The Video Adjust menu

Chapter 14

The Video Adjust menu

Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture

Creating your own set

quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc

There are three user presets in which you can save your

playback, and for recording.

own set of picture quality settings.

 

1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of

 

the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).

 

Setting the picture quality for TV and

 

 

 

 

external inputs

 

ENTER

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality

2

Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

 

 

 

 

settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pr 1

 

input. There are several preset settings that suit various

 

 

 

 

 

Memory1

 

sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Choosing a preset

ENTER

1 HOME MENU With the recorder stopped, press to

display the Home Menu.

3

Select the setting you want to adjust.

 

ENTER

2

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

 

ENTER

3

Select a preset.

Pr 1

Memory1

 

Prog. Motion

Motion

PureCinma

Auto1

3-D Y/C

Motion

YNR

 

Off

CNR

 

Off

White

AGC

Off

White

Level

Min

Pr 1

Still

Still

Max

Max

Max

Tuner

Detailed Settings

Use the VIDEO IN button to switch between the built- in TV tuner and the external inputs.

• Use the 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

DTV/LDP – suitable for digital broadcasts and 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 DTV/LDP).

You can adjust the following settings:

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 / colour separation (NTSC video input 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 (colour) component.

White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level adjustment.1

White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.

Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.

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

Note

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

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Pioneer RCS-404H Video Adjust menu Chapter, Setting the picture quality for TV External inputs, Creating your own set

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