VISUAL EQ™

Visual EQ Setting Operation

The following steps 1 to 4 are common operations to each “Setting item” of VISUAL EQ setting. Refer to each section for details.

1 After steps 1 and 2 in “Display Setup Operation” (page 37) have been performed, touch [ ] of

VISUAL EQ.

VISUAL EQ screen appears.

2 Select a desired setting item by touching [ ] or [ ].

Setting items:

VISUAL EQ* BRIGHT COLOR* TINT*

CONTRAST SHARP* USER MEMORY*

*The setting is available in the visual source mode (except navigation screen).

3 Change the setting on the selected item by touching its [ ] or [ ].

4 Touch [RETURN] to return to the previous screen.

Touch and hold [RETURN] for at least 2 seconds to return to the main source screen that was displayed before the setup operation was started.

Selecting the VISUAL EQ Mode (Maker’s setting)

You can select a mode suitable for the subject image.

Setting item: VISUAL EQ

Setting contents: OFF (FLAT) / NIGHT M. / SOFT / SHARP / CONTRAST / P-1 / P-2

OFF (FLAT): Initial Setting

NIGHT M.: Suitable for movies in which dark scenes frequently appear.

SOFT: Suitable for CGs and animated films.

SHARP: Suitable for old movies where images are not clearly shown.

CONTRAST: Suitable for recent movies.

P-1:Recalls the VISUAL EQ mode being stored on preset No.P-1 from “Storing VISUAL EQ” (page 40).

P-2:Recalls the VISUAL EQ mode being saved on preset No.P-2 from “Storing VISUAL EQ” (page 40).

•To return to the initial setting after selecting any one of the setting contents (NIGHT M. to CONTRAST) and adjusting a desired brightness, picture tint, etc., set this function to OFF.

•If your desired brightness, picture tint, etc., are adjusted after selecting any one of the setting contents (NIGHT M. to CONTRAST), “CUSTOM” is displayed.

Adjusting Brightness

Setting item: BRIGHT

Setting content: -15 ~ +15

You can adjust the brightness between MIN (–15) and MAX (+15). When it reaches the minimum or maximum point, the display shows “MIN” or “MAX” respectively.

•When any Visual EQ Preset is selected, the brightness is automatically adjusted according to the car’s interior lighting as long as AUTO is set in “Setting the Brightness of the Backlighting” (page 38).

Adjusting Color of Picture

Setting item: COLOR

Setting content: -15 ~ +15

You can adjust the color between MIN (–15) and MAX (+15). When it reaches the minimum or maximum point, the display shows “MIN” or “MAX” respectively.

•Color adjustment can be made only in the navigation, DVD, Video CD, AUX modes.

•Color adjustment cannot be made if a Navigation system with the RGB feature is connected.

Adjusting Tint of Picture

Setting item: TINT

Setting content: G15 ~ R15

Adjust the color from G15 to R15. “G MAX” or “R MAX” is displayed at the maximum of each color.

•Tint adjustment can be made only in the navigation, DVD, Video CD, AUX modes.

•Tint adjustment cannot be made if a Navigation system with the RGB feature is connected.

Adjusting Image Contrast

Setting item: CONTRAST

Setting content: -15 to +15

Contrast adjustment range is -15 to +15. “LOW” and “HIGH” appear as the minimum and maximum values specified.

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IVA-W205 specifications

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