LG Electronics USA 50PS60UA, 42PQ60UA, 60PS60UA, 42PQ20UA, 50PS30UB User Manual

WATCHING TV / CHANNEL CONTROL

INPUT LABEL

You can set a label for each input source when it's not in use.

CONTROL CHANNEL / TV WATCHING

OPTION	Move	Enter	OPTION	Move	Enter
Menu Language	: English		Menu Language	: English
Audio Language	: English		Audio Language	: English
Input Label			Input Label	AV1	F	G
SIMPLINK	: On		SIMPLINK	: On
				AV2
Key Lock	: Off		Key Lock	: Off
				Component1
Caption	: Off		Caption	: Off
Demo Mode	: On		Demo Mode	Component2
				: On
ISM Method	: Normal		ISM Method	RGB-PC
				: Normal
Set ID	: 1		Set ID	: 1HDMI1
E				E
				HDMI2

HDMI3

HDMI4

		Close		Only 42/50PQ60,
				42/50PS60

With using OPTION menu

MENU	Select OPTION.
ENTER	Select Input	Label.

ENTER	Select the source.

Select the label.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

With using INPUT button

INPUT	Select the source.

Q. MENU

Select the label.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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AV MODE

You can select the optimal images and sounds.

Off		Cinema	or			Cinema

	Game		Sport

AV MODE

Press the AV MODE button repeatedly to select the desired source.

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RETURN

Return to TV viewing.

■ If you select “Cinema	/		Cinema”
in AV mode, Cinema	will be selected

both for “PICTURE menu - Picture Mode” and “AUDIO menu - Sound Mode” respectively.

■ If you select “Off” in AV mode, the “Picture Mode” and “Sound Mode” return to previous selected value.

CONTROL CHANNEL / TV WATCHING

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WATCHING TV / CHANNEL CONTROL

CONTROL CHANNEL / TV WATCHING

This function operates only with devices with the logo.

The TV might not function properly when using it with other products with HDMI-CEC function.

This allows you to control and play other AV devices connected with HDMI cable without additional cables and settings.

To start using SIMPLINK, turn it on in the user menus.

OPTION	Move	Enter
Menu Language	: English
Audio Language	: English
Input Label
SIMPLINK	: On
Key Lock	: Off
Caption	: Off
Demo Mode	: On
ISM Method	: Normal
Set ID	: 1
E

	OPTION	Move		Enter
	Menu Language	: English
	Audio Language	: English
	Input Label		Off
	SIMPLINK	: On
	Key Lock	: Off	On
	Caption	: Off
	Demo Mode	: On
	ISM Method	: Normal
	Set ID	: 1
	E

MENU

Select OPTION.

ENTER

Select SIMPLINK.

ENTER	Select On or Off.

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RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

! NOTE

G Connect the HDMI/DVI IN or HDMI IN terminal of the TV to the rear terminal (HDMI terminal) of the SIMPLINK device with the HDMI cable.

G When you switch the Input source with the INPUT button on the remote control, the SIMPLINK device will stop.

G When you select a device with home theater functionality, the sound output automatically switches to the home theater speakers.

G If a connected SIMPLINK home theater system doesn't play the audio from the TV, connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal on the back of the TV to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN terminal on the back of the SIMPLINK device with an OPTICAL cable.

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SIMPLINK Functions

■ect Play: After connecting AV devices to the TV, you can directly control the devices and play media without additional settings.

■lect AV device: Enables you to select one of the AV devices connected to TV.

■ c playback: Control connected AV devices by pressing the , ENTER, G, A, l l, FF and GG buttons.

■wer off all devices: When you power off the TV, all connected devices are turned off.

■itch audio-out: Offers an easy way to switch audio-out.

■nc Power on: When you play the connected AV device, TV will automatically turn on.

(A	which is connected to the TV through a HDMI cable but does not support SIMPLINK, does not provide
this

Note: To operate SIMPLINK, an HDMI cable over Version 1.3 with *CEC function should be used. (*CEC: Consumer Electronics Control).

Display SIMPLINK menu.

ENTER	Select the desired device.
ENTER	Control connected AV devices.

SIMPLINK Menu

1	the previous TV
	channel regardless of the current mode.

2DISC playback: Select and play discs. When multiple discs are available, the titles of discs are conveniently displayed at the bottom of the screen.

3VCR playback: Control the connected VCR.

4 HDD Recordings playback: Control recordings stored in HDD.

5Audio Out to Home Theater speak- er/Audio Out to TV: Select Home Theater speaker or TV speaker for Audio Out.

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2

3

4

5

GWhen no device is connected (displayed in gray)

GSelected Device

GWhen a device is connected (displayed in bright color)

CONTROL CHANNEL / TV WATCHING

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USB

USB

ENTRY MODES

When you connect a USB device, this screen is displayed automatically.

In USB device, you can not add a new folder or delete the existing folder.

1 Connect the USB device to the USB IN jacks on the side of TV.

	■ It doesn’t support USB HDD
	■ This TV supports JPG and MP3.
	USB IN
	I IN 3
	Select the Eject USB menu before removing the
2	USB device.
	Select Photo List or Music List.

Q. MENU

Select Eject USB.

Photo List

Music List

ENTER

ENTER

Precautions when using the USB device

G Only a USB storage device is recognizable.

G If the USB storage device is connected through a USB hub, the device is not recognizable.

G A USB storage device using an automatic recognition program may not be recognized.

G A USB storage device which uses its own driver may not be recognized.

G In case of a card reader, up to four memory cards are concurrently recognizable.

G The recognition speed of a USB storage device may depend on each device.

G Please do not turn off the TV or unplug the USB device when the connected USB storage device is working. When such device is suddenly separated or unplugged, the stored files or the USB storage device may be damaged.

GPlease do not connect the USB storage device which was artificially maneuvered on the PC. The device may cause the product to malfunction or fail to be played. Never forget to use only a USB storage device which has normal music files or image files.

G Please use only a USB storage device which was formatted as a FAT or NTFS file system provided with the Windows operating system. In case of a storage device formatted as a different utility program which is not supported by Windows, it may not be recognized.

G Please connect power to a USB storage device which requires an external power supply. If not, the device may not be recognized.

G Please connect a USB storage device with cable is offered by USB maker. If connected with cable is not offered by USB maker or an excessively long cable, the device may not be recognized.

G Some USB storage devices may not be supported or operated smoothly.

G File alignment method of USB storage device is similar to Window XP and filename can recognize up to 100 English characters.

G Please backup important files because data on USB device may be damaged. Data management is consumer's responsibility and as a result, the manufacturer does not cover data damage.

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PHOTO LIST

You can view .JPG files from USB storage devices.

The On Screen Display on your model may be slightly different.

Supported photo file: *.JPG

■You can play JPG files only.

■Only baseline scan is supported among JPG.

USB

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	MENU	Select USB.	ENTER	ENTER	Select Photo	List.
				3	4	5
1			Photo List			USB Device
				Page 1/1	No Marked
2						Free Space 150MB
			Top Folder	Drive1
			Drive1
				1
		2
3
4			2Folders, 4Files
5		1	Upper
6
			Move			Exit

6

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USB

USB

Photo Selection and Popup Menu

	Photo List							USB Device
		Page 1/1	No Marked
							Free Space 150MB
	TOP FOLDER	Drive1
	Drive1
	2Folders, 4Files
	Upper
	Move	CH						Exit
	Photo List							USB Device
		Page 1/1 No Marked
						Free Space 150MB
	Drive1	Upper
	Butterfly	Photo
		X.Box		1366x768
				125KB
		DSC0001		View
		DSC0002		Mark All
	1366x768 125KB	DSC0003		Delete
	Upper	DSC0004		Cancel
	Move	CH						Exit

When you select a file (not folder), this PopUp menu is displayed.

G View: Display the selected item.

screen. G Unmark All: Deselect all marked photos. G Delete: Delete the selected photo item. G Cancel: Close the pop-up menu.

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2	ENTER		Select the desired photos.
3	ENTER	Show the Popup menu.
4		ENTER	Select the desired Popup menu.

■Use the CH button to navigation in the photo page.

■Use the FAV button to mark or unmark a photo. When one or more photos are marked, you can view individual photos or a slide show of the marked photos. If no photos are marked, you can view all photos individually or all photos in the folder in a slide show.

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Full Screen Menu

You can change the Photo List view so that it fills the screen. More operations are available in full screen mode.

	Photo List								USB Device
			Page 1/1	No Marked						150MB
								Free Space
	TOP FOLDER		Drive1
	Drive1
	2Folders, 4Files
	Upper
	Move		CH						Exit
	Photo List								USB Device
			Page 1/1 No Marked
							Free Space 150MB
	Drive1		Upper
	Butterfly		Photo
			X.Box		1366x768
					125KB
			DSC0001		View
			DSC0002		Mark All
	1366x768 125KB		DSC0003		Delete
	Upper		DSC0004		Cancel
	Move	PopUp Menu CH							Exit

USB

1/17

Sideshow

BGM

Delete Option Hide

The aspect ratio of a photo may change the size of the photo displayed on the screen in full size.

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2

ENTER

3

ENTER

4

5ENTER

Select the target folder or drive.

Select the desired photos.

Show the Popup menu.

Select View.

The selected photo is displayed in full size.

■Use the CH button to navigation in the photo page.

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USB

1/17

	Sideshow	BGM	Delete Option Hide

USB

6	Select the Sideshow, BGM,	(Rotate),

ENTER	Delete, ption, or Hide.

■Use button to select the previous or next photo.

■ Use button to select and control the menu on the full-sized screen.

G Sideshow: Selected photos are displayed during the slide show. If no photo is selected, all photos in the current folder are displayed during slide show.

■Set the time interval of the slide show in Option.

■A slide show continues for a maximum of 4 hours. After 4 hours, the slide show will end and go to TV mode or external input mode.

G BGM: Listen to music while viewing photos in full size.

■Set the BGM device and album in Option. G (Rotate): Rotate photos.

■Rotates the photo 90°, 180°, 270°, 360° clockwise. G Delete: Delete photos.

G Option: Set values for Slide Speed and Music Folder.

■Use button and ENTER button to set values. Then go to and press ENTER to save the settings.

■You cannot change Music Folder while BGM is playing.

G Hide : Hide the menu on the full-sized screen.

■To see the menu again on the full-sized screen, press ENTER button to display.

Press to edit the BGM album.

Slide Speed	Fast
Music Folder	...
ENTER	Cancel

! NOTE

G This TV will not be able to decode most JPEG images saved using the Progressive option.

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MUSIC LIST

You can use the Music List menu to play MP3 files form a USB storage device.

This TV cannot play back copy-protected files.

The On Screen Display on your model may be slightly different.

Supported music file: *.MP3

Bit rate range 40Kbps ~ 320Kbps

• Sampling rate (Sampling Frequency) MPEG1 : 32000, 44100, 48000Hz MPEG2 : 16000, 24000, 22050Hz MPEG2.5 : 16 ~ 48KHz

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MENU	ENTER	ENTER	Select Music	List.

			3	4	5
1	file		Music List		USB Device
2	Preview: If any album jacket
			Page 1/1	No Marked	Free Space 150MB
	for the file exists, this jack-		Drive1	Title	Duration
	et is displayed.		Arirang	Upper
	Current page/Total pages			Arirang	04:12
	Total number of marked	2		Good Bye	05:30
	musics		3945 KB, 128 Kbps
	Usable USB memory	1
			Upper
	Corresponding buttons on
	the remote control		Move		Exit
			6

USB

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USB

Music Selection and Popup Menu

Up to 6 music titles are listed per page.

Music List

USB Device

Page 1/1

No Marked

Free Space 150MB

Drive1

Title

Duration

Arirang

Upper

Arirang

04:12

Good Bye

05:30

3945 KB, 128 Kbps

Upper

Move

CH

Exit

USB

Music List

USB Device

Page 1/1

No Marked

Free Space 150MB

Drive1

Title

Duration

Arirang

Upper

Arirang

3945 KB

128 Kbps

Good Bye

Play

Play

with

3945 KB, 128 Kbps

Mark

All

Delete

Upper

Cancel

Move

CH

Exit

G Play (During stop): Play the selected music. Once a song finishes playing, the next selected one will be played. When there are no selected musics to play, the next one in the current folder will be played. If you go to a different folder and press the ENTER button, the current music in playback will stop.

G Play Marked: Play the selected musics. Once a music finishes playing, the next selected one will be played automatically.

G Stop Play (During playback): Stop the playing musics.

G Play with Photo: Start playing the selected musics and then move to the Photo List.

G Mark All: Mark all musics in the folder. G Unmark All: Deselect all marked music. G Delete: Delete the selected music.

G Cancel: Close the pop-up menu.

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Select the target folder or drive.

2

	ENTER		Select the desired musics.
3	ENTER	Show the Popup menu.
4		ENTER	Select the desired Popup menu.

RETURN	Return to TV viewing

■Use the CH button to navigation in the music page.

■Use FAV button to mark or unmark a music file. If no music is marked, all the music in the folder will be played in sequence. When one or more music files are marked, the marked music files will be played in sequence. If you want to listen to only one song repeatedly, just mark that one file and play.

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■The play information box (as shown below) will automatically move across the screen when there is no user input to prevent a fixed image remaining on the screen for a extended period of time.

USB

! NOTE

G When music is playing, is displayed in front of the music play time.

G A damaged or corrupted music file that does not play displays 00:00 as the play time.

G Music files with copy-protection will not play.

G Press ENTER, A , or RETURN button to stop the screen saver.

G This TV can not play music files less than 16 Kbytes.

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PICTURE CONTROL

PICTURE SIZE (ASPECT RATIO) CONTROL

This feature lets you choose the way an analog picture with a 4:3 aspect ratio is displayed on your TV.

■ RGB-PC input source use 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio.

CONTROL PICTURE

Set By Program		4:3		16:9

Cinema Zoom		Zoom

RATIO	Select the desired	Q.Menu
		Aspect Ratio	F 16:9 G
		Picture Mode	Vivid
2		Sound Mode	Standard
RETURN	Return to TV viewing	Caption	Off
		Multi Audio	English
		Sleep Timer	Off
		CH Del/Add/Fav	Add
		Eject USB	Eject

Close

■ You can also adjust Aspect Ratio in the Q-Menu.

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Set by program

Selects the proper picture proportion to match the source’s image.

(4:3 4:3)

(16:9 16:9)

4:3

Choose 4:3 when you want to view a picture with an original 4:3 aspect ratio.

16:9

Adjust the picture horizontally, in a linear proportion to fill the entire screen.

Zoom

Choose Zoom when you want to view the picture without any alteration. However, the top and bottom portions of the picture will be cropped.

Cinema Zoom

Choose Cinema Zoom when you want the picture to be altered, both vertically extended and cropped. The picture taking a halfway trade off between alteration and screen coverage.

Just Scan

Normally the edges of video signals are cropped 1-2%. Just Scan turns off this cropping and shows the complete video.

Notes: If there is noise on the edges of the original signal, it will be visible when Just Scan is activated. Just Scan operates only in DTV/CADTV/Component/HDMI-DTV/DVI-DTV (720p/1080i/1080p) input source.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

CONTROL PICTURE

ENERGY SAVING

It reduces the plasma display’s power consumption.

The default factory setting complies with the Energy Star requirements and is adjusted to the comfortable level to be viewed at home.

You can increase the brightness of your screen by adjusting the Power Saving level or by setting the Picture Mode.

PICTURE		Move		Enter	PICTURE		Move	Enter
Aspect Ratio	: 16:9				Aspect Ratio	: 16:9	Intelligent Sensor		F High	G
Energy Saving : Intelligent Sensor
					Energy Saving : Intelligent Sensor			Off
Picture Mode	: Standard				Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Contrast	90				• Contrast	90	Level 1
	• Brightness	50				• Brightness	50	Level 2
	• Sharpness	60				• Sharpness	60	Level 3
	• Color	60				• Color	60	Level 4
	• Tint	0	R	G		• Tint	0
	• Advanced Control					• Advanced ControlR		G
	E					E

MENU

	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select	Energy Saving.
ENTER	Select Intelligent Sensor (		Select Low, Medium, or High.),

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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PRESET PICTURE SETTINGS

Picture Mode - Preset

There are factory presets for picture settings available in the user menus. You can use a preset, change each setting manually.

Q.Menu

Cinema

Aspect Ratio

F

16:916:9

G

or

Picture Mode

F

Vividivid

G

Standard

Cinema

Sound Mode

Standard

Caption

Off

Multi Audio

English

Sleep Timer

Off

CH Del/Add/Fav

Add

Eject USB

Eject

Game

Sport

Close

											port,
											Settings
											quality
			at the factory and are not adjustable.
ema			■ You can also adjust Picture							Mode in
			the PICTURE menu.
.			■		Cinema (Only			for		50PS30,
			50/60PS60): This is cinema								quality
			mode to provide you the experience of
			watching a movie at home. The user will
			be able enjoy the best level of satisfac-
			tory screen quality in any movie without
			any separate adjustments.								Cinema
			expresses the optimal screen quality
			when it is darkest.
			■ When selecting					Cinema,			Aspect
			ratio changes to Just scan.
■			(Thomlinson Holman’s Experiment) is the
audio			and	video certification				standard			of THX

established by George Lucas, who directed the movie Star Wars, and Thomlinson.

This is the product to be certified in THX display area and guarantees screen quality that exceeds the display standard specification in both hardware and software.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

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.

CONTROL PICTURE

PICTURE		Move		Enter	PICTURE		Move	Enter
	E					E
Picture Mode	: Standard				Picture Mode	: Standard
	• Contrast	50				• Contrast	50
	• Brightness	50				• Brightness	50Color Temperature			F Medium	G
	• Sharpness	50				• Sharpness	50			Off
							Fresh Contrast
	• Color	50				• Color	50			Off
	• Tint	0				• Tint	FreshR Color		G
			R	G			0
	• Advanced Control						Noise Reduction			Off
						• Advanced Control
	• Reset					• Reset	Gamma			Medium
Screen (RGB-PC)					Screen (RGB-PC)		Black Level			Low
							Film Mode			Off
									Close

MENU

	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select Advanced	Control.

ENTER	Select Color	Temperature.

4

Select Cool, Medium, or Warm.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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MANUAL PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Picture Mode - User Mode

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

50PS30, 50/60PS60 only: This feature is disabled in “Picture Mode- Cinema”.

PICTURE		Move	Enter
Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Energy Saving : Intelligent Sensor
Picture Mode	: Standard			E
	• Contrast	90	• Contrast	80	E	E
	• Brightness	50
	• Sharpness	60		E		Enter
	• Color	60
	• Tint	0 R	G
	• Advanced Control
	E

MENU

Select PICTURE.

ENTER	Select Picture Mode.
ENTER	Select Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Sport, or Game.
ENTER	Select Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness,
	Color, or Tint.
ENTER	Make appropriate adjustments.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

CONTROL PICTURE

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PICTURE CONTROL

CONTROL PICTURE

Picture Mode - Expert Control

By segmenting categories, Expert1 and Expert2 provide more categories which users can set as they see fit, offering the optimal picture quality for users.

PICTURE		Move			Enter
Aspect Ratio	: 16:9
Energy Saving : Intelligent Sensor
Picture Mode	: Standard			Vivid
	• Contrast	90		Standard
	• Brightness	50		Cinema
	• Sharpness	60		Sport
	• Color	60	R	Game		G
	• Tint	0
				Expert1
	• Advanced Control			Expert2
	E

PICTURE		Move		Enter
	E
Picture Mode	: Standard	Fresh Contrast			F	Off	G
	• Contrast	50				Off
	• Brightness	Noise Reduction
		50
	• Sharpness	Gamma				Medium
		50
	• Color	Black Level				Low
		50
	• Tint	0				Off
		Film Mode
	• Expert Control		R	G		HD
	• Reset	Color Standard
Screen (RGB-PC)		White Balance				Medium
		Red Contrast				50
				E
				Close

MENU	Select PICTURE.
ENTER	Select Picture	Mode.
ENTER	Select Expert1 or Expert2.
ENTER	Select Expert	Control.

ENTER	Select your desired menu option.
	Make appropriate adjustments.

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RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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PICTURE IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY

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.

PICTURE

Move

Enter

PICTURE

Move

Enter

E

E

Picture Mode

: Standard

Picture Mode

: Standard

Color Temperature

Medium

• Contrast

50

• Contrast

50

Fresh Contrast

F

Off

G

• Brightness

50

• Brightness

50

Fresh Color

Off

PICTURE

• Sharpness

50

• Sharpness

50

• Color

50

• Color

50

Noise Reduction

Off

• Tint

0

R

G

• Tint

0

R

Gamma G

Medium

• Advanced Control

• Advanced Control

Black Level

Low

• Reset

• Reset

Film Mode

Off

CONTROL

Screen (RGB-PC)

Screen (RGB-PC)

Close

MENU

Select PICTURE.

ENTER

ENTER

Select Advanced Control.

Select Fresh Contrast, Fresh Color,

Noise Reduction, or Gamma.

Select your desired options.

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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PICTURE CONTROL

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.

CONTROL PICTURE

PICTURE

Move

Enter

PICTURE

Move

Enter

E

E

Picture Mode

: Standard

Picture Mode

: Standard

Color Temperature

Medium

• Contrast

50

• Contrast

50

Fresh Contrast

Off

• Brightness

50

• Brightness

50

Fresh Color

Off

• Sharpness

50

• Sharpness

50

• Color

50

• Color

50

Noise Reduction

Off

• Tint

0

R

G

• Tint

0

R 0

G

Medium

Gamma

• Advanced Control

• Advanced Control Black Level

F

Low

G

• Reset

• Reset

Film Mode

Off

Screen (RGB-PC)

Screen (RGB-PC)

Close

MENU

ENTER

ENTER

Select PICTURE.

Select Advanced Control.

Select Black Level.

■Low: 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.

4

Select Low or High.

5

RETURN

Return to the previous menu.

MENU

Return to TV viewing.

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