Video/Audio Adjust menu, Choosing a preset

12The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Chapter 12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording.

4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external input. There are several preset settings that suit various sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.

Choosing a preset

1With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

Timer Recording	Disc Setup
Disc History	Initial Setup

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings.

1Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).

2Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

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Memory1

Detailed Settings

3Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust.

PhotoViewer	Video/Audio Adjust
Disc Navigator	Play Mode
Copy	DV Record

2	Select ‘Video Adjust’.
3	Use the	(cursor left/right) buttons to

change the preset.

Memory1
3-D Y/C	Motion
VNR	Off
Detail	Off
White AGC	Off
White Level	Min
Black Level	Min
Black Setup	7.5 IRE

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Still

Max

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Tuner

Detailed Settings

•Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built-in TV tuner and the external inputs.

•Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons or the front panel SMART JOG dial to change the channel of the built- in TV tuner.

There are 6 presets available:

•Tuner – suitable for general TV broadcasts

•VCR – suitable for video cassettes

•LDP – suitable for Laserdiscs

•Memory1 – user preset 1

•Memory2 – user preset 2

•Memory3 – user preset 3

You can adjust the following settings:

•3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/color separation.

•VNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied to the video signal.

•Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

•White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level adjustment.

•White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.

•Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.

•Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black level.

•Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and green.

•Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colors appear.

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset (Tuner, VCR or LDP).