Sony Color Graphic Display - Manual (Page 12)

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Adjusting the color of the picture
(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. This adjustment is useful for matching the
monitor’s color to a printed picture’s colors.
1 Press the button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.
2 Press the m / M buttons to highlight COLOR and
press the button again.
The COLOR menu appears on the screen.
3 Press the < / , buttons to select the adjustment
mode.
There are three types of adjustment modes, EASY, EXPERT
and sRGB.
4 First press the m / M buttons to select the desired
adjustment item. Then press the < / , buttons to
make the adjustment.
Adjust the selected mode according to the following
instructions.
EASY mode
EXPERT mode
You can make additional adjustments to the color in greater detail
by selecting the EXPERT mode.
Setting the color temperature for each of the
video input connectors
You can set the fine tuning of the color temperature in EASY or
EXPERT mode for each of the video input connectors (INPUT 1
and INPUT 2).
1 Select the same adjustment mode and color
temperature in the COLOR menu for both INPUT 1
and INPUT 2.
2 Fine tune the color temperature in each menu for
INPUT 1 and INPUT 2.
The settings are stored in memory for each of the INPUT 1
and INPUT 2 connectors.
For information on how to select the connector, see page 7.
1 First press the m / M buttons to select the color
temperature row 1 , then press the < / , buttons
to select a color temperature.
The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K.
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.
2 If necessary, fine tune the color temperature.
First press the
m / M buttons to select the color
temperature adjustment row 2 , then press the < /
, buttons to fine tune the color temperature.
If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings
are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures
and item 1 of the on-screen menu changes as follows.
• [5000K]
t[ 1]
• [6500K] t[ 2]
• [9300K] t[ 3]
EASY EXPERT s B G R
5 0 0 0 K 6 5 0 0 K 9 3 0 K 0
5 0 K 0 0
COLOR
RE TURN
ON
COLOR
1 Press the m / M buttons to select the color
temperature row 1 , then press the < / , buttons
to select a color temperature.
2 Press the m / M buttons to select the adjustment item
2 , then press the < / , buttons to adjust the BIAS
(black level).
This adjusts the dark areas of an image.
3 Press the m / M buttons to select the adjustment item
3 , then press the < / , buttons to adjust the GAIN
(white level).
This adjusts the light areas of an image.
You can adjust the R (red), G (green), B (blue) component of
the input signal when making changes to items 2 and 3.
If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings
are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures
and item 1 of the on-screen menu change as follows.
• [5000K]
t[ 1]
• [6500K] t[ 2]
• [9300K] t[ 3]
EASY EXPERT s B G R
5 0 0 0 K 6 5 0 0 K 9 3 0 K 0
R B I AS 0 5
G B I AS 0 5
B B I AS 0 5
R GA I N 0 5
G GA I N 0 5
B GA I N 0 5
COLOR