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Operation
Connect your test pattern source to the input that you are calibrating and proceed as follows.
Perform the adjustments in the order listed here.
Brightness: On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an acronym for “Picture
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Figure 4-5. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness
PLUGE patterns vary but generally consist of some combination of black, white and gray areas against a black background. The example above includes two vertical bars and four shaded boxes.
Select Brightness from the Picture Adjust menu. Using the left- and ) buttons, adjust the brightness so that:
•The darkest black bars disappear into the background.
•The dark gray areas are barely visible.
•The lighter gray areas are clearly visible.
•The white areas are a comfortable level of true white.
•The image contains only black, gray and white (no color).
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