Toshiba 42XV550A_560A owner manual Activating picture preferences, Setting the Black/White Level

Using the TV’s features (General)

Activating picture preferences

•The picture modes of this TV are customizable. Press q to view the different modes available.

The preset modes are: Dynamic, Standard, Movie, Game and PC (PC Fine). These modes affect many functions/settings of the TV. You can customize the settings of the current picture mode as desired. For example, if you select Dynamic, you can adjust the following settings:

Backlight, Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Sharpness, Black/White Level, Cinema Mode, and

Colour Temperature. Your new customized settings are stored as User setting.

Notes:

•Game mode is only available in external input mode (other than aerial input). When you select Game mode, a suitable widescreen format will be selected.

•PC mode is only available in RGB/PC input mode or HDMI input mode.

•PC Fine mode is only available for a TOSHIBA PC (REGZA- LINK type) on an HDMI input with the Enable REGZA-LINKoption in the REGZA-LINKmenu set to “On”. If both of these conditions are fulfilled, then “Auto” will appear for Black/ White Level, Cinema Mode, Film Stabilization, and ClearFrame.

1 Select Picture Settings from the PICTURE menu.

Picture Settings

Backlight	100
Contrast	100
Brightness	50
Colour	50
Tint	0
Sharpness	0
Black/White Level		High
Cinema Mode		Off

2 Use Y and Z to adjust the Backlight, Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, and Sharpness.

Setting the Black/White Level

Black/White Level improves the definition of dark areas of the picture.

1 From the Picture Settings menu, press V or U to select Black/White Level.

2 Press Y or Z to select Off, Low, Middle or High.

Picture Settings

Backlight100

Contrast100

Brightness50

Colour50

Tint0

Sharpness0

Black/White Level	High
Cinema Mode	Off

Using the Cinema Mode

Amovie film’s picture runs at 24 frames a second, whereas movie software such as DVD, etc., that you enjoy watching on your television at home runs at 30 (NTSC) or 25 (PAL) frames a second. To convert this signal to reproduce smooth motion and picture quality, select the On mode.

Effective signal and setup conditions:

•Video input mode is selected.

•Input signal format is 480i, 576i or 1080i signals.

1 From the Picture Settings menu, press V or U to select Cinema Mode.

2 Press Y or Z to select On or Off.

Note:

When a DVD movie with subtitle is being played, this mode may not work correctly.

Adjusting Film Stabilization

The Film Stabilization function allows the adjustment and improvement of motion smoothness.

1 From the Picture Settings menu, press V or U until

Film Stabilization is selected.

2 Press Y or Z to select Off, Smooth or Standard.

Using ClearFrame

This function eliminates motion blur without adding flicker or reducing image brightness and improves the viewing quality of a motion picture.

1 From the Picture Settings menu, press V or U until ClearFrame is selected.

2 Press Y or Z to select On or Off.

Adjusting the Colour Temperature

Colour Temperature increases the warmth or coolness of the picture by increasing the red or blue tint.

1 From the Picture Settings menu, press V or U until Colour Temperature is selected, and then press Q.

2 Press Y or Z to select Cool, Natural, or Warm to suit your preference.

Picture Settings

Colour	50
Tint	0
Sharpness	0
Black/White Level		High
Cinema Mode		On
Film Stabilization		Smooth
ClearFrame		On
Colour Temperature		Cool

Using the Active Backlight Control

In order to improve screen visibility, the active backlight control sets the screen brightness automatically during dark scenes.

1 From the PICTURE menu, press V or U to select Active Backlight Control.

2 Press Y or Z to select On or Off.

Note:

In PC input mode (- page 24), this function is not available.

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