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Sony Corporation No. DPPJ16-060-TN

Technical News
Issued：October 19, 2016
Subject: Banding occurs on gradation portions
[Applicable Model ]
Model / Destination Serial Number Number of Unit
VPL-GTZ270 CEL 1000001 1000002 2
VPL-GTZ270 CN9 1300001 1300005 5
VPL-GTZ270 UCF 1100001 1100035 35
VPL-VW5000 CEL 1000001 1000043 43
VPL-VW5000 CN9 1300001 1300005 5
VPL-VW5000 E33 1400001 1400030 30
VPL-VW5000 UC7 1100001 1100202 202
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[Description]
With VPL-VW5000/VPL-GTZ270, banding may occur in the gradation portions.
This document informs of the way to improve it.

[Symptom]
Banding occurs in the gradation portions when the 4k 10bit signal is input from the HDMI terminal.

Fig. 1: Example of banding (1) Fig 2: Example of banding (2)

Banding occurs in the gradation portions. It is prominent especially when the smooth gradation
function is OFF during the HDR signal input.

[Procedure to improve]
Update the Main CPU Software to V4.206 as necessary.

For details about the upgrading procedure, refer to the following Technical News.
DPPJ16-055
DPPJ16-056