“Reset to default” will be grayed out if no changes are made in the following menus: “Picture”, “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.

 

Contrast,

 

Adjusts the color, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste

Brightness,

 

• Display range

Contrast/Brightness/Color/Sharpness

: 0 - 100

Color, Tint,

 

 

Tint

: -50 - +50

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

 

 

 

 

Color temp.

Cool 2/1/Normal/

Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red) color.

 

 

Warm 1/2

 

 

 

Color mgmt.

Off/On

On: Enhances green and blue color reproduction, especially outdoor scenes.

C.A.T.S.

Off/On

Automatically adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting

 

 

condition.

 

 

Video NR

Off/Weak/

Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off when receiving a strong signal.

 

Medium/Strong

 

 

 

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

FULL/H-FILL/

Changes the format (aspect ratio).

adjustments

 

JUST/4:3/ZOOM

Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of

 

 

 

received signal. (p. 50)

 

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. 50)

 

Zoom

Adjusts vertical alignment and size when aspect setting is “ZOOM”.

 

adjustments

 

 

HDMI settings

HDMI/DVI RGB

Auto/

Prevents the blown out highlights and blocked up shadows when

 

range (HDMI 1-2)

Standard

a wide-range signal is received. Selects between standard RGB

 

 

(16-235)/

range (16-235 bits) or non-compliance (0-255 bits).

 

 

Auto: Switches the RGB range (Standard (16-235)/

 

 

Nonstandard

 

 

Nonstandard) depending on the HDMI signal information.

 

Contents type

Off/Auto/Photo/

Sets content type to each HDMI input.

 

(HDMI 1-2)

Graphics

Auto: Switches content type automatically depending on the

 

 

 

HDMI signal information.

Photo: Best setting for JPEG viewing.

Graphics: Best setting for On-Screen display of connected equipment.

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