Philips LP2PB201CS User Manual

PHILIPS21XLP -2 Light Probefor Brilliance 201CS monitor with Cyberscreen ® technology

2 Getting startedPackage ContentsBesides the 21XLP -2 Light Probe, the package also includes everything needed for hardware installation

Installing the hardwareSTEP 1Choose a comfortable and secure location for the Light Probe unit, making sure that the interconnection ca

STEP 4 (for Windows)Connect the cable having the 9 pin D- sub miniature receptacle type connector (female) to a free RS 232 port of your c

Install software for WindowsSTEP 1: Turn your system on and start the Windows session.STEP 2: Insert the floppy disk with the 21XLP-2 Light Probe soft

Display identification and preset values savingNOTE: every time the monitor is powered on, the first time you run the calibration progra

How to startFrom the Program manager window, open the cyberscreen ii program group and double click on the 21xlp _2 icon to start the applic

D SO: this setting corresponds to the North American industry standard color temperature for proofing coior photographs.SSOO’K <T3 p

STEP3After confirming the white seiection, the screen will turn into a full white page pattern. Put the Light Probe at the center of th

4 Brightness and color uniformity calibrationAbout brightness and color uniformityYour 21 ” Cyberscreen ® monitor has been precisely aligned

If the difference between readings at any point of the screen and the reference center is found to be greater than 10%, then the displa

21XLP -2Light Probe for Brilliance 201CS monitor with Cyberscreen ® technologyUser‘s GuideFirst edition - November 1996This guide has been made of rec

When calibration has been completed, you will be asked to save the calibration results: if you choose Cancel, the calibration will

The factory data of your monitor have been saved on hard disk during the 21XLP - 2 software installation; to recall the original

5 Convergence adjustmentAbout convergenceEven though the purpose of the 21XLP -2 Light Probe is to measure and calibrate colors, the

Adjusting the convergenceNOTE: before you attempt to adjust the convergence, your system needs to be ‘warmed up’. Do not calibrate the d

color).Use this adjustment if, after performing the R,B adjustment, the Green beam can still be perceived as a single color.NÖTE: the Gl

The factory data of your monitor have been saved on hard disk during the 21XLP - 2 software instaliation; to recaii the original

6 Cleaning and maintenanceAfter a calibration process, the rubber cup of the Light Probe may leave circular prints on the monitor screen.To clean the

What’s behindThis last section of the User’s guide introduces you to the theory of color perception and describes how your monitor can d

How displays create colorsA color display, being a CRT based device, acts itself as a light source and the way how it creates colors i

The 21” Cyberscreen ® monitor state of the art technologyYour Cyberscreen ® monitor has put a milestone in CRT color display technology. T

Because of a continuous product improvement poiicy, information in this guide and the software furnished with it are subject to change without notice.

The numbers x and y do not have units of measurements; while there are two main units of measurement of factor Y in use today:

The convergence problemThe electron guns in a color CRT are mounted alongside each other and in most cases they are placed in line.This

B Error messagesIf system displays;2lXliP not connectedIt means that the application program is unable to locate the Light Probe unit at

If system displays:Fatal error - please restart the programit means that an unrecoverable communication error has occurred during the cali

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Printing HistoryThe firmware release printed after the date indicates the version level of the Light Probe software at the time the manual was issued.

PrefaceThank you for purchasing the 21XLP -2 Light Probe for Briliance 201CS monitor with Cyberscreen ® technology. We hope you wil

CONTENTSChapter 1 - Before you beginA few words about the Cyberscreen ® technology The 21XLP -2 Light Probe enhancement12Chapter 2 - Getting st

Chapter 6 - Cleaning and maintenanceCleaning and maintenance 19Appendix A - What’s behindColor basicsHow displays create colors About color uniformity

1 Before you beginA few words about the Cyberscreen ® technologyYour Brilliance 201CS has put a milestone in CRT color display technology.Thanks to

The LP21 -2 Light Probe enhancementSpecifically designed for the operation with the 21” Cyberscreen ® display, theLP21 -2 calibration pac