07Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Chapter 7

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu

The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound.

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display.

Audio Settings

2Select and change settings using // / and ENTER.

Audio Settings

Audio DRC

High

 

Medium

 

Low

 

Off

Audio DRC

Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off (default)

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely — including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to on can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.

How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

Video Adjust

2Make settings using /// and

ENTER.

Video Adjust

 

 

Sharpness

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Standard

Brightness

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0

Contrast

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0

Gamma

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Off

Hue

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0

Chroma Level

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0

 

 

 

You can adjust the following settings:

Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture (Fine, Standard, Soft)

Brightness – Adjusts the overall brightness (–20to +20)

Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and dark (–16to +16)

Gamma – Adjusts the ‘warmth’ of the picture (High, Medium, Low, Off)

Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance (Green 9 to Red 9)

Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear (–9to +9)

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using /.

may not notice much change.1

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust settings that affect picture presentation.

Brightness

min

max

0

3Press ENTER to return to the Video Adjust screen, or HOME MENU to exit.

Note

1 Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources.

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