22How to Use Menu FunctionsŶMenu listMenu Item Adjustments / Configurations (alternatives)VIERA LinkPause Live TV Controls the connected equipment with VIERA Link function, and enables variousconvenient recording, playback, etc. (p. 39 - 41)• You can also access VIERA Link Menu directly using the VIERA Link button on theremote control.Direct TV RecVIERA Link ControlSpeaker SelectionPictureViewing ModeBasic picture mode (Dynamic / Normal / Cinema / Eco)Dynamic: Provides enhanced picture contrast and sharpness when viewing in a bright roomNormal: Recommended for viewing under normal ambient room lighting conditionsCinema: For watching movies in a darkened room producing a cinema-like pictureEco: Adjusts picture settings automatically dependent on ambient lighting conditions• Set for each input signalContrast, Brightness,Colour, Sharpness Increases or decreases the levels of these options according to your personal preferenceTint With an NTSC signal source connected to the TV, the picture hue can be adjusted to suit your taste• For NTSC signal reception onlyColour Balance Allows you to set the overall colour tone of the picture (Cool / Normal / Warm)Colour Management Automatically adjusts colours to vivid ones (Off / On)• Not valid on PC signalP-NRPicture Noise ReductionAutomatically reduces unwanted picture noise and flicker noise in the contoured parts ofa picture (Off / Min / Mid / Max)• Not valid on PC signal3D-COMBOccasionally, whilst viewing still or slow moving pictures, colour patterning may be seenSet to “On” to display sharper and more accurate colours (Off / On)• For PAL or NTSC signal reception only• Not valid on RGB, S-Video, Component, PC, HDMI and SD CardReset to Default Press the OK button to reset the present Picture Mode to the default settingsSoundMode Basic sound mode (Music / Speech)Bass Increases or decreases level to enhance or minimise lower, deeper sound outputTreble Increases or decreases level to enhance or minimise sharper, higher sound outputBalance Adjusts volume level of right and left speakersHeadphone Volume Adjusts the volume of the headphonesSurroundSurround sound settings (Off / Simulated Surround / SRS TruSurround XT)Simulated Surround:Provides a dynamic enhancer to simulate improved spatial effectsSRS TruSurround XT :SRS TruSurround XT ® creates a high quality surround sound effectusing just two speakers from the source which can output surroundencoded signals• Switching is also possible by the Surround button on the remote control (p. 7).Volume Correction Adjusts volume of individual programme or input modeSpeaker Distanceto WallAdjusts the low frequency sound (Over 30cm / Up to 30cm)• If the back space between the TV and wall is over 30 cm, “Over 30cm” is recommended.• If the back space between the TV and wall is within 30 cm, “Up to 30cm” is recommended.MPXSelect stereo / monaural (Mono / Stereo)• Normally: Stereo• Stereo signal cannot be received: Mono• M1 / M2: Available while mono signal is transmitted• Analogue mode onlyAudio PreferenceSelects the initial setting for Audio tracks (Dolby Digital / MPEG)If programme has both Dolby Digital and MPEG audio tracks, priority is given to what you selectDolby Digital:A method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apartfrom stereo (2ch) audio, these signals can also be multi-channel audio.MPEG:An audio compression method that compresses audio to small size without anyconsiderable loss of audio quality.• DVB mode onlySPDIF SelectionSelects the initial setting for digital audio output signal from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal(Auto / PCM)Auto: Dolby Digital is output as Dolby Digital Bitstream. MPEG is output as PCM.PCM:Dolby Digital is output as PCM. MPEG is output as PCM.• DVB mode onlyMPEG Optical Level Normally, MPEG sound is larger than Dolby Digital oneYou can adjust the audio level of MPEG output from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal as the initial setting• 0dB to -12dB in -2dB reductions • DVB mode onlyHDMI1 / 4 InputSelect to fi t the input signal (Auto / Digital / Analogue) (p. 45)Auto: Automatic detection of digital or analogue sound sourceDigital: HDMI cable connectionAnalogue: HDMI-DVI adapter cable connection• HDMI input mode only• HDMI2 / 3 terminals are for digital signal only• No setting for HDMI2 / 3 availableReset to Default Press the OK button to reset the present Sound Mode to the default settings