Sony DVP-NS3100ES Operating Instructions - Page 53

z Hints • To reset the picture items to the default settings, press c after step 4 to select "RESET" in Video Control display 2 and press ENTER. • You can skip the adjustment without saving by pressing X/x in step 2. • Video based software, such as TV drama, animation, and live music software are more adequately processed under the video based conversion. Film based software such as movies are better processed under the film based conversion. Notes • Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the "Y NR," or "C NR" effect may be hard to discern. • Some DVDs contain both video based and film based sections. For example, a DVD may contain a movie taken on film, and a "Making of" sequence taken on video. • If the progressive format image becomes unclear or unnatural when "MEMORY" is set to "PROGRESSIVE 1" or "PROGRESSIVE 2," try viewing with "PROGRESSIVE 1" set to "VIDEO." If this does not improve the picture, view the images in Interlace format through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 71), or switch to another jack. • "CHROMA DELAY" is not usable when signals are output from the HDMI jack. Adjusting the brightness of selected areas (Gamma Correction) Depending on your TV or viewing environment, images on the screen may lose definition when a certain area of the image is so light that it appears washed out, or so dark that it blends into the surrounding dark areas. By correcting the Gamma value, you can adjust the brightness of selected areas to get a clearer image. While the "BRIGHTNESS" adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image, the "GAMMA" adjustment is useful when only some portions of the image need adjusting. Example: You are watching a movie that is rich in shadows and you want to see the hidden details of the scenery. If you use the "BRIGHTNESS" adjustment, the entire image will become brighter, losing definition in the areas that were initially bright. The "GAMMA" adjustment enables you to select the dark part and gradually increase its brightness without sacrificing the overall definition. 1 After step 3 of "Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY," press X/x to display the "GAMMAt" adjustment bar, and press ENTER or c. The "GAMMA" adjustment display appears. 0% 32 64 1: ENGLISH 96 5O0FF 128 1: ENGLISH 160 2: FRENCH 192 3: SPANISH 224 100 RESET Current Gamma setup value 2 Press X/x to select areas of an image. The upper region adjusts the dark areas and the lower region adjusts the light areas. Dark areas Selected areas of an image Light areas 0% 32 64 1: ENGLISH 96 5O0FF 128 1: ENGLISH 160 2: FRENCH 192 3: SPANISH 224 100 RESET Enjoying Movies c continued 53