3Switching the Iris Setting, 4Eco+Quiet

3Switching the Iris Setting

This function controls the quantity of the projected light and the contrast of the image.

■IRIS1 (Manual)

Selectable items	Description
High Brightness	This mode gives priority to brightness
	over contrast.
High Contrast	This mode gives priority to contrast
	over brightness.

■IRIS2 (Auto)

This automatically selects the optimal contrast to match the image.

Selectable items	Description
On	This mode gives priority to contrast
	with the use of auto adjustment.
Off	This mode gives priority to brightness
	without the use of auto adjustment.

Note

•You can also use IRIS 1, 2 on the remote con- trol to change the Iris. (See page 28.)

4Eco+Quiet

Selectable items	Brightness and Power consumption
On	Approx. 75%
Off	100%

Note

•When “Eco+Quiet” is set to “On”, the power consumption will decrease and the lamp life will extend. (Projection brightness decreases approximately 25%.)

5Using the Advanced

“Advanced” allows you to make even ﬁner adjustments to the image so that it appears just the way you want it to.

To display the Advanced menu, select “Advanced” and press ENTER.

Note

•When the “Advanced” settings are displayed, select “Advanced” again and press ENTER to return to the “Picture” menu.

Menu operation ⇒ Page 34

6Correcting Gradation of Video (Gamma Correction)

When the darker areas of the image become difﬁcult to see because of the image or the projection environment, you can correct the gamma setting to make the image brighter and easier to see.

	Selectable items	Description
	+2	Provides a brighter gradation.
	+1	Provides a brighter gradation.
	+1
	0	Standard setting
	–1	Provides a darker gradation.
	–2	Provides a darker gradation.
	–2

7Adjusting the Colors

You can select the color of the projected image to correct and then adjust it to the desired color by setting “Hue”, “Saturation”, “Value”, and “Effect”.

Note

•Before performing this adjustment, prepare the image to be adjusted.

•You can perform this adjustment easier in the still image than in the moving image.

1 Select “C.M.S.1” or “C.M.S.2” (C.M.S.: Color Management Sys- tem) in the “Advanced” menu, and press ENTER.

•If there is no data for the stored corrected color, the color selection screen and the picker is displayed. (Go to step 2.)

Picker Useful

Features

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XV-Z15000 specifications

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