Panasonic TC-L32U3, TC-L37U3, TC-L42U30 owner manual How to Use Menu Functions

●“Reset to default” will be grayed out if no changes are made in the following menus: “Picture”, “PC adjustments”, “Audio” and “Closed caption”.

Picture settings Adjust the image or picture quality

Settings	Items	Item Description
Reset to defaults		Resets all picture adjustments to factory default settings except for “Advanced picture”.
Picture mode	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 taste.
		Photo is displayed in JPEG menu.
Back light		Adjusts the luminance of the back light.
Contrast,		Adjusts the color, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste
Brightness, Color,		• Display range	Contrast/Brightness/Color/Sharpness	: 0 - 100
Tint, Sharpness			Tint	: -50 - +50
Color temp.	Cool/Normal/Warm	Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red) color.
A.I. picture	Off/On	Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or brightness in the overall picture.
C.A.T.S.	Off/On	Automatically adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting condition.
Video NR	Off/On	Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off when receiving a strong signal.

•Some menus are grayed out depending on the input signal or condition. (e.g. “Zoom adjustments” will be grayed out if the aspect is not set to Zoom.)

Aspect	Screen format	JUST/4:3/ZOOM/	Changes the format (aspect ratio).
adjustments		FULL/H-FILL	Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of
			received signal. (p. 36)
	HD size	Size 1/Size 2	Selects between 95 % (Size 1) or 100 % (Size 2) for the
			scanning area with High-definition signal.
			Select “Size 1” if noise is generated on the edges of the screen.
			•	Size 1: Selected item for “HD size”. Scanning 95 %
			•	Size 2: Selected item for “HD size”. Scanning 100 %
	H size	Size 1/Size 2	Adjusts the horizontal display range to reduce noise of both side
			edges of an image.
			Size 2: Adjusts the image size according to the aspect mode to
			reduce noise. (p. 36)
	Zoom	Adjusts vertical alignment and size when aspect setting is “ZOOM”.
	adjustments
PC adjustments	Reset to defaults	Resets PC adjustments.
	Sync	H & V	The H and V sync signals are input from the HD/VD connector. (p. 39)
		On green	Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is
			input from the G connector. (p. 39)
	Dot clock	Alleviates the problem if a picture appears to be vertically-striped, flickers partially or
		is blurred.
	H-position	Adjusts the horizontal position.
	V-position	Adjusts the vertical position.
	Clock phase	Alleviates the problem if the whole picture appears to flicker or is blurred.
		First adjust the Dot Clock to get the best possible picture, then adjust the clock Phase
		so that a clear picture appears.
		● It may not be possible to display a clear picture due to poor input signals.
	Input	Switches to wide display.
	resolution	● VGA (640×480 pixels), WVGA (852×480 pixels), XGA (1,024×768 pixels), WXGA
		(1,280×768 pixels)
		● Options change depending on signals
	H-frequency	Displays the H (Horizontal)/V (Vertical) frequencies.
	V-frequency	Display range
		Horizontal:15 - 110 kHz

Vertical: 48 - 120 Hz

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