Samsung LN40D503F6FXZA E-manual

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Model _____________ Serial No. _____________

Channel

• Using the INFO button (Now & Next guide) 1

• Using Channel menu 2

• Memorizing Channels 16

• Other Features 18

Basic Features

• Changing the Preset Picture Mode 20

• Adjusting Picture Settings 21

• Changing the Picture Options 27

• Changing the Preset Sound Mode 34

• Adjusting Sound Settings 35

Preference Features

• Setting the Time 41

• Using the Sleep Timer 43

• Setting the On / Off Timer 44

• Locking Programs 47

• Picture In Picture (PIP) 49

• Economical Solutions 51

• Other Features 53

• Support Menu 59

Advanced Features

• Using the My Contents 66

• Connecting a USB Device 67

• Screen Display 72

• Music 73

• Photos 75

• My Contents - Additional Functions 76

Other Information

• Troubleshooting 79

• Anti-theft Kensington Lock 96

• License 98

Contents

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❑ Using the INFO button (Now & Next guide)

The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video
settings.

The Now & Next guide shows daily TV program information for each channel
according to the broadcasting time.

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Scroll ◄, ► to view information for a desired program while watching the
current channel.

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Using Channel menu

Press the CONTENT button to select Watch TV, then select the desired menu.
Each screen will be displayed.

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Guide

The EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
information is provided by broadcasters.
Using program schedules provided by
broadcasters, you can specify programs
you want to watch in advance so that
the channel automatically changes to
the selected program channel at the
specified time. Program entries may
appear blank or out of date depending
on a channel status.

Guide

Schedule Manager

Channel List

Channel Manager

My Contents

Watch TV

Source

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Using Guide

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Schedule Mgr

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D

-2 Hours

ACB D

+2 HoursD Exit

; Information k Page E Schedule

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Home and Away
9:48 pm - 12:05 am

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Today

12:00 am

12:30 am 1:00 am 1:30 am

No Information

05.1 Globo HD

05.1 Globo HD

08.1 Rede TV!HD

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JORNAL DA GLOBAL

08.1 Rede TV!HD

Guide

Wed, 6 Oct 10:54 pm

Channel View - All

1 2 3 54 6 7

Home and...

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Red (Schedule Mgr): Moves to the Schedule List in Schedule Manager.

2

B

D

Green (-2 Hours): Viewing the list of programs to be broadcasted before 2 hours.

3

ACB D

Yellow (+2 Hours): Viewing the list of programs to be broadcasted after 2 hours.

4

D

Blue (Exit): Exits the guide.

5

; (Information): Displays details of the selected program.

6

k (Page): Move to previous or next page.

7

E (Watch / Schedule)

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When selecting the current program, you can watch the selected program.

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When selecting the future program, you can reserve to watch the selected pro­gram. To cancel the schedule, press the ENTERE button again and select

Cancel Schedules.

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Schedule Manager

Cancel or set the Timer Viewing to display the channel you want at the intended
time.

Using Timer Viewing

You can set a desired channel to be displayed automatically at the intended time.
Set the current time first to use this function.

1.

Press the ENTER

E

button to add manual booking.

2.

Press the

◄/►/▲/▼

button to set the Antenna, Channel, Repeat, Date,

Start Time.

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Antenna: Select the desired broadcasting signal.

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Channel: Select the desired channel.

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Repeat: Select Once, Manual, Sat~Sun, Mon~Fri or Everyday to set at

your convenience. If you select Manual, you can set the day you want.

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The (c) mark indicates the day you’ve selected.

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Date: You can set the desired date.

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It is available when you select Once in Repeat.

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Start Time: You can set the start time you want.

N

If you want to edit or cancel the schedule, select the reserved schedule on
the Schedule List, and select the Edit or Cancel Schedules.

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Channel List

You can view channel information, Added Channels or Favorites 1-5.

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When you press the CH LIST button on the remote control, Channel List
screen will be displayed at once.

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Added Channels: Shows all added

channels.

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Favorites 1-5: Shows all favorite

channels.

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Favorites 1-5 will be displayed

when you set Add to

Favorites.

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If you want to view favorite
channels you added, press the

CH LIST button and use L

(CH Mode) button to move Favorites 1-5.

Air

AC B D

Antenna

AC B D

Program View

L

CH Mode E Watch k Page

Channel List

Added Channels

02 Air

04.1 TV#4

a

05 Air

07.1 TV#7

09.1 TV#9

11.1 TV#11

a

13 Air

a

14 Air

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Using the color buttons with the Channel List.

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A

Red (Antenna): Switches to Air or Cable.

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AC B D

Yellow (Program View / Channel View):

Displays the program when digital channel is selected. Returns to the
channel view.

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L

(CH Mode / Channel): Move to the Favorites 1-5 when Add to

Favorites is set. / Change channels.

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When you press the

ACB D

(Program View) button, you can move to

other channels using

L

(Channel) button.

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E

(Watch / Information): Press to watch the channel you selected. /

Displays details of the selected program.

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k●

(Page): Move to next or previous page.

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Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Operations

a

An analog channel.

)

A reserved program.

\

A locked channel.

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How to use Timer Viewing in Channel List (digital channels only)

When you set the Timer Viewing in Channel List, you can only set the program in

Program View.

1.

Press the CH LIST button, then select a desired digital channel.

2.

Press the

ACB D

(Program View) button.

3.

Press the

▲

/ ▼ buttons to select the desired program, then press the

ENTER

E●

(Information)●or INFO button.

4.

Select Timer Viewing, then press the ENTER

E

button when done.

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If you want to cancel Timer Viewing, follow steps 1 through 3. Select Cancel

Schedules.

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Channel Manager

You can edit the channel to your preference.

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( ) Added Ch.: Shows all added channels.

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( ) All Channels: Shows all
currently available channels.

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( ) Favorites 1-5: Shows favorite
channels.

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Using the color buttons with the

Channel Manager.

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A

Red (Antenna): Switches to

Air or Cable.

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D

Blue (Sorting): Changes the

list ordered by channel number or channel name.

Air

AC B D

Antenna

Sorting k Page E Select T Tools R Return

Channel Manager

Added Ch.

Selected items: 4 Channel Number

a

3 ---- Air

a

4 ---- Air

a

5 ---- Air

6.1 TV #6

7.1 TV #7

a

8 ---- Air

9.1 TV #9

a

10 ---- Air

a

11 ---- Air

11.1 TV #11

a

12 ---- Air

a

13 ---- Air

14.1 TV #14

a

15 ---- Air

a

16 ---- Air

a

17 ---- Air

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Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Operations

a

An analog channel.

c

A channel selected.

F

A channel set as a favorite.

\

A locked channel.

T

Displays the Channel Manager option menu.

Channel Manager Option Menu

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Set each channel using the Channel Manager menu options (Watch, Add to

Favorites /Edit Favorites, Lock/Unlock, Channel Name Edit, Add/Delete,
Deselect All, Select All). Option menu items may differ depending on the channel

status.

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1. Select a channel and press the TOOLS button.

2.

Select a function and change its settings.

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Watch: Watch the selected channel.

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Add to Favorites / Edit Favorites: Set channels you watch frequently as favorites.

/ Add or Delete the selected channel in Favorites 1-5.

1.

Select the Add to Favorites / Edit Favorites, then press the ENTER

E

button.

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If the channel is already added to favorite channel, Edit Favorites will be
shown.

2.

Press the ENTER

E

button to select Favorites 1-5, then press the OK

button.

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One favorite channel can be added in several of favorites among

Favorites 1-5.

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Lock / Unlock: Lock a channel so that the channel cannot be selected and

viewed.

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NOTE

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This function is available only when the Channel Lock is set to On.

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The PIN input screen appears. Enter your 4-digit PIN, the default of which
is “0-0-0-0”. Change the PIN using the Change PIN option.

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Channel Name Edit (analog channels only): Assign your own channel name.

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Add / Delete: Delete or add a channel to display the channels you want.

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NOTE

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All deleted channels will be shown on the All Channels menu.

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A gray-colored channel indicates the channel has been deleted.

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The Add menu only appears for deleted channels.

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Deselect All: Deselect all the selected channels.

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You can only select Deselect All when one or more channels are selected.

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Select All: Select all the channels in the channel list.

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Memorizing channels

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MENUm → Channel → ENTER

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Antenna (Air / Cable)

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Before your television can begin memorizing the available channels, you must
specify the type of signal source that is connected to the TV (i.e. an Air or a

Cable system).

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Auto Program

Scans for a channel automatically and stores in the TV.

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Air: Air antenna signal.

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Cable: Cable antenna signal.

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NOTE

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Automatically allocated program numbers may not correspond to actual
or desired program numbers. If a channel is locked, the PIN input
window appears.

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If the antenna is connected to ANT 2 IN (CABLE), select Cable and if it is
connected to ANT 1 IN (AIR), select Air.

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If both ANT 1 IN and ANT 2 IN are connected, select both Air and Cable.

How to Stop Auto Programming

1.

Press the ENTER

E

button.

2.

A message will ask Stop Auto Program? Select Yes by pressing the  or 

button.

3.

Press the ENTER

E

button.

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Other Features

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Fine Tune

(analog channels only)
If the reception is clear, you do not have to fine tune the channel, as this is done

automatically during the search and store operation. If the signal is weak or
distorted, fine tune the channel manually.

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Select Fine Tune in the Channel menu.

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Fine tuned channels that have been saved are marked with an asterisk “*” on
the right-hand side of the channel number in the channel banner.

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To reset the fine-tuning, select Reset.

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Color System (Auto / PAL-M / PAL-N / NTSC)

Normally the TV can receive image and sound with good quality in Auto
mode. This mode detects the color signal sources automatically. If the color
implementation is unsatisfactory, select any of PAL-M, PAL-N or NTSC.

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Changing the Preset Picture Mode

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MENUm → Picture → Picture Mode → ENTER

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Picture Mode

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Select your preferred picture type.

N

When connecting a PC, you can only make changes to the Entertain and

Standard.

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Dynamic: Suitable for a bright room.

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Standard: Suitable for a normal environment.

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Natural

for 5 series

: Suitable for an eye comfortable display.

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Movie: Suitable for watching movies in a dark room.

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Entertain: Suitable for watching movies and games.

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It is only available when connecting a PC.

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Adjusting picture settings

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Backlight / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Color / Tint (G/R)

Your television has several setting options for picture quality control.

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NOTE

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When you make changes to Backlight, Contrast, Brightness,

Sharpness, Color or Tint (G/R) the OSD will be adjusted accordingly.

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Settings can be adjusted and stored for each external device connected
to the TV.

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When connecting a PC, you can only make changes to Backlight,

Contrast, Brightness and Sharpness.

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Lowering picture brightness reduces power consumption.

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Screen Adjustment

Set the various picture options such as picture size and aspect ratio.

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Picture Size: Your cable box/satellite receiver may have its own set of screen

sizes as well. However, we highly recommend you use 16:9 mode most of the
time.

16:9: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode.
Zoom1: Use for moderate magnification.
Zoom2: Use for a stronger magnification.
Wide Fit: Enlarges the aspect ratio of the picture to fit the entire screen.
4:3: Sets the picture to basic (4:3) mode.

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Do not watch in 4:3 format for a long time. Traces of borders displayed
on the left, right and center of the screen may cause image retention

(screen burn) which are not covered by the warranty.

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Screen Fit: Displays the full image without any cut-off when HDMI (720p /

1080i / 1080p) or Component (1080i / 1080p) signals are input.

Smart View1

for 5 series

: Reduces original screen by 50%.

Smart View2

for 5 series

: Reduces original screen by 25%.

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NOTE

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Smart View1 is enabled only in HDMI mode.

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Smart View2 is enabled only in DTV and HDMI modes.

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Position: Adjust the picture position. It is only available in Zoom1, Zoom2 or
Wide Fit .

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After selecting Zoom1, Zoom2 or Wide Fit, select Position. Follow the
steps below in the Position screen.

1.

Select the Position, press the ENTER

E

button.

2.

Press the

▲

or ▼ button to move the picture up or down.

3.

Press the ENTER

E

button.

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After selecting Screen Fit in HDMI (1080i/1080p) or Component
(1080i/1080p) mode, you may need to center the picture. Select

Position, then follow the steps below in the Position screen.

1.

Select the Position, press the ENTER

E

button.

2.

Press the

▲, ▼, ◄

or ► button to move the picture.

3.

Press the ENTER

E

button.

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If you want to reset the position you adjusted, select Reset in the

Position screen. The picture will be set to its default position.

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HD (High Definition): 16:9 - 1080i/1080p (1920x1080), 720p (1280x720)

N

Settings can be adjusted and stored for each external device you have
connected to an input on the TV.

Input Source Picture Size

ATV 16:9, Zoom1, Zoom2, 4:3

Component (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p) 16:9, Zoom1, Zoom2, 4:3

DTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p)

16:9, Wide Fit, 4:3, Screen Fit, Smart
View2

Component (720p, 1080i, 1080p) 16:9, Wide Fit, 4:3, Screen Fit

HDMI (720p, 1080i, 1080p)

16:9, Wide Fit, 4:3, Screen Fit, Smart
View1, Smart View2

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Changing the Picture Options

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Advanced Settings

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MENUm → Picture → Advanced Settings → ENTER

E

(available in Standard / Movie mode)
Compared to previous models, new Samsung TVs have more precise pictures.

N

When connecting a PC, you can only
make changes to Gamma and White

Balance.

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Black Tone (Off / Dark / Darker /
Darkest): Select the black level to

adjust the screen depth.

U

Move E Enter R Return

Advanced Settings

Black Tone : Off

►

Dynamic Contrast : Medium
Shadow Detail : 0
Gamma : 0
RGB Only Mode : Off
Color Space : Native
White Balance

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Dynamic Contrast (Off / Low / Medium / High): Adjust the screen contrast.

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Shadow Detail: Increase the brightness of dark images.

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Gamma: Adjust the primary color intensity.

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RGB Only Mode (Off / Red / Green / Blue): Display the Red, Green and

Blue color for making fine adjustments to the hue and saturation.

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Color Space (Auto / Native): Adjust the range of colors available to create

the image.