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Old 12-02-2014, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
If the set lacks a setup switch, the best way to set the grey scale tracking is (with the color control off) is: turn the brightness down till the image is almost extinguished, just barely visible. Set the screens to make the image white, then bring the brightness back up. Then use the drives to un-tint the pic (or tint it to your preferance). Usually one drive will be near max with the other(s) slightly reduced.
+1 - that's EXACTLY how I was taught by my dad.....a 43-year TV repairman.

One caveat - Motorolas with the 23EGP22's - let em run for several hours and re-adjust as necessary. They always seemed to shift considerably.

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