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Appendix
Index
37
53AX61(E)
Adjusting the picture
Selecting the picture mode
You can select your desired picture type from four preset picture
modes: sports, standard, movie, and preference.
To select the picture mode:
1. Press MENU, then press
x
or
•
until the PICTURE menu
appears.
2. Press
z
or
y
to select MODE.
3. Press
x
or
•
to highlight the mode you prefer.
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P CTURE ANTENNA
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PREFERENCE
PREFERENCE
CONTRAST
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MOV I E
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RESET
SAVE NEW
T I NT
SHARPNESS
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The table below describes the effects of the different preferences.
*(see “Saving your new picture preferences” on page 38.)
Adjusting the picture quality
You can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences,
including the contrast, brightness, color, tint, sharpness, flesh tone
(page 38), noise reduction (page 38), and color temperature
(page 39).
To adjust the picture quality:
1. Press MENU, and then press
x
or
•
until the PICTURE menu
appears.
2. Press
z
or
y
to highlight the quality you want to adjust.
3. Press
x
or
•
to adjust the level.
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COLOR
RESET
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T I NT
SHARPNESS
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The PICTURE qualities you have adjusted can be saved in the TV’s
memory with the SAVE NEW PREFERENCE feature (see page 38).
You can select your preferences or choose factory-set modes (see
“Selecting the picture mode” above).
Selection
x
Pressing
•
contrast
lower
higher
brightness
darker
lighter
color
paler
deeper
tint
reddish
greenish
sharpness
softer
sharper
MENU
yzx •
Note:
You must save your new picture quality
settings before closing the PICTURE menu, or
the TV will return to the previous mode. See
“Saving your new picture preferences” on
page 38.
If you select SPORTS, STANDARD, or
MOVIE picture mode and then change a
picture quality setting (for example, increase
the contrast), the picture mode automatically
changes to PREFERENCE.
Mode
Picture Quality
Sports
Bright and dynamic picture (factory-set)
Standard
Standard picture setting (factory-set)
Movie
Movie-like picture setting (factory-set)
Preference
Your personal preferences*
