Operation Manual

2. TV Menus 11
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Contrast • Low contrast shows a variety of shades in darker images
• In most home lighting situations, medium contrast looks
best.
• High contrast shows darker images more uniformly black
and makes colors appear more vibrant. High contrast is
good for brightly lit environments.
Adjusts the white-to-black
level
Settings are stored indepen-
dently for each Picture Mode.
Brightness Adjusts overall picture brightness. Settings are stored independently for each Picture Mode.
Color Adjusts overall color intensity from monochromatic to fully saturated.
Tint Adjusts the red-to-green ratio.
Sharpness Adjusts picture detail and clarity.
Color
Temperature
High Gives white images a cool cast. May provide the
most realistic picture under bright lighting.
Adjusts the white balance.
Settings are stored inde-
pendently for each Picture
Mode.
Low Gives white images a warm cast. Natural/
Color Temp at the low setting displays video at
approximately the 6500K industry standard for
NTSC pictures.
Video
Noise
High,
Medium,
Low, Off
• High. For poor-quality signals.
• Medium. For moderate noise reduction.
• Low. For good-quality signals.
• Off. Leaves the picture unaltered.
Reduces minor noise (graini-
ness) in the picture.
Picture Pi cture+ (Picture Plus)
Screensaver On, Off Select On to display a screensaver pattern while playing an audio-only input. To
use this feature, the input must either
• Be named as an audio source (e.g., CD, MP3 Player)
or
• Be the antenna input tuned to an audio-only signal.
Film Mode Auto, Off 480i and 1080i signals only.
In Auto , the TV automatically detects and applies
film-decoding correction to movies filmed at 24 frames per second. Try the Off
setting if images show many jagged edges. Setting saved by input.
Test Picture Press ENTER to display a test picture. Use as a reference picture for high-definition
images only.
Picture Reset
• Resets sound and picture adjustments for the current input. Highlight the Reset icon and
press ENTER twice to perform reset .
• Reset has no effect on universal settings (Balance, Listen To, Language) or on
Advanced Picture Mode settings. (642 Series only)
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