Picture Adjustments

Item

Effect

Adjustments

Contrast

 

 

Selects proper brightness and

 

 

density for the room.

 

Less

More

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

 

 

Adjusts for easier viewing of dark

 

 

pictures such as night scenes and hair.

 

Darker

Brighter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colour

 

 

Adjusts slightly to a lighter colour.

 

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

 

 

Tint

 

 

Adjust for nice skin colour.

(NTSC only)

Reddish

Greenish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

 

 

Displays a sharp image.

 

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)“Colour” and “Tint” and “Sharpness” settings cannot be adjusted “RGB” and “PC” input signal modes.

(2)You can change the level of each Function (Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Sharpness) for each Picture Menu.

(3)The setting details for Normal, Dynamic and Cinema respectively are memorized separately for each input terminal (AV, Component, RGB and PC).

(4)The “Tint” setting can be adjusted for NTSC signal only.

Note:

There is little change when contrast is increased with a bright picture or reduced with a dark picture.

Advanced setings (Model “TH-42PWD3” only)

Item

Effect

Black

 

 

Extension

Less

More

 

 

 

 

W/B High R

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

W/B High B

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

W/B Low R

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

W/B Low B

 

 

 

Less

More

 

 

 

Gamma

 

 

 

Down

Up

 

 

 

Details

Adjusts the dark shades of the image in gradation.

Adjusts the white balance for light red areas.

Adjusts the white balance for light blue areas.

Adjusts the white balance for dark red areas.

Adjusts the white balance for dark blue areas.

2.0 2.2 2.5

Notes:

(1) Carry out “W/B” adjustment as follows.

AAdjust the white balance of the bright sections using the “W/B High R” and “W/B High B” settings.

BAdjust the white balance of the dark sections using the “W/B Low R” and “W/B Low B” settings.

CRepeat steps A and B to adjust.

Steps A and B affect each other’s settings, so repeat each step in turn to make the adjustment.

(2)The adjustment values are memorized separately for each input terminal (AV, Component, RGB and PC).

(3)The adjustment range values should be used as an adjustment reference.

Helpful Hint ( N / Normalise Normalisation)

On the remote control unit, while the “Advanced settings” menu is displayed, if either the N button is pressed at any

time or the (Access button) is pressed during “Normalise”, then all adjustment values are returned to the factory settings.

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Panasonic TH-42PW3 operating instructions Advanced setings Model TH-42PWD3 only, Picture Adjustments

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