McIntosh MVP861 owner manual Video Settings

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Video Settings

A MVP861 option allows the adjustment of various video parameters, not unlike what can be adjusted on a TV/Moni- tor. These custom adjustments can be stored into one of five memory locations. To enter custom settings perform the following steps:

1.Press the PICADJ (Picture Adjustment) Push-button to access the On Screen Icon. Refer to figure 101.

Note: The STD (Standard) is the default setting for the various picture adjustments.

2. Press the Right directional Push-button to select the “M1” Memory Location. Refer to figure 102.

3.Press the SELECT Push-button to access the “M1” Pic- ture Adjustment Settings. Refer to figure 103.

4. Press the Down directional Push-button to activate the Picture Contrast Setting; use the Up or Down directional Push-buttons to adjust the Contrast from a setting of -6 to +6. Refer to figures 104 thru 107 for steps 4 thru 10.

5.	Press the Right		directional Push-button to select the
	Picture Brightness Setting.
6.	Use the Up	or Down		directional Push-buttons to
	adjust the Brightness from a setting of 0 to +12.
7.	Press the Right		directional Push-button to select the
	Picture Sharpness Setting.
8.	Use the Up	or Down		directional Push-buttons to
	adjust the Sharpness from a setting of -6 to +6.
9.	Press the Right		directional Push-button to select the
	Picture Hue (Tint) Setting.
10. Use the Up		or Down		directional Push-buttons to

adjust the Hue from a setting of -6 to +6.

Note: The Hue Setting is active for the Composite Video and S-Video Outputs only.

11. Press the SELECT Push-button followed by pressing the Right directional Push-button to activate the Pic- ture GAMMA Setting. Refer to figures 108 and 109.

Note: The Gamma settings are for making fine adjustments to the Picture’s dynamic range from black (16) to white (235). Each of the Steps on the On-screen Icon display are adjustable, with the Highlighted Number acting as a reference.

12.	Press the Down		directional Push-button followed by
	the Right	or Left	directional Push-button to select
	a point (Step) on the Gamma curve.
13.	Use the Up	or Down directional Push-buttons to
	make fine adjustments. When the desired adjustments

are complete press the SELECT Pushbutton to exit the Gamma settings and press the PICADJ Push-button to exit the Picture Adjustments.

Note: The Picture Setting changes are stored in memory until new values are entered.

Figure 101

Figure 102

Figure 103

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