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SCEPTRE E245 HDTV User Manual 

PARENTAL 

 
This option allows users to filter TV programs and movies while using the TV tuner.  To 
use this option you will need to enter in the password first.  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. 

Press MENU to open the OSD. 

2. Press 

 

or

 

 

to select PARENTAL CONTROL and press 

ENTER

3. Use 

 or 

 to select the one you want to adjust and 

 

or

 

 or 

ENTER

 to adjust them. 

I. 

LOCK PARENTAL CONTROL – This feature allows you to input a password 
in order to access the other features.  (

The default password is “0000”

II. 

V-CHIP – This feature blocks shows under the TV tuner. 

i. US 

V-CHIP 

a) 

MOVIE RATING – This feature blocks movies.  

b) 

TV RATING – This blocks shows based 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 

ratings supplied. 

iv.  DOWNLOADABLE RATING – This is a feature under the new V-

chip where ratings can be downloaded from the channel. 

v. CLEAR 

DOWNLOADABLE 

DATA 

– This feature clears the 

downloaded ratings data. 

III. 

CHANGE PASSWORD – This feature changes the password of the parental 
control function. 

IV. 

KEYPAD LOCK – This feature locks the buttons on the TV from functioning, 
except for the POWER button. 

V. 

SOURCE LOCK – This feature locks different sources from working. 

 
 
Please Note: 

 

Please refer to RATINGS EXPLAINED for more information on ratings definitions. 

 

Downloadable rating 

and

 clear downloadable data

 might be grayed out 

depending on the TV stations support. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for E245 Series

Page 1: ...1800 788 2878 and select option 3 or email our tech support group at SceptreTS sceptre com For all other inquiries please call 1800 788 2878 and select option 4 or email our customer service group at...

Page 2: ...2 www SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE E245 HDTV User Manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION...

Page 3: ...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 pron...

Page 4: ...y 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 or...

Page 5: ...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 com...

Page 6: ...on 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 unit c...

Page 7: ...x 1 Metallic Circular Plate x 1 Power Cord x 1 Attached TV Remote Control AAA Battery included x 1 Installation Please read the user manual carefully before performing the installation The power cons...

Page 8: ...ck and unscrew the 2 screws shown in the picture and the neck along with the base should come off 2 To attach the base plate lay the display unit flat on a table Afterwards attach the base to the neck...

Page 9: ...allation of the TV please read the following 1 If you are placing the TV on a stand We would recommend you to use a TV safety strap not included in order to minimize the possibility of the TV toppling...

Page 10: ...able or Satellite boxes with HDMI 22 Connecting to a PC with VGA and 3 5 mm minijack 23 Connecting a Digital Audio Receiver with Coax SPDIF 24 Switching Sources 25 Ready to Watch Some TV 26 If You ve...

Page 11: ...This is considered to be normal REMOTE SENSOR The remote sensor receives all the commands from the remote control Rear View Mounting Pattern Mounting Specification 100mm x 100mm using screw size M4 Le...

Page 12: ...ect right 5 CH This button changes the TV channel up If the OSD is active this button functions as up for the menu 6 CH This button changes the TV channel down If the OSD is active this button functio...

Page 13: ...or a DVI video device The sources use 3 5mm mini jack audio cable 4 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...

Page 14: ...I 2 also doubles as the MHL connection for cell phones MHL is a protocol where the TV will display what your cell phone displays If your cell phone supports MHL you can purchase a MHL cable from any e...

Page 15: ...ww SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE E245 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 su...

Page 16: ...IDE Opens the current digital channel information guide antenna only 21 SOURCE Press this button to cycle through the INPUT source 22 ENTER These directional buttons allow you to move around in the TV...

Page 17: ...49 S SOURCE This button selects the sound bar s sound connection 50 S MODE This button selects the sound bar s sound modes 51 S VOL This button decreases the volume of the sound bar 52 S VOL This but...

Page 18: ...batteries Do not mix new and old batteries This may result in cracking or leakage that may pose a fire risk or lead to personal injury Inserting the batteries incorrectly may also result in cracking o...

Page 19: ...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 broadcasting stations for more...

Page 20: ...f 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 color connector to both you...

Page 21: ...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 both your Wii and AV s red...

Page 22: ...MI 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 1 Please Note Please reference the se...

Page 23: ...e source button on the TV to switch to PC 6 Change your PC resolution to 1920x1080 at 60 Hz refresh rate 7 Press MENU to use the OSD s PICTURE option 8 Under the PICTURE option select PC Settings 9 Un...

Page 24: ...eiver 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 receiver is...

Page 25: ...CEPTRE E245 HDTV User Manual Switching Sources 1 Press the SOURCE button on the right of the TV to switch sources 2 The source HDMI 2 MHL will automatically display to the word ROKU if a ROKU streamin...

Page 26: ...ct the correct source according to the Connecting pages If You ve Connected Antenna to the TV If an antenna or cable without a cable box is connected to your TV s tuner you will need to go through an...

Page 27: ...left direction in the OSD This button fucntions as right direction in the OSD ENTER This button changes the channel in conjunction with the number pad and also functions as ENTER for selecting options...

Page 28: ...his main option has functions for the tuner port such as scanning channels editing channels audio language tuner mode etc PARENTAL This main option has functions for only composite and TV port The pur...

Page 29: ...ture 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 adj...

Page 30: ...wing 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 pixilation b...

Page 31: ...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 includ...

Page 32: ...gital channels V OTHER SETTINGS i AVL This feature adjusts the auto volume leveler enabling volume protection from overly loud commercials ii SPEAKER This feature turns the speakers on or off iii DIGI...

Page 33: ...TING 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 CHANNEL LABEL This feature changes the name of th...

Page 34: ...d 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 ratin...

Page 35: ...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 advertis...

Page 36: ...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 of...

Page 37: ...t 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 give...

Page 38: ...this feature connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV and select the MEDIA source to start browsing for music and pictures Select either the music or picture you want to browse using the a...

Page 39: ...g 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 no...

Page 40: ...t and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with...

Page 41: ...st be under the DVD source Otherwise the DVD drive will not work To be under source DVD either presses the DVD button or presses the SOURCE button then select DVD 2 With the TV turned on and the DVD b...

Page 42: ...42 www SCEPTRE com SCEPTRE E245 HDTV User Manual 3 The DVD control buttons are show in the picture below...

Page 43: ...m e Press the D SETUP to exit the DVD setup menu f OPTIONS DEFINITION 1 TV DISPLAY This option should be set to 16 9 only Since the DVD is permanently attached to the TV the settings here are advised...

Page 44: ...be changed since they are setup already for the TV 1 SPEAKER SETUP This option lets you setup the type of speaker you are using with the DVD 2 DUAL MONO This option lets you select the output sound of...

Page 45: ...o language of the DVD 3 SUBTITLE This option lets you select the preferred subtitle language of the DVD 4 DISC MENU This option lets you select the preferred DVD DISC s own menu language 5 PARENTAL Th...

Page 46: ...digital TV programs also at the election of the service provider It is a more flexible system than the original Closed Caption system because it allows a variety of caption sizes and font styles Not...

Page 47: ...the TV you can either use the cell phone itself to control the screen or use the TV remote s buttons shown above to control the cell phone screen Please Note Not every cell phone supports MHL Please c...

Page 48: ...s and 3D HDTV buttons are only functional if you have the product Without the Sceptre Sound Bar or a Sceptre 3D HDTV those buttons will be non functional Sceptre Sound Bar The Sceptre Sound Bar is an...

Page 49: ...URN Under ROKU this button functions as the return button returning to the previous screen 3 REWIND Under ROKU this button rewinds the current video being played 4 PLAY PAUSE Under ROKU this button pl...

Page 50: ...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...

Page 51: ...rial may be inappropriate for children under 13 R MPAA Restricted Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian age varies in some jurisdictions NC 17 MPAA No one 17 and under admitted X MPA...

Page 52: ...t 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 you...

Page 53: ...er 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 remote c...

Page 54: ...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 cott...

Page 55: ...ume via the remote control PICTURE ONLY NO AUDIO The TV s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 Turn off the TV unplug it from the socket Remove the batteries out of the remote for 30 seconds Press t...

Page 56: ...NPUT 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 back in to see if it works or not HDCP VIDE...

Page 57: ...ll sometimes have this effect because the channel signal s own volume is already loud There is no way remove this completely The TV has an AUTO VOLUME LEVEL function that can combat this type of effec...

Page 58: ...some have more pins than others Ultimately please consult your cell phone manufacturer for compatibility issues Under MHL the TV s remote won t control the cell phone screen fully For total control y...

Page 59: ...y 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 have...

Page 60: ...ht 50 000hrs TV DISPLAY Dimension 22 28 x 5 74 x 14 88 with stand 22 28 x 1 85 x 13 22 without stand Weight 9 3 lbs with stand 8 94 lbs without stand Power input 100 240VAC 60 50 Hz 3 0A Max Function...

Page 61: ...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 caption Service 1 Service 6 5 I O...

Page 62: ...ts will be used for repairs by SCEPTRE at its designated Service Center for one 1 year or ninety 90 days for commercial use from the effective warranty date Such replacement parts are warranted for th...

Page 63: ...o one is authorized to extend or modify it or to grant any other warranty SCEPTRE retains the right to assess all warranty claims and to determine if damages are covered by the warranty In case of a c...

Page 64: ...chieved Changing this mode under picture settings or enabling other features will increase power consumption that could exceed the limits necessary to qualify for ENERGY STAR rating For more informati...

Page 65: ...rence 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 use...

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