Panasonic TC-42PX34 - Manual (Page 33)

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Advanced
How to Use Menu Functions
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“Reset to default” will be grayed out if no changes are made in the following menus:
“Picture”, “Audio” and “Closed caption”.
Picture settings Adjust the image or picture quality
Settings Items Item Description
Reset to defaults Resets all picture adjustments to factory default settings except for “Advanced
picture”.
Picture mode Vivid Provides enhanced picture contrast and sharpness for viewing in a well-lit
room.
Standard Recommended for normal viewing conditions with subdued room lighting.
Cinema For watching movies in a darkened room. It provides a soft, film-like picture.
Game For playing video games.
Custom (Photo) Customizes each item according to your taste.
Photo is displayed in JPEG menu.
Contrast,
Brightness,
Color, Tint,
Sharpness Adjusts the color, brightness, etc. for each picture mode to suit your taste
• Display range Contrast/Brightness/Color/Sharpness : 0 - 100
Tint : -50 - +50
Color temp. Cool 2/1/Normal/
Warm 1/2 Selects a choice of Cool (blue), Normal, or Warm (red) color.
Color mgmt. Off/On On: Enhances green and blue color reproduction, especially outdoor scenes.
C.A.T.S. Off/On Automatically adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting
condition.
Video NR Off/Weak/
Medium/Strong Reduces noise, commonly called snow. Leave it off when receiving a strong signal.
• Some menus are grayed out depending on the input signal or condition.
(e.g. “Zoom adjustments” will be grayed out if the aspect is not set to Zoom.)
Aspect
adjustments Screen format FULL/H-FILL/
JUST/4:3/ZOOM Changes the format (aspect ratio).
Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of
received signal. (p. 38)
H size Size 1/Size 2 Adjusts the horizontal display range to reduce noise of both side
edges of an image.
Size 2: Adjusts the image size according to the aspect mode to
reduce noise. (p. 38)
Zoom
adjustments Adjusts vertical alignment and size when aspect setting is “ZOOM”.
HDMI settings HDMI/DVI RGB
range (HDMI 1-2) Auto/
Standard
(16-235)/
Nonstandard Prevents the blown out highlights and blocked up shadows when
a wide-range signal is received. Selects between standard RGB
range (16-235 bits) or non-compliance (0-255 bits).
Auto: Switches the RGB range (Standard (16-235)/
Nonstandard) depending on the HDMI signal information.
Contents type
(HDMI 1-2) Off/Auto/Photo/
Graphics Sets content type to each HDMI input.
Auto: Switches content type automatically depending on the
HDMI signal information.
Photo: Best setting for JPEG viewing.
Graphics: Best setting for On-Screen display of connected
equipment.