Protecting The Tv Screen; Precautions To Protect The Screen From Damage - Sony XEL-1 Operating Instructions Manual

Protecting the TV Screen

Precautions to Protect the
Screen from Damage
Prolonged display of still images over time
may cause permanent image retention. Avoid
displaying images that cause image retention
and take the following measures to protect the
screen.
Image Retention
Due to the characteristics of the material used
in an OLED screen for its high-precision
image, permanent image retention may occur
if still images are displayed in the same
position on the screen continuously, or
repeatedly over extended periods.
Images that may cause image retention
• wide screen sources with black bars at the top
and bottom (Letterboxed Image)
• 4:3 and 14:9 screen sources with black bars
at the left and right
• non-moving images such as photos
• game sources
• on-screen tickers, such as those used for
news and headlines
• on-screen menus, programme guides,
channel numbers, etc., of connected
equipment such as a set-top box, video
recorder, disc player, etc.
To reduce the risk of image retention
• Fill the entire screen with images
Set "Screen Format" to "Smart" or "Wide" or
"Zoom" in the "Screen Settings" (see page 35).
• Turn off the OSD (On Screen Display)
Press / to turn off the OSD. Turn off the
menus of connected equipment. For details, see the
operating instructions supplied with the equipment.
• Select the appropriate Picture settings for
the room brightness
Setting "Picture Mode" to "Standard" in the
"Picture" settings is recommended for home
entertainment (see page 31).
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• "Auto Brightness Control" adjusts the brightness
of the image automatically when highly
contrasting images are displayed on the screen for
a long period of time (see page 34).
• This TV has a function to reduce the risk of image
retention by slightly shifting the picture position
on the display automatically after a set time has
elapsed.
Screen Saver
If still or motionless images are displayed and
no operation is performed (such as switching
the channels or adjusting the volume control)
for more than two and a half minutes, the
XEL-1 screen saver may start automatically. It
protects the screen from image retention
damage and reduces power consumption.
Under the following conditions the
XEL-1 screen saver may appear:
• displaying a photo for a long period of time
• thumbnails of photos
• some settings screens
Press V/v/B/b,
or /
previously viewed images, or just press another
button to operate another function.
The screen will gradually fade to dark
If no operation is performed (such as switching the
channels or adjusting the volume control) for more
than two and a half minutes, the screen fades to dark
gradually.
Press HOME or OPTIONS to deactivate the screen
saver.
Images that may darken the screen
• still or motionless images displayed through the
HDMI socket
• a still or motionless broadcast image
• TeleTEXT and EPG screen
• a slideshow
to return to the
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