Basic Calibration Service includes:

·        Accurately adjust the black level (brightness control), peak white level (contrast control), color saturation and hue.

·        If applicable, disable the sharpness enhancement circuit (no more shadow artifacts surrounding all the faces and text), the SVM circuit (fine detail won't be all blurred together), the auto-color circuit and the room light sensor (auto-brightness, iris, etc.).

·        Calibrate grayscale color (white balance) to the NTSC broadcast industry standard white reference, D65 (6500 Kelvin) using the Sencore CP5000 Color Analyzer.

·        If possible, adjust for accurate color decoder operation, to eliminate red push (allows rich, normal saturation for all other colors).

·        Adjust the focus and geometry controls for optimum picture quality.

Direct-view TVs:

·        Calibration of the gray scale to D65. 

·        Precise adjustment of all picture parameters (Contrast, Brightness, Color, etc.) using test patterns from the Sencore VP403 for HDTV & NTSC or your DVD player with the test DVDs. 

·        Limited correction of overscan and picture position when and if necessary.

Rear Projection TVs:

·        Electronic focus of the CRTs (Red, Green and Blue), convergence of all aspect ratios.

·        Calibration of the gray scale to (D65). 

·        Precise adjustment of all picture parameters (Contrast, Brightness, Color, etc.) using test patterns from the Sencore VP403 for HDTV & NTSC or your DVD player with the test DVDs. 

·        Correction of overscan and picture position when and if necessary.

Front Projection Systems:

·        Touchup of electronic focus of all three CRTs.

·        Touchup convergence of all aspect ratios.

·        Calibration of the gray scale to D65. 

·        Precise adjustment of all picture parameters (Contrast, Brightness, Color, etc.) using test patterns from the Sencore VP403 for HDTV & NTSC or your DVD player with the test DVDs.

·        Correction of overscan and picture position when and if necessary. 

·        Note, that in order to accurately calibrate any front projector, you must totally eliminate all room ambient light. Any light from a source other than the projector, which arrives at the sensor of the Color Analyzer, will alter the measurement and the calibrated color of the video display.

Advanced calibration services only apply to CRT based front & rear projection displays. In addition to the above basic calibration services:

Rear Projection:

·        Mechanical focus.

·        Advanced Geometry.

·        Lens/Mirror cleaning.

·        Black Velvet cabinet Lining.

·        I2C corrections on some models.

This will seriously increase the time it takes to perform the job, and therefore significantly increases the cost of the service. While many people think this is a necessary part of a rear projection TV calibration, it should be noted that this is not always necessary.

Front Projection:

·        Full setups from scratch are available. This service includes mechanical as well as electronic adjustments for proper focus and astigmatism of all three CRTs, geometry and convergence of all aspect ratios. 

·        It is require that the projector be properly installed before calibration, which means it needs to be positioned correctly with respect to the screen and securely mounted whether on the floor or the ceiling. 

·        CRT tube replacement is available for some models.