
Reduce the Backlight control until you can just distinguish between the rightmost
(pure white) block and the adjacent (lightest gray) block.
White Luminance is sometimes referred to as Brightness, but that name can cause
confusion with the Brightness control, which actually adjusts Black Luminance.
Note: Backlight and Brightness May Have Same Symbol
Some LCD displays have both a
Backlight
control and a
Brightness
control labeled
with the same ‘sun’ symbol. Be careful to adjust the
Backlight
control, not the
Brightness
control.
If your LCD display has only one control and it is marked with the “sun” symbol: (for
example, most Apple LCD monitors) then it is likely that you have only a Backlight
control. Sometimes this control is incorrectly labeled Brightness; but there is no
corresponding Contrast control. Treat such a control as a Backlight control.
If you have two controls, either labeled explicitly Brightness and Contrast or with the
‘sun’ and ‘half moon’ symbols: then you have Brightness and Contrast controls. This
typically means that you do not have a Backlight control.
Because of the variation that occurs in the control names for LCD displays, please
refer to the manufacturer’s user guide to correctly identify the controls and their
functions.
Note: Effect Of Ambient Light
Please keep in mind that ambient lighting (the background lighting in your room)
effects your ability to perceive whites. In bright office lighting it may be impossible to
distinguish all four blocks on many displays. For serious color work it is recommended