Regarding the problem of images becoming burnt onto the screen
5.8 Regarding the problem of images becoming burnt onto the screen
If the same image is shown on the screen for a prolonged period of time (i.e. a still picture or a
1Movement of the picture border
Every time you turn the unit on, the
2Automatic brightness adjustment (detection of still pictures)
This function detects pictures that have little or no movement and automatically adjusts the brightness. (This function operates only in normal operating mode and menu mode.)
3Side mask adjustment
Side mask adjustment may be used to adjust the brightness of the area around the periphery of the display in which no picture is displayed when displaying images at 4:3 size or other reduced sizes, thus helping to prevent the burning of side mask border lines into the screen caused by differences in the brightness of displayed images and the side mask area. (Please refer to “5.4.3.4 Adjusting the side mask”.)
Adjustment is also possible using
4Full mask (Full Screen Color Wash) setting
This function turns the entire screen a single color - white, red, green or blue - using a PDP internal signal (please refer to “5.4.3.10 Setting FULL MASK”).
Setting is also possible using
In the case that an image has been burnt onto the screen, FULL MASK can be used as an emergency measure to reduce the symptoms (although it will be impossible to completely remove the
In addition, proper ‘aging’ of the screen through use of FULL MASK in advance will make the screen less prone to the problem of images becoming burnt onto it.
