Harman Kardon DVD 48 Owners Manual - Page 31

INITIAL SETUP control on the video display all the way down. Then adjust this control as low as possible, but high enough that gradations in brightness are distinct. If you are using a test disc, this adjustment may be made with a grayscale (series of bars changing the amount of gray from all black to all white). The range is from 0 to +6, with the default being 0 (all the way to the left). Contrast: This setting controls the difference between black and white by adjusting the white level of the picture. The optimal contrast setting depends on your preference and the surrounding light in the room. If you are using a test disc, you may adjust this setting using 100% black and white fields. If the white field is bleeding into the surrounding area ("blooming"), the contrast level is turned too high. If there is ambient daylight in the room, adjust the contrast so that the picture matches the surroundings, which relaxes the eye while watching the video picture. The contrast setting may be reduced when the surrounding light is dimmed, which usually improves the sharpness of a video significantly. The gradations in brightness that you obtained with the Brightness setting should remain the same. If not, go back and readjust the Brightness setting. The Contrast range is from -6 to +6, with the default being 0 (the midpoint). Hue: This setting adjusts the color tint or phase, sometimes necessary to correct color errors in the signal. Lower settings emphasize greens, while higher settings emphasize magenta. Choose a setting where people and objects look natural. The range is from -6 to +6, with the default at 0. This setting is not available for interlaced signals at the Component Video Outputs. Sharpness: These two settings may be used to adjust the sharpness by operating on the middle and high frequencies of the luminance component of the video signal. Contrary to intuition, a lower setting often leads to a smoother and thus clearer picture where edges are not overemphasized. Each setting ranges from -6 to +6, with a default of 0. These settings do not apply to the HDMI Output. DNR (Digital Noise Reduction): This setting may be used with digital sources and displays to reduce noise. It should be used sparingly, as it may cause more problems when turned too high. The range is from 0 to +6, and the default setting is 0. Gamma: Gamma correction is applied by CRT video displays during video processing to insure that lighter and darker portions of the picture appear equally intense. When viewing a CRT video display in a darkened room or a brightly lit room, tweaking this setting may improve the picture. The setting ranges from -6 to +6, but it may be best to leave it at the default setting of 0. This setting does not apply to the HDMI Output. Chroma Level: This setting controls the color density or saturation. It ranges from -6 to +6, with a default of 0. Press the ¤ Button to access the remaining two lines of this menu, which are on Page 2 (see Figure 30). Figure 30 - Picture Settings Menu Screen (Page 2) Chroma Delay: This setting affects the delay of the chroma, or color, portions of the signal in relation to each other and the luminance, or brightness, portion. Adjusting it may improve picture clarity, especially where color fields seem to overlap or form shadows. It ranges from -2 to +2, and the default is 0. This setting does not apply to the HDMI Output. TrueLife™: This setting increases the contrast and color intensity to produce a more dynamic image. It is well-suited to interpreting edge transitions for certain texture details, such as dimples on a golf ball or freckles, enhancing them for a more lifelike image. It is available for progressive scan signals only at the Component Video Outputs, and all signals at the HDMI Output. When you have finished adjusting the Picture Settings, press the Return Button several times to return to the SYSTEM SETUP menu so that you may select another menu, or press the Return Button one more time to clear the on-screen displays. HDMI Setup If your video display is connected to the DVD 48's HDMI Output, there are a few additional settings to be made on the HDMI SETUP menu. If it is not already on screen, press the Setup Button to display the SYSTEM SETUP menu (Figure 20). Use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to select the HDMI tab, and press the Enter Button to display the HDMI SETUP menu. See Figure 31. Figure 31 - HDMI Setup Menu Screen NOTE: The HDMI On/Off setting does not appear in this menu. With the on-screen displays cleared from the screen by pressing the Setup Button, press the HDMI Button on the remote to toggle the HDMI Output between the On and Off settings, indicated by the HDMI Indicator in the front-panel display. When the HDMI Indicator is lit, the HDMI Output is active. When it is not lit, the HDMI Output is inactive. Conversely, the Component Video Outputs are active when the HDMI Output is Off (HDMI Indicator dark), and inactive when the HDMI Output is On (HDMI Indicator lit). 31