The Video/Audio Adjust menu

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Chapter 10

The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording.

4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external input. There are several preset settings that suit various sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.

Choosing a preset

1With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

Disc Navigator

Disc Setup

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings.

1Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).

2Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

 

Pr 1

 

Memory1

 

Detailed Settings

3 Use the

buttons to select the picture quality

setting you want to adjust.

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

Video/Audio Adjust

DV Record

Photo Viewer

2 Select ‘Video Adjust’.

3 Use the

buttons to change the preset.

Memory1

 

 

 

Prog. Motion

Motion

 

 

PureCinma

 

Auto

3D-Y/C

Motion

 

 

 

 

YNR

Off

 

 

CNR

Off

 

 

Detail

Min

 

 

White AGC

 

Off

Pr 1

Still

Still

Max

Max

Max

Pr 1

Tuner

Detailed Settings

Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built-in TV tuner and the external inputs.

Use the CH +/– buttons to change the channel of the built-in TV tuner.

There are six presets available:

Tuner – suitable for general TV broadcasts

VCR – suitable for video cassettes

LDP – suitable for Laserdiscs

Memory1 – user preset 1

Memory2 – user preset 2

Memory3 – user preset 3

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset (Tuner, VCR or LDP).

You can adjust the following settings:1

Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive.

PureCinema – This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually this is best left set to Auto; try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural.

3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/color separation (NTSC video only).

YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the Y (brightness) component.

CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the C (color) component.

Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level adjustment.2

Note

1.When the DV input is selected, only Prog. Motion and PureCinema settings can be adjusted. 2.When White AGC is On, the White Level setting can’t be adjusted.

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Pioneer DVR-7000, DVR-310 manual Video/Audio Adjust menu Chapter, Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs

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