TV menu

Press the MENU Ï key on the remote control to summon the main menu.

Press the i key on the remote control to get information about the selected menu item.

Picture menu

&Press the cursor right to select Picture.

 

 

Picture

Sound Features é Select the menu items in the Picture menu with the cursor

 

TV

 

 

 

 

up/down.

 

Smart picture

 

 

 

Adjust the settings with the cursor left/right or enter the list of

 

Contrast

 

 

 

submenu items with the cursor right. Select a submenu item

 

Brightness

 

 

 

with the cursor up/down.

 

 

Colour

 

 

 

Note:To remove the menu background before adjusting the picture

 

Sharpness

 

 

 

settings, see Select TV setup, General, p. 7.

 

 

Tint

 

 

 

Smart picture

 

Digital options

 

 

 

 

Dynamic contrast

 

 

 

Select Smart picture to display a list of predefined picture

 

 

DNR

 

 

 

settings, each corresponding with specific factory settings.

Colour enhancement

 

 

 

Personal refers to the personal preference settings of picture in

 

 

(Hue)

 

 

 

the picture menu.

 

Picture format

 

 

 

Digital options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pixel Plus is the most ideal setting, doubles the horizontal

 

 

 

 

 

 

resolution and increases the number of lines with 33%.You may

 

 

 

 

 

 

consider to select Movie Plus in case a halo effect should

 

 

 

 

 

 

disturb you. Dependent on your own preference, select Double

 

 

 

 

 

 

lines, or 100 Hz Digital Scan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: When 60 Hz NTSC material is used, the options are changed

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Pixel Plus, Movie Plus or Progressive, progressive scan without

 

 

 

 

 

 

motion compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in

 

 

 

 

 

 

order to provide the best picture possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

& Press the h key on the remote control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

é The Active Control menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the cursor up/down to select the Active Control values

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off, Minimum, Medium (recommended) or Maximum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture settings are being optimised continuously and

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically which is displayed by bars.The menu items can

 

 

 

 

 

 

not be selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the cursor right to select Smart Picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

( Press the cursor up/down to select one of the predefined

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

§ Press the cursor right to select Active Display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

è Press the cursor up/down to select Show bars, one of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual screen demos or Off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you select Dynamic contrast, Pixel Plus, Digital Noise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction or Digital Natural Motion, the TV screen is divided

 

 

 

 

 

 

into two parts: in the left part the selected picture quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting is switched off; in the right part it is switched on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

! Press the h key again to switch off the Active Control menu.

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Philips 32PW 9308, 36PW 9308 manual TV menu, Picture menu, Smart picture, Digital options, Active Control

36PW 9308, 32PW 9308 specifications

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