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HDR
High Dynamic Range (HDR) enables content to be produced, transmitted and displayed
with dramatically improved contrast and a much wider range of colours than previously.
The T3•R supports two dierent HDR standards called HDR10 and HLG. When ‘HDR’ is set
to its default of ‘Auto’, the T3•R reads the EDID identification data from your TV over HDMI
to determine whether it supports them.
At the time of writing only the BBC iPlayer and YouTube apps have HDR content – the BBC
use HLG whereas content on YouTube may use HDR10 or HLG. Unfortunately as these are
very recent standards support for them varies greatly. Your TV must support:
• HDMI 2.0a for HDR10
• HDMI 2.0b for HDR10 and HLG
Most branded 2018 TVs now support HDMI 2.0b, HDR10 and HLG. However, there are
many 4K Ultra HD TVs from prior years that do not support HDR. Please check with your
manufacturer as many have released software updates to add or improve HDR support.
Some HDR TVs support HLG when using apps installed on the TV but only have HDMI
2.0a inputs and so do not identify to the T3•R that they are capable of HLG. To get around
this, try changing the T3•R’s HDR setting to ‘HDR10 & HLG’, forcing the T3•R to consider
the HDR TV as HLG-capable.
ENABLING HDR ON YOUR HDR TV
Most TVs ship with HDR disabled by default. To enable it, check your user manual. The
following steps work for recent TVs from these manufacturers:
Samsung: Menu → Picture → Picture Options → HDMI UHD Color → On → Restart
Sony: Home → Settings → External inputs → HDMI signal format → HDMI [select
the input for T3•R] → Enhanced mode (TV will reboot)
Panasonic: Menu → Setup → HDMI HDR Setting → HDMI [select the input for T3•R] → On
LG: Models vary, check the manual for ‘HDMI ULTRA DEEP COLOR’ and turn on.
Menu Transparency
Adjusts the transparency of Manhattan menus and how clearly TV can be seen
underneath. The default is ‘Light’ but if you prefer you can set it to ‘Dark’ or o completely.
Audio Output
In its default ‘Auto’ setting, the T3•R reads the EDID identification data from the TV or device
it is connected to by HDMI and automatically chooses the ‘Surround’ or ‘Stereo PCM’ mode.
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