Sony DSC-1024HD Service Manual page 9

4 Adjust the position of the picture by pressing the CENT
/ / /
◊ √ ı ∫ buttons.
CENT
V CENT 50
To deactivate the line doubler
Press the LINE DOUBLER button again to turn off the
indicator of the button. The 31.5k output format is restored.
Notes
• If you press the LINE DOUBLER button when the input
source is not NTSC or PAL or the output format is not 31.5k,
"NOT APPLICABLE" appears on the screen and the LINE
DOUBLER button does not function.
• When the line doubler is activated, the ZOOM, SIZE,
APERTURE and TEST PATTERN buttons do not function.
• When the line doubler is activated, the picture size is the
same as the original one.
• When you use the line doubler function, we recommend the
input source video equipment equipped with the TBC (time
base corrector). If you activate the line doubler for the signal
without the TBC and display the converted signal with a
multi-scan monitor, the picture may disappear due to
disturbance of the sync signal.
Watching a still picture
When a moving picture is displayed, press the STILL button to
set STILL on the screen to ON. The output signal is displayed
as a still picture. The indicator of the STILL button lights.
STILL
STILL zON OFF
To resume the normal screen, press the STILL button again.
Note
In the still picture mode, only the ON/OFF switch, and the
INPUT SELECT, OUTPUT FORMAT, LINE DOUBLER, TEST
PATTERN, MENU, ENTER and CENT ◊/√ buttons will
function.
If you press any other button, "NOT APPLICABLE" appears
on the screen.
Getting rid of on-screen information
When the indicator of the DISPLAY ON/OFF button is lit, the
information on the operation you performed is displayed on
the screen for a few seconds.
To get rid of the on-screen display, press the DISPLAY ON/
OFF button to set DISPLAY on the screen to OFF.
DISPLAY
ON/OFF
DISPLAY ON z OFF
Note
Even if DISPLAY is set to OFF, only the main menu appears
when you press the MENU button.
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Adjusting the picture
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SIGNAL FORMAT
TV
PJ IN NTSC PAL 31.5k 37k
ON/OFF
OFF
COMMAND DISPLAY TEST LINE OUTPUT OUT NTSC PAL 31.5k 37k
ON/OFF PATTERN DOUBLER FORMAT GEN-LOCK
MODE
MENU
ENTER CENT
CHROMA button
While watching the picture, you can adjust contrast, phase,
chroma and aperture to suit your taste. The adjustments can
be carried out for the three inputs separately. The adjusted
levels are stored in memory.
Adjusting the contrast, phase, and chroma
Press the desired adjustment button: CONTRAST, PHASE,
or CHROMA.
The adjustment levels are displayed on the screen.
CONTRAST
CONTRAST
80
CONTRAST
+: to increase picture contrast
–: to decrease picture contrast
PHASE
PHASE
PHASE 0
+: to make overall picture greenish
–: to make overall picture purplish
CHROMA
CHROMA
CHROMA 50
+: to increase color intensity
–: to decrease color intensity
Notes
• CHROMA and PHASE controls do not function for the RGB
input signal.
• PHASE control does not function for the component (Y/B-
Y/R-Y) input signal.
• PHASE control does not function with PAL color source.
If you press these buttons, "NOT APPLICABLE" appears on
the screen.
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OVERFLOW indicator
OVER FLOW OPEN SCAN CONVERTER DSC-1024HD
48k 64k OTHERS INPUT SELECT
48k 64k 1080i APERTURE STILL
1 2 3
CHROMA PHASE CONTRAST
SIZE ZOOM
APERTURE button
PHASE button CONTRAST button
Adjusting the aperture
To make the picture sharper, press the APERTURE button to
set APERTURE on the screen to ON. The indicator of the
APERTURE button lights.
To make the picture softer, press the APERTURE button again
to set APERTURE to OFF.
The factory setting is APERTURE OFF for the NTSC or PAL
video input, or APERTURE ON for the other inputs.
APERTURE
APERTURE zON OFF
Note
When the output signal format is an interlaced signal such as
NTSC and PAL, setting APERTURE OFF reduces line flickers
although the image contour becomes slightly blurred.
If the input signal level is excessive
The OVERFLOW indicator lights. In this case, check that the
75 /OPEN selector and the RGB/YBR selector in the VIDEO
3 connector section are set correctly. If they are correct, press
the CONTRAST – button.
Restoring the factory preset contrast, phase and
chroma levels
Use COLOR RESET on the MENU 1 screen. (See page 41.)