The Video Adjust menu

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Chapter 14

The Video Adjust menu

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

Setting the picture quality for TV and external input

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality

settings for the built-in TV tuner1 and for the 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

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).

 

ENTER

2

Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

Pr 1

Memory1

Detailed Settings

HOME MENU

 

ENTER

3

Select the setting you want to adjust.

1SETUP With the recorder stopped, press to display the Home Menu.

 

ENTER

2

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

 

ENTER

3

Select a preset.

Pr 1

Tuner

Memory1

 

Prog. Motion

Motion

PureCinma

Auto

3-D Y/C

Motion

YNR

Off

CNR

Off

Detail

Off

White AGC

Off

Pr 1

Still

Still

Max

Max

Max

Detailed Settings

Use the INPUT button (LCD page 2) to switch between the built-in TV tuner and the external input.

Use the CH +/– buttons (LCD page 2) 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 DISP (LCD page 3) 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 set to Auto; but try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural.

3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/colour separation.

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.

Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level adjustment.

White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.

Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.

Note

1 When an HDMI component is not connected, the settings for the digital tuner cannot be changed.

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Pioneer SX-LX70SW Video Adjust menu Chapter, Setting the picture quality for TV and external input, Select a preset

SX-LX70SW specifications

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