Video

Select Video to adjust picture settings and improve picture quality. You can independently customize each of the video inputs, including Analog channels separately from Digital Channels (under

TV Mode). Adjustments will be applied to Custom settings.

MENU

Video

 

 

Picture Mode

 

Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

Contrast

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

46

 

 

 

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color

77

 

 

 

 

Channels

 

 

Tint

R1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Temp.

 

High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

SEL

Select

Return

EXIT Exit

 

 

 

Video

 

 

Picture Mode

 

Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

Contrast

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup

 

 

Color

77

 

 

 

 

Channels

 

 

Tint

R1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Temp.

 

High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

SEL

Select

Return

EXIT Exit

Picture Mode

Use this function to choose from preset picture settings to optimize your TV’s performance.

1.Use the CURSOR PAD to select Picture Mode settings (Dynamic, Standard, Movie, Custom or Game).

2.Then press the button to return to the Video menu or press the EXIT button to quit menu.

3.There are 5 Picture Modes available : Dynamic, Standard, Movie, Custom and Game mode. Standard mode is the factory preset mode for your TV. The only mode that can be changed by adjusting any video setting to your desire conditions is Custom mode. The other modes are preset and can not be change.

NOTES

• For the PC input there are only two Picture

modes available Standard and Custom. In

 

 

this case only Custom can be changed to your

 

desired conditions.

Video Setting can be set to the user’s preference in Game mode (Similar to Custom mode) with the exception of, Auto Movie setting.

If you change any of the adjustments in the Dynamic, Standard and Movie modes, the name of the Custom option will change. For example, changes on Dynamic will rename the option as “Custom-Dyn.”. This means that the original picture mode is not affected by the changes; the only things affected in that Custom mode will take the video adjustments on the mode where the change was made.

Other Video Menu Setting Adjustments

Use the CURSOR PAD or to highlight the function to be adjusted.

1.Press the SELECT button or the CURSOR PAD to select the function settings.

2.Press the CURSOR PAD or to adjust the function.

3.Press the MENU button to return to main menu.

4.Press the EXIT button to quit menu.

Contrast

Use this function to change the contrast between black and white level in the picture.

Brightness

Use this function to change the overall brightness of the dark areas of the picture.

Color

Use this function to adjust the level of color in the picture.

Tint

Use this function to adjust flesh tones so they appear natural.

Sharpness

Use this function to adjust the amount of fine detail in the picture.

Color Temperature

Set this to High for cooler color with more blue, set to Medium for a more natural color or set to Standard for accurate color.

Noise Reduction

The NOISE REDUCTION function automatically reduces conspicuous noise in the picture without degrading picture quality. Set NOISE REDUCTION to OFF if you see individual blocks in the picture.

Backlight

Adjust the brightness of the Backlight for maximum visibility. It changes the intensity of the backlight. Increase for bright rooms and decrease for darker rooms to make the dark areas of the picture black.

Auto Movie

The AUTO MOVIE function turns Auto or OFF the 3:2 pull down detection feature. Theatrical movies are shot on film at 24 frames or still pictures per second, instead of 30 frames or 60 fields like video. When film is transferred to video for television viewing, the disparity between the two frame rates must be reconciled. This involves a process known as 3:2 pull down. When AUTO MOVIE is set to Auto your Hitachi LCD Television will activate the circuitry for this special feature to improve video performance when watching interlaced format film based sources. Set to OFF to deactivate this feature.

Aspect Ratio

Use this function to select the Picture Format Aspect Ratio.

Video

 

Tint

R1

Audio

 

Sharpness

52

 

Color Temp.

High

 

 

Setup

 

Noise Reduction

Mid

Channels

 

Backlight

23

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Movie

Auto

 

 

Aspect Ratio

16:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

SEL Select

Return EXIT Exit

Auto Aspect

Automatically adjust the Aspect Ratio depending on the input signal.

Aspect Modes

Manually select the Aspect Ratio. There are different aspect ratios available according to the signal in use. See page 49.

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