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1 After step 3 of “Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY,” press X/x to display the “GAMMA,” adjustment bar, and press ENTER or c.

The “GAMMA” adjustment display appears.

0%		32
		64
	1: ENGLISH	96
	50OFF	128

1:ENGLISH 160

2:FRENCH 192

3:SPANISH 224

100 RESET

Current Gamma setup value

2 Press X/x to select areas of an image.

The upper region adjusts the dark areas and the lower region adjusts the light areas.

Dark areas	0%				32
Selected areas					64
				ENGLISH	96
of an image
		50OFF			128
		1: ENGLISH			160
		2: FRENCH			192
		3: SPANISH			224
Light areas	100
			RESET

3 Press C/c to adjust the brightness level of the area that you selected.

Cdecreases the level (darkens the area), and c increases the level (lightens the area). The level can be adjusted between 16 and 235. The level for the dark areas can never be greater than the light areas.

0%

32 64

			ENGLISH	120	Gamma value and
	50OFF			128	the position of the
	1: ENGLISH			160	bar change in
	2: FRENCH			192	accordance with
	3: SPANISH			224	your adjustment
100
		RESET
Darken				Lighten

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the brightness level of other areas that you select.

Try to keep the line that connects the brightness level of each area as smooth and straight as possible, as shown below.

How to lighten the					How to darken the
dark areas of an					light areas of an
image					image
0%				58	0%				35
				89					64
	1: ENGLISH			94		1: ENGLISH			105
	50OFF			128		50OFF			128
	1: ENGLISH			160		1: ENGLISH			150
	2: FRENCH			192		2: FRENCH			159
	3: SPANISH
				224				SPANISH	174
100					100
			RESET				RESET
		To prevent the image from appearing
		overly altered, do not give the line any								Enjoying
		sharp changes. Gradually make the
		adjustments while viewing the image on
		your TV screen.								Movies
		Press O RETURN to stop making
		adjustments to the image.

5 Press ENTER.

The “GAMMA” adjustment bar appears and the adjusted gamma values are stored in memory.

To reset only the gamma value to the default setting

Select “RESET” in the “GAMMA” adjustment display by pressing X/x, and press ENTER twice.

zHint

You can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally by pressing ./>.

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