Hitachi CMP420V1 Owners Guide - Page 41

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ENGLISH PICTURE MENU (continued) Selected characters Picture Mode Day Night Setup hint Day: This setting is best for very bright ambient lighting. Night: This setting is for normal lighting conditions. Contrast Narrows the gap between brightness and darkness. Broadens the gap between brightness and darkness. Adjust for maximum visibility to suit the ambient brightness. This can adjust further till [+40] by pressing and holding cursor button at [+31]. The color for [+32] to [+40] numbers will change from white to magenta. This special mode is better for dark scenes. For normal viewing we recommend that the Contrast is set to [+31]. "Panel Life" in the Function Menu should be set to Normal when this Contrast setting is adjusted. Brightness Color Sharpness Tint Color Temperature Black is subdued for Black is set off for increased Adjust to taste. increased overall darkness. overall brightness. Darkens colors. Lightens colors. Adjust to taste. Soft Enhances red and weakens green. Sharp Normally set to Centre position Shift to the minus (-) side for a softer effect and plus (+) for sharper picture. Enhances green and weakens red. This is not available to adjust when receiving PAL/SECAM signal. Then the character will be grayed out. Adjust for most realistic skin color. Cool Normal Warm Black / White Normally set to Cool. Contrast Mode Reset Normal Auto Dynamic (off the function) (waiting to reset) Dynamic:Emphasizes the differences between video shadings to improve the feeling of contrast. Normal : The gradation of an image is reproduced as faithfully as possible. Auto:Detects image brightness and automatically adjusts for natural brightness. The original factory settings for the items of this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button. YNR CNR Film Mode PAL Comb Filter LTI CTI Off Low High Off On Off On Off Low Middle High Performs picture signal noise reduction. Turn up to reduce noise. Performs color signal noise reduction. Turn up to reduce noise. And it will be fixed as Off only when selecting DVI-STB mode. On:Automatically detects the movie film material and faithfully reproduces the original film image. Off:Set to OFF when switching between images does not appear natural. This is available only when receiving a PAL composite signal. Turn On to reduce the discolorations in fine picture detail and provides purer color. Adjusts the sharpness of the picture signal. Adjusts the sharpness of the color signal. Black Enhancement Adjusts the black level compensation. Auto Color Off On This is available only when receiving an NTSC composite/S.Video signal. This monitors and adjusts the color to maintain constant color levels. It also maintains natural flesh tones while preserving fidelity of background colors. Color Temp. Adjustment Off On Turn On when you wish to change color temperature depending on the user's preference. Amplitude Cut Off Red Green Blue Red Green Blue Brighter scene is decreased in Brighter scene is increased in reddish color. reddish color. Brighter scene is decreased in Brighter scene is increased in greenish color. greenish color. Brighter scene is decreased in Brighter scene is increased in bluish color. bluish color. Dark scene is decreased in Dark scene is increased in reddish color. reddish color. Adjust color temperature depending on the user's preference. These settings are independently stored in each of the 4 Color Temperature modes. Dark scene is decreased in greenish color. Dark scene is increased in greenish color. Dark scene is decreased in Dark scene is increased in bluish color. bluish color.