LG Electronics USA 26LG40UA User Manual

PICTURE CONTROL

73

Color Tone - Preset

Choose one of three automatic color adjustments. Set to warm to enhance hotter colors such as red, or set to
cool to see less intense colors with more blue.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Color Temperatu r e

.

1

MENU

3

ENTER

Select

Cool, Medium

, or

Warm

.

4

Select

Advan c e d Contr o l

.

2

ENTER

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Color Temperature

F

Medium

G

Fresh Contrast

Off

Fresh Color

Off

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

Low

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

Off

Close

PICTURE CONTROL

74

MANUAL PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

PICTURE CONTROL

Picture Mode - User Mode

Adjust the picture appearance to suit your preference and viewing situations.

Select

PICTURE

.

Make appropriate adjustments.

Select

Backlight, Contrast, Brightne s s

,

Sharpness, Color

, or

Tint

.

1

MENU

Select

Pictur e Mode

.

2

ENTER

Select

Viv i d,Sta ndard, Cin e m a, Spo r t

, or

Game

.

3

ENTER

4

ENTER

5

ENTER

6

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

Aspect Ratio : 16:9

Picture Mode : Standard

• Backlight 80

• Contrast 90

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 60

• Color 60

• Tint 0

• Backlight 80

E

E

E

E

Enter

PICTURE CONTROL

75

Select your desired menu option.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Pictur e Mode

.

Select

Exper t Control

.

Select

Expert1

or

Expert2

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

4

ENTER

5

ENTER

Make appropriate adjustments.

6

Picture Mode - Expert Control

By segmenting categories,

E

Expert1

and

Expert2

provide more categories which users can set as they see

fit, offering the optimal picture quality for users.

7

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 60

• Color 60

• Tint 0

• Expert Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

Aspect Ratio : 16:9

Picture Mode : Standard

• Backlight 80

• Contrast 90

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 60

• Color 60

• Tint 0

Vivid

Standard

Cinema

Sport

Game

Expert1

Expert2

F

Off

G

Fresh Contrast

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

Off

Off

Real Cinema

Color Standard

SD

White Balance

Normal

• Method

2 Points

• Red Contrast

50

• Green Contrast

50

• Blue Contrast

50

E

PICTURE CONTROL

76

PICTURE IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY

PICTURE CONTROL

Fresh Contrast: Optimizes the contrast automatically according to the brightness of the reflection.
Fresh Color: Adjusts the color of the reflection automatically to reproduce as close as possible natural colors.
Noise Reduction: Removes interference up to the point where it does not damage the original picture.
Gamma: High gamma values display whitish images and low gamma values display high contrast images.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Advan c e d Contr o l

.

Select

Fresh Contrast, Fresh Color

,

Noise Reduction

, or

Gamma

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Select your desired options.

4

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Color Temperature

Medium

Fresh Contrast

F

Off

G

Fresh Color

Off

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

Low

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

Off

Close

PICTURE CONTROL

77

ADVANCED CONTROL - BLACK (DARKNESS) LEVEL

Adjusting the contrast and the brightness of the screen using the black level of the screen.
This feature is disable in DTV and RGB-PC mode.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Advan c e d Contr o l

.

Select

Black Level

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select

Lo w

or

High

.

4

■

Lo w

: The reflection of the screen gets

darker.

■

High

: The reflection of the screen gets

brighter.

■

Auto

: Realizing the black level of the
screen and set it to High or Low auto­matically.

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Color Temperature

Medium

Fresh Contrast

Off

Fresh Color

Off

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

F

Low

G

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

Off

Close

PICTURE CONTROL

78

ADVANCED CONTROL - EYE CARE

PICTURE CONTROL

Dims extremely bright pictures.
This feature is disable in “

Pictu r e Mode- V i v i d, Cinema

”.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Advan c e d Contr o l

.

Select

Eye Care

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Color Temperature

Medium

Fresh Contrast

Off

Fresh Color

Off

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

Low

Eye Care

F

Off

G

Real Cinema

Off

Close

PICTURE CONTROL

79

ADVANCED CONTROL - REAL CINEMA

Set up the TV for the best picture appearance for viewing movies.
When you operate Real Cinema (3:2 Pull-Down Mode or Cinema Correction Mode), the TV will adjust 24 fps

video from movies to 30 fps video for display.
This feature operates only in TV (Analog TV/CATV, Digital DTV/CADTV), AV1, AV2, Component 480i/1080i,

and HDMI 1080i mode.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Advan c e d Contr o l

.

Select

Real Cinema.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Color Temperature

Medium

Fresh Contrast

Off

Fresh Color

Off

Noise Reduction

Off

Gamma

Medium

Black Level

Low

Eye Care

Off

Real Cinema

F

Off

G

Close

PICTURE CONTROL

80

PICTURE RESET

PICTURE CONTROL

Settings of the selected picture modes return to the default factory settings.

Select

PICTURE

.

Select

Reset

.

Initialize the adjusted value.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

4

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Enter

Move

PICTURE

E

RG

• Contrast 50

• Brightness 50

• Sharpness 50

• Color 50

• Tint 0

• Advanced Control

• Reset

Screen (RGB-PC)

Resetting video configuration...

ii

PICTURE CONTROL

81

POWER INDICATOR

Select

OPTION

.

Select

Power Indicator

.

1

MENU

2

ENTER

Select

Standb y LightorPower Light

.

3

ENTER

Select your desired options.

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

■

Off

: Power/Standby indicator will turn off.

■

O n

: Power/Standby indicator will turn on.

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Power Light

Standby Light

On

Close

F OnG

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

82

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

AUTO VOLUME LEVELER (AUTO VOLUME)

Auto Volume makes sure that the volume level remains consistent whether you are watching a commercial or a
regular TV program.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Auto Volume

.

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

LR

Auto Volume : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

TV Speaker : On

Enter

Move

AUDIO

LR

Auto Volume : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

TV Speaker : On

Off

On

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

83

CLEAR VOICE

AU

Auto

Clea

Bala

Sou

By differentiating the human sound range from others, it improves the sound quality of voices.

■

If you select “

Clear V o i c e -On

”,

SR S

Tru S u r r oun d XT

feature will not

work.

■

You can also adjust

Clear V o i c e

in the

Q-Menu

.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Clear Voice

.

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

LR

LR

E E

Off

On

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

84

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

PRESET SOUND SETTINGS (SOUND MODE)

Sound Mode lets you enjoy the best sound without any special adjustment as the TV sets the appropriate
sound options based on the program content.

Standard, Music, Cinema, Sport

, and

Game

are preset for optimum sound quality at the factory and are

not adjustable.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Sound Mode

.

Select

Standard, Music

,

Cinema, Sport

, or

Game

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

■

You can also adjust

Sound Mode

in

the

Q. Menu

.

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

LR

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

Enter

Move

AUDIO

LR

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

85

SOUND SETTING ADJUSTMENT - USER MODE

SRS TRUSURROUND XT

Adjust the sound to suit your taste and room situations.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Sound Mode

.

Select

Treble

or

Bass

.

1

MENU

4

2

ENTER

Select

Standard, Music

,

Cinema, Sport

, or

Game

.

3

ENTER

ENTER

Make appropriate adjustments.

5

ENTER

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

SRS TruSurr o u n d X T

.

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

■

SRS T ruSurr o u nd XT

: Takes advantage of
any multi-channel format without needing to
add extra speakers or equipment. Dialog clarity,
bass enrichment, and the addition of stereo
audio enhancement produces an immersive
sound experience from standard stereo material.

6

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

LR

LR

Close

E

E

Treble 50

Bass 50

SRS TruSurround XT

Off

E E

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

86

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

BALANCE

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Balance

.

Make appropriate adjustments.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Adjust the left/right sound of speaker to suit your taste and room situations.

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

LR

LR

E E

Close

E

E

Balance 0

LR

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

87

TV SPEAKERS ON/OFF SETUP

Turn the TV speakers off if using external audio equipment.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

TV Speaker

.

Select

O n

or

Of f

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

4

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

TV Speaker : On

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

TV Speaker : On

LR

LR

EE

Off

On

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

88

AUDIO RESET

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

Settings of the selected Sound Mode return to the default factory settings.

Select

AUDIO

.

Select

Reset

.

1

MENU

2

ENTER

Initialize the adjusted value.

3

ENTER

4

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

Enter

Move

AUDIO

Auto Volume : Off

Clear Voice : On

Balance 0

Sound Mode : Standard

•

SRS TruSurround XT:

Off

• Treble 50

• Bass 50

• Reset

LR

LR

E E

Resetting audio configuration...

i

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

89

STEREO/SAP BROADCAST SETUP

Q.Menu

3

16:9

Standard

Vivid

Off

F

English

G

Off

Add

Aspect Ratio

Backlight

Picture Mode

Sound Mode

Caption

Multi Audio

Sleep Timer

Del/Add/Fav

CH

Close

For Analog only: This TV can receive MTS stereo programs and any SAP (Secondary Audio Program) that accom­panies the stereo program if the station transmits an additional sound signal. Mono sound is automatically used
if the broadcast is only in Mono.

Select

SAP

.

Select

Mono, Stereo

, or

SA P

.

Return to TV viewing.

1

Q. MENU

3

2

Q. MENU

Select

Multi Audio

.

Select other languages.

Return to TV viewing.

1

Q. MENU

3

2

Q. MENU

Analog TV Digital TV

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

90

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

Other languages may be available if a digital signal is provided by the broadcasting station.
This feature operates only in DTV/CADTV mode.

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Menu

English

Audio

F

English

G

Close

Select

OPTION

.

Select

Language

.

Select

Audio

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select your desired language:
Englis h, Spanis h

, or

French

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

91

ON-SCREEN MENUS LANGUAGE SELECTION

The menus can be shown on the screen in the selected language.

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Menu

F

English

G

Audio

English

Close

Select

OPTION

.

Select

Language

.

Select

Menu

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select your desired language.
From this point on, the on-screen menus

will be shown in the selected language.

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

92

CAPTION MODE

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

Caption must be provided to help people with hearing loss watch TV. Select a caption mode for displaying cap­tioning information if provided on a program. Analog caption displays information at any position on the screen
and is usually the program's dialog. Caption/Text, if provided by the broadcaster, would be available for both
digital and analog channels on the Antenna/Cable. This TV is programmed to memorize the caption/text mode
which was last set when you turned the power off. This function is only available when

Caption

Mode is set

O n

.

Select

OPTION

.

Select

Caption

.

Select

O n

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select

CC1-4

or

Text1-4

.

4

Analog Broadcasting System Captions

■

When selecting

Of f

, Sub-menus for
Analog, DTV, and Digital Option
become disabled.

■

CAPTION

The term for the words that scroll
across the bottom of the TV screen;
usually the audio portion of the pro­gram provided for the hearing impaired.

■

TEXT

The term for the words that appear in a
large black frame and almost cover the
entire screen; usually messages provid­ed by the broadcaster.

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Mode

CC1

Close

Digital Option

F

On

G

SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL

93

Digital Broadcasting System Captions

Choose the language you want the DTV/CADTV Captions to appear in.
Other Languages can be chosen for digital sources only if they are included on the program.
This function in only available when Caption Mode is set On.

Select

OPTION

.

Select

Caption

.

Select

O n

.

1

MENU

3

2

ENTER

ENTER

Select

CC1-4, Text1-4

, or

Service1- 6

.

4

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Enter

Move

OPTION

Language : English

Input Label

SIMPLINK : On

Key Lock : Off

Caption : Off

Set ID : 1

Power Indicator

Initial Setting : Home

Mode

CC1

Close

Digital Option

F

On

G