Sharp LCD 2012 TV recommended picture settings shown with menu examples

Steve Withers

        The following menu examples are from a Sharp LCD TV, other Sharp TVs may have fewer settings.

Note: If your TV has been previously calibrated by a professional, then making adjustments to your TV's picture will undo that work.

Disclaimer: We have suggested the settings below as a starting point from which you can proceed to Step 3 of our guide to further refine your TV's picture. We make no guarantee that making the above adjustments here will improve your TV's picture, but broadly speaking, it *should* do.

[divclass=dotted_box]Basic Settings Page 1.

This is the first page of settings in the Picture Menu.

Select the Movie AV Mode if available and ensure that OPC is turned Off.

However, do not change any of the other settings on this page without the appropriate tools, such as test patterns. We will show you how to do this in Step 3 of the PicturePerfect campaign.

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If you move the cursor down to the second page you will find the Advanced Settings[/divclass]

[divclass=dotted_box]Basic Settings Page 2.
In the Advanced Settings make sure that the Colour Temp. is set to Low.

Turn Fine Motion Advanced, Active Contrast and DNR to Off.

Set the Gamma Adjustment to zero and set the Film Mode to Standard.

Make sure that you leave the Monochrome set to Off.

Finally set the Wide Mode (aspect ratio) to Dot by Dot when watching high definition content.

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And that's it for Step 2 on 2012 Sharp LCD TVs. Proceed to Step 3 for information on how to adjust the final controls.

scottthehat

no colour temp adjustment steve.

Steve Withers

The Colour Temperature setting should be Low, I'll add that now Scott.

scottthehat

Just out of interest Steve what options does it offer .

Steve Withers

High, Mid-High, Middle, Mid-Low and Low but Low is the only one close to D65.

scottthehat

ok thanks same option as my 42xd1ea lcd(about 5 years old), but on that i find middle closest to d65.

Steve Withers

How are you measuring the colour temperature?

scottthehat

originaly witha spyder 4 tv hd and then chromapure and the spyder 4 hd meter(which was refrenced against a klien k10) and an offset made.
to be honest the reviews of this tv when it come out where great and stated use low to, but after calibrating it and seeing the results and how far out it is and needed adjusting by eye
here one rewiew.
Sharp LC42XD1E Review – 42” Aquos Full HD 1080p LCD TV
heres my greyscale .


                                                                                                                                               


please fell free to delete this after if you want.

scott

Henrix

The pictures are missing from the top post. Do you happen to have backups?