74 Chapter 5. TV Menu Settings
Audio/Video Menu, continued
Video Settings
Enter the video adjustment mode using either the Audio/
Video menu or the
VIDEO
key. Press the
VIDEO
key repeatedly
to cycle through the video options to the one you want to
change. Use to change settings.
Note: A slider displays on screen for some settings.
When the slider is displayed, it represents numeric
values, with 63 as the maximum, 31 as the mid-
point, and 0 as the minimum.
◊ (Powe r) Swivel: For LT-37132 model only. Swivels
the TV thirty degrees left or ri ght. When a different
menu or slider is displayed, Power Swivel can not be
accessed using
.
Note: Power Swivel is not available while the TV is i
n
Split Screen mode.
◊ Pict ure Mode: Set the Picture Mode first before
adjusting other settings, as each Picture Mode stores
its own values for Contrast, Brightness, and Color
Temperature. Picture Modes allow you to optimize the
image for different lighting conditions. The Picture
Modes are:
• Bright: Suited for most daytime viewing.
• Natural: Suited for most nighttime viewing.
• Brilliant: For use under strong light.
◊ Cont rast (Bright/Natural/ Brilliant): Provides a slider
to adjust the white-to-black level. Low contrast
shows a variety of shades in darker images, while high
contrast shows darker images more uniformly black
and makes colors appear more vibrant. In most home
lighting situations, a medium contrast looks best.
High contrast is good for brightly lit environments.
◊ Brig htness (Bright/Natural /Brilliant): Provides a slider
to adjust the overall brightness of the picture.
◊ Colo r: Provides a slider to adjust color intensity.
◊ Tint : Provides a slider to adjust the red-to-green ratio.
◊ Sha rpness: Provides a slider to adjust the detail and
clarity.
◊ Colo r Temperature (Bright/Natural/ Brilliant): Allows
you to adjust how white is displayed.
• Low: White images have a warm cast. This
adjustment is an average and can vary due to
ambient room lighting, video scene brightness,
and the TV’s age. Natural/Color Temp at the
low setting displays video at the 6500K industry
standard for NTSC pictures.
• High: White images have a cool cast. This
setting may provide the most realistic picture
under bright lighting.
◊ Per fectColor™: Lets you adjust the intensity of
any or all of six colors (Magenta, Red, Yellow, Green,
Cyan and Blue) to create color balance for the current
image source. PerfectColor settings are memo rized
for each TV input or device.
Select the PerfectColor option and p ress
ENTER
to
open the adjustment screen.
Individual sliders for each color are displayed. Press
to move from one color to the next. Highlighted
text shows which slider you are adjusting. Press
to change settings.
Name of affected in put
PerfectColor Adju st Mode
Figure 14. Set PerfectColor adjustments independ ently
for each TV input.
◊ Per fecTint™: Provides further color refinement of the
hue using six color sliders memorized for each input.
To use PerfecTint:
1. With the PerfectColor screen displayed and with
Adjust Mode highlighted in yellow characters,
press to open the PerfecTint screen.
2. Press to move from one color to the next.
Press to change settings. Press
CANCEL
to
reset to the default settings.
3. To return to PerfectColor, highlight Adjust Mode
in yellow characters and press .
Press
CANCEL
while in the PerfectColor screen to
reset all colors to the default settings.
Name of affected in put
PerfecTint Adjust Mode
Figure 15. PerfecTint adjustments for each TV input let
you further refine color adjustments..