Dell Calibration Assistant User’s Guide Model: Calibration Assistant Regulatory model: Calibration Assistant
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Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using the Dell Calibration Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Calibrated by CalMAN Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview Dell Calibration Assistant is an application designed for scheduling internal calibration and validation, review calibration and validation results, and generate calibration and validation reports into HTML format for web posting. Before you begin 1 You must have a Dell UP2720Q monitor connected to your computer. 2 Download the Dell Calibration Assistant software from the following site: https://www.dell.com/UP2720Q.
Using the Dell Calibration Assistant 1 Click on the Application icon to launch the Dell Calibration Assistant. NOTE: For Ubuntu, Dell Calibration Assistant is only supported in 64-bit versions. 2 The application communicates with the monitor connected to the host and establishes a link to sync with the monitor OSD. NOTE: This process may take a few minutes. NOTE: Close Dell Calibration Assistant before conducting internal calibration or validation.
Dashboard The Dashboard page allows you to select the target Color Space to schedule task for calibration, validation, or calibration and validation. To select Color Space for calibration and/or validation, do the following: 1 If multiple monitors are connected, select the target monitor from the monitor list. 2 Select the Color Space you wish to schedule for internal calibration, validation, or calibration and validation.
3 You can edit color space parameters for CAL 1 or CAL 2 by clicking on the hyperlink. 4 Click Send to Display to update the OSD. 5 Click on the Date and Time hyperlink on the upper right corner to go to the Scheduler page to set calibration, validation, or calibration and validation schedule. NOTE: The Service Tag and Software Version numbers in this guide are illustrations only, and may differ from what are shown on your display.
Report The Report page shows the most recent calibration and/or validation results.
You can choose to review the report in different forms by clicking on Graph View or Table View.
You can also Save Report in HTML format for web posting. Calibrated by CalMAN Ready If your monitor is calibrated using CalMAN Ready software, the Report page will show that the monitor is “Calibrated by CalMAN Ready”. NOTE: This software will not display reports generated by CalMAN Ready. Please use CalMAN Ready software to view these reports.
Scheduler The Scheduler page allows you to set calibration, validation, or calibration and validation schedule. To set calibration and/or validation schedule, do the following: 1. Select the schedule: 2 • Based on Usage Hours—Sessions based on usage time. • Periodic—Sessions based at a set interval. For Periodic calibration, validation, or calibration and validation, set your preferred periodic pattern and start time.
3 4 Select the Operation Mode: • Prompt before starting session—prompts the user for approval to start the process. • Carry out in sleep mode—starts the process automatically when the monitor is in sleep mode. Click Send to Display to update the schedule of the OSD. Resync Display Clock Resync Display Clock allows you to sync the date and time of the computer to your monitor.
Troubleshooting Common Symptoms Monitor not detected What You Experience Application cannot detect monitor, and a connection error message appears. Possible Solutions • Ensure you are using Dell UP2720Q monitor with built-in colorimeter. • Follow Before you begin to check if a Thunderbolt™ 3 Active cable or USB TypeC to A cable is properly connected between the UP2720Q monitor and the computer.
Cannot edit the Scheduler Scheduler is grayed out and cannot be edited • Ensure a Thunderbolt™ 3 Active cable or USB Type-C to A cable is properly connected between the UP2720Q monitor and the computer. • Select Periodic to enable the Start Time and Periodic pattern options on the Scheduler tab. • Close and restart the application.
