User manual LACIE BLUE EYE 2

[. . . ] LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual How To Use This Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1/2" x 11" and A4 sized paper, giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section. To Exit: From the Menu bar at the top of your screen, select: File > Quit. Icons Used In This Manual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given. Important Info: This icon refers to an important step that must be followed. Tech Note: This icon refers to tips to help maximize performance. Caution!This icon indicates a potential hazard, and gives tips on how to avoid them. LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword 1. [. . . ] Please refer to your Apple User's Manual for information about Administrator rights and privileges. 4. 1. 2. Windows Users Insert the LaCie Color Utilities CD-ROM into your computer's CD or DVD drive. Once installation is complete, go into Programs and launch the LaCie blue eye 2 software. LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual 4. Connecting The LaCie blue eye vision Colorimeter Important Info: Before connecting the LaCie blue eye vision to your monitor, clean the monitor to remove fingerprints and dust. Simply connect the USB end of the LaCie blue eye vision colorimeter to an available USB port on your computer. Tech Note: You may attach the LaCie blue eye vision colorimeter to powered USB hubs. The LaCie blue eye vision has two separate attachments for calibrating CRT and LCD monitors. To calibrate CRT monitors, utilize the attachment with the suction cups. To calibrate LCD monitors, utilize the attachment with the soft felt. CRT Attachment LCD Attachment To computer To computer LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual 5. Using Your LaCie blue eye 2 Color Management Tools This chapter details how to use the LaCie blue eye 2 software and LaCie blue eye vision colorimeter to calibrate your monitor and build a profile. Before you begin to calibrate, ensure that the following conditions are met: · Ensure that you have a copy of your monitor's User's Manual for OSD (On-Screen Display) reference, and to help determine factory presets and configuration. · Make sure that your monitor has been powered on for at least one hour. This ensures that the monitor has had enough time to warm up and stabilize. · Delete or disable any competing profile programs you may have installed. These programs could compete for control of the display, and it is important that only one program is running at a time. · If another profile program is installed and it has a startup utility that is used at your computer's boot time, this program will need to be deleted. · Setup your work area in the way that you will use it after calibrating and profiling. · Tilt the monitor upwards 10° (with the axis measuring from the horizontal length of the bottom of the monitor). · If your monitor's OSD offers color adjustment mechanisms, set them as close to your targeted workflow settings as possible before launching the LaCie blue eye 2 software. Caution! 5. 1. Calibrating Your Monitor Start by launching the LaCie blue eye 2 application by double-clicking on its icon. Tech Note: The LaCie blue eye 2 is capable of calibrating more than one monitor connected to your computer, but only one monitor may be calibrated at a time. In order to calibrate more than monitor connected to your computer, move the LaCie blue eye 2 application window onto the monitor that you want to calibrate. Repeat this process for each monitor that you wish to calibrate. LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual 5. 1. 1. Setting Target Values STEP 1 TARGET SETTINGS The initial window of the LaCie blue eye 2 application invites you to provide your target values for your monitor's settings of Gamma, White Point Temperature, and Luminance. [. . . ] Using Your LaCie blue eye 2 page 21 Left Diagram ­ Chromaticity Diagram The Chromaticity Diagram provides a graphic representation of the monitor's color gamut, with the current settings applied. Right Diagram ­ Gamma Curve The Gamma Curve represents the three correction curves that were applied to your computer's video card's Computer Lookup Table (CLUT). LaCie blue eye 2 User's Manual 5. Test And Report Before beginning the calibration process, you have the opportunity to test your monitor's current settings for Gamma, White Point and Luminance. If you would like to continue with the calibration process without first testing your monitor, click on the Next button and refer to section 5. 1. 1. [. . . ]