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4. OPERATION continued …
Gray, Red, Green, Blue bars
Display each test pattern and adjust your display’s controls so that you can see 20 evenly spaced vertical
bars with each test pattern, all having the same width. Full black level is one step below the darkest bar in
the test pattern and full color level is one step beyond the brightest bar.
As always, trust your senses. In brightly lit rooms, the image’s brightness may need to be increased to the
point that the brightest bars in the test pattern do not appear as separate bars but as one wider bar.
Color bars
This is the SMPTE test pattern:
Increase brightness (black level) on your display so that areas A appear as two areas with different
brightness, then reduce the level until these areas match each other.
To adjust color (saturation) and tint (phase or hue) a primary blue filter such as those included with test DVDs
is required. Looking through the filter, adjust color so that areas B match as closely as possible, then adjust
tint so that areas C match as closely as possible. Note that this method is not as precise as professional
calibration – once again, trust your senses if the blue filter does not provide satisfactory results.
The Info panel shows Input Status (Video Source, Signal Type, Audio Source, and Film Mode) and Output
Status (Signal Type, Frame Rate, Line Rate, and Frame Lock).
Shortcuts: Common settings can be accessed without entering the menu. Press and hold MODE until
“SCALE OUTPUT” is displayed, then select using the Master Control Knob or the keys on the
remote control. Repeatedly pressing MODE before timeout cycles through Crop Input, Frame Lock, and
Gamma Correction. To access Brightness, Contrast, Color, and Tint press and hold DYNAMICS until the
Brightness slider appears, then use the keys to change slider and the keys to adjust.
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A
B
B
C
C
C
C
B
B