NEC DiamondPro 2070SB User manual

Table of Contents
SpectraView Contents ............................................................................................................ 3
SpectraView Hardware Setup .............................................................................................. 4
SpectraView Software Setup ................................................................................................ 5
PC ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Macintosh ......................................................................................................................... 5
Macintosh Version
Calibrating Your Monitor................................................................................................. 6
Creating a Custom Preset ..............................................................................................12
Adjusting Monitor Controls........................................................................................... 14
Calibration Graphing ...................................................................................................... 15
PC Version
Calibrating Your Monitor................................................................................................16
Creating a Custom Preset ............................................................................................. 22
Adjusting Monitor Controls........................................................................................... 25
Calibration Logging ....................................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 28
Calibrator Specifications ..................................................................................................... 29
Limited Warranty for SpectraView Hardware .................................................................. 30
SpectraView End-User Software License Agreement ...................................................... 32
References .............................................................................................................................. 33

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SpectraView Contents
VGA to VGA Video Cable VGA to DVI Video Cable
Quick Start Guide
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SpectraView
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VGA to VGA Video
SpectraView Adapter
CD-ROM

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1. Connect the SpectraView video cable to input connector on monitor.
•For the MultiSync FP955/FP1375X connect the DVI-A connector of the
SpectraView video cable to the DVI input connector on the monitor.
•For the DiamondPro 930SB-BK, DiamondPro 2070SB-BK and MultiSync
FP2141SB-BK connect the captive cable or the VGA cable on the monitor to the
female end of the 15-pin adapter and the male end to the computer system. Skip to
Step #3.
•For the DiamondPro 2060u connect the VGA connector(without the USB pig-tail
connector) of the SpectraView video cable to Signal B on the monitor.
2. Connect the VGA connector(with the USB pig-tail connector) of the SpectraView video
cable to the output connector of the computer system.
3. Connect the USB pig-tail connector of the SpectraView video cable to an available USB
connector on the computer system. For DiamondPro 930SB-BK, DiamondPro 2070SB-
BK and MultiSync FP2141SB-BK use the USB pig-tail of the adaptor to connect to the
computer.
4. Connect the USB connector of the SpectraView Color Calibrator to an available USB
connector on the computer system.
5. Remove adhesive covering on the Velcro tabs of the SpectraView hood and attach the
hood to the front top and sides of the monitor bezel(Figure 1).
SpectraView
Hardware Setup
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Windows (98SE, Me, 2000, XP)
1. Insert the SpectraView CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2.
Add/New Hardware Wizard will appear on the screen upon initial startup.
Now select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click “Next”. In the
next menu check the box in the search location for “CD-ROM Drives” or “Remov-
able Media” and click “Next”.
3. After driver installation is complete, Run “Spectraview\spectraview.exe” from the
CD-ROM.
4. Follow screen prompts for software installation.
5. Restart the computer and monitor.
Macintosh (OS 9.x or higher)
1. Insert the SpectraView CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double click on the Macintosh Folder.
3. Double click on the SpectraView Installer icon.
4. Follow screen prompts for software installation.
5. Restart the computer and monitor.
Now you are ready to launch the SpectraView Software.
Please see the online documentation in this manual for the SpectraView Hardware
limited warranty.
SpectraView
Software Setup

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Launch the SpectraView program.
While the SpectraView software is loading, it will initialize the monitor and the
color calibrator for adjustment. This process takes approximately 30 seconds to
complete but may vary based on system performance.
Note: If one of these two devices aren’t detected an error screen will appear asking
you to check the connection.
If this is the first time that SpectraView has run, the monitor will be uncalibrated.
To perform a calibration, click “Calibration” in the software menu(Figure 3a).
SpectraView allows you to specify the parameters you prefer to use for calibra-
tion. These parameters(color temperature, gamma, and white luminance) are
contained in “Presets”, which are small files containing these values. SpectraView
ships with two Presets already installed, sRGB and D50. You may select a Preset
for calibration by clicking on the “Preset” pulldown in the lower-left corner of the
CALIBRATE panel. You may also create your own Presets through the process
described in Section 4: Creating a Custom Preset.
Calibrating Your Monitor
MAC VERSION
Figure 3a
OSX
OS9

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The SpectraView Color Sensor is extremely sensitive to light. At first it must set
its internal values for black before measuring colors. This initial measurement of
black is called a “Dark Current Calibration.” This step must be performed prior to
every calibration of the monitor(Figure 3b).
Place the suction cup side of the color calibrator on a non-reflective, opaque
surface(desk, mousepad, etc.) and click “Next” to continue. DO NOT PLACE THE
SENSOR ON THE MONITOR SCREEN.
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Figure 3b
MAC VERSION
OSX
OS9

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The next step will start the color calibration of the monitor.
Attach the suction cup side of the calibrator to the face of the CRT directly over
the black circle located in the software menu(Figure 3c).
Once the calibrator is attached to the monitor’s face click “Next” to continue.
Throughout the calibration process you will see many changes to the colors and
brightness of the screen(OSX calibration menu is full screen). The process indica-
tor within the menu will indicate which adjustments are currently being made.
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Figure 3c
MAC VERSION
OSX
OS9

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Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
When the calibration process is complete, you will be prompted for the file name
of the ICC profile created from the data measured from the monitor.
When the file name is selected, click “Save” to finish the installation.
Once the initial calibration is complete the option to adjust the monitor to the
ambient lighting conditions is available. The Ambient function is used to adjust
the brightness control to maximize visibility of shadow detail in images. Since
room light washes out this detail, an increase in brightness is necessary to make
the detail visible. However, since increasing the brightness control decreases
gamma, use this function carefully.
To start this process click “Ambient” in the software menu(Figure 3d).
MAC VERSION
Figure 3d
OSX
OS9

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The calibrator needs to make an ambient light measurement(Figure 3e).
Hold the color calibrator near the face of the monitor with the suction cup side
facing away from the monitor.
Note: Make sure that nothing is blocking the sensors on the suction cup side of the
color calibrator during this adjustment. The calibrator should be held with nothing
between the sensors and the light source located in the area.
Click “Next” to start this measurement.
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
MAC VERSION
Figure 3e
OSX
OS9

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Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Attach the suction cup side of the calibrator to the face of the CRT directly over
the black circle located in the software menu(Figure 3f).
Once the calibrator is attached to the monitor’s face click “Next” to complete the
ambient adjustment.
Note: This process should be repeated if the ambient lighting conditions in the
environment change.
Figure 3f
MAC VERSION
OSX
OS9

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Presets contain the values to be used during the calibration process. Presets
store values of color temperature, gamma, and luminance. If a color setting other
than sRGB or D50 is desired, a custom calibration preset needs to be created.
To open the presets menu click on “View” in the software menu and select
“Presets”.
To create a new preset, click “New” and when prompted create a Preset Name.
Adjust the “Color Temperature” control to the desired setting.
Adjust the “Gamma” control to the desired setting.
Luminance is the value of the brightness of full white and may have a value
specified in candelas/meter-squared(cd/m2) or may be set to “Max”. The Max
value is the brightest that the monitor can be adjusted using factory-specified
limits for the red, green, and blue controls. To request the maximum brightness
for a calibration click the “Luminance Max” check box.
Creating a Custom Preset
Figure 4
MAC VERSION
OSX
OS9

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Creating a Custom Preset –continued
Once the desired changes have been made to these controls click “Done” to save
this setting as a calibration option.
To delete a preset, select the setting in the “Preset” menu box and click “Delete”.
Once a custom preset has been created it may be selected at any time from the
pulldown on the Calibrate panel prior to calibration. It is not necessary to use
the newly created preset.
Enter the calibration menu and select the custom preset in the “Preset” menu
box.
Follow the instructions in Section 3 to recalibrate your monitor.
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Adjusting Monitor Controls
Once a monitor is calibrated the On Screen Manager(OSM) is disabled from the
monitor’s front panel controls. The reason for this is that any adjustments made
manually to the monitor’s color controls can compromise the calibration that has
been done to the monitor.
If the monitor’s image, geometry, or color needs to be adjusted these controls
are available in the “Monitor” menu.
Enter the “Monitor” menu from the main software menu.
Move the slider bars to the desired setting.
To reset the menu to the settings before any of the adjustments, click “Restore”,
“Undo all” or “Reset” to set these controls to their factory default.
Click “Done” when finished to return to the main menu.
MAC VERSION
OSX
OS9

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Graphs of the calibration can be shown on screen and printed out for reference
monitoring.
To view the graphs menu, click “View” in the software menu and select “Graph”.
Now choose “Gamma Accuracy” or “DeltaE Tracking”.
Gamma Accuracy – This graph plots the accuracy of the CIE values for color versus
the target values.
Delta E Tracking – This graph plots the accuracy of calibration in terms of DeltaE’s
where a DeltaE is a mathematical measure of visible differences in colors. The
calculation of a DeltaE takes into account both luminance and chromaticity
deviation from a reference value. A DeltaE value of two to three would identify a
difference in color that is just noticeable. The DeltaE graph shows both DeltaC
measurement which is the error due to just color differences and DeltaE which is
the error due to color and luminance differences.
The graph can be printed for future reference.
Calibration Graphing
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Launch the SpectraView program.
While the SpectraView software is loading, it will initialize the monitor and the
color calibrator for adjustment. This process takes approximately 30 seconds to
complete but may vary based on system performance.
Note: If one of these two devices aren’t detected an error screen will appear asking
you to check the connection.
If this is the first time that SpectraView has run, the monitor will be uncalibrated.
To perform a calibration, click “Calibration” in the software menu(Figure 3a).
SpectraView allows you to specify the parameters you would prefer to use for
calibration. These parameters(color temperature, gamma, and white luminance)
are contained in “Presets” which are small files containing these values.
SpectraView ships with two Presets already installed, sRGB and D50. You may
select a Preset for calibration by clicking on the “Preset” pulldown in the lower-
left corner of the CALIBRATE panel. You may also create your own Presets through
the process described in Section 4: Creating a Custom Preset.
Calibrating Your Monitor
PC VERSION
Figure 3a

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The SpectraView Color Sensor is extremely sensitive to light. At first it must set
its internal values for black before measuring colors. This initial measurement of
black is called a “Dark Current Calibration.” This step must be performed prior to
every calibration of the monitor(Figure 3b).
Place the suction cup side of the color calibrator on a non-reflective, opaque
surface(desk, mousepad, etc.) and click “Next” to continue. DO NOT PLACE THE
SENSOR ON THE MONITOR SCREEN.
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Figure 3b
PC VERSION

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The next step will start the color calibration of the monitor.
Attach the suction cup side of the calibrator to the face of the CRT directly over
the black circle located in the software menu(Figure 3c).
Once the calibrator is attached to the monitor’s face click “Next” to continue.
Throughout the calibration process you will see many changes to the colors and
brightness of the screen. The process indicator within the menu will indicate
which adjustments are currently being made.
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Figure 3c
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Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Once the calibration process is finished you will be prompted for the file name of
the ICC profile created from the data measured from the monitor(Figure 3d).
The default file name will use the monitor’s model number(for example, FP1375X ,
FP955, or DP2060u).
Once the file name is selected click “Save” to finish the installation.
Once the initial calibration is complete the option to adjust the monitor to the
ambient lighting conditions is available. The Ambient function is used to adjust
the brightness control to maximize visibility of shadow detail in images. Since
room light washes out this detail, an increase in brightness is necessary to make
the detail visible. However, since increasing the brightness control decreases
gamma, use this function carefully.
Figure 3d
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To start this process click “Ambient” in the software menu(Figure 3e).
The calibrator needs to make an ambient light measurement(Figure 3f).
Calibrating Your Monitor –continued
Figure 3e
Figure 3f
PC VERSION