BenQ PL460 Color Management Manual
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Color Management User Manual - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 2
obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Copyright Copyright 2013 BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 3
the color meter 7 Connecting display(s) to the computer 7 Setting monitor ID 8 Warming-up the display(s 8 Using the Color Management 9 Performing calibration - a quick guide 9 Overview of components and functions 16 Menu bar 16 File menu 16 Tools menu 16 Settings menu 17 About menu 17 - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 4
it easy to save and restore LUT and R/G/ B gain settings • Manual adjustment functions (brightness, contrast, R/G/B gain and offset) that allow fine following items are required to use the Color Management. • A color meter (supported model: X-Rite i1 Display Pro) • A host computer (PC) that meets - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 5
Calibration overview 5 Calibration overview Calibration workflow The diagram below lists the basic workflow for performing calibration using the Color Management for the first time. If this is not the first time you use Color Management to calibrate the displays, you can start from step 2 directly - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 6
6 Calibration overview Brightness The Color Management provides options for brightness adjustment with which you can change the display's screen brightness level and synchronize it among multiple displays. According to the number of display(s) and your Brightness setting when the calibration - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 7
to the lowest value (towards Never Notify). 3. Click OK and restart the computer to make the change effective. Connecting the color meter Follow the instructions provided in the documentations of the color meter to connect it to the computer, and complete its hardware and software setup if necessary - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 8
8 Preparations Setting monitor ID For the Color Management to calibrate multiple displays, each display must be assigned an unique monitor ID. Otherwise the display(s) will not be identified correctly. To assign monitor ID on each display, open the OSD menu of the display and select Settings > Set - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 9
Using the Color Management 9 Using the Color Management Performing calibration - a quick guide This section provides a quick guide that walks you though the basic calibration procedures by creating a new calibration project. • For detailed information about the components and functions of the - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 10
10 Using the Color Management Option/Setting Project Name H. Monitors (number of displays on the horizontal side) Description/Instruction Enter a project name for the calibration task. Sets the number of displays to be calibrated. • If you are calibrating a single display, select 1 in both H. - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 11
connected" icon appears on the upper right corner of the display box. If the "disconnected" icon appears, refer to "Troubleshooting" on page 23 for how to solve the connection problem. • The power-on time of the display must be longer than 60 minutes before calibration. Otherwise a dialog asking you - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 12
x and y values of the W/R/G/B colors will also appear in the box. Now you have successfully calibrated the display. You can fine-tune the calibration result manually using the Manual Adjust tool. Refer to "Manual Adjust tool" on page 21 for more information. - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 13
"connected" icon appears on the upper right corner of the display box. If the disconnected icon appears, refer to "Troubleshooting" on page 23 for how to solve the connection problem. • The power-on time of the displays must be longer than 60 minutes before calibration. Otherwise a dialog asking you - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 14
14 Using the Color Management 3. The calibration window appears. Click Run to proceed. You can also click Track to measure the CIE1931 (x,y) values of current W,R,G and B colors at level 255 for further analysis. 4. You will be requested to put the color meter in the center of the display's - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 15
x and y values of the W/R/G/B colors will also appear in the boxes. Now you have successfully calibrated all displays. You can fine-tune the calibration result manually using the Manual Adjust tool. Refer to "Manual Adjust tool" on page 21 for more information. - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 16
16 Overview of components and functions Overview of components and functions The Color Management main screen consists of the following components: 1. Menu bar 2. Control panel 3. Status panel 1 3 2 Menu bar File menu Option/Setting New project Open project Save Save As Exit Tools menu Option - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 17
Overview of components and functions 17 Restore Loads (restores) the LUT values and backlight settings of a display from a backup file. (*.lut file) Click to select a display (display box) on the Display Wall tab and select this option. You need to connect a color meter to the computer before - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 18
18 Overview of components and functions Control panel Display Wall tab The Display Wall tab allows you to view the status and color settings of all displays connected to the computer. Each display is represented by a display box, and the number and layout of the display boxes on the Display Wall - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 19
tool The Colorimeter tool shows the results measured by the color meter after you calibrate the display. You can click the Measure button to manually perform measurement again. • Use the Center Pattern function in the Settings menu to display center pattern on the display's screen before you perform - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 20
20 Overview of components and functions Test Pattern tool The Test Pattern tool allows you to display test patterns on the display's screen for verifying color uniformity. To display a test pattern: 1. Click to select a test pattern. 2. Click to select a color temperature setting from the Color - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 21
want to apply color settings without performing measurement, check the Without measurement checkbox before clicking Set. • For the adjustments you performed using the Manual Adjust tool to take effect, you need to restart the display. • Be sure to reset all color settings by clicking the Set default - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 22
22 Overview of components and functions Status panel The Status panel indicates the status and provides detailed information about the display selected on the Display Wall tab. Item Project Name H. Monitors V. Monitors Monitor ID Model Connection ComPort Connect Status Meter Type Meter Status - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 23
during calibration, please refer to the following troubleshooting tips to try to solve the problems by yourself. If the problem persists, please contact BenQ Customer Support for help. Problem Cannot connect to the display(s) The display is not on the Display Wall tab Solution Check the following - BenQ PL460 | Color Management Manual - Page 24
-232 i1d3 initial adjust BL measure raw data produce LUT write LUT adjust LUT tracking New Load Save Save as Backup Restore Colorimeter Test pattern Manual adjust Others Error code RS-232 i1d3 C10x C12x C20x C30x C40x C50x C52x P10x P20x P30x P40x T10x T20x A10x A20x A30x O10x 9/10
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