Using the Menu Functions
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Picture
[Reset to defaults]
Resets all picture adjustments to factory default settings.
●Press OK to proceed.
[Picture mode]
Sets the picture mode for each input.
[Vivid]: Provides enhanced picture contrast and
sharpness for viewing in a well-lit room.
[Standard]: Recommended for normal viewing
conditions with subdued room lighting.
[Cinema]: For watching movies in a darkened room. It
provides a soft, film-like picture.
[Game]: For playing video games.
[Custom (Photo)]: Customizes each item according
to your preference. [Photo] is displayed in JPEG menu
(full screen).
[Back light]
Adjusts the luminance of the back light.
[Contrast], [Brightness], [Color], [Tint],
[Sharpness]
Adjusts these items for each picture mode to suit your
preferences.
[Color temp.]
Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red)
color. [Cool / Normal / Warm]
[A.I. picture]
Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or
brightness in the overall picture. [Off / On]
[Video NR]
Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off
when receiving a strong signal. [Off / Weak / Medium /
Strong]
[Advanced picture]
■[3D Y/C filter]
Minimizes noise and cross-color in the picture. [Off /
On]
–Available during Analog TV and composite video
input only.
■[Color matrix]
Selects image resolution of component-connected
devices. [SD / HD]
–SD: Standard-Definition
–HD: High-Definition
–Only used with 480p video signal.
■[Black level]
Adjusts the black level. Valid only for external input
signals. [Dark / Light]
■[MPEG NR]
Reduces picture noise in MPEG-compressed video.
[Off / On]
–For Digital TV only and except for [Game] in [Picture
mode].
■[3:2 pulldown]
Adjusts the picture recorded in 24 fps for optimum
quality. [Off / Auto]
■[Aspect adjustments]
–[Screen format]: Changes the format (aspect
ratio) depending on the format of received signal
(p. 25-26). [FULL / 4:3 / JUST / ZOOM /
H-FILL]
–[HD size]: Selects the scanning area with High-
definition signal.
[Size 1 / Size 2 / Size 3 / Size 4]
• [Size 1]: Scanning 95 % (select [Size 1] if noise is
generated on the edges of the screen).
• [Size 2]: Scanning 100 %.
• [Size 3]: Scanning 95 % with side mask.
• [Size 4]: Scanning 100 % with side mask.
• Available when the input signal is HD and [Screen
format] is set to [FULL].
Only available for 40” class.
–[H size]: Adjusts the horizontal display range to
reduce noise of both side edges of an image.
[Size 1 / Size 2]
• Available when the input signal is SD.
• [Size 2]: Adjusts the image size according to the
aspect mode to reduce noise (p. 26).
–[Zoom adjustments]: Adjusts vertical image
position and size. [V-position / V-size]
• [V-position]: Vertical position adjustment
• [V-size]: Vertical size adjustment
• Available when aspect setting is [Zoom].
Note
Some menus/items are grayed out depending on the
input signal or condition. For example, [3:2 pulldown] will
be grayed out if the input signal is high-definition or you
are viewing photos, etc.
Sound
[Reset to defaults]
Resets all audio adjustments to factory default settings.
●Press OK to proceed.
[Sound mode]
Sets your favorite sound mode.
[Music]: Improves sound quality for watching music
videos, etc.
[Speech]: Improves sound quality for watching
news, drama, etc.
[User]: Adjusts the sounds manually by using the
equalizer.
In [Music] and [Speech] modes, you can adjust the
[Bass] and [Treble] settings, and those settings will be
stored for each mode.
When you select [User] mode, [Equalizer] is active
instead of [Bass] and [Treble].
[Bass] / [Treble]
Adjusts the level of bass/treble effect respectively.
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