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Operating the monitor, Installing the monitor driver, The Information file, The Image Color Matching

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4 Operating the monitor Installing the monitor driver The disc that comes with the monitor contains monitor driver files you can install on your computer: ● an .INF (Information) file ● an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file NOTE: If the monitor does not include a disc, the .INF and .ICM files can be downloaded from the HP monitors support Web site. See Downloading from the Web on page 12 in this chapter. The Information file The .INF file defines monitor resources used by Microsoft Windows operating systems to ensure monitor compatibility with the computer's graphics adapter. This monitor is Microsoft Windows Plug and Play compatible and the monitor will work correctly without installing the .INF file. Monitor Plug and Play compatibility requires that the computer's graphic card is VESA DDC2 compliant and that the monitor connects directly to the graphics card. Plug and Play does not work through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution buffers/boxes. The Image Color Matching file The .ICM files are data files that are used in conjunction with graphics programs to provide consistent color matching from monitor screen to printer, or from scanner to monitor screen. The .ICM file contains a monitor color system profile. This file is activated from within graphics programs that support this feature. NOTE: The ICM color profile is written in accordance with the International Color Consortium (ICC) Profile Format specification. Installing the monitor driver 11

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Operating the monitor
Installing the monitor driver
The disc that comes with the monitor contains monitor driver files you can install on your computer:
●
an .INF (Information) file
●
an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file
NOTE:
If the monitor does not include a disc, the .INF and .ICM files can be downloaded from the HP
monitors support Web site. See
Downloading from the Web
on page
12
in this chapter.
The Information file
The .INF file defines monitor resources used by Microsoft Windows operating systems to ensure monitor
compatibility with the computer’s graphics adapter.
This monitor is Microsoft Windows Plug and Play compatible and the monitor will work correctly without
installing the .INF file. Monitor Plug and Play compatibility requires that the computer’s graphic card is VESA
DDC2 compliant and that the monitor connects directly to the graphics card. Plug and Play does not work
through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution buffers/boxes.
The Image Color Matching file
The .ICM files are data files that are used in conjunction with graphics programs to provide consistent color
matching from monitor screen to printer, or from scanner to monitor screen. The .ICM file contains a monitor
color system profile. This file is activated from within graphics programs that support this feature.
NOTE:
The ICM color profile is written in accordance with the International Color Consortium (ICC) Profile
Format specification.
Installing the monitor driver
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