3.7
Timers and clock
Sleeptimer
With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standby automatically after a specified time.
To set the sleep timer, press h, select S Setup and press OK.
Select TV settings > General settings > Sleep timer. With the slider bar you can set the time up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0 minutes, the sleep timer is switched off.
You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the time during the countdown.
Clock
To know what time it is, press GUIDE to find the time in the TV guide.
In some countries, digital broadcasts do not send UTC - Coordinated Universal Time information. The daylight saving change might be ignored and the TV might show an incorrect time.
To correct the TV clock, press h, select S Setup and press OK.
Select TV settings > General settings > Clock and select Country dependent.
Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting.
To set the time and date manually, select Manual. Then select Time or Date.
When you record programmes with Smart TV, Recording, we recommend not to change the time and date manually.
Switch off timer
If you do not press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, or if the TV receives no input signal and receives no remote control commands for 10 minutes, the TV switches off automatically to save energy.
If you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watch TV (a
To deactivate, press h, select S Setup and press OK. Select TV settings > General settings > Switch off timer and set the slider bar to 0.
In Help, press *List and look up Saving energy for more information on environmentally friendly TV settings.
3.8
Picture settings
Picture settings
In the Picture menu, you can adjust all picture settings individually.
To open the Picture settings, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select TV settings > Picture.
• Picture style
In Help, press *List and look up Picture style for adjusting the picture style settings.
• (3D) Backlight
Sets the contrast level of the backlight.
• Colour
Sets the level of colour saturation.
• Sharpness
Sets the level of sharpness of fine detail.
• Noise reduction
Filters out and reduces the image noise in the picture.
• MPEG artefact reduction
Smoothens the digital transitions in the picture.
• Pixel Precise HD
Controls the advanced settings of the Perfect Pixel HD Engine.
—Perfect Natural Motion removes motion judder and reproduces smooth movement, especially in movies.
—Clear LCD gives a superior motion sharpness, better black level, high contrast with a
—Super resolution enables superior sharpness, especially on lines and contours in the picture.
—Advanced sharpness enables superior sharpness, especially on details in the picture.
—Dynamic backlight sets the level at which power consumption can be reduced by dimming the intensity of the screen. Choose for the best power consumption or for the picture with the best intensity.
—Colour enhancement makes the colours more vivid and improves the resolution of details in bright colours.
• Advancedadjusts advanced picture settings:
—Light sensor adjusts the picture and Ambilight settings automatically to the lighting conditions of the room.
—Colour temperature sets the colours to Normal, Warm (reddish) or Cool (bluish).
—Custom colour temperature sets the colour temperature of the picture.
—(3D) Video contrast sets the contrast of the picture content.
—Brightness sets the brightness level of the picture.
• Game or computer
Sets the TV to the ideal
• Format and edges
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