Selecting Signal Mode, Options, Selecting Gamma Setting

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Setup

INITIAL SETUP SETTINGS

SELECTING SIGNAL MODE

To select the appropriate signal mode according to your TV set, one selects the SETUP menu form the remote. Choose the video icon, ‘Signal Mode’, then one of the four choices that best fit your TV set.

1 From the drop-down menu of the OSD screen, use the navigation arrows to select ‘Signal Mode’ on the remote.

2 Use the navigation keys to select the ‘Signal Mode’ and press ENTER on the remote 3 Four options will are available; ‘Auto’, ‘NTSC’, PAL’ and, ‘PAL-60’

OPTIONS

The ‘Auto’ setting will detect automatically the media being played and display it.

The other three settings ‘NTSC’ ‘PAL’, and ‘PAL-60’ can be selected to force the output of the M55 to the desired format. For example one can load a PAL media and display it in the NTSC format. Similarly one can load an NTSC media and display it in the PAL format.

Depending on the type of TV set you own, select the signal mode you wish to watch the DVD/VCD. The default or automatic setting is “Auto”.

SELECTING GAMMA SETTING

To select the appropriate gamma according to your video monitor, one selects the Setup menu form the remote. Choose “Gamma”, then select from the choices that are available.

1 From the drop-down menu of the OSD screen, use the navigation keys to select the video icon, and press the ENTER on the remote

2 Using the navigation arrows, select “Gamma” and then press ENTER. Choose the colour/intensity linearity for your video monitor and press ENTER. The default setting is 1.000

NOTES

•Each monitor or display device has a Gamma setting. Please refer to your owner’s manual for your TV/monitor for the optimum Gamma setting. If you do not know your setting, use the default of 1.000.

•Please refer to the Reference section video adjustment charts on pages 31 and 37 regarding the features available on each video output.

SELECTING BLACK LEVEL

Personal taste may require the adjustment of the black level for the DVD disc you are viewing to either “0” or “+7.5” IRE. This adjustment sets the reference level for absolute black as seen on your TV set. To select the appropriate Black Level according to your signal mode, one selects the Setup menu from the remote. Choose ‘Video’, ‘Black Level’, then either of the two choices that are available.

1 From the Drop-down menu of the OSD screen, use the navigation keys to select video icon, and press ENTER on the Remote

2Using the navigation arrows, select “Black Level” and press ENTER

3Using the navigation arrows, select either ‘0’ or ‘+7.5’ IRE and press ENTER

NOTES

•The black level defaults are different for each type of M55; NTSC M55 is +7.5 IRE, PAL M55 is 0 IRE.

•Setting the black level incorrectly may result in poor contrast when displaying dark scenes.