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How to Use Menu Functions
Menu list
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Menu
Item
Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives)
Picture
Viewing Mode
Basic picture mode
(Dynamic / Normal / Cinema / THX (True Cinema) / Game / Photo
/ Professional1 / Professional2)
In each Viewing Mode, Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness, Tint, Colour Balance,
Vivid Colour, C.A.T.S., P-NR and 3D-COMB can be adjusted and stored to suit your
particular viewing requirement.
Set for each input signal.
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Dynamic
: Provides enhanced picture contrast and sharpness when viewing in a
bright room.
Normal
: Recommended for viewing under normal ambient room lighting
conditions.
Cinema
: For watching movies in a darkened room with the improved performance
of contrast, black and colour reproduction
THX
(True Cinema)
: Precisely reproduces the original quality of the image without any revision.
Recommended for playback of THX disc (disc with “THX” logo)
THX mode is used to mirror the picture settings used by professional
filmmakers, faithfully reproducing the image quality of THX Certified movies.
THX Certified movies have the “THX” logo on a disc.
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“True Cinema” is displayed instead of “THX” in the mode of 3D,
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PC input, Media Player and Network service operations.
Game
: Fast response signal specifically to provide suitable images for playing
games
Not valid on TV mode
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A continuous record of time spent using Game mode can be displayed
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in the top right of the screen.
“Playing Time Display” (p. 41)
Photo
: Set “Reversal Film” to “On” to provide the suitable image quality for photos
For HDMI input, Media Player and Network service operations
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Professional
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: Allows you to set the professional picture settings in “Advanced Settings”,
“Lock Settings” and “Copy Adjustment”
p. 68
This mode is available only when “Advance(isfccc)” in the Setup Menu
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is set to “On”.
Not valid on VIERA CAST
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If the certified professional dealer sets these modes, “Professional1”
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and “Professional2” may be displayed as “isf Day” and “isf Night”.
Contrast, Brightness,
Colour, Sharpness
Increases or decreases the levels of these options according to your personal preference
Tint
With an NTSC signal source connected to the TV, the picture hue can be adjusted to
suit your taste
For NTSC signal reception only
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Colour Balance
Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture
(Cool / Normal / Warm)
Not valid when “Viewing Mode” is set to “THX (True Cinema)”, “Professional1” or
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“Professional2”.
Vivid Colour
Automatically adjusts colours to vivid ones
(Off / On)
Not valid on PC signal.
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Not valid when “Viewing Mode” is set to “Professional1” or “Professional2”.
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Reversal Film Effect
Provides the picture effect such as the reversal film
(Off / On)
This function is available when “Viewing Mode” is set to “Photo”.
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C.A.T.S.
Contrast Automatic Tracking System (Automatic Brightness Control function)
Adjusts picture settings automatically dependent on ambient lighting conditions
(Off / On)
P-NR
Picture Noise Reduction
Automatically reduces unwanted picture noise and flicker noise in the contoured parts of
a picture
(Off / Min / Mid / Max)
Not valid on PC signal.
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Not valid when “Viewing Mode” is set to “Professional1” or “Professional2”.
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3D-COMB
Makes still or slow moving pictures look more vivid
(Off / On)
Occasionally, whilst viewing still or slow moving pictures, colour patterning may be seen.
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Set to “On” to display sharper and more accurate colours.
Not valid on RGB, S-Video, Component, PC, HDMI and Media Player
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Picture in Picture
Displays two windows at once (p. 66)
Picture Display
Turns the screen off when you select “Off”
(Off / On)
The sound is active even if the screen turns off.
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Press any button (except Standby) to turn the screen on.
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This function is effective in reducing power consumption when listening to the sound
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without watching the TV screen.
Reset to Defaults
Press the OK button to reset the present Picture Viewing Mode to the default settings
