Panasonic TCL42U30 TCL32U3 User Guide - Page 31

Picture settings, Adjust the image or picture quality

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How to Use Menu Functions ● "Reset to default" will be grayed out if no changes are made in the following menus: "Picture", "PC adjustments", "Audio" and "Closed caption". Picture settings Adjust the image or picture quality Settings Items Item Description Reset to defaults Resets all picture adjustments to factory default settings except for "Advanced picture". Picture mode Vivid Provides enhanced picture contrast and sharpness for viewing in a well-lit room. Standard Recommended for normal viewing conditions with subdued room lighting. Cinema For watching movies in a darkened room. It provides a soft, film-like picture. Game For playing video games. Custom (Photo) Customizes each item according to your taste. Photo is displayed in JPEG menu. Back light Adjusts the luminance of the back light. Contrast, Brightness, Color, Tint, Sharpness Adjusts the color, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste • Display range Contrast/Brightness/Color/Sharpness : 0 - 100 Tint : -50 - +50 Color temp. Cool/Normal/Warm Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red) color. A.I. picture Off/On Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or brightness in the overall picture. C.A.T.S. Off/On Automatically adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting condition. Video NR Off/On Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off when receiving a strong signal. • Some menus are grayed out depending on the input signal or condition. (e.g. "Zoom adjustments" will be grayed out if the aspect is not set to Zoom.) Aspect adjustments Screen format JUST/4:3/ZOOM/ Changes the format (aspect ratio). FULL/H-FILL Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of received signal. (p. 36) HD size H size Size 1/Size 2 Size 1/Size 2 Selects between 95 % (Size 1) or 100 % (Size 2) for the scanning area with High-definition signal. Select "Size 1" if noise is generated on the edges of the screen. Size 1: Selected item for "HD size". Scanning 95 % •• Size 2: Selected item for "HD size". Scanning 100 % Adjusts the horizontal display range to reduce noise of both side edges of an image. Size 2: Adjusts the image size according to the aspect mode to reduce noise. (p. 36) Zoom Adjusts vertical alignment and size when aspect setting is "ZOOM". adjustments PC adjustments Reset to defaults Resets PC adjustments. Sync H & V The H and V sync signals are input from the HD/VD connector. (p. 39) On green Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is input from the G connector. (p. 39) Dot clock Alleviates the problem if a picture appears to be vertically-striped, flickers partially or is blurred. H-position Adjusts the horizontal position. Advanced V-position Adjusts the vertical position. Clock phase Input resolution H-frequency V-frequency Alleviates the problem if the whole picture appears to flicker or is blurred. First adjust the Dot Clock to get the best possible picture, then adjust the clock Phase so that a clear picture appears. ● It may not be possible to display a clear picture due to poor input signals. Switches to wide display. ● VGA (640×480 pixels), WVGA (852×480 pixels), XGA (1,024×768 pixels), WXGA (1,280×768 pixels) ● Options change depending on signals Displays the H (Horizontal)/V (Vertical) frequencies. Display range Horizontal:15 - 110 kHz Vertical: 48 - 120 Hz 31

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Advanced
How to Use Menu Functions
“Reset to default” will be grayed out if no changes are made in the following menus:
“Picture”, “PC adjustments”, “Audio” and “Closed caption”.
Picture settings
Adjust the image or picture quality
Settings
Items
Item Description
Reset to defaults
Resets all picture adjustments to factory default settings except for “Advanced picture”.
Picture mode
Vivid
Provides enhanced picture contrast and sharpness for viewing in a well-lit room.
Standard
Recommended for normal viewing conditions with subdued room lighting.
Cinema
For watching movies in a darkened room. It provides a soft, film-like picture.
Game
For playing video games.
Custom (Photo)
Customizes each item according to your taste.
Photo is displayed in JPEG menu.
Back light
Adjusts the luminance of the back light.
Contrast,
Brightness, Color,
Tint, Sharpness
Adjusts the color, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste
• Display range
Contrast/Brightness/Color/Sharpness
: 0 - 100
Tint
: -50 - +50
Color temp.
Cool/Normal/Warm
Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red) color.
A.I. picture
Off/On
Controls dark areas without affecting the black level or brightness in the overall picture.
C.A.T.S.
Off/On
Automatically adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting condition.
Video NR
Off/On
Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off when receiving a strong signal.
• Some menus are grayed out depending on the input signal or condition.
(e.g. “Zoom adjustments” will be grayed out if the aspect is not set to Zoom.)
Aspect
adjustments
Screen format
JUST/4:3/ZOOM/
FULL/H-FILL
Changes the format (aspect ratio).
Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of
received signal. (p. 36)
HD size
Size 1/Size 2
Selects between 95 % (Size 1) or 100 % (Size 2) for the
scanning area with High-definition signal.
Select “Size 1” if noise is generated on the edges of the screen.
Size 1: Selected item for “HD size”. Scanning 95 %
Size 2: Selected item for “HD size”. Scanning 100 %
H size
Size 1/Size 2
Adjusts the horizontal display range to reduce noise of both side
edges of an image.
Size 2: Adjusts the image size according to the aspect mode to
reduce noise. (p. 36)
Zoom
adjustments
Adjusts vertical alignment and size when aspect setting is “ZOOM”.
PC adjustments
Reset to defaults
Resets PC adjustments.
Sync
H & V
The H and V sync signals are input from the HD/VD connector. (p. 39)
On green
Uses a synchronized signal on the Video G signal, which is
input from the G connector. (p. 39)
Dot clock
Alleviates the problem if a picture appears to be vertically-striped, flickers partially or
is blurred.
H-position
Adjusts the horizontal position.
V-position
Adjusts the vertical position.
Clock phase
Alleviates the problem if the whole picture appears to flicker or is blurred.
First adjust the Dot Clock to get the best possible picture, then adjust the clock Phase
so that a clear picture appears.
It may not be possible to display a clear picture due to poor input signals.
Input
resolution
Switches to wide display.
VGA (640×480 pixels), WVGA (852×480 pixels), XGA (1,024×768 pixels), WXGA
(1,280×768 pixels)
Options change depending on signals
H-frequency
V-frequency
Displays the H (Horizontal)/V (Vertical) frequencies.
Display range
Horizontal:15 - 110 kHz
Vertical:
48 - 120 Hz