Unit-to-unit sample variations, the viewing environment, and the source might render these recommendations less than optimum. They are provided only as a potentially useful starting place.

All the settings here are for controls found in the user menus. Those most likely to translate reliably from one sample to another involve specific features with only a few selections, such as Gamma and Noise Reduction. The ones most likely to be subject to sample variations are video controls offering a wide range of adjustment, such as white balance (gray scale) and color management (where available). Different sized sets in a manufacturer’s same model range are also unlikely to perform optimally with these settings.

We strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many available display setup DVDs, such as Digital Video Essentials(DVD) or DVE HD Basics(Blu-ray). These will help you to correctly set basic controls for brightness, contrast, sharpness, and sometimes color and tint. Experimenting with the more complex color calibration and other controls in the user menus will do no harm; the changes may be easily reset. But tuning a set "by eye" with such controls is no substitute for a full calibration, which is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician such as those certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.

	2D	3D
Picture Mode	Professional2	Custom
Contrast	64	100
Brightness	+4	+5
Color	50	50
Tint	–2	0
Sharpness	50	50
Color Temp.	Warm2	Warm1
Vivid Color	Off	Off
C.A.T.S.	Off	Off
Video NR	Off	Off
MPEG Remaster	Off	Off
Resolution Remaster	Off	Off
Caption Smoothing	Off	Off
Brilliance Enhancer	Off	Off
Motion Smoother	Off	Off

Pro Settings: Panel Brightness (2D and 3D)
	Mid	High
AGC	0	0
Black Extension	0	0
Color Gamut	Rec.709	Rec.709

W/B Detail Adjust. (2D)
	Mid	High
Red	–7	10
Green	–1	4
Blue	14	–3

W/B Detail Adjust. (32D)
	Mid	High
Red	–15	11
Green	0	0
Blue	–6	–1

More (W/B) Detail Adjustment (2D)
Input Signal Level	R	G	B
10	0	6	–1
20	–6	–10	7
30	2	–2	0
40	5	2	–2
50	5	4	–4
60	5	0	–7
70	5	2	–2
80	3	3	–4
90	1	2	–4
100	2	2	–5

More (W/B) Detail Adjustment (3D)
Input Signal Level	R	G	B
10	0	0	0
20	–15	0	–10
30	0	0	0
40	0	0	0
50	0	0	0
60	0	0	0
70	0	0	0
80	0	0	0
90	4	0	–4
100	9	0	–9

Color Detail Adjustment (2D)
	Hue	Saturation	Luminance
Red	–2	–5	–7
Green	13	18	2
Blue	2	8	–3
Cyan	4	2	4
Magenta	14	–5	–13
Yellow	7	1	3

Color Detail Adjustment (3D)
	Hue	Saturation	Luminance.
Red	0	0	0
Green	0	0	0
Blue	0	0	0
Cyan	0	0	0
Magenta	0	0	0
Yellow	0	0	0

Gamma Detail Adjustment
2D Gamma: 2.4

3D Gamma: 2.2

Gamma Detail Adjustment
Input Signal Level	2D	3D
10	0	0
20	–1	0
30	0	0
40	0	0
50	1	0
60	4	0
70	0	0
80	–1	0
90	–1	0

Advanced Settings (2D and 3D)
Game Mode: Off

24p Direct In: 96 Hz (when selectable)

1080p Pure Direct: On

HDMI Content Type: Auto

HDMI/DVI RGB Range: Standard (16–235)

Black Level: Light

Screen Settings (2D and 3D)
Screen Format: As needed

Overscan: Off

H Size: 1

Screen Display: On

4:3 Side Bars: High (or as desired)

Pixel Orbiter: On

Screen Wipe: As needed

3D Menu
All in default settings except:

3D refresh rate: 96Hz (for 24p 3D sources) or as needed