Samsung PN43E450, PN51E450A1FXZA user manual On Screen Menus, Picture Menu, Picture Options

The On Screen Menus

Your TV has two kinds of menus, the Main menu and the various Tools menus. The Main menu gives you access to most or all of the menu options available on your TV. The Tools menus display a selected number of frequently used menu options that change depending on the screen you are viewing. A Tools menu symbol

(T) in the lower right side of the screen indicates that a Tools menu is available.

The Main menu has seven primary categories:

Advanced Settings

Available in Standard and Movie mode only.

Compared to previous models, new Samsung TVs offer a more precise picture with more precise controls.

✎✎ When your TV is connected to a PC, you can only make changes to Gamma and White Balance.

■■Color Space (Auto / Native): Auto automatically matches the range of colors available to create pictures to the color range of the video source. Native provides a color range wider than the color range of the video source.

yyPicture	yyInput	■■White Balance: Adjusts the color temperature of the picture so
yySound	yyApplication	that white objects look white (instead of, for example, slightly
		pink or slightly yellow) and the overall color of the picture looks
yyChannel	yySupport	natural.
		R-Offset / G-Offset / B-Offset: Adjusts each color’s (red,
yySetup
		green, blue) darkness.
To view the Main menu, press the MENU button on your remote. To		R-Gain / G-Gain / B-Gain: Adjusts each color’s (red, green,
		blue) brightness.
view a Tools menu, press the TOOLS button on your remote.
		Reset: Resets the White Balance to it’s default settings.
✎✎ The menu options that appear in the Main menu depend
		■■Gamma: Adjusts the primary color intensity.
on the Source you have selected. For example, if you have
		■■Dynamic Contrast (Off / Low / Medium / High): Adjusts the
selected the HDMI source, the Channel category will not
appear. To see the Channel category, you must first select TV		screen contrast.
		■■Black Tone (Off / Dark / Darker / Darkest): Selects the black
in the Source List.
The Menu options are presented below, arranged by Main menu		level to adjust the screen depth. Darker settings make blacks
		look darker.
categories. A Tools button symbol (t) next to an option
		■■Flesh Tone: Adjusts the amount of red in skin tones.
name indicates the option is also available in one of the Tools
menus.		■■Motion Lighting (Off / On): When on, the TV automatically
		adjusts the brightness of the screen in response to the
		brightness of the room. In bright light, the screen brightens. In
Picture Menu
		dim light, the screen dims.
		✎✎ Available in Standard mode only.
Mode t
		Picture Options
Select your preferred picture mode.		✎✎ When the TV is connected to a PC, you can only make
✎✎ When your TV is connected to a PC, you can only select		changes to the Color Tone, Size and HDMI Black Level.
Entertain and Standard.		■■Color Tone (Cool / Standard / Warm1 / Warm2): Cool makes
■■Dynamic: Brightens the screen. Suitable for a bright room.
		the picture bluer (cooler). Warm 1 and Warm 2 make the picture
■■Standard: Suitable for a normally lit room.		redder (warmer).
■■Movie: Darkens the screen, making it less glary. Suitable for		✎✎ Warm1 and Warm2 are deactivated when the picture
watching movies in a darkened room.		mode is set to Dynamic.
■■Entertain: Sharpens the picture. Suitable for games.		■■Size: Set the size and aspect ratio of the picture on the screen.
✎✎ Only available when the TV is connected to a PC.		Your cable box or satellite receiver may have its own set of
Cell Light / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness /		screen sizes as well. However, we highly recommend you use
		the TV's 16:9 mode most of the time.
Color / Tint (G/R)		16:9: Sets the picture to the 16:9 wide screen format.
■■Cell Light: Adjusts the brightness of the screen by adjusting the		Zoom1: Provides moderate magnification of the picture. Sides,
		top, and bottom are cut off.
brightness of the individual pixels.
		Zoom2: Provides larger magnification of the picture. Sides, top,
■■Contrast: Increases or decreases the contrast between dark and
		and bottom are cut off.
light areas of the picture.
		Wide Fit: Enlarges the aspect ratio of the picture so the picture
■■Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the screen. Not as
		fits the entire screen.
effective as Cell Light.
		4:3: Sets the picture to the old, 4:3 format and puts black or gray
■■Sharpness: Sharpens or dulls the edges of objects.
		borders on the right and left of the picture.
■■Color: Adjusts the color saturation. The higher the Color setting,
		✎✎ Do not watch your TV in the 4:3 format for a long time.
the more intense the color. Low settings remove color and the
picture becomes black, white, and gray.		Traces of borders displayed on the left, right and center of
		the screen may cause image retention (screen burn) which
■■Tint: Adjusts the amount of green and red in the picture. As you
		is not covered by the warranty.
increase the amount of green, the amount of red decreases and
		Screen Fit: Displays the full image without any cut-off when
vice versa.
		your TV is inputting HDMI (720p / 1080i / 1080p) or Component
✎✎ When the TV is connected to a PC, you can only make
		(1080i / 1080p) HD signals.
changes to Cell Light, Contrast, Brightness, and
		✎✎ HD (High Definition) has a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i/1080p
Sharpness.
		(1920x1080) or 720p (1280x720) resolution.

✎✎ You can adjust and store settings for each external device you have connected to an input on the TV. Picture Sizes available by Input Source are listed above and to the right:

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