Barco Coronis User manual

User Manual
Coronis

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Using the online User Guide

Sources of information
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Sources of information
Overview of Coronis documentation
Document Content
Quick install sheet Gives a short overview of the instal-
lation of a complete system.
Getting started guide
(booklet)
Gives a detailed description of the
installation and connection of a
complete system.
Online user guide
(html file)
Gives a detailed description of how
to operate the display using its local
controls and on-screen display
(OSD). This document is to be con-
sulted on screen.
User manual (PDF file
on CD-ROM)
Contains the same information as
the online user manual, but is laid-
out for printing.

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BARCO MXRT control panel settings
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BARCO MXRT control panel settings
This chapter describes how to configure the displays in your BARCO
CORONIS Display System using the tools available through the Advanced
button on the Settings tab of the Windows Display Control Panel.
Note: If you purchased Barco Medical Displays only and not a
complete BARCO CORONIS Display System you will need to refer to
the user manual for the display controller you are using.
Accessing the Barco tab
Note: You must have logged on to Windows using an account
with administrator privileges in order to use the Barco portions of
the Windows Display Control Panel to change any display settings.
1. Open the Windows Display Control Panel by one of the two
methods below:
a) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display
or
b) Open the “Display Properties Control Panel” by right
clicking in an empty area on the desktop, then select
Properties.
2. Click on the Settings tab.
3. Select the rectangle that represents the Barco Coronis display
whose settings you wish to change.
4. Click on the Advanced button.
5. Select the Barco tab from the Properties screen.
Using the Barco tab
The Barco tab is divided into three sections. The first section provides
information about the graphics controller and allows access to the
graphics controller advanced configuration pages. The second section

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provides information about the display. The bottom section allows
access to two Barco tools, Barco System Report and MediCal QAWeb.
Aslo, there is a active link to the Barco Medical Imaging Systems web
site.
Figure 1: Barco Tab
Barco System Report
The Barco System Report, also known as BarcoMed SelfExam, is a wizard
based tool which collects data about the components that are installed
in your system. This information is used by the Barco MIS Support team
when trying to resolve cusotmer issues.
MediCal QAWeb
Clicking on the MediCal QAWeb button will launch the MediCal QAWeb
application. Please refer to the MediCal QAWeb manual for information
about this application.

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Advanced Properties
To access the advanced properties configuration pages for the display
controller(s) for your BARCO CORONIS Display System, click on the
Advanced button in the Graphics Device Information section.
MXRT controller advanced configuration
There are four pages accessible from the advanced configuration button.
They are:
•OpenGL
• Direct3D
•Details
• Configuration
•Barco
OpenGL and Direct3D
The OpenGL and Direct3D pages of the Advanced Properties page are
divided into two sections: Main Settings and Custom Settings.
Main Settings
In the Main Settings section there is a slider bar which allows the user
to adjust the OpenGL or Direct 3D settings for optimum performance,
optimum quality or a for a point in between. There is also a checkbox
provided for enabling Custom Settings.
Custom Settings
Note: Barco recommends that you use the default settings,
unless your viewing application vendor provides detailed
information on custom settings.
In the Custom Settings section the user can fine tune the following
options:

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• Anisotropic filtering
• SMOOTHVISION
• Texture preference
• Mipmap detail level
• Wait for Vertical Sync
Anisotropic Filtering
Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that
have three-dimensional perspective and fade away into the
background. It works best when used in conjunction with Mipmapping.
Anisotropic filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system
processing performance or improved image quality.
• If you are unsure how to configure anisotropic filtering, use the
Application Preference option. Your display will automatically
adjust to the application’s requirements.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using advanced
features such as Anisotropic Filtering.
SMOOTHVISION
The Advanced Settings tab enables you to apply ATI’s SMOOTHVISION
technology for full-scene anti-aliasing. SMOOTHVISION improves image
quality by removing jagged edges (anti-aliasing) from 3D images,
resulting in smoother, more natural looking objects.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using advanced
features such as SMOOTHVISION.
Texture preference
This slider enables you to select the texture quality level.
• Maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left.
• Enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right.

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Wait for Vertical Sync:
• For OpenGL the default setting is Default Off.
• For Direct3D the defaul setting is Application Preference.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using advanced
features such as Wait for Vertical Sync.
Mipmap detail level
Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D
object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of high- and
low-resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used
to create the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is
needed.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using advanced
features such as Mipmap Detail Level.
Device details
The Device Details page provides detailed information about the display
controller connected to the active display. This information is useful in
debugging issues that may occur when using your BARCO CORONIS
Display(s).
Configuration
The Configuration page enables you to customize display profiles for
individual applications. Typically, you would change these settings for
one or more of the following reasons:
• Diagnostic purposes.
• Fine-tuning a specific application/system configuration.
• Specific settings recommended by your hardware or software
documentation.
• Tuning your application/system environment for best
performance and memory usage.

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Activating a configuration profile
The Configuration Profiles listbox displays a number of common
applications whose optimal configuration profile are factory-set by
default.
To activate a particular profile, select the application name from the list
and click Apply. This will add the information to the necessary Windows
registry settings. If prompted, restart Windows.
If you subsequently experience problems with your application, or if you
want to try to optimize the performance of your system on specific
applications, modify your configuration settings accordingly.
Adding a new application profile
Click the Add button in the Configuration Profiles section and enter the
name of the new application for which you want to set the
configuration parameters.
Modifying the configuration parameters
To change the configuration settings of a specific application, select the
name of that application from the Configuration Profiles listbox. Click
the Modify button. Now select or clear the rest of the configuration
controls on this tabbed dialog to obtain the desired display parameters
for the selected application.
To remove the selected configuration profile completely, select the
name of the application from the Configuration Profiles listbox click
Delete.
Note: You cannot delete the factory-set configuration profiles.
Click the Apply or OK button to enable your Configuration settings.
Barco
The Barco page allows you to switch between True Color Mode (32-bit)
and 256 Color Mode (8-bit). Use the 256 Color Mode (8-bit) if your
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Modifiable Color Palette, Static Gray Palette, or Static Gray Palette with
NO system colors. Otherwise use the True Color Mode (32-bit).
When the 256 Color Mode is enabled you can select one of three palette
modes:
User Modifiable Color Palette: This option allows applications to
modify the palette contents dynamically. This mode reserves the
first 10 and last 10 entries in the palette for the Windows
operating system, but applications can manipulate the middle 236
entries. This is the standard palette mode as configured by
Windows.
Static Gray Palette including standard system colors: This option sets
the palette to be a static linear set of 236 gray values. The 20
standard system colors are converted from RGB to gray values and
are added to the 236 static gray values. Applications are denied
the ability to dynamically change or allocate palette entries.
Static Gray Palette with NO system colors: This option sets the palette
to be a static linear ramp of 256 shades of gray. Applications are
denied the ability to dynamically change or allocate palette
entries.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using advanced
features such as the different palette modes available when using the
256 Color Mode.

BARCOMED CORONIS Display properties
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BARCOMED CORONIS Display properties
This chapter describes how to configure the displays in your BARCO
CORONIS Display using the tools available through the Advanced button
on the Settings tab of the Windows Display Control Panel.
Note: If you purchased Barco Medical Displays only and not a
complete BARCO CORONIS Display you will need to refer to the user
manual for the display controller you are using.
Introduction
After the BarcoMed Windows display controller driver is installed, three
new Display Properties tabs are available for configuring special
features of the BarcoMed Coronis display controller. The three new tabs
are:
•theBarcoMed Driver Tab,
•theBarcoMed Hardware Tab, and
•theBarcoMed Display Tab.
Languages supported
The BarcoMed tabs support the following languages:
English (U.S) (default)
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
To change between the languages select the correct region via the
Regional Settings Control Panel in your machine’s Start > Settings >
Control Panel.

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Accessing the BarcoMed tabs
Note: You must have logged on to Windows using an account
with administrator privileges in order to use the Barco portions of
the Windows Display Control Panel to change any display settings.
1. Open the Windows Display Control Panel by one of the two
methods below:
a) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display
b) Open the “Display Properties Control Panel” by right
clicking in an empty area on the desktop, then select
Properties.
2. Click on the Settings tab.
3. Select the rectangle that represents the Barco Coronis display
whose settings you wish to change.
4. Click on the Advanced button.
5. Select the BarcoMed tab whose properties you wish to change
from the Properties screen.
Using the BarcoMed Driver Tab
Note: The BarcoMed Driver Tab is not available for the MXRT
family of Barco display controllers.
Status
The Status section displays information about the current BarcoMed
display controller, driver, and the currently selected display resolution.
Graphics Board: This displays the current BarcoMed display
controller.
Driver Version: This displays the current BarcoMed driver version.
Resolution: This displays the currently selected display resolution.

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Palette Mode
In the Palette Mode section you can choose one of the four following
Palette Modes. If you are using a color display in conjunction with your
Barco grayscale display(s), prior to selecting a palette mode please
make certain that you have configured your Windows desktop correctly.
(See the section “Configuring the Windows desktop”.)
Color to Gray Compatibility: Use this palette option for applications,
such as Java, which require True Color support. Such applications
may not work correctly when using one of Barco's three “Standard
8-bit (256-color)” palette modes. All applications that are
designed to work correctly with 8-bit (256-color) modes should
continue to work normally.
Note: Dithering is not used while in this mode. Also, direct
access to the hardware through DirectDraw is not allowed in this
mode.
User Modifiable Color Palette: This option allows applications to
modify the palette contents dynamically. This mode reserves the
first 10 and last 10 entries in the palette for the Windows
operating system, but applications can manipulate the middle 236
entries. This is the standard palette mode as configured by
Windows.
Static Gray Palette including standard system colors: This option sets
the palette to be a static linear set of 236 gray values. The 20
standard system colors are converted from RGB to gray values and
are added to the 236 static gray values. Applications are denied
the ability to dynamically change or allocate palette entries.
Static Gray Palette with NO system colors: This option sets the palette
to be a static linear ramp of 256 shades of gray. Applications are
denied the ability to dynamically change or allocate palette
entries.
Please refer to the on-line help for more information on using
advanced features such as the different palette modes available.

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Drawing Modes
In the Drawing Mode section you can choose from the following
Drawing Modes. If any of the options in this section are grayed out, then
they are not available for the model controller with which you are
working.
Enable DirectDraw: This option allows the user to enable or disable
DirectDraw. DirectDraw is a software interface that provides direct
access to display devices while maintaining compatibility with the
Windows graphics device interface (GDI). DirectDraw is enabled by
default.
More information about DirectDraw is available through the on-
line help.
Enable Dithering: This option allows the user to enable or disable
dithering. Dithering is a technique for increasing the perceived
range of colors in an image at the cost of spatial resolution.
Note: This option is only available when the User Modifiable
Palette mode is selected. If either the Static Gray Palette including
Standard System Colors mode or the Static Gray Palette with NO
System colors mode is selected, the “Enable Dithering” check box
will be grayed-out, and dithering will be automatically disabled.
More information about Dithering is available through the on-line
help.
Disable 10-bit grayscale
Use this option for standard Windows®-based applications that require
8-bit color support (256 colors), such as Internet Explorer, Excel, etc.
Do not use this option for applications that require 10-bit pixel support
(1024 simultaneous shades of gray) and use extended depth graphic
libraries such as WinBarco.
Description of 10-bit grayscale: To show 1024 simultaneous shades
of gray all BarcoMed “H” series display controllers, such as the

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BarcoMed 5MP2FH, BarcoMed Coronis or BarcoMed Coronis 5MP
for example, run in extended depth (10-bit) mode by default.
Implications: When turned on the “Disable Extended Depth” option
causes a BarcoMed Coronis display controller to run in 8-bit mode,
which results in increased performance since the frame buffer is
set to run with 8-bit pixels. While this option may be used with
applications that normally require 10-bit support, there will be a
loss of pixel depth, i.e. 256 shades of gray instead of 1024
simultaneous shades of gray.
Disable RGB To Static Gray Color Translation
Select Disable RGB To Static Gray Color Translation if you wish to have
RGB values equally weighted, with 1/3 each. When not selected, then
the International Commission on Illumination (CIE – Commission
Internationale de I’Eclairage) model will be adapted, which weights the
colors as 59% Green, 30% Red, 11% Blue.
Monitor Configuration
If the options in this section are grayed out, then they are not available
for the model controller with which you are working.
Using the BarcoMed Hardware tab
Note: The BarcoMed Hardware Tab is not available for the MXRT
family of Barco display controllers.
Device
Displays the current BarcoMed display controller, driver, and the
currently selected display resolution. There is a drop down menu which
displays the PCI bus, slot and function information associated with the
display controller you are working with.
PCI Information
Device ID: Displays the device’s PCI Device ID number.

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Vendor ID: Displays the device manufacturer’s PCI Vendor ID
number.
Subsystem ID: Displays the device’s PCI Subsystem ID number.
SubsystemVendorID: Displays the device’s PCI Subsystem Vendor ID
number.
VGA Status: Displays whether the VGA capabilities of the BarcoMed
controller are enabled or disabled.
Firmware Information
Product Name: Displays the name of the BarcoMed display
controller installed in the selected PCI slot.
Serial Number: Displays the serial number of the BarcoMed display
controller installed in the selected PCI slot.
VGA Bios Version: Displays the VGA Bios version for the BarcoMed
display controller installed in the selected PCI slot.
Firmware Version: Displays the firmware version for the BarcoMed
display controller installed in the selected PCI slot.
Hardware Version: Displays the Hardware Version for the BarcoMed
display controller installed in the selected PCI slot.
“Advanced ...” Button: By clicking on this button, the user can
display more information about the BarcoMed display controller
installed in the selected PCI slot.
Utilities
“Generate Report” Button: The Barco System Report, also known as
BarcoMed SelfExam Report, is a wizard based tool which collects
data about the components that are installed in your system. This
information is used by the Barco MIS Support team when trying to
resolve customer issues.
Update Device... Button: Clicking this button will launch the
BarcoMed Hardware Configuration utility. This program allows the
user to flash update the firmware stored in the ROM of the