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LaCie blue eye 2

User’s Manual

FCC Information

Information For Users

Any changes or modifications made to this device which are not expressly approved by LaCie are prohibited and may
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

General Information Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial
installation. This equipment causes, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee,
however, that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and then on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one  or more of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the antenna
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced TV/radio technician for help

FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Tested To Comply 
With FCC standards 

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

LaCie blue eye 2

Summary of Contents for blue eye 2

Page 1: ...per 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 paragr...

Page 2: ...Monitor Calibration And Device Profiles 9 3 2 1 Monitor Calibration 10 3 2 2 Device Profiles 11 4 Installing The LaCie blue eye 2 12 4 1 Installing The LaCie blue eye 2 Software 12 4 1 1 Mac Users 12...

Page 3: ...e by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the antenna 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ...

Page 4: ...eil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada For European Users This product conforms to the requirements of EC Directives 73 23 EEC and 89 336 EEC Declaration of Conformity...

Page 5: ...lue eye 2 are more accurate and help programs like Adobe PhotoShop display images properly Graphic professionals working in color managed environments will be able to adjust every monitor in their ima...

Page 6: ...10 2 x or greater Power PC processor 128MB RAM 24 bit color display USB port Windows Users Windows 98SE Me 2000 or XP Intel Pentium III or higher compatible processor 128MB RAM 24 bit color display US...

Page 7: ...management it is essential to properly calibrate and create custom individual profiles for all your monitors Once a monitor has been calibrated and a profile has been created the profile then communi...

Page 8: ...t choices as to the components that are used in their monitors This leads to very strong differences between the color produced by any given RGB settings on separate monitors Besides the different com...

Page 9: ...tomer site 3 2 Monitor Calibration And Device Profiles The LaCie blue eye 2 implements a convenient solution to these problems It entails two steps Step 1 The monitor is set to a calibrated state that...

Page 10: ...ular determines the level of detail and contrast that are displayed on the monitor A practical way of describing this curve is through the use of a numerical value that describes its slope The White P...

Page 11: ...values actually represent They relate device dependent RGB values to device independent CIELAB Yxy values They contain data to convert between the RGB value that each device produces and the CIELAB Yx...

Page 12: ...on screen instructions to begin the installation process If you don t have administrator privileges click on the User Install button and if you have administrator privileges click on the Admin Instal...

Page 13: ...t 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 v...

Page 14: ...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 Room lighting has an affect...

Page 15: ...portion of the maximum luminance offered by the monitor Important Info Depending on the White Point Temperature target you choose the software may lead you to diminish the gain associated with one or...

Page 16: ...ick Start 3 You will now slowly increase the Brightness control in your monitor s OSD a few increments at a time While you do this the colorimeter constantly measures the actual luminosity of the moni...

Page 17: ...ite Point Adjustment by clicking on the Next button 1 Using your monitor s OSD set your monitor to its highest contrast value 2 Press Start 3 Using the OSD decrease your monitor s contrast value a few...

Page 18: ...ature you will adjust the relative quantities of Red Green and Blue used by your monitor to create white To do this you will sequentially increase or decrease the R G and B gain settings of your monit...

Page 19: ...e vision colorimeter should remain aligned on the measurement area at all times and no other window should appear on the monitor After completing Steps 1 2 3 and 4 the LaCie blue eye 2 program will fi...

Page 20: ...ttings were Once you have chosen the profile s filename click on the Save Profile button In Mac OS X this file is stored in the Home Library ColorSync profile folder In Mac OS 9 x this file is stored...

Page 21: ...lues for gamma white point temperature and luminance are displayed There should only be a small difference between your target values and those actually displayed Left Diagram Chromaticity Diagram The...

Page 22: ...nformation By clicking on the Test Report button you will be directed to place the LaCie blue eye vision Colorimeter onto your monitor The blue eye 2 software will display a sampling of colors to dete...

Page 23: ...ched If you still can t get your LaCie device to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the followin...

Page 24: ...e com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Ireland Contact Us At http www lacie com uk support request LaCie Grand Export Contact Us At http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Belgium Contact Us At http www...

Page 25: ...t no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential dam...

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