Sony SDM-M51D Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 14
Adjusting the color temperature, COLOR, Smoothing the picture, SMOOTHING
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Adjusting the color temperature (COLOR) The COLOR settings allow you to adjust the picture's color temperature by changing the color level of the white color field. Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and bluish if the temperature is high. 9300K is generally suitable for word processing and other text oriented applications, and 6500K is generally suitable for video images. You can set the color temperature to 9300K, 6500K, 5000K or user adjustment. 1 Press the MENU button. The main menu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select (COLOR) and press the OK button. 3 Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select the desired color temperature and press the OK button. The preset color temperatures are 9300K, 6500K, and 5000K. Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites will change from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is lowered to 6500K and 5000K. 4 If necessary, fine tune the color temperature. First press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select ADJUST and press the OK button. Then press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select R (Red) or B (Blue) and press the OK button, and then press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to adjust the color temperature and press the OK button. Since this adjustment changes the color temperature by increasing or decreasing the R and B components with respect to G (green), the G component is fixed. USE R AD J USTMENT R 50 G 50 B 50 GAMMA 1 GAMMA 2 GAMMA 3 EX I T If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color setting is stored in memory for USER ADJUSTMENT and automatically recalled whenever USER is selected. The USER ADJUSTMENT setting is common to both the input signals. If you change the user adjustment setting for one input signal, the setting for the other input signal is also changed. To change the GAMMA setting You can select the GAMMA setting from "GAMMA 1" "GAMMA 3." The highest setting is "GAMMA 3." 1 Press the MENU button. The main menu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select and press the OK button. The COLOR menu appears on the screen. (COLOR) 3 Change the GAMMA setting. First press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select ADJUST and press the OK button. Then press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select GAMMA 1 to GAMMA 3 and press the OK button. USE R AD J USTMENT R 50 G 50 B 50 GAMMA 1 GAMMA 2 GAMMA 3 EX I T If you fine tune the color temperature or change the GAMMA setting, the new setting is stored in memory for USER ADJUSTMENT and automatically recalled whenever USER is selected. To return to the main menu Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select button. , then press the OK Smoothing the picture (SMOOTHING) 1 Press the MENU button. The main menu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select (SMOOTHING), and press the OK button. The SMOOTHING menu appears on the screen. 3 Press the M(+)/m(-) buttons to select the desired mode. The smoothing effect becomes stronger in the order of TEXTtSTANDARDtGRAPHICS. • TEXT: To make the characters appear clear. (This mode is suited for text-based applications.) • STANDARD: Standard smoothing effect (factory preset smoothing effect) • GRAPHICS: To make the pictures appear clean. (This mode is suited for CD-ROM software such as photo images or illustrations.) 14
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