Panasonic BT-LT1700 manual System Config

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Main Menu (continued)

g WB adjustment mode

You can adjust “WHITE BALANCE VAR1” – “WHITE BALANCE VAR3” (WB) by selecting “VAR1” – “VAR3” in “COLOR TEMP.” in the “VIDEO CONFIG” menu.

The underlined values are factory preset setting values.

Sub menu

Settings

Explanation

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP.

<USER0–63>

Used to select the color temperature that will become the

 

<D93>

basis for adjustments.

 

<D65>

<USER0–63>

Adjustable settings 0–63 (color

 

<D56>

 

 

temperature around 3000K–9300K)

 

 

<D93>

Color temperature around 9300K

 

 

<D65>

Color temperature around 6500K

 

 

<D56>

Color temperature around 5600K

WB-HIGH RED

<0–60>

Used to adjust the WB in the HIGH level R component.*1

 

(Factory preset settings: 30)

 

WB-HIGH GREEN

Used to adjust the WB in the HIGH level G component.*1

WB-HIGH BLUE

 

Used to adjust the WB in the HIGH level B component.*1

WB-LOW RED

 

Used to adjust the WB in the LOW level R component.*1

WB-LOW GREEN

 

Used to adjust the WB in the LOW level G component.*1

WB-LOW BLUE

 

Used to adjust the WB in the LOW level B component.*1

RESET

 

This returns the “WB-HIGH RED” – ”WB-LOW BLUE”

 

 

settings to the factory presets.

 

 

 

 

 

*1 When adjusting, the item display moves to the lower part of the screen.

SYSTEM CONFIG

 

 

The underlined values are factory preset setting values.

 

 

 

Sub menu

Settings

Explanation

 

 

 

BACKLIGHT

< 0–60 >

Used to adjust the brightness of the liquid crystal backlight.

 

 

 

FUNCTION1

<HV DELAY>

Used to select the functions assigned to [FUNCTION1] and

 

<AUTOSETUP>

[FUNCTION2] (front buttons).

 

<BLUE ONLY>

<HV DELAY>*2

 

<GAMMA

Displays the synchronizing signal (horizontal, vertical).

 

SELECT>

 

The display is switched in the following order.

 

<SD ASPECT>

 

OFF J H-Delay J V-Delay J HV-Delay J OFF

 

<SCAN>

 

<AUTOSETUP>*5

 

<SUB

 

WINDOW>

Used to automatically adjust the PC display.

 

<UNDEF>

<BLUE ONLY>

 

 

Used to cut the red and green signals. You can check the hue (PHASE)

FUNCTION2

<HV DELAY>

and depth of color (CHROMA). This is switched between ON/OFF by

 

<AUTOSETUP>

 

pushing the button.

 

<BLUE ONLY>

 

<GAMMA

<GAMMA SELECT>

 

SELECT>

You can switch between “NORMAL” and “FILM”.*3*4

 

<SD ASPECT>

<SD ASPECT>

 

<SCAN>

Used to switch between “16:9” and “4:3”.*3*4

 

<SUB

<SCAN>

 

WINDOW>

 

You can switch between “UNDER” and “NORMAL”.*3*4

 

<UNDEF>

 

 

<SUB WINDOW>

 

 

You can perform the settings for 2 screen display mode.*3*4*6

 

 

<UNDEF>

 

 

No settings

 

 

 

*2 This function is disabled while in 2 screen display mode.

*3 These functions are disabled when the control settings are in GPI mode.

*4 If these settings are changed, the menu settings will also change.

*5 When “RGB-COMP.” is not selected in “YPBPR/RGB” in the “INPUT SELECT” menu, “NOT RGB-COMP.CH-” is displayed, and this does not operate.

*6 This function will not work when “RGB-COMP.” is selected in “YPBPR/RGB” in the “INPUT SELECT” menu.

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Contents Panasonic Broadcast BT-LT1700 Menu Information Input signal status How to Use the On Screen MenuPicture adjusting knob status Menu displayMenu operations Push , to select the setting values, then push EnterPush , to select the sub menu, then push Enter To return to the previous screen Push MenuSetup Load Setup SaveUser Data Saving user data Loading user dataMain Menu Menu configurationGPI PRESET2 GPI PRESET1Marker Marker BACK*1Types of Marker Marker Displayed when using SD with a 43 aspect ratioWith a 169 aspect ratio Vista marker, Cnsco markerVideo Config System Config WFM Position SUB WindowMenu PositionFull About the SUB WindowPart WFMGPI GPI ControlGPI1-GPI8 Input Select Control Audio

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