Sony KDL-40EX501 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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Using the Menus
Using the Picture Settings
Option Description
Picture Mode
Customized picture
viewing
Displays the options selected in the Scene Select settings (see page 21). When
Scene Select is set to General, the options below can be selected.
Vivid Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.
Standard
Select for standard picture settings. Recommended for home
entertainment.
Custom
Select to store your preferred settings.
Reset Resets the current Picture settings to their defaults, except Picture Mode and
Ambient Sensor.
Backlight Adjust to brighten or darken the backlight.
Picture Adjust to increase or decrease picture contrast.
Brightness Adjust to brighten or darken the picture.
Color Adjust to increase or decrease color intensity.
Hue Adjust to increase or decrease the green tones.
Color
Temperature
White adjustment
Cool Select to give the white colors a bluish tint.
Neutral Select to give the white colors a neutral tint.
Warm 1/Warm
2
Select to give the white colors a reddish tint. Warm 2 gives a redder
tint than Warm 1.
Sharpness Adjust to sharpen or soften the picture.
Noise Reduction Select to reduce the picture noise level. Select from Auto, High, Medium, Low and
Off.
MPEG Noise
Reduction
Select to reduce the picture noise in MPEG-compressed videos. This is effective when
viewing a DVD or digital broadcast. Select from High, Medium, Low and Off.
Motionflow
(KDL-
32/40/46/55/60EX500,
KDL-40/46/55EX501
models only)
Provides smoother picture movement and reduces picture blur.
High Select for smoother picture movement such as for film-based
contents.
Standard Select for smooth picture movement. Use this setting for standard
use.
Off Select when the High or Standard settings result in noise.
CineMotion Provides improved picture movement and reduces picture blur and graininess for film-
based content. Select Auto 1 for standard use, or Auto 2 or Auto to represent original
film-based content as is.
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