The Video/Audio Adjust Menu; Setting The Picture Quality For Tv And External Inputs - Pioneer DVR530 Operating Instructions Manual

The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Chapter 13
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'.
Disc Navigator
GUIDE Plus+
Easy Timer
Play Mode
Photo Viewer
2 Select 'Video Adjust'.
3 Use the 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 CH +/– 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
Note
1.When the DV input is selected, only Prog. Motion and PureCinema settings can be adjusted.
Disc Setup
Initial Setup
Video/Audio Adjust
Copy
Jukebox
Pr 1
Tuner
You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for
the current preset (Tuner, VCR or LDP).
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 buttons to select the picture quality
setting you want to adjust.
Memory1
Prog. Motion
PureCinma
YNR
CNR
Detail
White AGC
White Level
You can adjust the following settings:
• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and still picture
quality when video output is set to progressive.
• PureCinema – This setting optimizes the picture for
film material when the video output is set to
progressive. Usually this is best left set to Auto; try
switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural.
• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
applied to the Y (brightness) component.
• CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
applied to the C (colour) component.
• Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
Pr 1
Pr 1
Motion Still
Auto1
Off Max
Max
Off
Min Max
Off
Min Max
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