Protecting The Tv Screen; Precautions To Protect The Screen From Damage; Image Retention; Screen Saver - Sony XEL-1 Operating Instructions Manual

Protecting the TV Screen

Precautions to Protect the
Screen from Damage
Prolonged display of still images over time may
cause permanent image retention (image burn).
Avoid displaying images that cause image burn
and take the following measures to protect the
screen.

Image Retention

Due to the characteristics of the material used in
an OLED screen for its high-precision image,
permanent image retention may occur if still
images are displayed in the same position on the
screen continuously, or repeatedly over extended
periods.
Images that may cause image retention
• wide screen sources with black bars at the
top and bottom (Letterboxed Image)
• 4:3 screen sources with black bars at the
left and right
• non-moving images such as photo
• game sources
• on-screen tickers, such as those used for
news and headlines.
• on-screen menus, program guides, channel
numbers, etc., of connected equipment
such as a set-top box, video recorder, disc
player, etc.
To reduce the risk of image burn
• Fill the entire screen with images
Set Wide Mode to Wide Zoom or Full in the
Screen settings (see page 34).
• Turn off the OSD (On Screen Display)
Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the OSD.
Turn off the menus of connected equipment. For
details, see the operating instructions supplied
with the equipment.
• Select the appropriate Picture settings for the
room brightness
Setting Picture Mode to Standard in the
Picture settings is recommended for home
entertainment and when viewing a channel that
often displays the station logo (see page 32).
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• Auto Brightness Control adjusts the brightness of
the image automatically when highly contrasting
images are displayed on the screen for a long period of
time (see page 41).
• This TV has a function to reduce the risk of image
retention by slightly shifting the picture position on the
display automatically after a set time has elapsed.

Screen Saver

If still or motionless images are displayed and no
operation is performed (such as switching the
channels or adjusting the volume control) for more
than 5 minutes, the screen saver starts
automatically. It protects the screen from image
burn damage and reduces power consumption.
Under the following conditions the XEL-1
screen saver may appear:
• a photo from Memory Stick
• thumbnails of photos from Memory Stick
• a music file with an image from Memory
Stick
• some settings screens
Press V/v/B/b, or VOL +/- to return to the
previously viewed images, or just press another
button(s) to operate another function(s).
The screen will gradually fade to dark
If no operation is performed (such as switching the
channels or adjusting the volume control) for more
than 5 minutes, the screen fades to dark gradually.
Press HOME or OPTIONS to deactivate the
screen saver.
Images that may darken the screen
• still or motionless images displayed by
HDMI connection
• a still or motionless broadcast image