Picture Adjustment (“Picture” menu) (Continued)

3Adjusting the Color Temperature

Selectable

 

Description

items

 

 

 

 

 

 

5500K

For lower color temperature for

6500K

warmer, reddish incandescent-like

7500K

images.

P

8500K

 

R

9300K

 

10500K

For higher color temperature for

 

cooler, bluish, fluorescent-like images.

 

 

 

Note

Values on “CLR Temp” are only for general standard purposes.

4Adjusting the Colors

Select “C.M.S.” (Color Management System) in the “Picture” menu and then press i ENTER.

This function adjusts each of the six main colors that comprise the color wheel, altering their “Hue”, “Saturation”, or “Value”.

Selectable items

Description

 

 

C.M.S.-Hue

Sets the hue of the main colors.

 

 

C.M.S.-Saturation

Sets the saturation of the main colors

 

 

C.M.S.-Value

Sets the brightness of the main colors.

 

 

Reset

The adjustments of “Hue”,

 

“Saturation” and “Value” of all colors

 

are reset to the default setting.

 

 

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When “Saturation” is selected, the selected

color becomes

O: lighter. Q: thicker.

When “Value” is selected, the selected color

becomes

O: darker. Q: brighter.

To reset the adjustment values of each color to the default settings, select “Reset” and press i ENTER.

Info

When a video signal, S-video signal, or compo- nent 480I/576I signal is input, set “Progressive” mode to “2D Progressive” and then adjust the colors.

5Progressive

Selectable

Description

items

 

 

 

2D

Useful to display fast-moving images

Progressive

such as sports.

 

 

3D

Useful to display relatively slow-

Progressive

moving images such as drama and

 

documentary more clearly.

Film Mode

Reproduces the image of film source*

 

clearly. Displays the optimized image of

 

film transformed with three-two pull down

 

(NTSC and PAL60Hz) or two-two pull

 

down (PAL50Hz and SECAM) enhance-

 

ment to progressive mode images.

 

 

*The film source is a digital video recording with the original encoded as is at 24 frames/second. The projector can convert this film source to progres- sive video at 60 frames/second with NTSC and PAL60Hz or at 50 frames/second with PAL50Hz and SECAM to play back a high-definition image.

Adjusting “Hue”, “Saturation”, or “Value”.

1Press P or R to select either “Hue”, “Saturation”, or “Value” and then press i ENTER.

2Select the color to be adjusted with P or R and adjust it with O or Q.

Example of adjusting the “Hue”

Main colors

O button

Q button

R (Red)

Closer to magenta

Closer to yellow

Y (Yellow)

Closer to red

Closer to green

G (Green)

Closer to yellow

Closer to cyan

C (Cyan)

Closer to green

Closer to blue

B (Blue)

Closer to cyan

Closer to magenta

M (Magenta)

Closer to blue

Closer to red

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Note

In NTSC or PAL60Hz, even if the 3D Progres- sive mode has been set, the three-two pull down enhancement will be enabled automati- cally when the film source has been entered.

When the image is blurred or noisy, switch to the optimal mode.

When using progressive inputs, inputs are di- rectly displayed so that 2D Progressive, 3D Progressive and Film Mode cannot be selected.

Info

The settings can be made either when INPUT3 or INPUT4 are selected or when INPUT1, 2, INPUT5, or INPUT6 are selected and the in- put signal is 480I or 576I.

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Sharp XV-Z3000 Picture Adjustment Picture menu, 3Adjusting the Color Temperature, 4Adjusting the Colors, Progressive

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