Sony CPD-E500E: Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR)

EXPERT mode

Adjusting the color of the picture

You can make additional adjustments to the color in greater detail

(COLOR)

by selecting the EXPERT mode.

COLOR

The COLOR settings allow you to adjust the picture’s color

temperature by changing the color level of the white color field.

EASY EXPERT s BGR

Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and bluish if the

5000K 6500K 930 K0

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temperature is high. This adjustment is useful for matching the

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B BIAS 05

monitor’s color to a printed picture’s colors.

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These settings are stored in memory for all input signals.

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1

Press the center of the control button.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

1

Move the control button

mm

m

m

/

M

MM

M

to select the color

temperature row

1

11

1

. Then move the control button

2

Move the control button to highlight COLOR and

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<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to select a color temperature.

press the center of the control button again.

The COLOR menu appears on the screen.

2

Move the control button

m

mm

m

/

M

MM

M

to select the

adjustment item

2

22

2

. Then move the control button

3

Move the control button

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<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to select the

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<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to adjust the BIAS (black level).

adjustment mode.

This adjusts the dark areas of an image.

There are three types of adjustment modes, EASY, EXPERT

and sRGB.

3

Move the control button

m

mm

m

/

M

MM

M

to select the

adjustment item

3

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3

. Then move the control button

4

First move the control button

m

/

M

to select the

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<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to adjust the GAIN (white level).

desired adjustment item. Then move the control

This adjusts the light areas of an image.

button

<

/

,

to make the adjustment.

Adjust the selected mode according to the following

You can adjust the R (red), G (green), B (blue) component of

instructions.

the input signal when making changes to items 2 and 3.

EASY mode

If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures

COLOR

and item 1 of the on-screen menu change as follows.

EASY EXPERT s BGR

• [5000K]t[1]

5000K 6500K 930 K0

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• [6500K]t[2]

• [9300K]t[3]

1

Move the control button

m

mm

m

/

M

MM

M

to select the color

temperature row

1

11

1

. Then move the control button

<

<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to select a color temperature.

The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K.

Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites will change

from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is

lowered to 6500K and 5000K.

2

If necessary, fine tune the color temperature.

Move the control button

m

mm

m

/

M

MM

M

to select the color

temperature row

2

22

2

. Then move the control button

<

<<

<

/

,

,,

,

to fine tune the color temperature.

If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures

and item 1 of the on-screen menu changes as follows.

• [5000K]t[1]

• [6500K]t[2]

• [9300K]t[3]

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