Picture Adjustment

 

NIGHT

POWER

NUMBER

Keys

 

100 Key

SELECT/SET

 

 

:CH UP

RAPID

:CH DOWN

TUNE

:VOL UP

MUTE

:VOL DOWN

 

VOL

CH

 

UP/DOWN

 

 

ACTION

Picture Adjustment

COLOR Control

Adjust color intensity.

TINT Control

Adjust for natural flesh tones.

BRIGHTNESS Control

Adjust picture brightness.

PICTURE Control

Adjust picture intensity by adjusting both contrast and color level in the proper balance.

SHARPNESS Control

Adjust picture sharpness.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.

2

M AIN MENU

1)

Press

 

 

to select “TV.”

 

 

 

TV

LOCK LANGUAGE

2)

Press ACTION

to display SET

 

 

CH

 

CLOCK

 

EX I T

UP TV screen.

 

SELECT :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET UP TV

1) Press

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 CAPT I ON

 

 

 

 

select VIDEO

 

I NPUT SELECT

 

: TUNER

ADJUST.

 

 

V I DEO ADJUST

 

 

 

 

2) Press

to

 

TUNER

 

 

 

: ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display screen.

 

SELECT :

 

SET :

 

 

 

END

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Only when TUNER:ON>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Press

to

 

COLOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BR I GHTNESS

 

 

 

 

select an

 

 

 

T I NT

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P I CTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARPNESS

 

 

 

 

item. (See

 

 

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

below left.)

 

 

SELECT :

ADJUST :

2) Press

to

 

 

END

 

:ACT I ON

 

 

 

adjust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T I NT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BR I GHTNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P I CTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARPNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT :

 

SET :

 

 

 

 

END

 

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

 

 

To Reset Picture Controls,

press and to select and set “NORMAL.” All controls return to their factory settings.

5 Press ACTION three times to exit.

TV Operation

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Panasonic AG-513F, AG-520F operating instructions Picture Adjustment, TV Operation

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