Sony KDL-40X2000: Picture menu

Picture menu

You can select the options listed below on the Picture

menu.

1 Press F/f to select “Settings” on MENU,

then press .

2 Press F/f to select a menu icon, then

press .

3 Press F/f/G/g to select an option.

Target Inputs

For the input currently being viewed, select whether to use the common setting or to

set each item separately.

“Common”: Applies common settings whose adjustments are shared with other

inputs in which “Target Inputs” is set to “Common”.

Current input name (e.g. AV1): Allows you to set each option separately for the

current input.

Tip

Set each input to “Common” if you require the same settings to apply to each input.

Picture Mode

Selects the picture mode.

“Vivid”: For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.

“Standard”: For standard picture. Recommended for home entertainment.

“Custom”: Allows you to store your preferred settings.

Reset

Resets all the “Picture” settings except “Target Inputs” and “Picture Mode” to the

factory settings.

Tip

“Advanced Settings” (page 26) is also not reset. Select “Reset” in “Advanced Settings” to reset

items in “Advanced Settings”.

Backlight

Adjusts the brightness of the backlight.

Contrast

Increases or decreases picture contrast.

Brightness

Brightens or darkens the picture.

Colour

Increases or decreases colour intensity.

Hue

Increases or decreases the green tones and red tones.

Tip

“Hue” can only be adjusted for an NTSC colour signal (e.g. U.S.A. video tapes).

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Colour Temperature

Adjusts the whiteness of the picture.

“Cool”: Gives the white colours a blue tint.

“Neutral”: Gives the white colours a neutral tint.

“Warm 1”/“Warm 2”: Gives the white colours a red tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder

tint than “Warm 1”.

Tip

“Warm 1” and “Warm 2” can only be selected when you set “Picture Mode” to “Custom”.

Sharpness

Sharpens or softens the picture.

Noise Reduction

Reduces the picture noise (snowy picture).

“Auto”: Automatically reduces the picture noise.

“High”/“Medium”/“Low”: Modifies the effect of the noise reduction.

“Off”: Turns off the Noise Reduction feature.

“BNR”: Reduces the block picture noise. This is effective for digital channels, or a

connected DVD player/digital receiver with MPEG playback.

Tips

Using MENU Functions

• “Auto” is not available when watching component, HDMI or digital RF inputs.

• “Noise Reduction” is not available when using Freeze or PAP features.

DRC Mode

Selects a high-resolution picture with 4x density, for high quality sources (e.g. DVD

players, digital receivers).

“Mode 1”: Recommended for moving pictures.

“Mode 2”: Recommended for still images and text.

“Off”: Turns off the DRC Mode.

Tip

“DRC Mode” is not available when “Game Mode” is set to “On” or when using Freeze or PAP

features; also not available when watching 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p sources.

DRC Palette

Customizes the level of detail (“Reality”) and smoothness (“Clarity”) for each input

signal. For example, you can create a custom setting for your cable input’s picture,

and create another for your DVD player’s pictures.

The DRC palette appears.

Press

F/f/G/g to adjust the position of the marker (z).

As you move the z higher along the “Reality” axis, the picture becomes more

detailed. As you move the z to the right along the “Clarity” axis, the picture

becomes smoother.

Tip

“DRC Palette” is not available when “Game Mode” is set to “On”, “DRC Mode” is set to “Off”

or when using Freeze or PAP features; also not available when watching 480p, 576p, 720p,

1080i or 1080p sources.

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