Page 3 - About; Contents of the user manual
Barco - DCMS - User Manual __________________________________________________________ 3 About 1 About 1.1 Contents of the user manual This guide consists of the following chapters:Chapter 1: About Chapter 2: Important noticeChapter 3: About DCMSChapter 4: Installing DCMSChapter 5: Connecting the com...
Page 4 - Notation convention
4 ___________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual About 1.3 Notation convention Following notations are applicable to this manual and should be respected through the manual. WARNING : Warnings – presented in this manual, provide information, which if not adhere...
Page 5 - Important notice; Commercial In Confidence; Open Source Software; Embedded pictures; Product safety notice
Barco - DCMS - User Manual __________________________________________________________ 5 Important notice 2 Important notice 2.1 Commercial In Confidence The information contained herein is Barco confidential information. No part of the information contained herein may be disclosed outside of the org...
Page 6 - Software License Terms
6 ___________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Important notice 2.6 Software License Terms 1 This Software License is between you and BARCO NV, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Belgium registered under number BE 0473.191.041, Commercial...
Page 10 - About DCMS
10 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual About DCMS 3 About DCMS 3.1 What is DCMS? The Barco Display Consistency Management Software (DCMS) is a software tool to calibrate displays in terms of luminance, gamma and gray tracking*. DCMS is able to calibr...
Page 11 - Key components; Calibration system
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 11 About DCMS 3.3 Key components 3.3.1 Calibration system Calibration with internal test pattern generation (without disconnecting the display from its source) The calibration can be done without disconnecting the d...
Page 12 - Display; Sensor
12 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual About DCMS IMPORTANT : When calibration is done with external computer graphics, please restore all color settings of the host’s graphics controller to their default value and disable any host services that may ...
Page 13 - Package content
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 13 About DCMS 3.4 Package content • USB color sensor (Marked ‘Configured for DCMS’) • RS232 cable male-female, 3-wire straight, 1.8m • RS232 cable male-female, 3-wire crossed, 1.8m • Calibration sheet of the sensor ...
Page 14 - Installing DCMS; System requirements; Before installing DCMS; Installing DCMS
14 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Installing DCMS 4 Installing DCMS 4.1 System requirements • Host: Pentium II or later • Memory: 256MB • Hard disk space: 80MB (including Java Run-Time Environment) • Drives: CD-ROM + HDD • Operating system: Wind...
Page 19 - Uninstalling DCMS
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 19 Installing DCMS 4.4 Uninstalling DCMS To remove DCMS from your system:• Be sure you have Administrator privileges to uninstall the software • Exit the DCMS program • From the Start menu, select Settings > Cont...
Page 21 - Connecting the components; Optical sensor connection
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 21 Connecting the components 5 Connecting the components 5.1 Optical sensor connection CAUTION : The USB sensor is delivered with a suction cup head that can be attached to the sensor for easy attachment to a displa...
Page 24 - Calibration system connection
24 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Connecting the components 5.2 Calibration system connection Figure 4: Calibration system connection • Plug the sensor (delivered together with the DCMS software) in one of the USB connections of your PC. See als...
Page 26 - Running the DCMS application; User Interface; DCMS User Interface
26 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Running the DCMS application 6 Running the DCMS application 6.1 User Interface 6.1.1 DCMS User Interface The DCMS User Interface window has 3 main panels: Figure 5: DCMS User Interface 1 2 3 123 Connection panel...
Page 27 - Connection panel; Sensor panel
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 27 Running the DCMS application 6.1.2 Connection panel The user can select the display type and display communication details in the Connection Panel. The displays that are supported are the Barco ISIS, MDPW476, ADP...
Page 29 - Calibration target panel
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 29 Running the DCMS application 6.1.4 Calibration target panel The Calibration Target Panel contains 8 sections. Each of these sections are listed and described below. Depending on the type of display that is select...
Page 35 - Using DCMS; Proper use and general remarks
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 35 Running the DCMS application 6.2 Using DCMS 6.2.1 Proper use and general remarks • Store the sensor at the same ambient temperature as the display, facing down in the sensor pod. • When placing the sensor on the ...
Page 37 - Match displays
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 37 Running the DCMS application 6.2.3 Match displays In this section we will calibrate a display (target display) to match another display (reference display). The displays do not need to be of the same type. Figure...
Page 39 - Single measurement
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 39 Running the DCMS application Step 7: The calibration routine• Press ‘Calibrate now…’ to open the calibration dialog. • Follow the instructions as given in the calibration dialog and press ‘Start’ to start the cal...
Page 41 - Display connection and calibration
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 41 Display connection and calibration options 7 Display connection and calibration options 7.1 ADP361 ConnectionThe Barco ADP361 can be connected to the host by means of a 3-wire straight (Rx-Rx, Tx-Tx, GND-GND) mal...
Page 50 - Calibration
50 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Calibration 8 Calibration Calibration is done in 3 major steps: Figure 31: Calibration steps flowchart Each of these steps is explained in detail in the following subparagraphs. Calibration resetThe first step i...
Page 52 - Verification
52 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Verification 9 Verification The verification table below lists an example output of a verification table. After the calibration process, the user can start a verification of the results by pressing the ‘Start ve...
Page 54 - The log file
54 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual The log file 10 The log file Each time the DCMS application is started, a new log file is created. This file is named ‘dcmsxxx.log’ where xxx is the timestamp of creation. The log file contains all text that is ...
Page 55 - List of abbreviations
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 55 List of abbreviations 11 List of abbreviations A ADP Auxiliary Display Panel ALC Ambient Light Controller BBCM Barco wall Control Manager BIT Built In Test Bkl Backlight BLOS Backlight OpticaL Stabilisation Bri B...
Page 57 - Appendix A: Open Source Software
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 57 Appendix A: Open Source Software 12 Appendix A: Open Source Software DCMS copyrightDCMS is copyrighted by Barco nv with exception of the RXTXComm library. RXTXComm is open source software, licensed under the ‘RXT...
Page 58 - Appendix B: Specifcations; Specifications of the USB sensor; DCMS specifications
58 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Appendix B: Specifcations 13 Appendix B: Specifcations 13.1 Specifications of the USB sensor • Connection type: USB • Power supply: through USB. • Accuracy: • Maximum deviation from reference sensor (Minolta CA ...
Page 59 - Table of contents
Barco - DCMS - User Manual _________________________________________________________ 59 Table of contents 14 Table of contents 1 About .............................................................................................. 3 1.1 Contents of the user manual........................................
Page 60 - List of figures
60 __________________________________________________________ Barco - DCMS - User Manual Table of contents 11 List of abbreviations ...................................................................... 55 12 Appendix A: Open Source Software.................................................. 57 13 Ap...
