Setting The Gray Level For The Sides Of The Screen; Adjusting For Flickering With Film Mode - RCA Scenium PHD50400 User Manual

The Menu System
FUNCTION
DISPLAY : ON
MENU ADJUST
: 1
POWER SAVER : OFF
GRAY LEVEL : 9
FILM MODE :ON
RGB ADJ. :1
SCREEN SAVER
RESET
SEL. ADJ.
This is the FUNCTION menu with the GRAY LEVEL option
highlighted.
NOTE: Repeated watching with the gray
level set to black may affect the quality
of your picture. To reduce the effects of
uneven phosphor aging, set the gray
level to 3 or 4.
If viewing with a 4:3 aspect ratio for
long periods of time, set side gray level
at 3 or 4.
FUNCTION
DISPLAY : ON
MENU ADJUST : 1
POWER SAVER : OFF
GRAY LEVEL
: 3
FILM MODE : ON
RGB3 ADJ. : 1
SCREEN SAVER
RESET
ADJ.
SEL.
This is the FUNCTION menu with the FILM MODE option
highlighted.
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Setting the Gray Level for the Sides of the Screen

The GRAY LEVEL function allows you to set the gray level for the sides of the
screen where nothing is displayed (on the left and right sides of the screen when
it is set to 4:3 size). The level can be adjusted from 0 to 15. The factory setting is
3 (dark gray).
NOTE: Repeated watching with the gray level set to black may affect the quality of your
picture. To reduce the effects of uneven phosphor aging, set the gray level to 3 or 4.
To adjust the gray level for the sides of the screen:
1. From the main menu, highlight and select FUNCTION. The FUNCTION menu is
displayed.
RETURN
2. Highlight the GRAY LEVEL option.
3. Use the
4. When the desired gray level is highlighted, press the
the FUNCTION menu options. You can continue making adjustments within
the FUNCTION menu, press GO BACK to return to the previous menu or press
CLEAR to exit the menu system.

Adjusting for Flickering with Film Mode

There is some amount of flickering that occurs in an image when it is
transferred from film to video. Film mode is used to minimize the flicker.
ON All images are displayed in film mode.
OFF Film mode is off.
To turn FILM MODE ON:
1. From the main menu, highlight and select FUNCTION. The FUNCTION menu
is displayed.
2. Highlight the FILM MODE option.
RETURN
3. Use the
4. Press the
continue making adjustments within the FUNCTION menu, return to the
previous menu by pressing GO BACK or press CLEAR to exit the menu
system.
button to scroll through the levels.
button to scroll through the three modes until ON is displayed.
button to return to the FUNCTION menu options. You can
button to return to
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