X-Rite Pantone Virtual Light Booth User manual
Virtual Light Booth
User Guide
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•USE ONLY A PROPER POWER SOURCE: Use the proper power source for this unit.
Consult the power label on the back of the unit for this information. Operation with a power
source not specified on the power label may result in inaccurate lighting conditions,
damage to the equipment, and possible personal injury.
•DO NOT BLOCK VENTS: The luminaire(s) should be installed so that it is a minimum of
200 mm (8 in.) from each other or wall surface. Refer to the installation Guidelines later in
this manual. Light sources contribute heat to the area of operation. Blocking of the vent
could result in overheating, mechanical failure, and a fire hazard if flammables or
combustibles are present.
•PROTECT FROM WATER AND MOISTURE: Do not use it in an area where there is
possible hazard of electric shock from spilled water or other liquids or uncontrolled
moisture.
•CLEAN PROPERLY: You can wipe the unit with a clean, white lint-free cloth. Do not apply
liquid cleaners or agents containing wax, since these can yellow and change reflectance
and gloss properties. Clean outer surfaces with a dampened cloth containing a mild soap.
•CAREFULLY HANDLE THE LAMPS AND DAYLIGHT FILTERS: Allow the lamps and
daylight filters to cool before handling them. Always use lens paper or an equivalent to
handle any of the replacement tungsten lamps. Skin oils interfere with lamp performance.
•EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF: The unit should be installed near a main power shut-off switch
in the event of an emergency.
•DRAWER CAPACIITY: Do not exceed 6.8 kg (15 lbs) weight in the front drawer of the
device.
Diffuser, filters and lamps get hot during operation. Allow time to cool before touching.
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work anymore or does not work correctly.
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Table of Contents
Overview and Installation 6
Packaging Information 6
VLB Installation Guidelines 7
Connecting the VLB 8
Overview 9
Powering the VLB 9
Front Panel Controls 9
Power Standby Button 9
Up and Down Buttons 9
USB Port 9
Touch Pad Definition 10
Operation 11
PANTORA 11
Connect the device 11
Prepare a scene 11
Uploading scenes 13
Viewing material on the VLB 13
Control Bar 14
Scene List 15
Presenter 16
System Information 17
Settings 18
Light Calibration 19
Color accuracy test 25
Supported External Devices 27
The Approval workflow IN VLB and Pantora 28
1. Setting Up the Approval Workflow in Pantora 28
2. Using the Approval Workflow on VLB 28
3. Using JavaScript in the Approval Workflow 31
4. Viewing and Handling of Approval Metadata 32
Appendix 35
Service Information 35
General Maintenance 35
General Cleaning 35
Diffuser Cleaning 36
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OVERVIEW AND INSTALLATION
The X-Rite Virtual Light Booth (VLB), a component of the X-Rite Total Appearance Capture (TAC™)
Ecosystem, presents virtual materials with a very high degree of realism and accuracy. This enables
users to evaluate digitized materials rendered on virtual objects in direct comparison to physical
material samples.
The Virtual Light Booth provides diffuse and spot light sources that enable accurate visual
assessment in a well-defined and standardized visual observation environment, even for highly
complex materials such as special-effects paints and coatings whose color and appearance change
based on the angle at which they are being observed.
The system includes integrated camera-based sensors, spectrophotometers, colorimeters and the
synchronization of real-time rendering based on X-Rite’s patent-pending Full Immersion Technology.
This ensures the most accurate available material evaluation environment.
Packaging Information
Please keep your shipping crate in case you need to return your device to the factory for service.
Your device packaging should contain all the items listed below. If any of these items are missing or
damaged, contact X-Rite or your Authorized Representative.
•Virtual Light Booth
•Accessory Box (AC line cord, Ethernet cable,
Three sample holders, Rotation stage,
Calibration curtain, i1 Pro instrument,
Leveling glides)
Leveling glides
Drawer with touch-pad
Viewing booth
Rotation stage
Power button, Height
controls and USB
connection
AC and Ethernet
connections (back)
Drawer with i1Pro
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VLB Installation Guidelines
Please take the following precautions to ensure the best environment for the use of the device.
•Install on a flat, level surface capable of bearing the load of the device.
•When choosing an installation location, make sure not to block the cooling fan.
•Use the leveling glides to account for imperfections in the floor surface.
•Do not place any items on top of the device.
•Ensure sufficient clearance to the ceiling and walls after installation is completed (see below).
Above full
height setting
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Connecting the VLB
1. Plug one end of the Ethernet Crossover cable into the Ethernet port on your computer. Plug the
other end of the cable into the VLB.
2. Connect the AC cord to the VLB and then an easily accessible outlet.
Make sure AC cord is connected to a Dedicated Line – AC power source with a minimum 15 Amp
power service.
Discontinue use if AC cord is damaged.
AC cord connection
Ethernet cable connection
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OVERVIEW
Powering the VLB
Toggle the power switch located on the back of the VLB to turn it on.
A power standby button is located on the front panel of
the device (see below).
Discontinue use if AC cord is damaged.
Ensure AC cord ratings meet or exceed the device
ratings (see Specifications section in the
Appendices).
Front Panel Controls
Power Standby Button
The power standby button is used to power on and power down the device into a low power state.
To power on the device, press the Power button once. To power down the device, press the power
button again.
To control the main power to the device, see Powering the VLB above.
Up and Down Buttons
The Up and Down buttons are used to adjust the VLB height to allow for the best viewing angle of the
LCD screen.
USB Port
The USB port is used to connect the i1Pro which is required for light calibration.
Power button
Down button
Up button
USB port
Power switch
Back of VLB
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Touch Pad Definition
Use the touch pad to control the device. It provides functionality to:
•Turn the device on and off
•Control the rotating stage
•Show scenes
•Select materials
•Control the illumination (D65, Spot, Off)
•Perform service functions (e.g., system calibration)
Refer to “Viewing material on the VLB” later in this section for additional information on using the
touch pad.
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OPERATION
PANTORA
Connect the device
Enter the IP address and click the Connect button. Once connected, the device info is displayed and
materials and scenes are uploaded to the VLB.
Prepare a scene
Select New from the Scene Editor menu to create a new scene.
The default environment is loaded. You can add new objects if required.
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The PANTORA scene editor loads and displays the objects.
The objects can be moved or rotated with the sliders or the control buttons. They work the same as in
the PANTORA viewer.
After arranging the objects you should define the placeholders for each object. Placeholders are
necessary to assigning materials on the VLB touch pad.
Click the Material Placeholders tab in the tray to create placeholders. Open the menu list and select
New. The name and the color of the placeholders are preselected. You can change both of them if
required.
Save the scene in the Scene Editor menu. You are asked if you want to upload the scene to the VLB.
Click Yes to save the scene to the Scene Editor and upload it to the VLB.
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Uploading scenes
The scene tray in the Control Device section shows the available and uploaded scenes.
Load additional scenes from the Scenes menu to upload to the VLB and show them in the scene
tray. In order to see the content of a scene drag it into the scene viewer. It shows the selected scene
and the available material slots.
X-Rite provides 3 preconfigured scenes with 3 different car paint and fabrics sample holders and a
corresponding swatch, which has one material slot assigned. You can load them from the menu in
the scenes section.
Viewing material on the VLB
For using the optimum viewing conditions on the VLB, you should:
•Darken the room (doesn’t need to be pitch black, but the dimmer the better).
•Position the upper edge of the VLB front-opening at the height of your eyes; you should not
be able to look directly into the lamps.
•Switch on Head Tracking and Perspective Rendering to have position-based color correction
for the display and correct perspective with respect to the sample.
•Stand centered to the VLB – in asymmetric conditions the gloss or goniochromatic effects (if
present) between virtual and real material will not match.
•Allow your eyes to adapt at least 5 minutes to the lighting conditions.
•Make sure that there are no warnings about display calibration in the error log and the display
tracking symbol in the symbol bar has disappeared.
Materials and scenes which are uploaded to the VLB are available on the touch pad display and can
be operated from there.
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Select and load a scene to view the materials it contains. Tap on the colored material slot, then tap
on the material you would like to assign to the corresponding object.
NOTE: If there are already items existing on the VLB which are not available in
your scenes or materials section in PANTORA, they are displayed in PANTORA
with a question mark. You may remove them from the VLB by right-clicking on the
corresponding item in PANTORA.
Control Bar
The top of the touch pad has a control bar which contains button and status icons.
Home button
Returns you from any screen to the Presenter view.
Service button
Used to access service functions: Light Calibration (refer to Light Calibration later in this manual).
Approval button
Used to access the approval tab. Approve or reject measured materials and add comments to them.
Connection Status
This symbol appears when the VLB has a connection to the PANTORA Software.
No Display Tracking
This symbol appears when the display tracking is not active (display in standby mode, illumination
switched off). Normally it disappears after 15 seconds once the display tracking is active again. This
signals the display is now color corrected.
No Face Tracking
This symbol appears when the face tracking sensor is running but is unable to detect any person in
front of the VLB.
Data Transfer
This symbol appears once materials or scenes are uploaded from PANTORA.
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Service Calibration
This symbol appears once the service calibration of the VLB has expired.
VLB Error
This symbol appears when an error occurs in the VLB system. If the error is automatically
resolved by the software, this symbol will also disappear again.
Scene List
The scene list shows the list of available scenes. The currently loaded scene is indicated with a
check mark.
You can scroll through the available scenes using the scroll bar. Once you see the desired scene in
the list, tap it to load it. Use the x button to close the list.
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Presenter
Presenter contains the following functions:
•Material: Displays icons of the loaded materials. Press to show materials in list view.
•Scene (center screen): Currently loaded scene with objects. The color indicates the material
slots. Tap the list button to return to the scene list.
•Material Slots:Icons are shown below the scene and are used to assign materials to the
respective objects.
•Texture scale:The top slider is used to change the texture size.
•Texture rotation:The bottom slider is used to change the rotation of the UV map size.
•Illumination: These buttons are used for switching between diffuse daylight D65, LED spot
illumination, and switching off illumination.
•Rendering: The eye button is used to switch the eye-tracking feature on and off. The gamut
button is used to turn on the Out of Gamut warning. Parts of the image which are out of
gamut will flash red and white.
•Rotation Stage: These buttons are used for controlling the stage rotation. The left button
rotates the physical sample clockwise and the virtual sample counterclockwise. The second
button from the left rotates physical sample counterclockwise, the third button from the left
starts the commute back and forth mode, and the fourth button from the left stops rotation.
The buttons next to the speed slider define the commuting range.
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oRotation direction: The rotation direction button select the rotation mode of the
virtual and the physical turntable.
Physical and virtual turntable rotate in the opposite direction. This is the
recommended default setting which is optimized for the correct
illumination rendering.
Physical and virtual turntable rotate in the same direction.
oThe sliders below the rotation stage buttons are used to adjust the rotation speed of
the turn table and the virtual objects.
oThe “Object Alignment” slider is used to align the virtual object on the turntable with
the physical sample. Use the – and + buttons to fine tune the alignment.
•The sliders for texture scale and texture rotations are used to scale / rotate the UV maps on
the scene object files. Use the two squares next to the sliders to return to the original settings
of the UV map’s scale and rotation.
System Information
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•System Info: Provides the user with all needed information about the VLB, for example
firmware, calibration status, IP address and others.
•Legal: Acknowledgment of used 3rd Party Software.
•Error Log: Once the error symbol appears in the main screen the VLB firmware
displays detailed error information about the current problem in the section.
Settings
•Head Tracking Settings: There are two settings related to head tracking
oThe one on the main screen switches the tracking on and off. Once the head
tracking is activated, the user needs to raise his hand to become the currently tracked
user. This is not necessary if the user is alone in front of the VLB.
oThe one on the settings screen controls the perspective based on the viewer
position.
oWhen the tracking is on and the perspective is off, the VLB still corrects for the angular
behavior of the display to guarantee better color reproduction.
oWhenever somebody makes use of the VLB alone, they should run the head tracking.
If the user does not like the changing perspective, then they can switch it off.
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