NEC P221W-BK-SV MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide
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- NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 1
Version 1.1.04 User's Guide - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 2
Australia and New Zealand, please visit the 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 of America, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 3
purchaser. This warranty only covers Product distribution in the U.S.A. or 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 4
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 only). 13 Edit Calibration Target - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 6
| SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S 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 use the supplied cable or sling and counterweight to gently rest the color sensor on the - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 8
on on 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, Eye-One - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 9
II combines the award winning NEC display monitor technology with a color measurement sensor and sophisticated software. The result is highly accurate, reliable, repeatable, and feature rich display calibration and profiling solution. The SpectraView system uses a color sensor to take color - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 10
SPECTRAVIEW 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 11
11 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE 2 Dialogs, Settings and Menus Main SpectraView II window The SpectraView II window shows the current settings and status of the display calibration. All of the features of SpectraView are accessed from this window and the menus. Targets listbox Selects an - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 12
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 date and time - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 13
, or by clicking on the Display: 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 14
has been created, the display must be Calibrated to it. It is possible to share Target files with other users of SpectraView on both Windows and Mac tone response curve of the calibrated display. Options are: • Monitor Native Gamma - No correction is applied and the display's Look Up Tables are - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 15
| SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Use Scale Factor - The DICOM response curve shape is based on the measured black level and Intensity. If the black level or Intensity of the display changes, then the shape of the DICOM response curve also changes. If a display is not expected to be re-calibrated for - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 Target dialog. Advanced response curves can be selected from presets or custom curves can be created by importing a - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 17
SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Custom White Point dialog The Custom White Point dialog is accessed by clicking the Edit.. button in the White Point section of the Edit Calibration Target dialog. A custom White Point can be created by either specifying it as a Black the display can be interactively adjusted to visually - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 18
sensor to use, and shows the current model being used. Auto-Detect - attempts to detect the selected model of calibration sensor. SpectraView will automatically detect the calibration sensor when the application is started, however if the sensor was not connected at that time, or if it was - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 20
20 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Preferences dialog - ICC Profile tab Generate ICC Profile after calibration - selecting this will automatically generate an ICC/ColorSync monitor profile after the display is calibrated. This option should be checked for most applications. Set as Windows Color - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 22
blanking issues only when the SpectraView II Gamma Loader runs as Windows starts. Preferences dialog - Display tab Lock OSD (On Screen Display) controls when calibrated - selects if the monitor's On Screen Display control buttons are locked when the monitor is calibrated. Locking the controls can be - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 24
Contrast Ratio is the ratio of the Intensity to the Black Level. The Target value shows the currently selected Target's Contrast Ratio. For LCD display monitors, this is set to "N/A" since the monitor's Black Level is fixed. The Calibrated values show the actual contrast ratio calculated using the - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 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 body curve - shows the black body locus as yellow curve. Show Target white point - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 26
SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Information window - Curves tab The Curves tab graphically illustrates the various tone response and correction curves measured and generated during the calibration monitor profile of the display. If no ICC/ColorSync profile was generated after the monitor was calibrated - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 28
SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Information window - DICOM Conformance tab The DICOM Conformance tab shows graphically and numerically how well the calibrated display DDL value. The actual value will depend on the Black Level and Intensity of the display. Std Dev - shows the standard deviation of all - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 Intensity (white luminance) and black level values. Show 10% Limits - shows two lines representing 10% error deviations from the Barten Model curve. Medical displays used for Primary Class image - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 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 colors that are near the black body radiator locus, such as - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 31
31 | SPECTRAVIEW 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 33
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 SpectraView is available - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 35
when using a supported wide color gamut display. This target will switch the display into the sRGB P221W. It is not possible to adjust the white point of the sRGB Emulation mode on these models. The calibration will only adjust the Intensity and generate an ICC/ColorSync profile of the display - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 36
II - USER'S GUIDE About Targets SpectraView can also create custom Targets, which can then be exchanged with other SpectraView display users, providing identical calibrated displays. A Target consists of up to four specifications that describe the color characteristics of the display: • Gamma or - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 37
the screen. For LCD monitors the minimum or native Black Level is typically fixed in ratio to the Intensity value due to the display technology. SpectraView allows the Contrast Ratio to be selected for applications that require a specific contrast ratio. However the calibrated contrast ratio can not - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 38
for any supported displays, and a supported color sensor. If SpectraView is unable to detect either a supported display or the last selected color sensor, an error message will be displayed and the Calibrate button will be disabled. Refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual. Selecting - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 39
| SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Calibrating and Profiling the Display 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 40
applications 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 41
Mac OS only) Why can't I use the ColorSync control panel to switch between different display calibrations like I can do with other monitors? Answer: When used with the SpectraView software, NEC display monitors store all of the necessary color adjustments internally, including the 10 or 12 bit Look - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 42
the display than SpectraView? Answer: No. SpectraView calculates the Delta-E values using both the luminance and color differences for more realistic and accurate values. Other applications may calculate Delta-E differently. Question: After calibration I manually adjusted some of the monitor - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 44
for the X-Rite iOne devices are installed by the SpectraView setup application. Drivers for other devices must be installed manually. Problem: Severe color banding appears after calibrating on images and when the test pattern is shown. Solution: • Always use a DVI video output if possible. • If an - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 45
II software integrates with the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS NaViSet Administrator software to provide remote administration of the display monitors on networked machines. NaViSet Administrator will report all of the current SpectraView settings and the current calibration status within the NaViSet - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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 P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 47
for free from www.necdisplay.com/multiprofiler. Note: This version of SpectraView II software does not yet 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 PA Series models. - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 48
48 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER'S GUIDE Glossary Achromatic - Neutral in color (having no hue). Additive 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 - NEC P221W-BK-SV | 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, magenta, yellow, and black color layers used DDC/CI - Display Data Channel Command Interface is a two-way communications link between the video graphics adapter and display monitor using the video - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 50
Emitting Diode. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display. Lightbox - An SpectraView displays use 10 or 12 bit internal LUTs to apply Gamma corrections and Tone Response Curves. MCS (Monitor Calibration Settings) file - A file used by SpectraView II to store the results of the calibration, including the monitor - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 51
produce black. Tone Response Curve - A graph representing the relationship between the input and output of a system or device. In SpectraView, Tone Response Curves represent the relationship between the intensity of a color within an application and the light intensity displayed on the monitor. USB - NEC P221W-BK-SV | MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK-SV : spectraview II user's guide - Page 52
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