Hitachi L42A403 Owners Guide - Page 24

Video Select VIDEO to adjust picture settings and improve picture quality. You can independently customize each of the video inputs to your preference to increase viewing performance and pleasure depending upon the video program being viewed. Adjustments will be applied to Custom settings. MENU Video Audio Setup Channels Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Color temp. Dynamic 41 47 65 0 60 High Move SEL Select Return EXIT Exit Video Audio Setup Channels Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Color temp. Dynamic 41 47 65 0 60 High Move SEL Select Return EXIT Exit Picture Mode Use this function to choose from preset picture settings to optimize your TV's performance. 1. Use the CURSOR button to select PICTURE MODE settings (Dynamic, Standard, Movie, Custom or Game). 2. Then press the button to return to the Video menu or press EXIT to quit menu. 3. There are 5 Picture Modes available : Dynamic, Standard, Movie, Custom and Game mode. Dynamic is the factory preset mode for your TV. The only mode that can be changed by adjusting any video setting to your desire conditions is Custom mode. The other modes are preset and can not be change. NOTE • For the PC input there are only two Picture modes available Standard and Custom. In this case only Custom can be changed to your desired conditions. • Video Setting can be set to the user's preference in Game mode (Similar to Custom mode) with the exception of, Auto Movie setting. Other Video Menu Setting Adjustments Use the CURSOR PAD or to highlight the function to be adjusted. 1. Press the SELECT button or the CURSOR PAD to select the function settings. 2. Press the CURSOR PAD or to adjust the function. 3. Press MENU to return to main menu. 4. Press EXIT to quit menu. 24 Contrast Use this function to change the overall light output to match the viewing area. Increase for brighter rooms. Brightness Use this function to change the overall brightness of the dark areas of the picture. Color Use this function to adjust the level of color in the picture. Tint Use this function to adjust flesh tones so they appear natural. Sharpness Use this function to adjust the amount of fine detail in the picture. Color Temperature Set this to High for cooler color with more blue, set to Medium for a more natural color or set to Standard for accurate color. Noise Reduction The NOISE REDUCTION function automatically reduces conspicuous noise in the picture without degrading picture quality. Set NOISE REDUCTION to OFF if you see individual blocks in the picture. Auto Movie The AUTO MOVIE function turns Auto or OFF the 3:2 pull down detection feature. Theatrical movies are shot on film at 24 frames or still pictures per second, instead of 30 frames or 60 fields like video. When film is transferred to video for television viewing, the disparity between the two frame rates must be reconciled. This involves a process known as 3:2 pull down. When AUTO MOVIE is set to Auto your Hitachi LCD Television will activate the circuitry for this special feature to improve video performance when watching interlaced format film based sources. Set to OFF to deactivate this feature. Backlight Adjust the brightness of the Backlight for maximum visibility. It changes the intensity of the backlight. Increase for bright rooms and decrease for darker rooms to make the dark areas of the picture black.. Aspect Use this function to select the Picture Format Aspect Ratio. . Video Audio Setup Channels Tint Sharpness 60 Color Temp. Noise Reduction Auto Movie Backlight 30 Aspect Ratio High Mid Auto Auto Move SEL Select Return EXIT Exit Auto Aspect Automatically adjust the Aspect Ratio depending on the input signal. Aspect Modes Manually select the Aspect Ratio. There are different aspect ratios available according to the signal in use. See page 50.