Selecting the Color Mode

The following six preset color modes are available. Which one you use depends on the characteristics of the images you want to project. You can easily obtain the optimum image quality by selecting the color mode that corresponds to the projected image. The brightness of the image will vary depending on the color mode you select.

Mode

Application

 

 

sRGB

Images conform to the sRGB color standard. If the connected source has an sRGB mode, set both the

 

projector and the connected signal source to sRGB.

 

 

Normal

Brightness is emphasized for presentation in bright rooms.

 

 

Meeting

Images are modulated using their original tints, with no color enhancement.

 

 

Presentation

For presentation in dark rooms.

 

 

Theater

Movie images are optimized using natural tints.

 

 

Game

Brightness is emphasized. Ideal for playing video games in bright rooms.

 

 

Procedure

Remote control

 

 

Power

Computer

S-Video/Video

Color Mode

Menu

A/V Mute

Freeze

 

 

Normal

The color mode changes in the following order as you press the [Color Mode] button on the remote control:

Normal → Meeting → Presentation → Theater

→Game → sRGB

The current setting appears in the top right corner of the screen each time the color mode is changed.

The default color mode setting is Normal when computer image signals are being input, and Theater when component video or video signals are being input.

You can also set the color mode by using the Color Mode command in the Video menu. (p.23, 24)

Wide-Screen Projection of Component Video and Video Images

This function changes the aspect ratio of images from 4:3 to 16:9 when component video images (YCbCr and YPbPr) or video images (S-Video or composite video) are being projected. Images which have been recorded in digital video or onto DVDs can be viewed in 16:9 wide-screen format.

Image in squeeze mode projected at 4:3

Image in squeeze mode

projected at 16:9

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