Sony KDL-40R380B Operating Instructions (Setup Guide) - Page 19

Sound, Screen, Backlight, Picture, Stereo

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CineMotion Provides improved picture movement when playing BD (Blu-ray Disc), DVD or VCR images taken on film, reducing picture blur and graininess. Select Auto to represent original film-based content as it is. Note • If the image contains irregular signals or too much noise, CineMotion is automatically turned off even if Auto is selected. Advanced Settings Sets Picture settings in more detail. Reset: Resets all the advanced settings to the factory settings. Adv. Contrast Enhancer: Automatically adjusts Backlight and Picture to the most suitable settings judging from the brightness of the screen. This setting is especially effective for dark images scenes, and will increase the contrast distinction of the darker picture scenes. Black Corrector: Enhances black areas of the picture for stronger contrast. Gamma: Adjusts the balance between bright and dark areas of the picture. Clear White: Emphasises white colors. Live Color: Makes colors more vivid. LED Motion Mode: Reduces blur in movies by controlling the LED backlight source, but the brightness decreases. Sound Sound Mode Select according to content you want to enjoy. Reset Resets all the Sound settings except Sound Mode, MTS Audio and Alternate Audio to the default settings. Equalizer Adjusts sound frequency settings. Sound Booster Produces a fuller sound for more impact, by emphasising the bass sounds. Clear Voice Makes voices sound clearer. Steady Sound Select On to stabilize the volume across all programs and commercials. Select Off to disable this function. Balance Emphasizes left or right speaker balance. Volume Offset Adjusts the volume level of the current input relative to other inputs. US MTS Audio Enjoy stereo, bilingual and mono programs. Stereo: Select for stereo reception when viewing a program broadcast in stereo. Auto SAP: Select to automatically switch the TV to second audio programs when a signal is received. If no SAP signal is present, the TV remains in Stereo mode. Mono: Select for mono reception. Use to reduce noise during weak stereo broadcasts. Alternate Audio Digital channels only. Select among the available options to switch among the alternate audio streams. The program you are tuned to may be broadcasted in a different language in the alternate audio streams. Screen Wide Mode For details about wide mode, see page 15. Auto Wide Automatically changes the wide mode according to the input signal from an external equipment. To keep your setting, select Off. Hint • Even if Auto Wide is set to On or Off, you can always modify the format of the screen by pressing WIDE repeatedly. 4:3 Default Sets the default Wide Mode for a 4:3 input signal. 19US

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CineMotion
Provides improved picture movement when
playing BD (Blu-ray Disc), DVD or VCR images
taken on film, reducing picture blur and
graininess. Select
Auto
to represent original
film-based content as it is.
Note
If the image contains irregular signals or too much
noise,
CineMotion
is automatically turned off even
if
Auto
is selected.
Advanced Settings
Sets
Picture
settings in more detail.
Reset:
Resets all the advanced settings to
the factory settings.
Adv. Contrast Enhancer:
Automatically
adjusts
Backlight
and
Picture
to the
most suitable settings judging from the
brightness of the screen. This setting is
especially effective for dark images
scenes, and will increase the contrast
distinction of the darker picture scenes.
Black Corrector:
Enhances black areas of
the picture for stronger contrast.
Gamma:
Adjusts the balance between
bright and dark areas of the picture.
Clear White:
Emphasises white colors.
Live Color:
Makes colors more vivid.
LED Motion Mode:
Reduces blur in movies
by controlling the LED backlight source,
but the brightness decreases.
Sound
Sound Mode
Select according to content you want to
enjoy.
Reset
Resets all the
Sound
settings except
Sound
Mode
,
MTS Audio
and
Alternate Audio
to
the default settings.
Equalizer
Adjusts sound frequency settings.
Sound Booster
Produces a fuller sound for more impact, by
emphasising the bass sounds.
Clear Voice
Makes voices sound clearer.
Steady Sound
Select
On
to stabilize the volume across all
programs and commercials.
Select
Off
to disable this function.
Balance
Emphasizes left or right speaker balance.
Volume Offset
Adjusts the volume level of the current input
relative to other inputs.
MTS Audio
Enjoy stereo, bilingual and mono programs.
Stereo:
Select for stereo reception when
viewing a program broadcast in stereo.
Auto SAP:
Select to automatically switch
the TV to second audio programs when
a signal is received. If no
SAP
signal is
present, the TV remains in
Stereo
mode.
Mono:
Select for mono reception. Use to
reduce noise during weak stereo
broadcasts.
Alternate Audio
Digital channels only.
Select among the available options to
switch among the alternate audio
streams. The program you are tuned to
may be broadcasted in a different
language in the alternate audio streams.
Screen
Wide Mode
For details about wide mode, see page 15.
Auto Wide
Automatically changes the wide mode
according to the input signal from an external
equipment. To keep your setting, select
Off
.
Hint
Even if
Auto Wide
is set to
On
or
Off
, you can
always modify the format of the screen by pressing
WIDE
repeatedly.
4:3 Default
Sets the default
Wide Mode
for a 4:3 input
signal.