option 4 or email our customer service group at cs sceptre com We recommend you register your SCEPTRE HDTV with the enclosed registration card and mail i...

Page 2: ...2 www SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE X505BV FHD HDTV User Manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION...

Page 3: ...at 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding p...

Page 4: ...away from the TV i e radiator heater oven amplifier etc Do not install the product too close to anything that produces smoke or moisture Operating the product close to smoke or moisture may cause fire...

Page 5: ...he power cord and contact your dealer immediately Do not try to repair the product yourself Avoid using dropped or damaged appliances If the product is dropped and the housing is damaged the internal...

Page 6: ...ation with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of the grounding conductors location of antenna discharge uni...

Page 7: ...rd x 1 Warranty Registration Card x 1 TV Remote Control AAA Batteries included x 1 Installation Please read the user manual carefully before performing the installation The power consumption of the di...

Page 8: ...ser Manual Attaching or Removing the Stand 1 To attach the base place the display unit flat on a table Afterwards attach the stand onto the display and attach the metal plate to the bottom of the stan...

Page 9: ...9 www SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE X505BV FHD HDTV User Manual 2 To remove the stand remove the 6 screws in the area and the stand will come off...

Page 10: ...Pr 18 Connecting Wii with Composite 19 Connecting Cable or Satellite boxes with HDMI 20 Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3 5 mm minijack 21 Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPDIF 22 Switch...

Page 11: ...ht take 10 12 seconds to power on REMOTE SENSOR The remote sensor receives all the commands from the remote control Rear View Mounting Pattern Mounting Specification 400mm x 400mm using screw size M5...

Page 12: ...up If the OSD is active this button functions as up for the menu 4 CH This button changes the TV channel down If the OSD is active this button functions as down for the menu 5 MENU This button activat...

Page 13: ...ons please check http www antennaweb org 3 VGA This connection port connects to a PC for video using VGA cable Be sure to connect your audio cable to the VGA Stereo input if you want sound out of VGA...

Page 14: ...Video Video connects to devices that use composite video cables such as VCR or DVD player or Wii Connect the yellow for video and the red white for audio 9 Analog Audio Out This connection is for conn...

Page 15: ...SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE X505BV FHD HDTV 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...

Page 16: ...E Opens the current digital channel information guide 19 These buttons selects and moves the selection on the screen 20 acts as enter button for OSD menu and changing channels in conjunction with numb...

Page 17: ...l cable to the TV port on the back of your HDTV 3 Turn on the HDTV 4 Follow the first time on screen instructions Please Note Not all broadcasts are in High Definition HD Please refer to your local br...

Page 18: ...nector port on the back of your HDTV 5 Obtain a RCA Audio Cable Connect the white color connector to both your DVD player and YPbPr s white connector port on the back of your HDTV 6 Connect the red co...

Page 19: ...ack side of your HDTV 3 Obtain a RCA Audio Cable Connect the white color connector to both your Wii and AV s white connector port on the back side of your HDTV 4 Connect the red color connector to bot...

Page 20: ...the other end to the HDMI port on the back of your HDTV 3 Turn on the HDTV and your set top box 4 Use the remote control s source button or the source button on the TV to switch to HDMI Please Note P...

Page 21: ...r the source button on the TV to switch to PC 6 Change your PC resolution to 1920x1080 at 60hz refresh rate 7 Press MENU to use the OSD s PICTURE option 8 Under the PICTURE option select PC Settings 9...

Page 22: ...receiver Please Note If you want pure digital stream for your receiver to decode you must also configure the TV s OSD Sound Digital Audio Out function Make sure the option is on 5 1CH If your receive...

Page 23: ...23 www SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE X505BV FHD HDTV User Manual Switching Sources 1 Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources...

Page 24: ...the correct source according to the Connecting pages If You ve Connected Antenna or Cable to the TV If an antenna or cable without a cable box is connected to your TV s tuner you will need to go thro...

Page 25: ...This button decreases the volume and also functions as left direction in the OSD This button increases the volume and also functions as right direction in the OSD ENTER This button changes the channe...

Page 26: ...in option has functions for the tuner port such as scanning channels editing channels specific range scans audio language tuner mode etc PARENTAL This main option has functions for only composite and...

Page 27: ...feature changes the picture quality II SCREEN SIZE This feature changes the various aspects of the TV s video Normal Wide Cinema Zoom FULL 100 III PC SETTINGS i AUTO ADJUST This feature automatically...

Page 28: ...viewing ii FILM MODE This feature is 24p that syncs with DVD movies and should be enabled when viewing DVD video to allow smoother frame rate iii NOISE REDUCTION This feature reduces general pixilatio...

Page 29: ...or to select SOUND and press ENTER 3 Use or to select the one you want to adjust and or or ENTER to adjust them I SOUND SETTINGS i SOUND MODE This feature switches between preset settings presets incl...

Page 30: ...els IV DIGITAL SOUND This feature adjusts the digital second audio programming in digital channels V OTHER SETTINGS i AVL This feature adjusts the auto volume leveler enabling volume protection from o...

Page 31: ...BASS This option enhances the TV sound s bass level iv DEFINITION This option enhances the TV sound s general effects is a trademark of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround HD technology is incorporated under lic...

Page 32: ...he favorite list of channels added III CHANNEL SETTING i CHANNEL NUMBER This feature shows the channel number ii IN CHANNEL LIST This feature tells you if you have chosen for channel to be skipped iii...

Page 33: ...ed on TV ratings ii CANADA V CHIP a ENGLISH RATING This blocks English TV shows in Canada b FRENCH RATING This blocks French TV shows in Canada iii BLOCK UNRATED SHOW This blocks TV shows with no rati...

Page 34: ...AY This turns on or off the closed captioning ii ANALOG CAPTION TYPE This chooses the subchannel that supplies the closed captioning For United States usually the setting is CC1 TEXT1 4 displays adver...

Page 35: ...HE WEEK This feature tells you the day of the week v Daylight Savings Time This feature toggles the daylight savings time options vi 24 Hour Mode This feature tells time in a 24 hour fashion instead o...

Page 36: ...ust and or or ENTER to adjust them I BLUE BACK This feature gives the TV a blue default background when there is no signal II NO SIGNAL POWER OFF This feature turns the TV off if there is no signal gi...

Page 37: ...USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV and press the USB button to start browsing for music and pictures Once you press the USB button the USB menu will come up Select either the music or picture y...

Page 38: ...ying music 6 MUSIC AUTO PLAY This function toggles the auto play feature which will play any music found in the USB flash drive once you insert the flash drive Technical Limitation 1 The USB port does...

Page 39: ...e g weather or news These services are also superimposed over the program currently being viewed Closed Captioning for this TV only works under sources TV and VIDEO Rating Explained General Operation...

Page 40: ...to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watches unattended This program contains one or more of the following intense violen...

Page 41: ...that aspect ratio and shows you the black bars on the side 2 WIDE This mode will stretch the picture to a widescreen ratio If you have a perfect 16 9 ratio picture you will not see any black bars If y...

Page 42: ...anner denoting that this channel is in the favorites list TO DELETE FROM THE FAVORITE LIST 1 Go to any channel you would like to remove from your favorites list 2 Press the ADD DEL button on the remot...

Page 43: ...it will cause malfunction and possible permanent damage to the panel which will not be covered under the warranty with clean water and wipe again Wipe the display with a dry micro fiber cloth or 100 c...

Page 44: ...n randomly for a good 2 seconds and then reinstall the batteries Try the remote to see if it works For battery removal instructions refer to page 13 REMOTE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK The TV s remote sensor...

Page 45: ...liances cars motorcycles or fluorescent lights If the TV is close to the wall try moving the TV to another room in your house to see if the problem still occurs PICTURE DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE SCREE...

Page 46: ...nt then VGA However due to variances in broadcast practices it is possible some image distortions can occur TIPS FOR LETTERBOX CONTENT USERS Letterboxed Widescreen versions of DVD movies are most comm...

Page 47: ...rranty 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...

Page 48: ...Viewing Angle Typical 176 176 Degree Horizontal Vertical Lamp Life of Backlight 50 000hrs TV DISPLAY Dimension 46 28 4 15 without stand 46 29 85 11 5 with stand Weight 42 44 lbs without stand 49 38 lb...

Page 49: ...Favorite Channel V chip NTSC Closed caption CC1 CC4 Text 1 Text 4 Favorite Channel V chip Video input format 1080i 720p 480p 480i ATSC Analog closed caption CC1 CC4 Text 1 Text 4 Digital closed captio...

Page 50: ...be made by SCEPTRE Customer Support PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR UNIT TO SCEPTRE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION Parts New or remanufactured parts will be used for repairs by SCEPTRE at its designated Servi...

Page 51: ...gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This is the only warranty applicable no one is authorized to extend or modify it or to grant any othe...

Page 52: ...NERGY STAR guidelines under the default picture setting called POWER SAVING Changing this setting or enabling other options will increase power consumption which could possibly exceed the guidelines o...

Page 53: ...ce will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user i...

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