Vidikron VP-42HD - Manual (Page 35)

Operation
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Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all PlasmaView functions.
Picture Adjust Use the controls in the Picture Adjust menu to calibrate your PlasmaView for optimum
picture quality.
The PlasmaView has been designed to incorporate setup and calibration standards
established by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). The ISF has developed carefully crafted,
industry-recognized standards for optimal video performance and has implemented a
training program for technicians and installers to use these standards to obtain optimal
picture quality from Vidikron video display devices. Accordingly, Vidikron recommends that
setup and calibration be performed by an ISF-certified installation technician.
All signal types require separate processing. Therefore, you need to calibrate each input
separately. Vidikron recommends calibrating the PlasmaView inputs in the following order:
1. Component (DVD/HD1 / DVD/HD2)
2. S-Video (VIDEO 2)
3. Video (VIDEO 1)
4. PC/RGB
5. HDMI (DVD/HD3 / DVD/HD4)
Although it may be possible to obtain satisfactory picture quality using the naked eye and
regular program material, Vidikron recommends using the following calibration tools for
best results:
• External test pattern source -- Ovation Multimedia, Video Essentials or AVIA test DVD (or
equivalent).
• A blue filter (provided with many test DVDs), for color level and tint adjustments.
Connect your test pattern source to the input that you are calibrating and proceed as follows.
Perform the adjustments in the order listed here.
PICTURE ADJUST
AUDIO SETUP
IMAGE OPT
INSTALL
FUNCTION
SIGNAL INFO
PLASMAVIEW
SEL. OK EXIT MENU/ENTER EXIT
MEMORY SETTING : MEMORY 1
CONTRAST 58
BRIGHTNESS 56
SHARPNESS 52
COLOR 49
TINT 50
VIDEO NR : OFF
WHITE BAL. : 6500K
GAMMA CURVE : 2.2
DITHER : AUTO
BLACK LEVEL : STEP 1
COLOR CHART
CINEMA MODE : ON
IMAGE MEM : ISF DAY
PICTURE ADJUST
SEL. ADJ. RETURN EXIT
1. When you change a picture quality setting, save the change to an
image memory afterwards. Otherwise, the change will be lost when a
different input is selected. (Picture quality settings are saved for each
input and resolution separately.) For information about saving
settings, refer to Memory Setting on page 31.
2. Only brightness and contrast controls are available on the PC/RGB
input.
Note