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RQT6981
Advanced operation
Using on-screen menus
∫ When “User” is selected
Select “Detail picture adjustment”.
(“User” ➜ [2] ➜ [4] ➜ [ENTER])
Page 1/2 of “Detail picture adjustment”
Press [ENTER] to enter the setting.
Press [3] or [4] until page 2/2 appears.
Page 2/2 of “Detail picture adjustment”
Press [ENTER] to enter the setting.
[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3]
By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main func-
tions quickly and easily.
1 While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
e.g., DVD-RAM
2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select an item.
Refer to the relevant pages for details.
Functions displayed depend on the type of disc.
≥Some items will be grayed out and cannot be selected if:
– the disc is write protected/the disc is not formatted/there is noth-
ing recorded on the disc.
3 Press [ENTER].
Your selection is entered and the FUNCTIONS window disap-
pears. If the operation requires further selections, another
screen appears.
To clear the FUNCTIONS window
Press [FUNCTIONS].
Video menu
Contrast Increases the contrast between light and
dark parts of the picture (j7 to i7).
Brightness Brightens the picture (0 to i15).
Sharpness Adjust the sharpness of the edges of the hor-
izontal lines (j6 to i6).
Color Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color (j7
to i7).
Gamma Increases the brightness of the center
ranges to improve detail and contrast in dark
scenes (0 to i5).
3D NR Reduces overall noise (0 to i4).
Block NR Smoothes block noise (0 to i3).
Mosquito NR Reduces the smudging that appears around
contrasting sections of the picture (0 to i3).
Disc
Video
Audio
Play
Picture
Video
1/2
Contrast
Brightness
Color
Sharpness
0
0
0
0
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i
i
i
Det
2/2
Disc
Video
Audio
Play
Picture
Video
2/2
0
0
0
0
i
i
i
i
Gamma
3D NR
Block NR
Mosquito NR
Det
Icon Refer to
DISC SETTING ➜page 38, Disc setting
TIMER
RECORDING
➜page 24, Timer recording
SETUP ➜page 44, Changing the unit’s settings
JPEG
➜page 18, Playing still pictures
➜page 34, Editing still pictures
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
➜page 17, Using the Direct Navigator
➜page 32, Editing programs
RESUME PLAY
➜page 16, Playing discs
PLAY
PLAY FROM TOP
[RAM] [DVD-R]
Play will begin with the oldest program
on the disc (Program 1).
[DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Play will avoid playing the introductory
parts and begin playing the contents
immediately. (The performance of this
function varies from disc to disc.)
DV AUTO REC ➜page 15, DV Automatic Recording
CREATE PLAY
LIST
➜page 28, Creating play lists
PLAY LIST
➜page 29, Playing play lists
➜page 30, Editing play lists
FLEXIBLE REC
➜page 15, Recording the best quality
pictures in the remaining time—Flexible
Recording
TOP MENU
➜page 17, When a menu screen
appears on the television
MENU
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
PLAY LIST
TOP MENU
ENTER
MENU
FUNCTIONS
RETURN
FRAME
CM SKIP TIME SLIP
3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER
FUNCTIONS
DVD-RAM
DISC PROTECTION OFF
CARTRIDGE PROTECT OFF
FUNCTIONS
RETURN
ENTER
SELECT
N
S
SETUP
Time
Date
CH
TIMER RECORDING
N
S
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
DISC SETTING
RESUME PLAY PLAY LIST
CREATE PLAY LIST
FLEXIBLE RECPLAY FROM TOP
DV AUTO RECJPEG
Using the FUNCTIONS window