NEC Spectraview 3090 Users Manual
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2 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE Software Updates and Feedback Occasionally updates and enhancements to the SpectraView software will be made available. Visit the SpectraView II section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS Internet web site to check for availability. NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS welcomes feedback and suggestions for product improvements. Please use the feedback from on the SpectraView section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS Internet web site. Within Australia and New Zealand, please visit the NEC Australia web site, www.spectraview.nec.com.au. Technical Support For technical support with the SpectraView II product, please visit the SpectraView II section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS Internet web site and check for any Frequently Asked Questions that may help to solve the issue. An online feedback form is available for submitting questions and feedback. For technical Support within 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, Acrobat and Photoshop, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Macintosh, ColorSync, Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Excel and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright © 2003-10 NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. All rights reserved. Your rights of ownership are subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by the copyright laws as outlined below. It is against the law to copy, reproduce or transmit, including without limitation electronic transmission over any network, any part of the manual except as permitted by the Copyright Act of the United States, Title 17, United States Code. Under the law, copying includes translation into another language or format. The above is not an inclusive statement of the restrictions imposed on you under the Copyright Act. For a complete statement of the restrictions imposed on you under the copyright laws of the United States of America, see Title 17, United States Code. USA and Canada: www.necdisplay.com Australia: www.spectraview.nec.com.au Revision 101108
3 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE HARDWARE LIMITED WARRANTY NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS warrants the SpectraView II Hardware (hereinafter “Product” or “Products”) to be free from defects in material and workmanship and, subject to the conditions set forth below, agrees to repair or replace (at NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS’s sole option) any part of the enclosed unit which proves defective for a period of three (3) years from the date of first consumer purchase. Spare parts are warranted for ninety (90) days. Replacement parts or unit may be new or refurbished and will meet specifications of the original parts or unit. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state. This warranty is limited to the original purchaser of the Product and is not transferable. This warranty covers only NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS-supplied components. Service required as a result of third party components is not covered under this warranty. Service required as a result of abuse or improper usage is also not covered under this warranty. In order to be covered under this warranty, the Product must have been purchased in the U.S.A. or Canada by the original 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 an original bill of sale or receipt containing name and address of seller, purchaser, and the serial number of the product. NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER TYPES OF DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF ANY NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS PRODUCT OTHER THAN THE LIABILITY STATED ABOVE. THESE WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. This Product is warranted in accordance with the terms of this limited warranty. Consumers are cautioned that Product performance is affected by system configuration, software, the application, customer data, and operator control of the system, among other factors. While NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS Products are considered to be compatible with many systems, specific functional implementation by the customers of the Product may vary. Therefore, suitability of a Product for a specific purpose or application must be determined by consumer and is not warranted by NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only) WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Con\fen\fs 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 . . . . . . . . . . 13 Edit Calibration Target Configuration dialog . . . . 14 Custom Color Gamut dialog . . . . . . . . . . 17 Custom Gamma Curve dialog . . . . . . . . .18 Custom White Point dialog . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Preferences dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Preferences dialog - Calibration Sensor tab . . . . 20 Preferences dialog - Calibration tab . . . . . . . 21 Preferences dialog - ICC Profile tab . . . . . . . 22 Preferences dialog - Interface tab . . . . . . . . 23 Preferences dialog - Display tab . . . . . . . . . 24 Information window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Information window - Summary tab . . . . . . . 25 Information window - Color Gamut tab . . . . . . 27 Information window - Curves tab . . . . . . . .28 Information window - Color Tracking tab . . . . .29 Information window - DICOM Conformance tab . . . 30 Colorimeter window . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Ambient Light Measurement window . . . . . . . 33 Monitor Settings window. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Introduction to display monitor calibration . . . . .36 3 Calibration Overview 36 About Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Gamma and Tone Response Curves (TRC) . . . . 38 White Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 4 Using SpectraView 40 Launching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecting a calibration Target . . . . . . . . . . 40 Modifying Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calibrating and Profiling the Display . . . . . . .41 Profiling the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Validating the current Calibration . . . . . . . .41 5 Outside of SpectraView 42 Using ICC/ColorSync Monitor Profiles . . . . . . . 42 Adobe Photoshop Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 42 SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE | 4
6 Frequently Asked Questions 43 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7 Troubleshooting 46 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 8 NaViSet Administrator 49 9 Test Pattern Guide 50 10 MultiSync PA Series Information 51 Glossary 52
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 face of the display . • During the display calibration procedure, highly sensitive light measurements are made on the screen using the color sensor. High ambient light levels such as direct sunlight on the screen, may affect measurements and cause an inaccurate display calibration. Changes in ambient lighting can alter how images on the screen are perceived. Locate the display away from bright direct lighting whenever possible and keep a constant ambient lighting level. • Always store the color sensor in the holder when not in use. • Never touch the measurement window in the color sensor. • Never disconnect the color sensor while the SpectraView software is running. • Always allow the display to warm up for at least 30 minutes before calibrating. • Do not adjust the monitor color, brightness or contrast controls once it has been calibrated, otherwise the color calibration of the monitor may become invalid. • ( Mac OS only) Do not use the ColorSync control panel to switch between different display monitor calibrations by selecting different monitor color profiles. Always use the SpectraView application to load a previous monitor calibration. This is because all of the necessary color adjustments, including the Look Up Tables, are stored in the display monitor and these must be set by SpectraView. The ColorSync profiles generated by SpectraView contain linear Look Up Tables for the video graphics adapter. Note: This document covers both the Mac OS and Windows versions of the SpectraView II software. The features and functions of both versions are identical unless noted otherwise. The majority of the User Interface screen images in this document show the Mac OS version, however the Windows version is identical in layout unless noted otherwise.
7 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE Supported Displa\f 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 monitor • LCD2180UX – 21” LCD monitor • LCD2180WG-LED – 21” LED wide color gamut LCD monitor • LCD2190UXi – 21” LCD monitor • LCD2190UXp – 21” LCD monitor • LCD2490WUXi – 24” LCD monitor • LCD2490WUXi2 – 24” LCD monitor • LCD2690WUXi – 26” wide color gamut LCD monitor • LCD2690WUXi2 – 26” wide color gamut LCD monitor • LCD3090WQXi – 30” wide color gamut LCD monitor • LCD4020 – 40” LCD monitor • LCD4620 – 46” LCD monitor • LCD5220 – 52” LCD monitor • LCD6520 – 65” LCD monitor • M40, M40B, and M40-2 – 40” LCD monitors • M46, M46B, and M46-2 – 46” LCD monitors • X431BT – 43” LCD monitor • X461UN – 46” LCD monitor • X462UN – 46” LCD monitor • X461HB – 46” LCD monitor • P401 – 40” LCD monitor • P461 – 46” LCD monitor • P521 – 52” LCD monitor • P551 – 55” LCD monitor • P701 – 70” LCD monitor • P221W – 22” wide color gamut LCD monitor • PA231W – 23” LCD monitor • PA241W – 24” wide color gamut LCD monitor • PA271W – 27” wide color gamut LCD monitor • PA301W – 30” wide color gamut LCD monitor
8 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE S\fstem Re\buirements SpectraView has the following system requirements: Mac OSÿ Microsoft Windows Operating SystemApple Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher. Mac OS 10.5.2 or higher required for some Mac models. See README file for details. Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003, Vista and Vista x64, Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64. Video Graphics AdapterAll Apple standard video graphics cards, including most newer PowerBooks. Digital (DVI) output is highly recommended. See the README file and NEC website for the latest information on Macs with DisplayPort video output. Most recent ATI, Nvidia, Matrox, S3 Graphics, and Intel graphics adapters. Digital (DVI) output is highly recommended. See README file for details. Video Color DepthAt least 24 bit color (Millions of colors).At least 24 bit color. Video ResolutionDisplays native resolution highly recommended (1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 depending on monitor) Displays native resolution highly recommended (1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 depending on monitor) Supported Color Sensors • GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1 • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2 • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor, Eye-One Pro. • X-Rite ColorMunki. • Monaco OptixXR (X-Rite DTP 94). • ColorVision/Datacolor Spyder 2. • Datacolor Spyder 3. • GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1 • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2 • X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor, Eye-One Pro. • X-Rite ColorMunki. • Monaco OptixXR (X-Rite DTP 94). • ColorVision/Datacolor Spyder 2. • Datacolor Spyder 3. USBAt least one available USB port for Color Sensor, or display USB connection (MultiSync PA Series only). At least one available USB port for Color Sensor, or display USB connection (MultiSync PA Series only).
9 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE 1 In\fro\buc\fion \fo Spec\fraView II Overview Designed for professionals with color critical applications, SpectraView 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 measurements of the display screen during calibration. The software analyzes these measurements and sends color adjustment commands directly to the display monitor. This means that color adjustments are made in the monitor rather than in the video graphics adapter, resulting in full use of the number of colors available on the graphics adapter and a much brighter image with the maximum possible color gamut. With SpectraView, the video graphics adapter is not used at all to make any gamma or Tone Response Curve corrections to the display, so the full color resolution and fidelity of the system is maintained. Main Features and benefits SpectraView provides the following features and benefits: • Automatic calibration - SpectraView communicates with the display monitors using Display Data Channel - Command Interface (DDC/CI) which is a two-way communications link between the video graphics adapter and display monitor using the normal video signal cable. No extra cables are necessary . All adjustments to the monitor settings are done automatically using this communications link. A USB connection between the host PC and display can also be used on MultiSync PA Series models only. 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 bit LUTs (depending on the model). These tables allow very precise adjustments to be made to the display’s Tone Response Curve without reducing the number of displayable colors or introducing color banding artifacts. • Multiple Calibration Sets - Different display monitor calibrations can be instantly loaded allowing quick and easy switching between different calibration settings without the need to re-calibrate the display. Each time a calibration set is loaded, the necessary monitor settings and ICC/ColorSync profiles are automatically updated. • Informative - At the end of each display monitor calibration, an information window is displayed which shows the results of the calibration and includes a wealth of information about the display such as the measured color gamut, grayscale color tracking, Delta-E, and luminance values. Additional information about the display monitor such as the model name, serial number and the total number of hours that it has been in use are also displayed. • Calibration status validation - SpectraView will query each calibrated monitor to see if any controls have changed since the last calibration. If anything has changed, the previous calibrated state can be restored automatically. • Flexible - SpectraView provides many features and options that make it flexible enough to be used in a large variety of applications, including full DICOM support for medical imaging. The display luminance can be adjusted to either a specific value or to the maximum possible that the display can achieve. • Network support (ÿWindows only) - SpectraView integrates with the NEC NaViSet Administrator network software (available separately from your NEC representative.) to provide remote network access
10 | SPECTRAVIEW II - USER’S GUIDE and monitoring of display monitors. NaViSet Administrator is able to read, display, and log the current 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 to prevent accidental or unauthorized adjustment which may invalidate the calibrated state of the monitor. • Monitor Profiling - After calibration, the display is automatically profiled and highly accurate ICC/ ColorSync color profiles are generated and automatically registered with the Color Management System. These profiles use the Bradford Chromaticity Adaptation matrix. • Colorimeter function - The software features a Colorimeter function which allows direct measurements to be taken by the color sensor and the results displayed in a variety of dif ferent formats. • Ambient Light Measurement function - Allows measurements to be taken of the ambient light of the viewing environment surrounding the display monitor. This is useful in determining the optimal viewing conditions for the display monitor so that the ambient light level and color do not influence the viewing of images on the screen.