Operation
BRIGHTNESS: On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an acronym for “Picture
Below Black
Above Black
Figure 4-3. 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 menu. Using the left- and
•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).
Brightness and Picture level controls are interactive. A change to
Note one may require a subtle change to the other in order to achieve the optimum setting.
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