NEC SpectraView Profiler 5, User Manual

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3.3 Preparation of the monitor calibration
Before you start the calibration and profile creation for your display you
should take a look at your display and process the following checks.
3.3.1 Cleanliness of the screen
Please check if the screen is clean, free of dust, fingerprints etc. NEC
recommends to clean the monitor each time before profiling.
3.3.2 Reflections / Stray Light
Turn the monitor off and check if you can see any reflections of light
sources on the screen. If so, you need to change the monitor position
and/or to shield the monitor with an ambient light hood.
3.3.3 Ambient Light
The ambient light in your working environment should comply with the
relevant standards. For measuring the ambient light, please refer to
chapter 4.10.2 Ambient light.
3.3.4 Monitor Warm Up
The colors of a monitor are becoming stable after a certain time. For
this reason please turn on the monitor at least 30 to 60 minutes before
measuring. This allows the monitor to stabilize the color output.
3.3.5 Driver for the graphic card
Please check if your graphics card uses the latest driver. SpectraView
Profiler 5 requires a driver which allows to write a video-LUT into the