Side Mask Setting - Pioneer PDP-50MXE20 Technical Manual

Integrator Mode

10) SIDE MASK Setting

This mode is for adjusting the brightness of the no-image section around the screen when the screen size is '4:3' etc.
When performing adjustments, pay attention to the brightness balance between the displayed signal and that of the
adjacent sets.
Factory setting: R. LEVEL, G. LEVEL, B. LEVEL ...... 80
AUTO SIDE MASK ......................... OFF
1 Enter the integrator mode.
(Refer to section 5.4.1, "About the Integrator Mode" (pg. 190).)
2 Select 'OPTION'.
3 Place the cursor on 'SIDE MASK' then press the [SET]
button.
4 Place the cursor on a level (R. LEVEL, G. LEVEL, B. LEVEL)
then adjust the setting using the [2/3] buttons.
<Adjustable Range>
Each item: 0 to 255 (initial value: 80)
5 Change the setting by pressing the [2/3] buttons to move
the cursor to the 'AUTO SIDE MASK'.
Each time a [2/3] button is pressed, the setting changes
as shown below.
ON ....... To reduce burning when a black band appears at
both edges of a 4:3 image displayed on a 16:9
screen, a preset side mask is displayed.
OFF ..... It does not operate.
Note
• It is only effective during one screen display.
• It is only effective during INPUT2 and INPUT5 color signal.
• Compatible signals: 1080i, 720p, 1080p
• It takes about five seconds until display starts. If it is a dark image, it may take even longer.
• As the black band on a 16/9 screen disappears, the preset side mask also disappears.
• This function does not operate for patterned or for colored bands.
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3 ON
OFF 2
Screen 3
I N T E G R AT O R
P I C T U R E S C R E E N
P R OG R A M T I M E R
S C R E E N M A S K
S I D E M A S K
V I D E O WA L L
B AU D R A T E
I D N O . S E T
ENTER
SET
Screen 4
S I D E M A S K
R . L E V E L
G . L E V E L
B . L E V E L
A U T O S I D E M A S K
D E FA U LT
R E T U R N
SET
Screen 5
S I D E M A S K
R . L E V E L
G . L E V E L
B . L E V E L
A U T O S I D E M A S K
D E FA U LT
R E T U R N
SET
I N P U T 1
S E T U P O P T I O N
:
G R E E N
:
3 8 4 0 0 B P S
:
0 1 H
EXIT
MENU
: 8 0
: 8 0
: 8 0
: O F F
EXIT
MENU
: 8 0
: 8 0
: 8 0
: O F F
EXIT
MENU