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

Photo

On/Off

Provides appropriate picture when still images are input.

 

enhancement

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Pro settings

Reset to defaults

 

Resets all Pro setting adjustments to factory default settings.

(Adjust the

Color space

Wide/Normal

Adjust the color representation in panel color gamut.

“Picture mode”

W/B high R, G, B

 

Adjusts the white balance for light red/green/blue areas.

setting in more

 

W/B low R, G, B

 

Adjusts the white balance for dark red/green/blue areas.

detail.)

 

Black extension

 

Adjusts the dark shades of the image in gradation.

 

 

 

Gamma

S-curve/1.8/2.0/

Gamma correction. Adjusts the intermediate brightness of the

 

adjustment

2.2/2.4/2.6

image.

 

 

Panel brightness

High/Mid/Low

Selects the display panel brightness.

 

 

Contour

Off/On

Adjusts the contour emphasis of the image.

 

emphasis

 

 

 

 

AGC

0-15

Increases the brightness of dark signal automatically.

 

Save as default

 

Save all “Picture” (when “Picture mode” is “Custom”) and “Pro

 

 

 

settings” adjustment.

 

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. 55)

 

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. 55)

 

Zoom

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

 

adjustments

 

 

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