Pioneer PDP-42MVE1 manual Adjusting the color to the desired level, Changing the Gamma Curve

Adjusting the color to the desired level

Use this procedure to adjust the white balance for each color temperature to achieve the desired color quality.

Example: Adjusting the “R.HIGH” of “HIGH” color temperature

Set “ADVANCED OSD” to “ON” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations.

On “COLOR TEMP.” of “PICTURE” menu, select “HIGH”, then press the MENU/SET button.

The “WHITE BALANCE” screen appears. On “R.HIGH”, adjust the white balance.

WHITE BALANCE

COLOR TEMP. HIGH

R.HIGH

G.HIGH

B.HIGH

R.LOW

G.LOW

B.LOW

RESET		: OFF	R.HIGH	70
SEL.	ADJ.	EXIT RETURN

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Adjusting the white balance

R/G/B.HIGH: White balance adjustment for white level

R/G/B.LOW: White balance adjustment for black level

RESET: Resets settings to the factory default values. Use  and  buttons to select “ON”, then press the MENU/SET button.

Restoring the factory default settings

Select “RESET” under the WHITE BALANCE menu.

Changing the Gamma Curve

This feature adjusts the brightness of the midtone areas while keeping shadows and highlights unchanged.

Example: Setting “3”

Set “ADVANCED OSD” to “ON” in the MAIN MENU (1/2), then perform the following operations.

On “GAMMA” of “PICTURE” menu, select “3”.

	PICTURE		2 / 2
PREVIOUS PAGE
COLOR TEMP.		:	MID
GAMMA		:	3
LOW TONE		:	AUTO
C.DETAIL ADJ.
SEL.	ADJ.	EXIT RETURN

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GAMMA settings

The picture becomes darker as the number increases (in the sequence of 1, 2, 3, 4).

Making the Low Tone adjustments

This feature allows more detailed tone to be reproduced especially in the dark area.

Example: Setting “2”

Set “ADVANCED OSD” to “ON” in the MAIN MENU (1/2), then perform the following operations.

On “LOW TONE” of “PICTURE” menu, select “2”.

	PICTURE		2 / 2
PREVIOUS PAGE
COLOR TEMP.		:	MID
GAMMA		:	2
LOW TONE		:	2
C.DETAIL ADJ.
SEL.	ADJ.	EXIT RETURN

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LOW TONE settings

AUTO: Will automatically appraise the picture and make adjustments.

1:Will apply the dither method suitable for still pictures.

2:Will apply the dither method suitable for motion pictures.

3:Will apply the error diffusion method.

Adjusting the colors

Use this procedure to adjust hue and color density for red, green, blue, yellow, magenta and cyan.

You can accentuate the green color of trees, the blue of the sky, etc.

Example: Adjusting the color detail adj for blue

Set “ADVANCED OSD” to “ON” in the MAIN MENU (1/2), then perform the following operations.

On “PICTURE” menu, select “C. DETAIL ADJ”, then press the MENU/SET button.

The “C. DETAIL ADJ” screen appears.

On “BLUE” of “C. DETAIL ADJ”, adjust the color detail.

	C.DETAIL ADJ.
RED		Y		M
GREEN		C		Y
BLUE		M		C
YELLOW		G		R
MAGENTA		R		B
CYAN
		B		G
RESET		:	OFF
SEL.	ADJ.	EXIT RETURN

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C. DETAIL ADJ settings

RED: Makes red’s adjustment

GREEN: Makes green’s adjustment

BLUE: Makes blue’s adjustment

YELLOW: Makes yellow’s adjustment

MAGENTA: Makes magenta’s adjustment

CYAN: Makes cyan’s adjustment

RESET: Resets settings to the factory default value. Use  and  buttons to select “ON”, then press the MENU/SET button.

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