NEC MultiProfiler User manual

Version
1.0.05
User’s Guide

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Software Updates
Occasionally updates and enhancements to the MultiProler software will be made available. Visit the MultiProler
section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS website to check for availability, or use the Check for updates feature in the
software to automatically see if a newer version is available.
NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS welcomes feedback and suggestions for product improvements. Please use the feedback
from on the MultiProler section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS website.
Technical Support and Feedback
For technical support with the MultiProler product, please visit the MultiProler section of the NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS
website 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.
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Contents
Precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supported Display Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . 5
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Introduction to MultiProler 7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Dialogs, Settings and Options 8
Main MultiProler window. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Display Conguration dialog (Windows version only). 10
Picture Mode panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PIP panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Color Vision panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Settings panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
USB panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Status panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
About Picture Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3 Picture Modes 20
Using the Color Conguration Wizard . . . . . . . 22
4 Example Usage Scenarios 34
Color Managed Workow with Print Emulation . . .34
5 Outside of MultiProler 40
Using ICC/ColorSync Monitor Proles . . . . . . . 40
Using non-Color Managed Applications . . . . . . 40
6 Frequently Asked Questions 41
7 Troubleshooting 43
Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Glossary 45
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Precautions:
• ( Mac OS only) Do not use the ColorSync control panel to switch between different
monitor calibrations by selecting different monitor color proles. Always use the
MultiProler application to congure the display prole. 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 MultiProler. The ColorSync proles generated by
MultiProler contain linear Look Up Tables for the video graphics adapter.
• Extreme care should be taken when using the DisplaySync Pro with certain USB
devices such as ash memory sticks and hard drives, as data can be lost or corrupted
if the device is switched between upstream ports while write operations are being
performed. Always use the device “eject” function on the host PC before switching
upstream ports with these types of devices.
Note:
This document covers both the Mac OS and Windows versions of the MultiProler 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.

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Supported Display Monitors
MultiProler supports the following NEC display monitor models:
• MultiSync PA231W – 23” standard color gamut LCD monitor
• MultiSync P241W – 24” standard color gamut LCD monitor
• MultiSync PA241W – 24” wide color gamut LCD monitor
• MultiSync PA271W – 27” wide color gamut LCD monitor
• MultiSync PA301W – 30” wide color gamut LCD monitor
• MultiSync MD301C4 – 30” wide color gamut medical LCD monitor
MultiSync PA231W and P241W Important Note:
The color gamut of the PA231W and P241W displays are not wide color gamut, and are closer to
sRGB.
For this reason, certain preset color gamuts such as AdobeRGB and DCI are not available, since
they far exceed the color gamut of the display. Although MultiProler will allow the Picture
Mode settings to be modied to include large color gamuts, keep in mind that the actual color
gamut of the display is smaller, and will not be able to display colors outside of this gamut.
The PA231W display does not have an internal luminance stabilization circuit. It is therefore not
able to automatically set and maintain the luminance at an absolute value.
For this reason, the Brightness and Black Level controls are shown as a percentage values within
MultiProler.
The DICOM mode is called DICOM Sim (simulation) because the lack of an absolute level for
Brightness and Black Level means approximate values are used. True DICOM requires absolute
values for Brightness and Black Level in order to create a very accurate response curve.

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System Requirements
MultiProler has the following system requirements:
Mac OS ÿ Microsoft Windows
Operating System Apple Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher.
Mac OS 10.5.2 or higher required for
some Mac models. See README le
for details.
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, XP x64,
Server 2003, Vista and Vista x64, Windows
7 and Windows 7 x64.
Video Graphics Adapter All Apple standard video graphics cards,
including most newer PowerBooks.
Digital (DVI or DisplayPort) output is
highly recommended.
See the README le 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 or DisplayPort) output is highly
recommended. See README le for
details.
Video Color Depth At least 24 bit color (Millions of colors). At least 24 bit color.
Video Resolution Monitor native resolution highly
recommended (1920x1080, 1920x1200
, 2560x1440, or 2560x1600 depending
on model).
Monitor native resolution highly
recommended (1920x1080, 1920x1200 ,
2560x1440, or 2560x1600 depending on
model).
USB (optional) At least one available USB port and
USB 2.0 cable (not included) if using
USB to control the display instead of
DDC/CI, or using the USB hub on the
monitor.
At least one available USB port and USB
2.0 cable (not included) if using USB to
control the display instead of DDC/CI, or
using the USB hub on the monitor.
Software (optional) Adobe Color Management Module available from:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

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1 Introduction to MultiProler
Overview
MultiProler is designed as a companion to NEC MultiSync PA Series monitors. It provides complete control over the
powerful and sophisticated technology in these models in an easy-to-use application.
NEC MultiSync PA Series monitors feature a custom-designed color processor called the SpectraView Engine. This
sophisticated processor, combined with internal luminance, temperature and time monitoring of the monitor, and
individual characterization and calibration of each unit during production, results in an unparalleled level of color control,
accuracy and stability.
The wide color gamut and high-contrast LCD panel used on the monitor, coupled with the SpectraView Engine, provide
the utmost in versatility; from the ability to accurately emulate colorspaces such as AdobeRGB and sRGB, to performing
printer output emulations using ICC Proles and internal 3D Look Up Tables.
Main Features and Benets
MultiProler provides a simple, intuitive interface to perform the following functions:
• Picture Mode preset conguration: Multiple color modes can be quickly congured and selected using
MultiProler. Choose from the simplicity of built-in sRGB, Adobe RGB, DCI, DICOM, REC-BT709 and High
Brightness modes, or load a device ICC prole for color matching a printer or even another monitor. A powerful
Wizard interface helps guide you through creating and customizing different custom Picture Mode congurations,
including controlling every aspect of the monitor such as the gamma characteristics, color gamut, white point,
and brightness.
• Picture-in-Picture (PIP) conguration: The powerful video processor in the MultiSync PA Series allows two
video signals to be viewed at once in a secondary PIP or Picture-by-Picture (PBP) window conguration. The
picture of the secondary window can even be congured to display in a different colorspace, allowing functions
like simultaneous viewing of printer emulations, or even human color vision deciencies.
• DisplaySync Pro and USB hub conguration: The USB hub integrated into the MultiSync PA Series can
also be managed through MultiProler to function as a Keyboard / Video / Mouse (KVM) switch. This feature
allows the mapping of the two USB upstream ports to the various monitor inputs, which is useful for managing
multiple computers attached to the unit.
• Automatic generation of ICC/ColorSync proles: MultiProler automatically generates and updates ICC
proles for the monitor as the color modes are selected or adjusted. This activity, coupled with the internal
stabilization and highly accurate characterization and calibration of each monitor during production, reduces the
need for a proling package to prole the monitor.
• Flexible: Communications with the monitor can be performed either through the video cable using the Display
Data Channel / Command Interface (DDC/CI), or via an USB upstream connection to the unit (using optional
USB cable). This allows for better compatibility with different host PC platforms.

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2 Dialogs, Settings and Options
Main MultiProler window
The MultiProler window shows the current settings and status of the monitor. All of the features of MultiProler are
accessed from this window.
Display listbox
Selects the monitor to control if more than
one is present.
Function list
Selects different function panels.
Function panel
Shows the controls for the
currently selected function.

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Function Panels
Picture Mode - This panel has controls for selecting the current Picture Mode, editing Picture Modes
and adjusting the screen Brightness and Black Level.
PIP - This panel is used to manage the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) settings, including the video input and
Picture Mode used for the PIP function.
Color Vision - This panel selects the Color Vision Emulation settings for simulating human vision
deciencies.
Settings - This panel has controls for conguring the power indicator LED color and brightness, Digital
Uniformity Correction, and ICC prole generation.
Status - This panel shows the current version of the software, and the status of the currently selected
monitor, as well as providing an easy way to check if updates to the software are available from NEC.
USB - This panel has controls for setting the DisplaySync Pro USB hub conguration used for mapping
the two USB upstream ports to the various monitor inputs.

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This Display Conguration dialog is accessed by clicking
the Display: Congure button in the main MultiProler
window.
If more than one display is being used on Windows, it may
be necessary to manually congure the relationship between
the display layout on the Windows desktop, and the display
that are connected to the system. Correct conguration of
this relationship is necessary so that the display adjustments
are sent to the correct unit, and that the generated ICC prole
is associated with the correct display.
A diagram depicting the display desktop layout is shown and
the display associated with each desktop screen is shown.
The monitor associated with each screen can be selected
using the listboxes.
Clicking on the display rectangles will also select different
displays on the Windows desktop.
If the display is connected to the host PC by using a USB
cable (not supplied) then it can also be controlled by USB
instead of the default DDC/CI interface. If a USB connection
is detected, the display name will be followed by “(USB)” in
the listbox. Select this to use the USB connection.
Note: Some video graphics adapters may show several duplicate displays due to issues with the video drivers
for that adapter. In this case the duplicate displays can be selected to “None”.
Auto Congure - Attempts to automatically detect and congure the display to the display layout on the
Windows desktop. In most cases this will correctly congure the correct relationship, but in some cases it may
be necessary to manually congure.
Test Monitor - Tests the communications with the currently selected display. Clicking this button will send a
command to ash the display power indicator LED between green and blue. If the wrong display ashes, then
change the monitor associated with the display by using the listboxes to select.
Display Conguration dialog ( ÿWindows version only)
Display Conguration button (ÿWindows version
only) opens the Display Conguration dialog, which
is used to congure MultiProler if more than one
monitor is used on the system, or to select between
using DDC/CI and USB interfaces to communicate
with the monitor .