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30 Vidikron PlasmaView Owner’s Operating Manual
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To reset the white balance settings to the factory default values, select Reset. Then, press the
right-arrow button to select ON and press MENU.
Gamma Curve: The Gamma Curve control determines how gray shades are displayed
between minimum input (black) and maximum input (white) for all signals. A good gamma
setting helps to optimize blacks and whites while ensuring smooth transitions for the
“in-between” values utilized in other grays.
Unlike brightness and contrast controls, Gamma allows you to lighten or darken the overall
tone of your images without changing the extremes. All images will be more vibrant while
still showing good detail in dark areas.
The default Gamma Curve setting of 2.2 is appropriate for most typical home theater
environments.
Dither: Dithering can improve detail in some signals, especially in dark areas of an image.
Select Dither from the Picture Adjust menu and choose the dither method that is appropriate
to the type of source material (STILL, MOTION or DIFFUSE). Or, use the default setting of
AUTO.
Black Level: This control compensates for incoming elevated black levels present in certain
video signals, and ensures that blacks in the display are neither “crushed” (where dark grays
appear black) nor excessively elevated (where blacks appear dark gray).
By default, the PlasmaView automatically determines the best setting according to the type
of incoming video signal. For some types of video, you may want to override the setting.
Generally, if black appears crushed when brightness = 32, choose “NORMAL.” If black appears
excessively elevated, use “STEP 1” or “STEP 2.”
Color Chart: Select Color Chart from the Picture Adjust menu to adjust the hue and color
density for each of the six primary colors: red, green, blue, yellow, magenta and cyan.
Changing these settings for a primary color alters the hue of that color and affects the gamut
(range) of possible colors. For example, changing the value for red moves the color closer to
either yellow or magenta, which in turn affects all displayed colors having a red component.
Cinema Mode: When you enable Cinema Mode, the PlasmaView automatically detects and
optimizes the display of interlaced video signals that originated from film. To disable Cinema
Mode, set it to OFF.
Image Memory: The PlasmaView provides four, preset image memories per input that allow
you to quickly change the image settings to suit the viewing environment:
• Select ISF DAY or ISF NIGHT when watching video in a dark room. These settings provide
darker, finer pictures, like the screen in movie theaters. For a darker image, select ISF
NIGHT.
• Select CONTRAST when watching video in a bright room. This mode provides dynamic
pictures with distinct differences between light and dark sections.
• The BOOST setting is similar to CONTRAST but produces a brighter picture.
• To reset all image settings to their factory defaults, select FACTORY.
You must set the Advanced OSD option (in the Function menu) to ON in
order to access the Gamma, Dither, Black Level and Color Chart settings.
Refer to
Advanced OSD on page 38.
Note
RED Y M 32
GREEN C Y 32
BLUE M C 32
YELLOW G R 32
MAGENTA R B 32
CYAN B G 32
RESET : OFF
COLOR CHART
SEL. ADJ. RETURN
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