Dell UltraSharp UP2720Q Service Manual

Dell Calibration Assistant

User’s Guide

Model: Ca libration Assistant
Regulatory model : Calibration Assistant

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.

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2019 - 10

Rev. A00

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Using the Del l Calibration Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Calibrated by CalMAN Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Resync Display Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Overview

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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 Do

wnload the Dell Calibration Assistant software from the fol lowing site:

https://www.dell.com/UP2720Q.

3 Ensur

4 If you are connected using HDMI or DP connection, ensure that the USB Type-C to A

e that the Thunderbolt™ 3 Active cable is connected from the Thunderbolt™ 3

Upstream Port of the monitor to the computer or the Notebook.

cable is connected from the Thunderbol t™ 3 Upstream Port of the monitor to your
computer.

USB

NOTE: If you do not have the Thunderbolt™ 3 Active cable or USB

TBT

Type-C to A cable connected when you launch the Dell Calibration
Assistant, the following appears:

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Using the Del l Calibration Assistant

1 Click on the Application icon to launch the Del l 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. Relaunch the software after internal
calibration or validation is complete.

NOTE: To refresh information on Dashboard and Report, close and

relaunch Dell Calibration Assistant.

NOTE: Open and use only one of the following software programs at

any given time: Dell Calibration Assistant, Dell Color Management
Software, or CalMAN Ready.

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