Adjusting Audio and Video Settings

Adjusting the Video Quality

You can either select a preprogrammed setting designed to match certain program types or make adjustments to match your own preferences and save them in the player’s memory. Make changes to the [Video Adjust] setting in the Setup screen Video 2 menu.

Audio1

A2

V1

Video2

Language

General

 

 

 

Background — Gray

 

 

Video Adjust

Start

Picture Quality Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

 

SETUP Exit

Selecting a preprogrammed setting

1Use the cursor button (3) to select [Start] then press

ENTER.

Video Memory Select

Video Setup

2 Press ENTER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV(CRT)

 

PDP

Professional

 

Memory 1

Memory 2

Memory 3

 

 

 

 

 

TV (CRT) (Factory Setting)

Optimized setting for a standard television set.

PDP

Optimized for a plasma display.

Professional

Optimized for a professional monitor.

Memory 1, Memory 2, and Memory 3

These are user programmable settings. See ‘Adjusting the picture quality settings’ on pages 50 and 51 for more information.

3Use the cursor buttons (2/3/5/) to select one of the preprogrammed picture quality settings.

If there is a DVD or Video CD playing, the effects of each setting can be viewed while it is highlighted on the screen. This may be useful in selecting an appropriate setting.

4Press ENTER.

The new selection is set.

Notes

Each picture quality setting is defined by a number of individual settings, described in ‘Adjusting the picture quality settings’ on pages 50 and 51.

Depending on the disc and the TV/monitor, you may not see the effect clearly.

Adjusting the picture quality settings

– To create your own setting (1)

1Use the cursor button (3) to select [Start] then press

ENTER.

Video Memory Select

Video Setup

2Use the cursor button () to select [Video Setup] then press ENTER.

Video Memory Select

Video Setup

3Use the cursor buttons (2/3) to select the setting to [On] or [Off].

DNR

off

 

 

 

 

 

 

max

Move

ENTER Select

DISPLAY Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Use the cursor buttons (5/) to select the setting to adjust.

You can adjust any or all of the following picture quality factors:

DNR

Adjust to control the amount of signal noise in the luminance component of the video signal.

Fine Focus

Switch [On] to reveal greater detail (higher resolution) in the picture.

Sharpness

Adjusts the sharpness of the high-frequency (detailed) elements in the picture. (This setting is only effective when [Fine Focus] is [On].)

White Level

Adjusts the intensity of white in the picture.

Black Level

Adjusts the intensity of black in the picture.

Hue

Adjusts the overall red/green color balance. (This is only effective when the player is connected using the VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO or VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO jacks.)

Chroma Level

Adjusts how saturated colors appear.

Gamma

Adjusts the brightness of the darker images in the picture.

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