The Video/Audio Adjust menu

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4 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting.

5When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

You can now use the preset for any other input or the built-in TV tuner.

Tip

To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust.

Note

DVR-320 only: When the DV input is selected, only VNR and Detail settings can be adjusted.

When White AGC is On, the White Level setting can’t be adjusted.

The 3-D Y/C and Black Setup settings apply only to NTSC video input.

Creating your own set

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

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

2Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Settings’.

Memory1

Detailed Settings

3Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust.

Memory1

 

 

YNR

Off

Max

CNR

Off

Max

QNR

Off

Max

Detail

Off

Max

White Level

Min

Max

Black Level

Min

Max

Black Setup

 

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Setting the picture quality for disc playback

This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs.

Choosing a preset

1With a disc playing (or paused), press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

2Select ‘Video Adjust’

3 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to change the setting.

TV(CRT)

Detailed Settings

There are six presets available:

TV(CRT) – suitable for standard cathode-ray tube TVs

PDP – suitable for plasma display screens

Professional – suitable for professional monitors

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 (TV(CRT), PDP or Professional).

4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

You can adjust the following settings:

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 (colour) component.

QNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the block noise.

Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.

Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.

Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black level (NTSC video only).

Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and green.

Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colours appear.

4 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting.

5When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

Tip

To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust.

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Pioneer DVR-320 operating instructions Video/Audio Adjust menu, Setting the picture quality for disc playback

DVR-320 specifications

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