Adjusting The Picture Quality; Using The Black Stretch Feature - Toshiba 42DPC85 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the picture quality

You can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences,
including the contrast, brightness, color, tint, sharpness, black
stretch, and color temperature.
x
Selection
contrast lower
brightness darker
color paler
tint reddish
sharpness softer
Black stretch On/Off
color temperature cool
To adjust the picture quality:
1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the PICTURE menu
appears.
2. Press y or z to highlight PICTURE SETTINGS, then press
ENTER. The PICTURE SETTINGS menu appears.
3. Press y or z until the item
you want to adjust is
highlighted.
4. Press x or • to adjust the
level.
The picture qualities you adjusted will be saved in the monitor's
memory (in the picture menu PREFERENCE mode).
You can select the PREFERENCE MODE (your settings) or choose
one of the factory-set modes, as described under "Selecting the
picture mode" on page 34.

Using the black stretch feature

You can use the black stretch feature to correct the contrast balance in
the black areas of the picture. The effect depends on the quality of the
video signal.
To turn on the black stretch feature:
1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the PICTURE menu
appears.
2. Press y or z to highlight PICTURE SETTINGS, and then press
ENTER. The PICTURE SETTINGS menu appears.
3. Press y or z to highlight BLACK STRETCH.
PICTURE SETTINGS
CONTRAST 100
50
BRIGHTNESS
50
COLOR
0
TINT
0
SHARPNESS
OFF
BLACK STRETCH
MENU EXIT
BACK WATCH TV
4. Press x or • to select ON.
BLACK STRETCH ON
To turn off the black stretch feature:
Select OFF in step 4 above.
•
Pressing
higher
lighter
deeper
greenish
sharper
Off/On
medium warm
PICTURE SETTINGS
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOR
TINT
SHARPNESS
BLACK STRETCH
MENU EXIT
BACK WATCH TV
CONTRAST
1/2
POWER
RECALL
INPUT
INFO
1 2 3
4 5 6
8 9
7
+10
100 0
ENT
MENU
DVDMENU
1/2
TV
CBL/SAT CH VOL
100
VCR
DVD
50
50
POP DIRECT CH MUTE SLEEP
0
0
TV/VCR PAUSE STOP PLAY
ON
FREEZE SOURCE SPLIT
REW FF SKIP / SEARCH
CH SCAN SWAP POP CH
REC
LIGHT
80
POWER
INPUT RECALL
INFO
1 2 3
4 5 6
8 9
7
+10
0
100
ENT
MENU
DVDMENU
TV
CBL/SAT CH VOL
VCR
DVD
POP DIRECT CH MUTE SLEEP
TV/VCR PAUSE STOP PLAY
FREEZE SOURCE SPLIT
REW FF SKIP / SEARCH
CH SCAN SWAP POP CH
REC LIGHT
MENU
yzx •
ENTER
MENU
yzx •
ENTER
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