User Manual

2 Using the display
Software and utilities
The disc that comes with the display contains les you can install on the computer.
● an .INF (Information) le
● ICM (Image Color Matching) les (one for each calibrated color space)
● USB Software Development Kit (SDK) for Linux, Windows, and Mac
● sample StudioCal XML scripts
NOTE: The items listed above can be downloaded from the HP display support Web site. For more
information, go to Downloading from the Internet on page 18.
The information le
The .INF le denes display resources used by Microsoft Windows® operating systems to ensure display
compatibility with the computer’s graphics adapter.
This display is Microsoft Windows Plug and Play-compatible. It works correctly without installing the .INF le.
Plug and Play compatibility requires that the computer’s graphic card is VESA DDC2-compliant and that the
display connects directly to the graphics card.
The image color matching les
The ICM les are data les that describe the colorimetry of the display. In the case of calibrated displays, they
describe the colorimetry of a given color preset. This information includes the preset's calibrated color gamut,
grayscale response, and white point. These les are used by the operating system's color management
engine—as well as the color management engine built into specialized photography, video, and graphic arts
applications—to ensure that colors on-screen are rendered correctly and will be displayed accurately when
viewed on the display. While not all programs support the use of these les, HP strongly recommends that
you always select or enable the ICM le matching the active color preset to ensure the best image
reproduction.
NOTE: The ICM color prole is written in accordance with the International Color Consortium (ICC) Prole
Format specication.
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