How To Adjust Color On Trinitron. Xbr

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Ralphie_B

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How-do-you-do all,

I have a 32" Sony Trinitron WEGA (direct view CRT, model KV32FS100). It's been a cracking TV! However, like almost 'normal users,' I've never actually done any picture setup or calibration on it. From the standard picture menu, I tin can adjust the following:
"Picture" (i.e. Contrast)
"Brightness"
"Colour"
"Hue"
"Sharpness"
"Color Temp" (options: cool / neutral / warm)
"VM" (Velocity Modulation, options: high, low, off)

Does anyone take suggested settings for these? Can I get pretty good results merely tweaking these options, or should I allow a professional calibrate it?

Information technology just so happens that this TV is in the shop correct now, due to failure of the front blended input jack ("free" repair due to All-time Buy service plan -- who would've thought that would really come in handy). I accept a feeling that I could probably talk the guys at the shop into performing a calibration while they have the Idiot box, if it's a worthwhile endeavor.

If I were to have the shop calibrate it, are there any suggestions I should make, or should I permit them employ their judgment?

Thank you!

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willyTass

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Attempt your gut instincts- go to the standard flick manner and tone the colour down to a level that you like.

To extend the life of your electron gun tone downwards the contrast a bit.

Or you could take hold of a calibration disk like AVIA and become from at that place.

For best results you may, echo MAY, demand to get into the service style which I don't recommend as it can cause you a few grey hairs.

For more info become to www.agoraquest.com or
avsforum.com

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Ronn.W

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If the shop does it, keep your mouth shut. Or do you routinely tell your mechanic how to fix your automobile, your medico what to prescribe you, or your mailman the best route he should walk? They're trained, you're not, think of information technology that way. They aren't using 'sentence' if they're doing information technology properly, they're using test patterns to get the ready to show the proper colors.

Instead of having them exercise it, you should think about doing information technology yourself. All it takes is a few minutes and a callibration disc. Using Avia, Video Essentials, or even Sound & Vision is quick and easy, and is going to exist less than having the shop practise it.

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Ralphie_B

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Ronn - I figured keeping tranquillity the mode to get, simply I wasn't sure if the procedure is entirely objective, or if there'due south room for personal preference. For example, when I've gotten guitars set up, the techs often ask for my preferences, what/how I play, etc to aid them determine some setup details. From your response, information technology sounds like setting upwardly a Television set is fundamentally dissimilar from that, and should be based upon rigid standards (e.k. test patterns). So if I have the shop practise information technology, I will defer to the pros.

Willy - thank you for the link, I'll have to cheque that site out in more particular! If I don't have the store calibrate the TV, I'll try out the baic 'gut instinct' approach. I've read a little bit on hither about the service mode, enough to know that I'yard probably not ready to mess around with it. That'southward really the big reason I'yard considering a shop calibration -- they would be qualified to set the level of overscan, and all that other intimidating stuff.

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I don't recall Best Buy calibrates TVs, or will actually do much in the manner of real calibration alike to an ISF guy.

I would recomment you purchase a proper exam disc such every bit Avia or DVE and marshal the display using those patterns.

Further, you should plough OFF the VSM, and you should choose neutral or warm color temperature. Warm is supposed to be closest to D65, but I discover that it's actually Also warm oft, and the correct setting is somewhere betwixt neutral and warm. I've ended up at neutral before on regular sony's otherwise warm is too reddish, and if you don't prepare the color decoding bug ruby can really get overblown.

Well, yes and no. Fundamentally yep, at that place are unambiguous standards, but really adjustment a display thoroughly to the standards can be a little bit more "creative" considering displays are not perfect, they accept many various weaknesses, depending on the brandish blazon and design, which makes post-obit the standards somewhat complex. Sometimes you lot must inevitably make compromises betwixt unlike image attributes. This is not to say that this should be done using video and personal preference to calibrate!

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I was reading a scale thread at another site for Sony XBR LCD sets and was struck by ane guy's experience in particular. He paid a tech $400 for a calibration that turned out to be way, way, style different than the ane he did himself using AVIA. I tried the tech's settings and didn't care much for them. Then I followed my own instincts and hewed to more than "normal" settings. Moral of the story? Non certain, but $400 will buy a lot of beer.

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Ralphie_B

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Thanks for the very helpful comments, guys.

I should clarify one thing -- though the Television receiver was purchased at the local Best Buy, they won't be doing the repairs. They contract that out to a local "mom 'n pop" store, which has a practiced reputation. That said, since a calibration is outside the warranty work being washed, it would probably be an out-of pocket expense.

I call back what I will exercise is try some 'gut feeling' adjustments at dwelling for at present. Later this twelvemonth, when I do some upgrading, I'll wait at getting the Avia disc.

Besides -- my understanding from the (express) research I've done is that my KV32FS100 has a 'reset' function... does that mean if I were to brave the service menu and messed something up, I could restore the factory settings? I understand this is commonly not the case on other TVs, but perhaps my Sony is an exception? Thank you!

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You volition not be able to become close by eye very hands at all, I strongly suggest you get Avia or DVE now, everyone who has a Goggle box that they lookout man things on should do a basic alignment, no excuses.

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willyTass

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For those dauntless enough to fiddle with the service fashion, you should E'er document on newspaper any changes you accept fabricated.

Ralphie if yous make a fault in service fashion pop a bottle of grecian 2000 my friend considering pressing the reset button will restore factory settings for color, contrast , effulgence levels Non whatever changes y'all made to gamma, convergence sharpness etc. You will be upwardly shit creek without a paddle.

I concord with previous posts regarding ISF scale. They've made all the mistakes allready and can save you lots of headaches.

Service manner changes can be rather all-encompassing and can yield impressive improvements in picture quality. It is not as scary as u may think provided you read the threads advisedly and are armed with paper and pen.

For those who have the money to spare I'd become ISF.

At least you guys have ISF calibrators in America

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Ralphie_B

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Perchance I won't wait on the Avia disc afterward all -- heck, I'thou certain it's much cheaper than paying for calibration (and I tin utilize it on all my TVs).

Also, after some more research, I remember I've got a better handle on the service style. I will definitely be writing down all the electric current settings before changing any -- it sounds like every bit long as I stick to buttons iii & 4 on the remote and don't touch anything else, no settings should be changed (on a Sony Wega, anyway).

I don't want to re-tread a topic too much if information technology'south been covered elsewhere, but...
On these TVs, I believe that settings are 'saved' as y'all make them, but remain in limbo until y'all write to NV memory (using the Mute & Enter buttons) or discard by unplugging the TV - i.e. if you exercise niether, the changes will remain in outcome indefinitely, simply reversibly. Is that correct?

Thanks again for all the advice.

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willyTass

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All changes made but go registered if u enter them

Pulling the plug on the tv is a fashion to get out of service way if u have made a mistake

Whilst changes are "permanent" they can exist altered later as many times equally u want

The definitive site for all this is www.avsforum.com

and the thread is chosen "the sony service codes..."

Source: https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/picture-setup-calibration-for-sony-trinitron-wega.226988/

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