Sony Projector VPL-VW500ES User Manual

21Selecting the Picture Viewing Mode
Projecting
Selecting the Picture Viewing Mode
You can select the picture viewing mode that 
best suits the type of video source or room 
conditions.
You can save and use different preset modes 
for 2D/3D respectively.
Press one of the CALIBRATED PRESET 
buttons.CALIBRATED 
PRESET buttons
Setting itemsDescription
CINEMA FILM 1 Picture quality suited to reproducing the highly dynamic and 
clear images typical of master positive film.
CINEMA FILM 2 Picture quality suited...

22Operation through the Menus
This section describes how to make various adjustments and settings using the menus.
Operation through 
the Menus 
The unit is equipped with an on-screen menu 
for making various adjustments and settings. 
If you select an item name followed by an 
arrow (B), the next menu window with 
setting items appears.
1Press MENU.
The menu window appears.
2Press M/m to select a menu item, and 
press , or  .
The items that can be set or adjusted 
with the selected menu appear. The item...

23Operation through the Menus
Using the Menus
Setting menu
Adjustment menu
Next menu window
4Make the setting or adjustment of an 
item.
When changing the adjustment 
level
To increase the value, press M/,.
To decrease the value, press m/

24Picture Menu
Picture Menu
The Picture menu is used for adjusting the picture.
These items may not be available, depending on the type of input signal. For details, see “Input 
Signals and Adjustable/Setting Items” (page 55).
Item names in brackets represent those printed on the remote control.
Note
Setting items Description
Calib. Preset 
[CALIBRATED 
PRESET]You can select the picture viewing mode that best suits the type of video 
source or the environment.
You can save and use different preset modes...

25Picture Menu
Using the Menus
Reset Resets all currently selected Calib. Preset mode settings to their default 
values (page 23).
Tip
Reset does not affect settings saved for the Custom 1 to 5 items of 
“Color Temp.”
Reality Creation 
[REALITY 
CREATION]Adjusts the detail and noise processing of images. (Super-resolution 
function)
On: Adjusts the settings of “Reality Creation.”
Database: Select “Normal” or “Mastered in 4K.”
“Mastered in 4K” provides image quality suitable for Blu-ray Disc™ 
“Mastered...

26Picture Menu
Motionflow 
[MOTIONFLOW]Smooth High: Provides smoother picture movement; especially 
effective for film-based content. 
Smooth Low: Provides smoother picture movement for standard use. 
Impulse: Reproduces original picture quality. Provides cinema-like 
picture, which may flicker. 
Combination: Reduces motion blur while maintaining brightness for 
high-speed picture content. 
True Cinema: Images, such as a movie created in 24 frames per second, 
are reproduced at the original framerate....

27Picture Menu
Using the Menus
Expert Setting
NR (Noise 
Reduction)Reduces the roughness or noise of the picture.
Auto: Detects the noise level to reduce the roughness or noise of the 
picture automatically.
High/Middle/Low: Select a setting according to the roughness or noise 
of the input signal source.
Off: The NR (noise reduction) function is not applied.
Tip
The noise level may not be detected accurately with “Auto” depending 
on the input signal source. If the picture is unacceptable with “Auto,”...

28Picture Menu
Color CorrectionOn: Adjusts Hue, Color or Brightness of the selected colors.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 described below to specify the target color.
1Press M/m to select “Color Select,” then press 

29Advanced Picture Menu
Using the Menus
Advanced Picture Menu
You can adjust the gaps in color that have occurred after a long period of use.
 Auto Calibration results in relatively coarse calibration. No warranty is given for the color settings 
to be the same as the factory default values.
 While performing “Pre Check” or “Adjust,” the colors are projected automatically. This is not a 
malfunction.
 Do not turn off the power or operate the remote control or control panel during “Pre Check” or...

30Screen Menu
Screen Menu
You can set the picture size, aspect mode, etc.
These items may not be available, depending on the type of input signal. For details, see “Input 
Signals and Adjustable/Setting Items” (page 55).
Item names in brackets represent those printed on the remote control.
Note
Setting items Description
Picture Position
[POSITION]You can store up to five combinations of lens settings and aspect ratio.
After setting the lens and aspect, select from “1.85:1,” “2.35:1,” 
“Custom 1,” “Custom...