Pioneer KRP-500A Operating Instructions Manual page 2

To use your flat screen TV for a long period of time
Cautions regarding screen burning
After-image lagging and screen burning
After-image lagging:
When characters, images or images of fixed patterns with very high luminance are displayed on your flat screen TV, even if displayed for
a relatively short period of time, the image may remain on the screen due to the residual electric load of the panel. However, this is not a
malfunction. This after-image lagging can be eliminated gradually by displaying moving images in full screen.
Burning:
When images like those described above are displayed continuously for a long period of time or repeatedly, a difference occurs between
the luminance of the continuously displayed image and that of other portions of the screen, resulting in the image remaining on the screen
due to burning. Please note that if this burning occurs, it may be difficult to completely restore the screen to the state prior to burning. It
should also be noted that this phenomenon tends to occur more easily soon after the product is purchased.
Display examples susceptible to burning
• If programs such as terrestrial digital broadcasts having a screen size of 4:3
are viewed repeatedly, the normal display area other than the black bands on
the left and right sides of the screen becomes susceptible to burning.
• If cinema-size images are repeatedly viewed in their original size, the normal
display area other than the black bands at the top and bottom of the screen
becomes susceptible to burning.
• If programs containing a time display or station name displayed on the screen
are viewed for a long period of time (or viewed repeatedly), the displayed characters may be easily burned onto the screen.
• If images of fixed patterns such as those of personal computer displays or game software are displayed for a long period of time, the
patterns may be easily burned onto the screen.
Preventing burning
It is recommended to use your flat screen TV while paying attention to the matters described below, particularly when using the product
soon after it has been purchased, to prevent screen burning.
• Avoid using the product while displaying images susceptible to burning as described above whenever possible.
• Use the product with the Orbiter function set to "Mode 1" (
• When viewing programs broadcast in a 4:3 or cinema screen size, switch the screen size with the remote control unit to display the
image in full screen. (Change the screen size to "WIDE", for example, with the screen size button on the remote control unit (
Part names: "Remote control unit")).
• Set the Side Mask detection function to "Mode 1" or "Mode 2" (
• Set the brightness of the side masks that appear on the left and right sides of the screen when viewing at a 4:3 screen size to "Auto"
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in "Brightness Sync." (
• It is recommended to lower the brightness when viewing by setting the Energy Save function to "Mode 1" (
Control").
• It is recommended to set the Screen Protection function to "Yes" (
see Useful adjustment settings: "Changing the brightness at both sides of the screen (Side Mask)").
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see Useful adjustment settings: "Orbiter").
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see Useful adjustment settings: "Detecting side masks").
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see Useful adjustment settings: "Screen Protection").
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