Recommended procedure for Panasonic VT50

[Anonymous]

What’s the currently recommended THX reference calibration method for a Panasonic VT50? Is it to still use the SM to calibrate THX mode or have the color decoding issues been fixed in the VT50 models so we can use CalMAN auto-cal, or is there a different recommended way?

Apart from a “recommended” method, what have people found to be effective with the VT50’s?

Thanks,

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[Anonymous]

Hi all!

So, I have this 2012 65VT50 and 51″ F8500. I am about to dig in to these and spend some quality time learning how they function and hopefully come out with some fairly well calibrated displays. So, since I am really new to this. Two things. A. How do I access the THX modes in the service menu -Need quite a bit of detail, since I haven’t had much experience with service menus. Two, how to activate both the day/night modes on the Sammy F8500.

It sounds like the THX mode is a bit tricky, so any explanations and cautious reminders would be appreciated.

[Gregg Loewen]

go to the panasonic threads in the service mode access area.
The THX mode is the cinema mode. All you do in the SM is the cinema mode gray scale.
Check it in and out of the service mode to ensure it is accurate. You should be able to get all delta Es at less than 1.5

[Anonymous]

Ok, newby question. 2012 VT50. I haven’t taken the THX class, so I have no idea how to calibrate the THX modes (maybe that’s my penance for having not taken the class yet). I’m ok with that; however, I am confused as to the process idiosyncrasies for THX modes v ISF modes.

Here’s the question. If I want to activate the ISF modes, then do I do it via CalMAN or prior to loading calman (doing it in the picture mode by -thought from memory -hover over the PRO settings and hold down yada, yada, and it activates or provides two more calibration options (ISF in this case))?

Or, do I connect with CalMAN, then do either a manual or AutoCal?

Once I am done, will the modes show up as a picture mode or do I need to do something else?

I’m sure this is simple, but I am hesitant to start pushing buttons to see if I can kill the display.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Terry.

[Gregg Loewen]

hi Terry

The THX mode is quite easy. do the front panel controls in the user menu, then enter the service mode to do the gray scale. This is the cinema mode setting (warm 2). Remeasure out of the service mode to ensure they are the same.

You need Calman or ControlCal to access and label the ISF modes on the VT50. Keep in mind that it is just a relabelling of the Pro mode.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Gregg… I appreciate your help…

[Anonymous]

Thanks Gregg… I appreciate your help…

[Anonymous]

@Gregg Loewen 4096 wrote:

hi Terry

The THX mode is quite easy. do the front panel controls in the user menu, then enter the service mode to do the gray scale. This is the cinema mode setting (warm 2). Remeasure out of the service mode to ensure they are the same.

You need Calman or ControlCal to access and label the ISF modes on the VT50. Keep in mind that it is just a relabelling of the Pro mode.

Hey Gregg,

So, I went into the service menu. warm/normal/cool. Cinema/Vivid/??. So, what’s the correlation to warm1/warm2. I confused is there are 5+ temps in the user menu, but only 3 in the service menu. So, can you help me understand what is mapping to what? I understand from above that Cinema/warm is THX, but is it warm1 or 2?

So, if I read between the lines on a number of posts here and elsewhere, it appears that once in the service menu I select Cinema and warm, then adjust the WB -sorry, it’s a first time issue.

Also, it seems I can exit with power off for all things I have tried except checking error codes/hours/pwr cycles. It required unplugging. Is this correct? Or, is there another way to exit when checking hours?

Thanks,
tbaudoin

[Gregg Loewen]

go into the user mode and select the THX mode, then hit reset. This will put you in color temp warm 2.

go into the service mode, 1 / 2 button to select the correct menus…then use the 9 button to cycle through the viewing modes. Select the cinema mode which is the equivalent to the THX mode / warm 2.

To exit out of the service mode, use the power off / on button on the remote control.

[Gregg Loewen]

Other and easier options, try Calman or Controlcal for a laptop interface for the calibration controls.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Gregg…

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