NEC Display Wall Calibrator Guide de l'utilisateur Page 1

Version1.1.20User’s Guide

10 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 1 Introduction to NEC Display Wall CalibratorOverview The aim of the NEC Display Wall Calibrato

11 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEMain Features and benetsNEC Display Wall Calibrator provides the following features and benets:• Aut

12 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 2 Calibration OverviewIntroduction to display monitor calibrationThe screen image on color LCD

13 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEIntensityIntensity species the luminance or “brightness” of white when displayed on the screen. The ma

14 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe choice of Intensity adjustment method will depend on the particular application and viewing environ

15 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEContrast RatioThe Contrast Ratio of the display is the ratio of the measured Intensity to the measured

16 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDECalibration ProjectsThe NEC Display Wall Calibrator application uses Project les to store the followin

17 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 3 Planning and Conguring a Wall LayoutPlanning Careful planning prior to installing, wiring, a

18 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEAbout Monitor IDs• Each display has a Monitor ID number that is used to individually identify and addre

19 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEDirect LANSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232COUTLANRS-232C IN, OUT, and LANLAN1

2 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDESoftware UpdatesOccasionally updates and enhancements to the NEC Display Wall Calibrator software will b

20 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEconnected via LAN, the rst display can forward commands received over LAN to other displays in the RS2

21 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEUsing the Auto ID function with a LAN daisy-chain• The LAN2 RJ45 (output) of a display must connect to

22 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: Daisy-chained RS232 with one COM portSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232

23 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: Daisy-chained RS232 with multiple COM portsSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CIN

24 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: Single IP LAN with daisy-chained RS232 Supported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-2

25 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: Direct Multi IP LANSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C IN, LAN 1

26 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: Multi IP LAN using LAN daisy-chainSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS

27 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis layout can be congured in the software in two different ways. 1. Direct (recommended) Since each

28 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEExample: RS232 using LAN daisy-chainSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C I

29 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe following image shows how this layout looks in the Summary window when congured. Notice that all d

3 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEHARDWARE LIMITED WARRANTY (U.S.A. and Canada Only) NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS warrants the NEC Display Wall C

30 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEConguring a Layout with the Layout WizardThe Layout Wizard is accessed from the Edit menu and guides t

31 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe type of connection conguration available on the displays must be selected in order for the wizard

32 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENext the number of rows and columns in the video wall is selected. In this example there are 3 columns

33 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENext the connection method of the other displays in the video wall is selected. In this example all of

34 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENext in this example, the Monitor ID of the rst display is entered. The remaining displays in the layo

35 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENext the order of remaining displays can be selected. This selection determines how sequential IDs or I

36 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe nal page of the wizard shows a summary of the exact details of the video wall conguration, includ

37 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDECalibration OrderAfter the Layout Wizard has been used to congure the layout of the video wall, the or

38 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEnot be necessary to perform the Measurement step.The following table shows some example typical calibra

39 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 4 Dialogs, Settings and MenusMain NEC Display Wall Calibrator windowThe NEC Display Wall Calibr

4 | Table of ContentsContentsPrecautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Note: .

40 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe main area in the window shows a visual representation of the current video wall layout. Each rectan

41 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEEdit Calibration Target Conguration dialog The Edit Edit Calibration Target dialog is accessed by clic

42 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEWhite PointWhite Point selects the Target white point for the calibration. Several popular industry sta

43 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDECustom Gamma Curve dialogThe Custom Gamma Curve dialog is accessed by clicking the Edit.. button in the

44 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDECustom White Point dialog The Custom White Point dialog is accessed by clicking the Edit.. button in t

45 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEPreferences dialog The Preferences dialog is accessed from the Edit menu, and is divided into 3 differe

Preferences dialog - Calibration tab Calibration and Prole Steps - Selects the number of measurement steps to take when calibrating the display. A la

Extended luminance stabilization time - Increases the waiting time for the display to stabilize while the luminance is being adjusted by using the Bri

48 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEPreferences dialog - Interface tabLuminance Units - Selects the units that luminance values are display

49 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel is used to perform the major operations in the application. The various buttons will be disa

5 | Table of ContentsConnection panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Calibration Target panel . . . . . .

50 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENote: If one or more of the displays have already been calibrated, then if Calibrate All is clicked, th

51 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel is used to modify the communications connection settings for the currently selected display

52 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel allows measurements of colors displayed on the screen to be taken with the calibration senso

53 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel is used to display test patterns on either the currently selected display, or all of the dis

54 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel is used to reset and restore measurements and settings.Reset Measurement Data - Will clear a

55 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThis panel shows the measured White Point values from the color sensor taken during the Measurement and

56 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDETile Matrix Wizard dialogThe Tile Matrix Wizard dialog is accessed from the Edit menu, and is used to a

57 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEIf the video wall is to be divided into multiple groups of displays then the displays in each group can

58 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Power tab controls the power settings of the displays. Clicking the On button will turn the display

59 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Schedule tab is used to set the internal real time clock and schedule functions in the display. Var

6 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEPrecautions: • The LCD display monitor screen is fragile and can be easily damaged if force is applied.

60 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Input tab is used to set and report the current video input selected on the display, and also the I

61 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Video tab is used to perform video signal and color adjustments. The following two controls are onl

62 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Calibration tab is used to apply the various calibration settings to video inputs other than the in

63 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Status tab reports various aspects about the currently selected display. This feature is not availa

64 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Tile Matrix tab can be used to congure the Tile Matrix settings for dividing and expanding a video

65 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Size/Position tab can be used to congure the various video size and position settings in the displ

66 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe IR Remote tab can be used to perform the equivalent operations as the physical IR Remote control us

67 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Advanced Analog tab can be used set special video adjustment patterns used to assist with manual

68 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Summary window is accessed from the View menu. This window shows the current layout conguration an

69 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDETarget Intensity value when calibrated.Actual Calibrated White Point – Shows the white point that the d

7 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDESupported Display MonitorsNEC Display Wall Calibrator supports the following NEC display monitor models:

70 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEMenusFile menu New Project - Creates a new project and erases all of the current data. Open Project...

71 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 5 Quick Start Guide1. Install SoftwareInstall the NEC Display Wall Calibrator software on the h

72 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEIf Maximum Possible Matching is selected as the Intensity adjustment method in the current Calibration

73 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 6 Frequently Asked QuestionsCongurationQuestion: Can I use NEC Display Wall Calibrator to cali

74 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDE3. The color sensor used to measure the displays perceives color slightly differently than the human ey

75 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 7 TroubleshootingInstallation and SetupProblem: Measure and Calibrate buttons are disabled.Solu

76 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDECalibrationProblem: When switching to different video inputs the displays no longer match.Solution: Eac

Color SensorProblem: Software is unable to detect the X-Rite ColorMunkiSolution: If the X-Rite ColorMunki software is installed, it will prevent NEC D

78 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 8 Assigning an IP addressDisplays connected via LAN need to be assigned an IP address so that t

79 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDENext enter a temporary IP address for the PC, such as 192.168.0.255, and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

8 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDESystem RequirementsNEC Display Wall Calibrator has the following system requirements:ÿ Microsoft Windows

80 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 9 Calibration Determination FlowchartThe following owchart outlines the basic steps in determi

81 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 10 Visual Trim functionThe Visual Trim function allows minor adjustments to be made the to the

82 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEThe Backlight Brightness slider adjusts the brightness of the LCD backlight instead of scaling the red,

83 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 11 Advanced Analog Adjustment functionOverviewThe Advanced Analog Adjustment function is intend

84 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEMode button. If the Analog Offset Base and Analog Gain slider controls are enabled, then the display mo

85 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEHint: If no noise is visible on the screen after adjusting the OFFSET BASE controls through the entire

86 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEIf a color shows as dim but noiseless, it indicates the current setting value is too high, and should b

87 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEChapter 12 Calibration Method ComparisonOverviewThe software provides two different methods of adjustin

88 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEFeature LUT Method RGB Gain Method CommentFull Grayscale CalibrationYes. No. Uses factory adjustment.Us

89 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEGlossary Achromatic – Neutral in color (having no hue).Additive Primaries – Red, green, and blue light

9 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEWhat’s new in this versionThis version of NEC Display Wall Calibrator has the following new features and

90 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDED Illuminants – CIE Daylight Standard Illuminants based on approximating daylight. The sub-script denot

91 | NEC DISPLAY WALL CALIBRATOR - USER’S GUIDEsuch as gray). For example, red is a saturated color, while pink is less saturated, and white has no sa

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