Panasonic LCD Projector PT-AR100U Operating Instructions

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Settings
Adjust [FULL SCAN(B)] / [SINGLE LINE 
4)  
SCAN(B)].
Set on [ADVANCED MENU] and use the 
 
z▲
▼ 
buttons to adjust [BRIGHTNESS B] and then 
[CONTRAST B].
[BRIGHTNESS B]
Adjust the bottom line of the 
waveform to 0 %  
(0 or 7.5 IRE)
Setting range:  
 
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−16 to +16
[CONTRAST B]
Adjust the top line of the 
waveform to 100 %  
(100 IRE)
Setting range:  
 
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−32 to +32
[SPLIT ADJUST]
You can perform image adjustment for some 
[PICTURE] menu items while displaying a certain 
area of the frozen image in a split window.
Press the  button.
1)  
The [SPLIT ADJUST] menu is displayed.
 
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SPLIT  ADJUST
AREA  SELECT
SPLIT  ADJUST  MODE
NORMAL
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTION
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [AREA 
2)  
SELECT] and then press the  
button.
The image is frozen and an area for adjustment is 
 
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displayed. The image being projected is recorded 
and displayed as a frozen image.
Use the 
3)  ▲
▼ buttons to select the area to 
be adjusted.
MOVE  AREA     ENTER : GO T O SPLIT ADJUST      RETURN : GO T O FREEZE SCREEN
Note
Press the  button, and a frozen screen is 
 
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displayed.
Press the  button.
4)  
Split screen display begins.
 
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MENU : GO T O PICTURE MENU     ENTER :  ADJUSTMENT COMPLETE     RETURN : GO TO  AREA  SELECT
MENU : GO T O PICTURE MENU     ENTER :  ADJUSTMENT COMPLETE     RETURN : GO TO  AREA  SELECT
[When [SPLIT ADJUST MODE] is [NORMAL]]
[When [SPLIT ADJUST MODE] is [REVERSE]]
Note
By selecting the [SPLIT ADJUST MODE] with the ▲▼ 
 
z
buttons and switching [NORMAL] to [REVERSE], the 
screen displayed on the left during split screen display 
can be reversed and adjusted.
Press the  button and make 
5)  
adjustments with the [PICTURE] menu.
The menu screen is displayed. You can adjust the 
 
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image for optimal display.
PICTURE MODE
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOR
TINT
COLOR  TEMPERAT URE
SHARPNESS
DYNAMIC IRIS
LIGHT  HARMONIZER
WA VEFORM MONITO R
SPLIT  ADJAST
ADVA NCED MENU
PICTURE MEMOR YSIMPLE
0
0
0
0
0
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTION
FRETURN
FUNCTION DISABLE 
ENTER
SELECT
Items that can be adjusted
 
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Submenu items Page
[CONTRAST] 37
[BRIGHTNESS] 37
[COLOR] 37
[TINT] 37
[COLOR TEMPERATURE] 38
[SHARPNESS] 38
[ADVANCED MENU] 42
Press the  button until getting 
6)  
back to the adjustment screen. 
						

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Settings
Press the  button.
7)  
SPLIT  ADJUST
SAVE CHANGES?
YES  : SAVE AND QUIT
NO  : QUIT WITHOUT  SAVING
CANCEL  : ADJUST  AGAIN
CANCELYESNO
RETURNSELECT
ENTER
The confirmation message is displayed.
 
 
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Select [YES] with the ◄► buttons and press the 
 button to apply the changes and return 
to the frozen screen. 
Select [NO] with the ◄► buttons and press the 
 button to return to the frozen screen 
without applying changes. 
Note
Select [CANCEL] on the confirmation message and press 
 
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the  button to return to the adjustment screen.
Press the  button.
8)  
You can now view the projected video with the 
 
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adjustments applied.
Note
You cannot adjust menu items that are displayed in grey 
 
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during split adjustment.
The [KEYSTONE] of [POSITION] becomes inactive 
 
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during split adjustment.
[ADVANCED MENU]
You can perform more detailed image adjustment 
manually.
Press the  button.
The [ADVANCED MENU] menu is displayed.
 
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■ [GAMMA ADJUSTMENT]
You can make detailed adjustments to the light intensity of 
each input signal level by using the [ADVANCED] mode, 
or adjust at 3 levels (high, mid, low) by using the [SIMPLE] 
mode.
Note
You can only carry out the [GAMMA ADJUSTMENT] 
 
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through either the [ADVANCED] or [SIMPLE] mode. Both 
settings cannot be used at the same time.
 
Adjusting the gamma (when [ADVANCED] 
 
●
is selected for [ADJUSTMENT MODE])
Press the ◄► buttons to select 
1)  
[ADVANCED].
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
G  ADJUST
B  ADJUST
INITIALIZE ADVA
NCED
5
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO N 
						

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Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [Y ADJUST] 
2 )  
and then press the  button.
The [Y ADJUST] menu is displayed and a 
 
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maximum of 9 points are adjustable.
Y ADJUST
POINT5
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%0
(A)
Displays information about the current selected point 
(A). 
Default setting:
POINT [5]   INPUT [50 %]   OUTPUT [0]
[POINT]  
[1] to [9] Display the present selected point 
number. 
Numbers 1 to 9 are displayed from 
the left of the input signal level.
 
Your selected point is indicated in 
yellow on the graph.
[INPUT]  [1 %] to   
[99 %] Display the input level of the present 
selected point.
 
Setting range: from 1 to 99 % in 
increments of 1 %. 
Default settings: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 
60, 70, 80, 90 %
[OUTPUT] [-252] to [+252] Display the output level of the present 
selected point.
 
Adjustable range depends on the 
input level.  
Default setting: 0 Adjust the tone with the ▲▼
3)  
▲
▼ buttons, 
 button,  button, or 
 button.
a.  Changing the selected point
Using the remote control
 
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The selection point moves one point to the right each 
time the  button is pressed. The default 
setting is point 5. 
Ex. 5 -> 6 ->...-> 9 -> 1 ->...
Y  ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%+ 10
5
Y  ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT60%0
6
Using the device control 
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You can also change the [POINT] from the [GAMMA 
ADJUSTMENT] menu directly. 
Use ▲ ▼ to select [POINT] and ◄ ► to change the 
point.
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
GA DJUST ADVA
NCED
5
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO N
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
GA DJUST ADVA
NCED
6
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO N 
						

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b. Adjusting the input level
To adjust the input level from the present setting, 
 
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press 
▲
▼ continuously until it reaches your 
desired level. (It may be moved left and right.)
Setting range: from 1 to 99 % in increments of 
 
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1 %.  (However, it cannot be set beyond the 
adjacent points.)
Only available to adjust the input level in the 
 
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[Y ADJUST] screen and not other screens. 
(Input level cannot be adjusted on the [R/G/B 
ADJUST] screen.)
Ex.   Press ◄ in the [Y ADJUST] screen and move the 
selected point leftward.
Y ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%0
5
Y  ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT44%0
5
MOVE LEFT
Setting range: 1 to 99 %
c.  Adjusting the output level
To adjust the output level from the present setting, 
 
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press ▲ ▼ continuously until it reaches to your 
desired level. (It may be moved up and down.)
Output level can be adjusted for each color on 
 
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the [R/G/B ADJUST] screen.
Ex.   Press ▲ in the [Y ADJUST] screen and move the 
selected point upward.
Y ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%+ 10
5
Setting range: -252 to +252
Y  ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%+ 30
5
MOVE 
UP 
						

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d. Changing the adjustment by different color 
types
The settings change as follows each time the 
 
z
 button is pressed.
Y ADJUSTR ADJUST
B ADJUSTG ADJUST
You can also switch each different color adjustment 
menu through the [GAMMA ADJUSTMENT] menu. 
Select your required color adjustment ([Y ADJUST], 
[R ADJUST], [G ADJUST], [B ADJUST]) with ▲ ▼ 
in the [GAMMA ADJUSTMENT] menu and press the 
 button.
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
G  ADJUST
B  ADJUST
INITIALIZE ADVA
NCED
5
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO N
R ADJUST
POINT
0% 50%100%
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUTOUTPUT50%+ 10
5
e.  Setting the output levels back to the default 
setting
To set the output level on the selected point back 
 
z
to the default setting “0”, press the  
button on the remote control.
Note
Individual input levels cannot be set back to their default 
 
z
settings by pressing the  button. Press 
▲
▼ 
to move back themselves if needed.
Initialize the gamma adjustment results
 
●
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO NGAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
G  ADJUST
B  ADJUST
INITIALIZE ADVA
NCED
5
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select 
1)  
[INITIALIZE] and press the  
button.
The confirmation message is displayed for the 
 
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gamma initialization.
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
INITIALIZE GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT.
CANCELOK
Select [OK] with the 
2)  ▲
▼ buttons and press 
the button.
Your gamma settings in [ADVANCED] mode will 
 
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return to factory default settings.
Note
Initialization is not available in [SIMPLE] mode.
 
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Settings
 
● Adjusting the gamma (when [SIMPLE] is 
selected for [ADJUSTMENT MODE])
Press the ◄► buttons to select [SIMPLE].
1)  
GAMMA  ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW
POINT
Y  ADJUST
R  ADJUST
GA DJUST SIMPLE
0
0
0
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE OPTIO N
Select item with the ▲▼ buttons, and 
2)  
adjust with the 
▲
▼ buttons.
You can adjust linear intensity at 3 levels (high, 
 
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mid, low). Press ▲ ▼ to select your required 
gamma levels.
-1+1
 
GAMMA  HIGH
GAMMA  MID
GAMMA  LOW 0
0
0
[ADVANCED MENU] menu items
Default 
setting
[GAMMA HIGH] 0
[GAMMA MID] 0
[GAMMA LOW] 0
Setting range: -8 to +8
 
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■ [CONTRAST]
You can adjust color temperatures centring mainly on 
white. 
R (RED), G (GREEN), B (BLUE)
-1+1
[ADVANCED MENU] menu items Default 
setting
[CONTRAST R] 0
[CONTRAST G] 0
[CONTRAST B] 0
Setting range: -32 to +32
 
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■ [BRIGHTNESS]
You can adjust color temperatures centring mainly on black. 
 R (RED), G (GREEN), B (BLUE)
-1+1
[ADVANCED MENU] menu items Default 
setting
[BRIGHTNESS R] 0
[BRIGHTNESS G] 0
[BRIGHTNESS B] 0
Setting range: -16 to +16
 
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■ [NR]
You can eliminate the noise that occurs when the input 
signal deteriorates.
WeakenStrengthen
Setting range: 0 to +3
 
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■ [MPEG NR]
You can eliminate the noise that occurs upon projection for 
videos that use MPEG compression.
WeakenStrengthen
Setting range: 0 to +3
 
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Attention
Use a strong setting when projecting an MPEG video.
 
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COMPUTER (RGB) signal is not supported.
 
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Settings
 
■ [MOTION EFFECT]
Videos with a lot of movement can also be viewed sharply.
Switch settingsSwitch settings
[OFF]MOTION EFFECT inactive
[ON]MOTION EFFECT active
Note
The effect on the video may be difficult to see in some 
 
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cases.
 
■ [COLOR MANAGEMENT]
For the selected [PICTURE MODE], you can adjust a 
selected color individually with [CURSOR] mode or adjust 
the six color components (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, 
Magenta, Yellow) with [RGBCMY] mode.
 
Adjustment results can be saved as a profile and called 
later.
 
● Create a new profile
Note
[COLOR MANAGEMENT] will be unable to adjust with 
 
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the setting of [REC709] in [PICTURE MODE], when 
HDMI signal is selected.
When the input signal is switched while adjusting, 
 
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adjustment details are not  saved.
If there is another area, which has the exact same or 
 
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similar color as the target on the same screen, these 
colors will be adjusted as well.
You can adjust all colors except white, gray and black.
 
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If you edit a single color to be individual different colors, 
 
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the desired color may not be achieved.
Adjusting the selected color (when 
 
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[CURSOR] is selected for [ADJUSTMENT 
MODE])
Select the desired color with a cursor and adjust.
Press the ◄► buttons to select [CURSOR] 
1)  
in [ADJUSTMENT MODE].
COLOR MANAGEMENT
PROFILE
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
ST AR T ADJUSTMENT
LOG NORMAL
CURSOR
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [START 
2)  
ADJUSTMENT] and press the  
button.
The cross cursor 
 
z (A) is displayed, and the 
projected image is captured.
 Screen
Move the cursor with the ▲▼◄► buttons 
3)  
to the required place to select a color.
Align the center of the cross cursor on the point 
 
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in the projected image to be adjusted.
Press the  button.
4)  
[CURSOR] menu 
 
z (B) and the color selected 
(C) 
are displayed.
 
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHTNESS
CURSOR0
0
0
RETURN
DEF
AULT
SELECT ENTER
Screen
Note
In some cases you may be unable to adjust when the 
 
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very edge point of the projection area is selected.
You can create a profile only when [ADJUSTMENT 
 
z
MODE] is set to either [CURSOR] or [RGBCMY]. A profile 
cannot be created from both adjustments. 
White, gray and black cannot be edited.
 
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Press the ▲▼ buttons to select a menu 
5)  
item and the ◄► buttons to adjust each 
item level.
[COLOR] Adjust the vividness of the 
color.Setting range:  
 
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−30 to +30
[TINT] Adjust the color tone.Setting range:  
 
z
−30 to +30
[BRIGHTNESS]
Adjust the brightness of the 
color.
Setting range:  
 
z
−20 to +20
The default setting for each item is [0]. 
 
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After adjusting, the post-adjustment color  (D) is 
displayed.
 
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHTNESS
CURSOR
RETURN
DEF
AULT
SELECT ENTER
0
0
0
Screen
Press the  button.
6)  
[PROCESSING] message is displayed for a few 
 
z
seconds and the result is stored in [LOG]. 
 You can store up to 8 logs under [LOG]. Press 
the  or  button to adjust 
the other colors. Repeat from step 3) to store 
more adjustments.
Press the  button or  
7)  
button twice.
This returns you to the [COLOR 
 
z
MANAGEMENT] menu.
Adjusting the selected color (when 
 
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[RGBCMY] is selected for [ADJUSTMENT 
MODE])
Select the color from 6 different color types ([RED], 
[GREEN], [BLUE], [CYAN], [MAGENTA], [YELLOW]) and 
adjust [COLOR], [TINT] and [BRIGHTNESS].
Press the ◄► buttons to select [RGBCMY] 
1)  
in [ADJUSTMENT MODE].
COLOR MANAGEMENT
PROFILE
ADJUSTMENT  MODE
ST AR T ADJUSTMENT
LOG NORMAL
RGBCMY
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [START 
2)  
ADJUSTMENT] and press the  
button.
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select your 
3)  
desired color and press the  
button.
RGBCMY  ADJUSTMENT
RED
GREEN
BLUE
CY AN
MAGENTA
YELLOW
ALL  DELETE
Menu 
 
z (B) and the base color 
(C) is displayed.
 
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHTNESS
RED0
0
0
RETURN
DEF
AULT
SELECT ENTER
Screen 
						

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Settings
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select a menu 
4)  
item and the ◄► buttons to adjust each 
item level.
[COLOR] Adjust the vividness of the 
color.Setting range:  
 
z
−30 to +30
[TINT] Adjust the color tone.Setting range:  
 
z
−30 to +30
[BRIGHTNESS]
Adjust the brightness of the 
color.
Setting range:  
 
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−20 to +20
The default setting for each item is [0]. 
 
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 After adjusting, the post-adjustment color  (D) is 
displayed.
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHTNESS
RED0
0
0
RETURN
DEF
AULT
SELECT ENTER
Screen
Press the  button.
5)  
[PROCESSING] message is displayed for a few 
 
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seconds and the result is stored in [LOG]. 
 You can store up to 6 different color adjusted 
images under [LOG]. Press the  
button to adjust the other colors. Repeat from 
step 3) to store more adjustments.
Press the  button or  
6)  
button twice.
This returns you to the [COLOR 
 
z
MANAGEMENT] menu.
Note
Base color 
 
z (C) and post-adjustment color 
(D) (displayed 
when [ADJUSTMENT MODE] is set to [RGBCMY]), are 
intended to be guide colors only.
Editing/deleting logs
 
●
You can edit or delete stored logs.
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [LOG] and 
press the  button.
The [LOG] menu is displayed.
 
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Managing the stored logs created through the 
 
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[CURSOR] mode
 
 LOG
 ADJUSTMENT  MODE
 PICTURE MODE
 POINT1
 POINT2
 POINT3
 POINT4
 POINT5
 POINT6
 POINT7
 POINT8
  ALL  DELETE  
: CURSOR
: NORMAL
COLOR      TINT   BRIGHTNES S
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
Adjusted 
color
Selected 
color
[POINT]  
[1] - [8] Press ▲ ▼ to select the point you wish 
to edit, and press the  button 
to display the screen to select [CHANGE] 
or [DELETE].
[CHANGE]: 
  The [CURSOR] menu is 
displayed and you can 
readjust the color.
[DELETE]:   Deletes point adjustment 
data.  
Press the  button 
to display a confirmation 
message. 
Select [OK] with the 
▲
▼ 
buttons and press the 
 button to delete.
[ALL 
DELETE] When [ALL DELETE] is selected using 
the ▲▼ buttons and  is 
pressed, a confirmation message is 
displayed. 
Select [OK] with the ▲
▼ buttons and press 
the  button to delete all logs. 
The [PROFILE] setting will be set to 
[NORMAL] if all logs are deleted. 
						

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Managing the stored logs created through the 
 
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[RGBCMY] mode
 
 LOG
 ADJUSTMENT  MODE
 PICTURE MODE
 RED
 GREEN
 BLUE
 CY AN
 MAGENTA
  YELLOW
  ALL  DELETE  
: RGBCMY
: NORMAL
COLOR      TINT   BRIGHTNESS
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
+10+ 10+10
Adjusted 
color
Selected 
color
[RED] 
[GREEN]  [BLUE] 
[CYAN] 
[MAGENTA]  [YELLOW]
Press ▲ ▼ to select the color you 
wish to edit, and press the  
button to display the screen to select 
[CHANGE] or [DELETE].
[CHANGE]:    You can readjust the color.
[DELETE]:   Deletes color adjustment 
history.  
Press the  button 
to display a confirmation 
message. 
Select [OK] with the 
▲
▼ 
buttons and press the 
 button to delete.
[ALL DELETE]
When [ALL DELETE] is selected using 
the ▲▼ buttons and  is 
pressed, a confirmation message is 
displayed. 
Select [OK] with the 
▲
▼ buttons and 
press the  button to delete 
all logs. 
The [PROFILE] setting will be set to 
[NORMAL] if all logs are deleted.
Note
If [ADJUSTMENT MODE] is set to [RGBCMY], adjusting 
 
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and registering the [COLOR], [TINT], and [BRIGHTNESS] 
as [0] for adjustment values that have been previously 
registered deletes them from the log.
Saving a log setting as a profile
 
●
Save a log setting as a profile.  
You can save up to 3 profiles.
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select [PROFILE 
1)  
SAVE] and press the  button.
The [PROFILE SAVE] menu is displayed.
 
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Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the number 
2)  
to be saved and press the  
button.
 PROFILE SA VE☆ USER1★ USER2☆ USER3
Ò: When a profile is already saved
Ñ : Not saved
The [PROFILE SAVE] confirmation message is 
 
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displayed.
PROFILE SA VE
SA VE  THE PROFILE DA TA AS USER 1.
CANCELOK
Select [OK] with the ◄► buttons.
3)  
Press the  button.
4)  
The [PROFILE NAME INPUT] screen is 
 
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displayed.
PROFILE NAME INPUT
AB CDE FGHIJK LM
NO PQRSTU VWXY Z
ab cdefg hijk lm
nopqr stuvwx yz
123456789 0
!" #$% &'
＊+-/= ?@\^
_` |~
()  []{} ,.:;ALL DELETE
SPACE
OKCANCEL
Press the ▲▼◄► buttons to select the 
5)  
characters and press the  button 
for input.
You can enter up to 14 characters.
 
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Select [ALL DELETE] and press the  
 
z
button to erase all input text. If you press the 
 button on the remote control, you can 
erase the character currently selected by the cursor 
in the input box.
Select [OK] with the ▲▼◄► buttons.
6)  
Press the  button.
7)  
Note
Press the  button without entering any text   
 
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to keep the default name ([USER1 - 3]).