Vizio D55x-G1 User Manual - Page 16

3 ADJUSTING THE PICTURE SETTINGS Your TV can be adjusted to suit your preferences and viewing conditions. If you save changes to the settings for a picture mode, an asterisk appears after its name (see Saving a Custom Picture Mode). To adjust the picture settings: 1. Press the Menu button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Picture and press OK. The Picture menu is displayed. 3. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Picture Mode, then use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the picture mode: • Standard mode sets the picture settings to the default settings. • Calibrated mode sets the picture settings to values ideal for watching TV in a brightly-lit room. • Calibrated Dark mode sets the picture settings to values ideal for watching TV in a dark room. • Vivid mode sets the picture settings to values that produce a brighter, more vivid picture. • Game mode reduces throughput delays and optimizes the picture settings for displaying game console output. • Computer mode optimizes the picture settings for displaying computer output. If Standard picture mode meets Energy Star® requirements. For the best picture switch to Calibrated mode. Note that Calibrated mode does not meet Energy Star® requirements. Customizing picture setting will change the energy consumption required to operate the TV. 4. To manually change each of the picture settings, use the Up/ Down Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight that picture setting, then use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to adjust the setting: • Auto Brightness Control - The auto brightness control detects the light levels in the room and automatically adjusts the backlight for the best picture. Select Off, Low, Medium, or High. • Backlight - Adjusts the LED brightness to affect the overall brilliance of the picture. Backlight cannot be adjusted when starting from some picture modes. • Brightness - Adjusts the black level of the picture. When this setting is too low, the picture may be too dark to distinguish details. When this setting is too high, the picture may appear faded or washed out. Picture Back Picture Mode Calibrated Auto Brightness Control Off Backlight 90 Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Color 50 Tint 0 Sharpness 20 More Picture Picture Mode Edit Color Calibration • Contrast - Adjusts the white level of the picture. When this setting is too low, the picture may appear dark. When this setting is too high, the picture may appear faded or washed out. If the setting is too high or too low, detail may be difficult to distinguish in dark or bright areas of the picture. • Color - Adjusts the intensity of the picture colors. • Tint - Adjusts the hue of the picture. This setting is useful in adjusting the flesh tones in the picture. If flesh appears too orange, reduce the level of color before adjusting tint. • Sharpness - Adjusts the edge sharpness of picture elements. It can be used to sharpen non-HD (high definition) content; however, it will not produce detail that does not otherwise exist. When you have finished adjusting the picture settings, press the Exit button on the remote. Adjusting More Picture Settings To adjust more picture settings: 1. From the PICTURE menu, use the Arrow buttons to highlight More Picture, and then press OK. More Picture Color Temperature Black Detail Back Normal Off 2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight Backlight Control Low the setting you wish to adjust, Reduce Noise then press the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the setting: Game Low Latency Off Film Mode On • Color Temperature - See Adjusting the Color Temperature. Gamma 2.2 • Black Detail - Adjusts the average brightness of the picture to compensate for large areas of brightness. Select Off, Low, Medium, or High. • Backlight Control - Dynamically improves the contrast ratio of the picture by adjusting the backlight. Select On, or Off. • Reduce Noise - Reduce Signal Noise - Diminishes artifacts in the image caused by the digitizing of image motion content. Select Off, Low, Medium, or High. - Reduce Block Noise - Reduces pixelation and distortion for mpeg files. Select Off, Low, Medium, or High. • Game Low Latency - Select On to reduce video delay (lag) when gaming. • Film Mode - Optimizes the picture for watching film. Select Auto or Off. • Gamma - Set the shape of the Gamma curve. Use lower Gamma values for bright room conditions, and higher values when it's dark. 3. When you have finished adjusting More Picture Settings, press the Exit button on the remote. 16