Mark Levinson N40 - Manual (Page 105)

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Nº40 Media Console Menu System
Sharpness
The sharpness control is an input-specific version of the same
control on your television. It controls the amount of “sharpness
enhancement” that is applied to the incoming signal. (Note that
indiscriminate use of the sharpness control only distorts the picture
by adding ringing and noise to the image.)
The default value of zero can be increased by as much as 25 to
accommodate source components that have limited detail capabili-
ties, such as VCRs. Higher-quality source components like DVD
should not require any additional sharpness.
If you feel the need, turn up the sharpness control until you begin
to see a slight “halo” forming around transitions from light to dark
or vice versa. Then back off until the “halo” just disappears to enjoy
the most detailed picture that this particular source can reproduce.
Color level
The color control is an input-specific version of the same control on
your television. Visually, it controls the “saturation” of the color in
the video signal. Technically, it controls the strength of the color
portion of the video signal compared to the black-and-white
portion of the signal.
The default value of 100 can be adjusted by as much as ±25 to
accommodate source components that do not adhere precisely to
industry standards for video signal levels.
Leave this setting at 100 unless you find that there is a problem in
the perceived saturation or “vividness” of the color in the picture
from this particular source. (If you have the same problem for all
sources, you should adjust your television, rather than all the indi-
vidual inputs of the Nº40.)
Tint
The tint control is an input-specific version of the same control on
your television (NTSC only – there is no tint control under the PAL
broadcast system). Visually, it controls the “hue” or “color balance”
of the video signal. Technically, it controls the phase of the color
portion of the video signal.
The default value of 100 can be adjusted by as much as ±25 to
accommodate source components that do not adhere precisely to
industry standards for video signal levels.
Leave this setting at 100 unless you find that there is a problem in
the perceived color balance in the picture from this particular
source. (If you have the same problem for all sources, you should
adjust your television, rather than all the individual inputs of the
Nº40.)