Sony kdl-40xbr2 Operating Guide

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To display the Picture settings, see “Navigating Through Settings” 
(see page 32).

Picture Mode

Vivid

Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.

Standard

Select for standard picture settings. Recommended for home 
entertainment.

Custom

Allows you to store your preferred settings.

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You can set up a Picture Mode (Vivid, Standard, Custom) independently for the 
TV input and for each video input (Video 1 to Video 8). Your Picture Mode 
settings are automatically saved upon selection.

Reset

Resets the current settings to the default values (except for Advanced Settings).

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 Temp.
White adjustment

Cool

Select to give the white colors a bluish tint.

Neutral

Select to give the white colors a neutral tint.

Warm 1, 2

Select to give the white colors a reddish tint. Available only when 
Picture Mode is set to Custom.

Sharpness

Adjust to sharpen or soften the picture.

Noise Reduction

Select to reduce the noise level of connected equipment, and the VHF/UHF or cable inputs. 
Select from Auto, High, Medium, Low and Off.

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Auto is not available when you are using either HDMI or component connections.

DRC Mode

Produces a high-resolution picture for high-density sources (e.g., Blu-ray Disc Player, DVD 
Player, satellite receiver).

Mode 1

Recommended mode.

Mode 2

Only available for 1080i format. Mode 2 is especially effective when 
original standard-definition signals have been up-converted to 1080i 
format.

Off

Select to turn off DRC Mode.