NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide
NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV - MultiSync - 24.1" LCD Monitor Manual
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- NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 1
Version 1.1.04 User's Guide - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 2
NEC Australia web site, www.spectraview. nec.com.au, or by email to [email protected]. Sales support Tel : 131 632. Trademarks and Copyright SpectraView is a registered trademark of NEC Display Solutions © 2003-10 NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. The content of this manual is furnished for - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 3
Canada by NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS No warranty service is provided outside of the U.S.A. or Canada. Proof of Purchase will be required by NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS to substantiate date of purchase. Such proof of purchase must be an original bill of sale in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 4
SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE | Precautions 6 Supported Display Monitors 7 System Requirements 8 1 Introduction to SpectraView II 9 Overview 9 Main Features and benefits 9 2 Dialogs, Settings and Menus 11 Main SpectraView II window 11 Display Configuration dialog (Windows version - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 5
6 Frequently Asked Questions 41 Calibration 41 7 Troubleshooting 43 Installation and Setup 43 Using SpectraView with NaViSet Administrator . . . 45 8 NaViSet Administrator 45 9 Test Pattern Guide 46 10 MultiSync PA Series Information 47 Glossary 48 - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 6
GUIDE Precautions: • The LCD display monitor screen is fragile and can be easily damaged if force is applied. Never use suction cups to attach a color sensor to the display Always allow the display to warm up for at least 30 minutes before calibrating. • Do not adjust the monitor color, brightness or - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 7
SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Supported Display Monitors SpectraView II supports the following NEC display monitor models: • LCD1980SXi - 19" LCD monitor • LCD1980FXi - 19" LCD monitor • LCD1990SX - 19" LCD monitor • LCD1990SXi - 19" LCD monitor • LCD1990SXp - 19" LCD monitor • LCD2090UXi - 20" LCD - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 8
GUIDE and NEC website monitor) monitor) Supported Color • GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1 • GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1 Sensors • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2 V2 • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor, • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 9
automatically using this communications link. It is not necessary to manually configure the monitor as all of the necessary settings are made by the software. • High bit depth internal Look Up Tables (LUTs) - each LCD display monitor supported by SpectraView II features three internal 10, 12 or 14 - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 10
II - USER'S GUIDE calibration settings and status of displays on a LAN. This feature is particularly useful for large installations where central monitoring and asset management is needed. • Monitor locking - Once calibrated the OSD (On Screen Display) controls for the display monitors can be locked - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 11
the currently selected Target Settings. Display listbox Selects which display to calibrate if more than one display is present. Open Previous Monitor Calibration Previous calibrations can be loaded and viewed. The display settings and ICC/ColorSync profile for the display will be set automatically. - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 12
this Calibrate button will be disabled if either no supported color sensor or display monitor was detected. See the Troubleshooting section for more information. Status shows the current calibration status of the display monitor, either Calibrated, Uncalibrated, or Calibration Off. Last shows the - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 13
: Configure button in the main SpectraView window. If more than one display is being used on Windows, it may be necessary to manually configure the relationship between the display layout on the Windows desktop, and the display monitors that are connected to the system. Correct configuration of this - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 14
14 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Edit Calibration Target Configuration dialog The Edit Edit Curve selects the desired tone response curve of the calibrated display. Options are: • Monitor Native Gamma - No correction is applied and the display's Look Up Tables are set to linear. • Gamma - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 15
if necessary. The contrast ratio is the ratio of white to black luminance. Selecting Monitor Default will calibrate the display to the highest possible contrast ratio, which is limited by the display technology, the selected White Point, Intensity value, and other factors. In some applications, such - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 16
16 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Custom Gamma Curve dialog The Custom Gamma Curve dialog is accessed by clicking the Edit.. button in the Gamma Curve section of the Edit Calibration - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 17
USER'S GUIDE Custom . The corresponding CIE xy coordinates are automatically calculated and displayed for reference. CIE xy chromaticity coordinates can be entered button. This is useful for "cloning" the white point of another monitor. The color sensor can be placed over the white circle on the - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 18
18 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Note: Due to the technology limitations of the color sensor compared to the human eye, for some applications, measurements to improve the accuracy of low luminance measurements (below 10 cd/m²). Selecting this option will increase the monitor calibration time. - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 19
19 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Preferences dialog - Calibration tab Calibration and Profile Steps - selects the number of measurement steps to take when calibrating and profiling the display. A larger number of steps will generally result in a more accurate grayscale calibration, but will - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 20
GUIDE Preferences dialog - ICC Profile tab Generate ICC Profile after calibration - selecting this will automatically generate an ICC/ColorSync monitor profile after the display appear and the file name and description can be entered manually. Storage Location ( Mac OS only) - specifies where the - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 21
21 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Options are: • Automatic - the optimal setting based on the color sensor model and the display monitor type is automatically used. • Calibration Sensor - uses the values measured by the calibration sensor. For normal color gamut displays this is the recommended - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 22
- USER'S GUIDE Delay loading if supported) - enables the Auto Luminance sensor circuit inside the display monitor to increase the Intensity (brightness) stability as the display : LCD2490WUXi, LCD2490WUXi2, LCD2690WUXi, LCD2690WUXi2, and LCD3090WQXi. The MultiSync PA Series of displays automatically - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 23
23 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Information window The Information window is accessed from the Tools menu. It will also be automatically displayed after a display calibration is completed. Note: The graphs shown in the Information window can be panned, zoomed and scaled. Click and drag to select - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 24
GUIDE Primary Colors Red, Green and Blue CIE x,y - shows the measured color coordinates of the display's primary colors. These values represent the color gamut of the display Target's Contrast Ratio. For LCD display monitors, this is set to "N/A" since the monitor's Black Level is fixed. The - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 25
25 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Information window - Color Gamut tab The Color Gamut tab graphically illustrates the color gamut of the display for comparison purposes as a 2D representation of the 3D color gamut volume. The display's color gamut can be compared to the color gamut of several - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 26
. These curves are generated from measurements taken while generating an ICC/ColorSync monitor profile of the display. If no ICC/ColorSync profile was generated after the monitor was calibrated, then this checkbox will be disabled. Uncalibrated - illustrates the actual measured tonal response curves - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 27
be highlighted in yellow or red and may indicate a problem with the display's calibration. The graph shows the displays actual measured grayscale color tracking using measurements taken while generating an ICC/ColorSync monitor profile of the display. The horizontal axis shows the Delta E values for - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 28
28 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Information window - DICOM Conformance tab The DICOM Conformance tab shows graphically and numerically how well the calibrated display conforms to the ideal DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) response when a DICOM Target curve of is used. The - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 29
29 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Contrast Response Max error - shows the highest percentage error 10% Limits - shows two lines representing 10% error deviations from the Barten Model curve. Medical displays used for Primary Class image viewing should be within the 10% deviation curves. Show 20% - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 30
30 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Colorimeter window The Colorimeter tool allows measurements of colors displayed on the screen to be taken with the calibration sensor, and is accessed from the Tools menu. The measurement results are displayed in a variety of useful formats. To take color - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 31
II - USER'S GUIDE Ambient Light Measurement window The Ambient Light Measurement tool allows measurements to be taken of the ambient light of the viewing environment around the display monitor. This feature is only available when using a supported color sensor. Currently supported color sensors are - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 32
32 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Monitor Settings window The Monitor Settings window provides access to some of the display monitor control settings, if supported by the display. The Power LED Indicator controls can be used to change the color of the LED, and also adjust the brightness. The - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 33
and is used to access some settings on the display monitor. Help menu About... - displays the About dialog box which shows the software version number. ( shown on the Application menu on Mac OS) Check for updates... - contacts the NEC Display Solutions website and checks to see if a newer version of - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 34
34 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE 3 Calibration Overview Introduction to display monitor calibration Computer display monitors display images by giving off light from the screen. On LCD display monitors, light is emitted from a backlight source such as fluorescent lamps or array of LEDs (Light - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 35
35 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE SpectraView includes several industry standard targets for a variety This is a special target that is only available when using a supported wide color gamut display. This target will switch the display into the sRGB Emulation mode which reduces the color gamut to - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 36
Tone Response Curves (TRC) The Gamma or Tone Response Curve of a display is the relationship between the video input signal level and the light output ("brightness") displayed on the monitor. The display monitor is a nonlinear display device. In simple terms, this means that doubling the level of - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 37
37 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Intensity Intensity specifies the luminance or "brightness" of white when displayed on the screen. The maximum Intensity value of the display will depend on the color temperature of the White Point selected, the type of monitor and its age. The choice of Intensity - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 38
) Select SpectraView II from the NEC Display Solutions program group on the Windows Start menu. As SpectraView launches, it will automatically search for any supported displays, and a supported color sensor. If SpectraView is unable to detect either a supported display or the last selected color - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 39
If more than one supported display monitor is connected, select the display to be calibrated from the Display listbox. Note that each display has an independent Target. Click the Calibrate button to start the calibration process. The software will provide instructions for placing the calibration - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 40
may have a color management setup where the display monitor profile can be selected. SpectraView will automatically select and associate the generated ICC/ColorSync monitor profiles with the system's Color Management System. Refer to the instructions for the particular software package being used to - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 41
display calibrations like I can do with other monitors? Answer: When used with the SpectraView software, NEC display monitors displays. In this case the numerical measurements from the color sensor are identical on both displays, but they do not visually match. Manually visually matching one display - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 42
42 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Question: Each time I calibrate my monitor I receive a different Delta-E result. Should I Target file based from the measurements of the display after it has been manually adjusted. That way the monitor will be automatically calibrated to that particular - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 43
43 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE 7 Troubleshooting Installation and Setup Problem: Calibrate button is disabled. Solution: The calibrate button is disabled for either of the following reasons: • No supported calibration sensor was detected. • No supported display monitor was detected. See the - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 44
and recognized in Windows. Solution: • This problem may occur especially when using a multi-monitor configuration. In some cases updating the video driver may fix this issue. • The profile can be manually assigned if necessary as follows: 1. In the Windows Display Properties control panel, select - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 45
II - USER'S GUIDE 8 NaViSet Administrator Using SpectraView with NaViSet Administrator ( ÿ Windows version only) The SpectraView II software integrates with the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS NaViSet Administrator software to provide remote administration of the display monitors on networked machines - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 46
46 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE 9 Test Pattern Guide The SpectraView II software includes several test patterns that are useful in evaluating the monitor calibration. It is also good practice to use the Test Patterns to quickly visually verify the integrity of the calibration. A pattern based on - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 47
'S GUIDE 10 MultiSync PA Series Information The SpectraView II software supports the MultiSync PA241W and PA271W monitors. These support communicating with the display via USB, therefore DDC/CI must be used. A future update to SpectraView II will add this and other features new to the NEC MultiSync - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 48
on a color space such as CIE xyY. Black Level - The luminance or "brightness" of black when displayed on the screen. Calibration - The process of bringing a device such as a display monitor to an absolute standard to ensure consistency over time and with other similarly calibrated devices. Candelas - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 49
49 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Color Separation - The separating of a color image into the cyan, CIE xy color space. DDC/CI - Display Data Channel Command Interface is a two-way communications link between the video graphics adapter and display monitor using the video signal cable. DICOM - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 50
50 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Gamma - The relationship between the input video signal to a display monitor and the screen output luminance. Typically the screen luminance follows a mathematical power function of the input video signal, the exponent of which is called the - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 51
GUIDE PAL - Phase Alternation by Line. A standard for encoding video signals used in Western Europe and parts of Asia. Phosphors - Materials that emit light when struck by radiation of certain wavelengths. CRT displays and the light intensity displayed on the monitor. USB - Universal Serial - NEC LCD2490WUXIBKSV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 52
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