Customize how your TV presents video.
You can adjust a variety of settings on your television set if the default factory settings are not be suitable for your particular needs. For example, if you have difficulty hearing people speaking, you can adjust the TV’s audio quality. If the TV’s picture isn’t to your liking, you can adjust various image settings. You can also adjust the settings that determine what programs your children can watch.
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Image quality can have a great influence on your viewing enjoyment. If you are watching video that was shot in low-light conditions, for example, adjust the brightness to get a better look. Adjust the contrast to make the image clearer. If colors seem a little off the mark, adjust the hue setting to correct them. You can even remove all color from the image to simulate watching an old black and white movie.
The most basic adjustment is to a TV’s audio. Using the remote control or buttons on the TV itself, you can make the volume softer or louder, as well as mute it when you need to silence a program. TVs also enable you to adjust the quality of the audio, such as increasing or decreasing the bass or treble. Boosting the bass is ideal when you are watching a video with loud dance music, for example, while boosting the treble can help you better hear human speech if the original recording is indistinct.
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When you watch TV, you may tune to a program in which people speak a language that you don’t understand. If closed captioning is available, you can adjust the settings to display the CC words on the screen. Some programs also have Second Audio Program audio, in which you can adjust the TV’s SAP setting to play Spanish audio instead of English, for example.
You can set the date and time, which will appear when you activate the control to display them on the screen. If you move to another time zone, the TV will not automatically detect its new location or reset the time. Access the date and time settings and adjust the time to reflect the new time zone.
All new TVs come with a V-chip with settings you can adjust. The V-chip detects ratings information encoded with programs. For example, a parent may prefer to only allow G-rated material to play when small children are watching the TV without adult supervision. Adjust parental controls to screen out or allow videos with mature language, violence and adult situations.
