The Video/Audio Adjust Menu; Setting The Picture Quality For Tv And External Inputs - Pioneer DVR-420H Operating Instructions Manual

The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Chapter 12
The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc
playback, and for recording.
Setting the picture quality for TV and
external inputs
Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality
settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external
input. There are several preset settings that suit various
sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.
Choosing a preset
1 With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU
and select 'Video/Audio Adjust'.
Timer Recording
Disc Navigator
Copy
Disc History
PhotoViewer
DVR-520H screen
2 Select 'Video Adjust'.
3 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to
change the preset.
Detailed Settings
• Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the
built-in TV tuner and the external inputs.
• Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to change the
channel of the built-in TV tuner.
There are six presets available:
• Tuner – suitable for general TV broadcasts
• VCR – suitable for video cassettes
• LDP – suitable for Laserdiscs
• Memory1 – user preset 1
• Memory2 – user preset 2
• Memory3 – user preset 3
You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for
the current preset (Tuner, VCR or LDP).
Disc Setup
Initial Setup
Video/Audio Adjust
Play Mode
DV Record
2ch
Tuner
4 Press ENTER to select the preset.
Creating your own set
There are three user presets in which you can save your
own set of picture quality settings.
1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of
the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).
2 Select 'Detailed Settings'.
Memory1
Detailed Settings
3 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to select
the picture quality setting you want to adjust.
Memory1
3-D Y/C
VNR
Detail
White AGC
White Level
Black Level
Black Setup
You can adjust the following settings:
• 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/color separation.
• VNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied
to the video signal.
• Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
• White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level
adjustment.
• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.
• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.
• Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black
level.
• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and
green.
• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colors appear.
4 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust
the currently selected picture quality setting.
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