Adjustments and Settings

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Customizing the Picture Settings

This Plasma Display has several setting options that allow you to control the picture quality.

1Press the MENU button.

2Press the c or d button to move to Picture, then press the a or OK button.

3Press the c or d button to select the required option as follows, then press the a or OK button.

Brightness - Contrast - Sharpness - Color - Tint

Picture

AV Selection

Standard

Brightness

30

Contrast

30

Sharpness

30

Color

30

Tint

30

Noise Reduction

Off

Color Temp

Move Enter Return

Brightness

30

 

 

A horizontal bar is displayed. Press the b or a button until you reach the optimal setting.

To select other options, press the c or d button.

Item

button

\ button

Brightness

For less brightness

For more brightness

 

 

 

Contrast

For less contrast

For more contrast

 

 

 

Sharpness

For less sharpness

For more sharpness

 

 

 

Color

For less color

For more color

 

intensity

intensity

 

 

 

Tint

Skin tones become

Skin tones become

 

purplish

greenish

 

 

 

4Press the BACK or MENU button to return to the picture menu.

5Press the EXIT button.

If you make any changes to the options, the picture mode is automatically switched to User.

Using the Noise Reduction Feature

1Press the MENU button.

2Press the c or d button to move to Picture, then press the a or OK button.

3Press the c or d button to move to Noise Reduction, then press the a or OK button.

4Press the c or d button to select the required option as follows:

Off - On

Picture

AV Selection

Standard

Off

Brightness

30

On

Contrast

30

 

Sharpness

30

 

Color

30

 

Tint

30

 

Noise Reduction

Off

 

Color Temp

 

 

Adjust

Return

 

The factory default is “Off”.

5Press the EXIT button.

If you make any changes to the options, “AV Selection” is automatically switched to “User”.

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PDP-42A3HD specifications

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