Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR)

The COLOR settings allow you to adjust the picture’s color temperature by changing the color level of the white color field. Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and bluish if the temperature is high. This adjustment is useful for matching the monitor’s color to a printed picture’s colors.

These settings are stored in memory for all input signals.

1Press the center of the control button.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

2Move the control button to highlight COLOR and press the center of the control button again.

The COLOR menu appears on the screen.

3Move the control button </, to select the adjustment mode.

There are three types of adjustment modes, EASY, EXPERT and sRGB.

4First move the control button m/M to select the

desired adjustment item. Then move the control button </, to make the adjustment.

Adjust the selected mode according to the following instructions.

EASY mode

COLOR

EASY

E PERT

s RGB

 

 

 

5 0 0 0 K 6 5 0 0 K 9 3 0 0 K

5 0 0 0 K

1Move the control button m/M to select the color temperature row 1. Then move the control button </, to select a color temperature.

The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K. Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites will change from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is lowered to 6500K and 5000K.

2If necessary, fine tune the color temperature. Move the control button m/M to select the color temperature row 2. Then move the control button </, to fine tune the color temperature.

If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures and item 1of the on-screen menu changes as follows.

•[5000K]t[ 1]

•[6500K]t[ 2]

•[9300K]t[ 3]

EXPERT mode

You can make additional adjustments to the color in greater detail by selecting the EXPERT mode.

COLOR

 

EASY

 

E PERT

 

s RGB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 0 0 0 K 6 5 0 0 K 9 3 0 0 K

 

 

R

B I AS

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

G

B I AS

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

B

B I AS

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

GA I N

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

GA I N

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

GA I N

 

 

 

5 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Move the control button m/M to select the color temperature row 1. Then move the control button </, to select a color temperature.

2Move the control button m/M to select the adjustment item 2. Then move the control button </, to adjust the BIAS (black level).

This adjusts the dark areas of an image.

3Move the control button m/M to select the adjustment item 3. Then move the control button </, to adjust the GAIN (white level).

This adjusts the light areas of an image.

You can adjust the R (red), G (green), B (blue) component of the input signal when making changes to items 2and 3.

If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures and item 1of the on-screen menu change as follows.

•[5000K]t[ 1]

•[6500K]t[ 2]

•[9300K]t[ 3]

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