Hitachi P42T501 Owners Guide - Page 42

Video Color Temperature Set this to High for cooler color with more blue, set to Medium for more natural color, set to Standard for accurate color . Black Enhancement Use this function to enhance the shadow detail in dark scenes using the settings off, low, middle and high. NOTE: 1. If CONTRAST is selected, you are adjusting CONTRAST. The additional menu items BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, TINT, and SHARPNESS can be selected and adjusted in the same manner. 2. It may be necessary to adjust TINT to obtain optimum picture quality when using the COMPONENT VIDEO Y-PBPR input jacks. 3. CABLE and AIR share a Video setting. Also, each of the video inputs have their own independent settings. Contrast Mode Use this function to choose between two Contrast Mode settings. Set to DYNAMIC for darker images more in the level of Black, set to NORMAL for a balanced White to Black level. Noise Reduction The NOISE REDUCTION function automatically reduces conspicuous noise in the picture without degrading picture quality. Set NOISE REDUCTION to OFF if the TV experiences picture blocking. MPEG NR The MPEG NR (Noise Reduction) function automatically reduces mosquito noise in the picture without degrading picture quality. Set MPEG NR to OFF if the TV experience picture block noise. Auto Movie Mode The AUTO MOVIE MODE function turn ON or OFF the 3:2 PULLDOWN DETECTION SPECIAL 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 pulldown. When AUTO MOVIE MODE is turned ON from the VIDEO menu, your Hitachi Plasma Television will activate the circuitry for this special feature to improve video performance when watching film based sources. Set to OFF to desactivate this feature. Black Side Panel The BLACK SIDE PANEL function turns the side bars from gray to black when watching 4:3 signals in Standard mode or use of the PIP modes. 1. Press the CURSOR PAD ̇ or ̈ to set to ON or OFF. 2. Press EXIT to quit menu or select SET BLACK SIDE PANEL to return to the previous menu. Black Side Panel Off Next/Prev On/Off SEL Return On-Screen Display Black Side Panel On Next/Prev On/Off SEL Return NOTE: 1. To prevent screen damage when watching 4:3 signal, turn off the BLACK SIDE PANEL. It is recommended to watch 4:3 signal with gray side bar. 2. This setting return to Off automatically after TV power Off/On. 42