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Adjust Picture Settings on a Samsung Display

Samsung | Display | Picture | Adjust

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Written by Andy Neil
Updated over a year ago

Introduction

This article provides step-by-step instructions on where to go to adjust picture settings on a Samsung display. It covers various adjustable parameters in the Picture Settings menu, allowing users to customize their viewing experience.

Instruction

  1. Access the Settings:

    1. Ensure you have a Samsung TV remote.

    2. Press the "Settings" button on the remote.

  2. Picture Settings:

    1. In the Picture Settings menu, you can adjust the following options:

      1. Backlight: Adjusts the overall brightness of the screen's backlight.

        Maximum brightness is achieved at 100.

      2. Brightness: Controls the picture's brightness level.

        The closer the value is to 100, the brighter the picture becomes.

      3. Contrast: Adjusts the contrast between light and dark areas of the screen.

        Higher values increase the contrast, improving the distinction between bright and dark colors.

      4. Sharpness: Enhances the clarity and detail of the picture.

        Higher values result in a sharper image.

      5. Color Temperature: Adjusts the picture's color temperature.

        Increasing this value adds more blue tones to the picture.

  3. Additional Settings Under Picture Settings:

    1. Advanced Settings:

      1. Picture Enhancer: Improves color and sharpness for a more vibrant display.

      2. HDR+ Mode: Optimizes HDR effects based on the video source.

      3. Color: Adjusts the intensity of colors.

        Color saturation increases as the value nears 100.

      4. Tint (G/R): Modifies the ratio of green to red tones.

        Higher values intensify green and red saturation.

      5. White Balance: Adjusts the picture's color temperature to enhance the brightness of white objects.

      6. Gamma: Fine-tunes the mid-range brightness of the picture.

        BT.1886: Adjusts the BT.1886 levels for accurate brightness.

      7. Contrast Enhancer: Automatically balances contrast to reduce extreme differences between bright and dark areas.

        Options: Off, Low, Medium, High.

      8. Black Tone: Adjusts the depth of black colors to enhance image depth.

        Options: Off, Dark, Darker, Darkest.

      9. Flesh Tone: Adjusts red tones to enhance natural skin colors.

      10. RGB Only Mode: Fine-tunes the saturation of individual color channels (Red, Green, Blue).

        Options: Off, Red, Green, Blue.

      11. Color Space Settings: Configures the color spectrum on the display.

        Options: Auto, Native, Custom.

      12. Input Signal Plus: Expands the HDMI input signal range.

        Options: HDMI1, HDMI2.

      13. Motion Lighting: Reduces power consumption by adjusting brightness based on motion.

        Options: Off, On.

    2. Picture Options

      1. Color Tone: Select the color tone for your display preferences.

        Options: Off, Cool, Standard, Warm1, Warm2, Natural.

      2. Digital Clean View: Reduces picture noise to minimize flickering.

        Options: Auto, Off.

      3. HDMI Black Level: Optimizes picture brightness and contrast for HDMI connections.

      4. Film Mode: Smoothens frame transitions for older video sources.

        Available only for TV, AV, Component (480i, 1080i), or HDMI (1080i) inputs.

      5. Dynamic Backlight: Adjusts the backlight automatically for optimal screen contrast under varying conditions.

        Options: Off, On.

    3. Apply Picture Settings: Apply the configured picture settings to all connected external devices or the current source only.

    4. Picture Size Settings: Customize the picture size based on your preferences.

    5. Reset Picture: Restore all picture settings to their factory defaults.

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