Contrast Expand, Advanced Settings | RCA HD61LPW164 guide

Using the TV’s Menu System

0 Go Back

1 Picture Settings

2 Picture Presets

3 Auto Color

4 Color Warmth

5 Noise Reduction

6 Green Stretch

7 EdgeSVM Enhancement

8 Contrast Expand

9 Advanced Settings

Main Menu Picture Quality

Off

Low

High

A change in this screen is applied to Input 2.

Press 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK to select it. Press 3to return to the menu.

Contrast Expand

Contrast Expand makes the picture appear brighter by deepening the black parts of the picture. This also helps to maintain a more consistent black level from one scene to the next. The options are Off, Low, and High.

		Main Menu Picture Quality
	0 Go Back	The Advanced Settings menu has screens that let you
	1 Picture Settings	enhance picture performance:
	1 Picture Settings
	2 Picture Presets	•Film Mode: Improve the quality of movie playback.
	3 Auto Color	•Horizontal Position: Center the picture left/right.
	3 Auto Color	•Vertical Position: Center the picture up/down.
	4 Color Warmth	•Smoothing Adjust: Improve picture sharpness and clarity.
	4 Color Warmth	•Reset Controls: Sets this input's settings to factory defaults.
	5 Noise Reduction
	6 Green Stretch
	7 Edge Enhancement
	8 ContrastReset ControlsExpand	Press OK or4to access the Advanced Settings menu.
	9 AdvancedReset ControlsSettings	Press OK or4to access the Advanced Settings menu.
	9 AdvancedReset ControlsSettings

Smoothing Adjust only available for models HD44LPW164, HD50LPW164, and HD61LPW164.

Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings option lets you enhance picture performance and adjust picture position. When you select Advanced Settings, a submenu appears with options:

Film Mode Automatically detects video sources that were originally recorded on film and converted to a different format. Film mode modifies the converted signal so it looks as close as possible to the original, a process called reverse 3:2 pulldown. Film mode is applied to all inputs. Options are:

•Advanced The default and recommended setting.

•On Used in circumstances when the TV is to be used solely with film-based sources.

•Off Use this setting if you think the reverse 3:2 pulldown is causing distortions in your picture.

Horizontal Position Allows you to adjust the picture left and right. Press the right arrow button to move the slider right and move the picture to the right. Press the left arrow button to move the slider left and move the picture to the left.

Vertical Position Allows you to adjust the picture up and down. Press the right arrow button to move the slider right and move the picture up. Press the left arrow button to move the slider left and move the picture down.

Smoothing Adjust (available only for models HD44LPW164, HD50LPW164, and HD61LPW164) Allows you to adjust the lines of the picture so they appear smooth. Press the left/right arrow buttons to move the lines in the test pattern until they’re smooth.

Reset Controls Menu button resets all Picture Quality controls to their original factory settings (except Personal Picture Preset, Horizontal and Vertical Position, and Smoothing Adjust) for the currently tuned input (see on-screen text). To reset the settings, you must:

1.Tune to the input you would like to reset.

2.Press MENU to access the Main Menu.

3.From the Advanced Settings menu, select Reset Controls, and then select Reset to reset the settings for the currently tuned input.

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