Adjusting Levels For Video Sources; Adjusting Input Levels And Position - Planar m40L Quick Start Manual

Adjusting Input Levels and Position

Adjusting Levels for Video Sources

Video sources are best adjusted if a color bar test pattern is
available from the video source: the DVD or VCR player. If not,
you will have to adjust by eye and the "feel" of the picture.
Note:
When a video source is selected, Auto Setup Options are not
available. Adjustments must be made manually.
Adjusting the Picture
1 Select a video source in the
2 Press on the remote to open
LEVEL
I n pu t L e v e l s
Br i g h t ne ss
Co n t r ast
S at u r at i on
Hu e
B l u e O n l y
3 Do one of the following:
• Adjust using any picture from the video source.
• Adjust using a standard color bar pattern from the source.
Adjusting With Color Bars
1 If possible, use a color bar pattern from the video source
you will use for the program material.
2 In the menu, check
INPUT LEVELS
see only the alternate color bars, all of them blue.
3 Adjust to make the outer two color bars
SATURATION
match. Match them in brightness; they will already match
in color.
4 Adjust to make the inner two color bars match.
HUE
5 Uncheck .
BLUE ONLY
menu.
PICTURE
.
INPUT LEVELS
1 40
1 65
1 50
1 28
. You should
BLUE ONLY
6 If the color bar pattern has a
pluge, you can use it to adjust
brightness. Pluge stands for
Picture Line-Up Generation
Equipment. A pluge is used to
calibrate the black level on a
video monitor.
7 Although it's not required, it is
recommended that you save
the configuration to a mem-
ory slot. See the Installation &
Configuration Guide for more
information about saving memory slots.
Adjusting Position
Position moves the picture on the screen but does not move the
/
menus. Press on the remote once to open the
SIZE POS
menu. The four arrow keys move the picture on the
POSITION
screen.
The numbers for Horizontal and Vertical Position refer to the
number of pixels from sync to the first displayed pixel. These
numbers get smaller as the picture moves up and to the left.
The Horizontal Position number shows the number of pixels
from the beginning of H sync to the first active pixel. Because
there are many black pixels after H sync, this number will not be
zero when the picture is at the left border of the screen.
The Vertical Position number is the number of lines from V sync
to the first active line, so it will not be zero when the picture is at
the top of the screen.
Adjust but you can
Brightness so can
you see
you can't see
the difference
the difference
between these
between these
two marks.
two marks
PICTURE