Chapter 7: Using the TV’s advanced features

Using the advanced picture settings features

Using Dynamic Contrast

Dynamic Contrast detects changes in picture quality that affect the appearance of your contrast settings and then automatically adjusts the video.

To select Dynamic Contrast preference:

1From the the Picture menu, highlight Picture Settings and press .

2Highlight Advanced Picture Settings and press . 3Press or to select Dynamic Contrast.

4Press or to select High, Middle, Low and Off.

Using the static gamma feature

The static gamma feature allows you to adjust the levels of black in the picture.

To adjust the static gamma settings:

1Press

and open the Picture menu.

 

 

2Highlight Picture Settings and press

.

 

3Highlight Advanced Picture Settings and press

.

In the Static Gamma field, press or to adjust the static gamma.

The adjustment range is within ±5 from center.

If the setting is moved in the minus direction, the detail of black colors will be decreased.

If the setting is moved in the plus direction, the detail of black colors will be increased.

4To save the new settings, highlight Done and press .

To revert the factory defaults, highlight Reset

and press

.

Note: If you select one of the factory-set picture modes (Sports, Standard, Movie or PC) and then change the static gamma setting, the picture mode automatically changes to Preference.

Selecting the color temperature

You can change the quality of the picture by selecting from three preset color temperatures (Cool, Medium, and Warm), as described below.

Mode

Picture Quality

 

 

Cool

blueish

 

 

Medium

neutral

 

 

Warm

reddish

 

 

To select the color temperature:

1Press

and open the Picture menu.

 

2Highlight Picture Settings and press

.

3Highlight Advanced Picture Settings and press

.

4Highlight Color Temperature and press .

5In the Color Temperature field, press or to select the mode you prefer (Cool, Medium, or Warm).

6Press or to select either B Drive or G Drive, and then press or to adjust the settings.

B Drive: makes the picture blueish.

G Drive: makes the picture greenish.

Note: The B Drive and G Drive settings are connected to the Color Temperature settings and will change based on which setting is selected in step 5 above.

7To save the new settings, highlight Done and press .

To revert to the factory defaults, highlight Reset

and press

.

Note: If you select one of the factory-set picture modes (Sports, Standard, Movie, or PC) and then change the color temperature mode, the picture mode automatically changes to Preference.

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Toshiba 55HT1U Using the TV’s advanced features, Using the advanced picture settings features, Using Dynamic Contrast

55HT1U specifications

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