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HP Display Assistant

User Guide

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User Guide

HP Display Assisstant

Second Edition (November 2007)

Document Part Number: 433135-002

Table of contents

1 Overview

What is HP Display Assistant? ............................................................................................................. 1

Installing HP Display Assistant ............................................................................................................. 1

Uninstalling HP Display Assistant ........................................................................................................ 2

Opening HP Display Assistant ............................................................................................................. 2

Wizard and OSD Modes ....................................................................................................................... 2

Common Controls ................................................................................................................................ 3

2 OSD Mode

Adjust Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Adjusting the Settings ........................................................................................................................... 4

3 Wizard Mode

Wizard Tab ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Wizard Mode Adjustment Sequence .................................................................................................... 6

4 Options

Options Tab .......................................................................................................................................... 8

5 Presets

File Tab .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Customized and Factory Default Presets ........................................................................................... 10

Creating Presets ................................................................................................................................. 11

Modifying Presets ............................................................................................................................... 11

Loading Presets ................................................................................................................................. 11

Deleting Presets ................................................................................................................................. 11

6 Plug-Ins

Plug-ins Tab ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Asset Management ............................................................................................................................ 12

Color Calibration ................................................................................................................................. 13

Theft Deterrence ................................................................................................................................ 16

Using HP Display Assistant Color Calibration ................................................................... 13

Calibrated Target .............................................................................................. 14

Uncalibrated Target ........................................................................................... 15

7 Tips & Troubleshooting

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HP Display and Graphics Card Compatibility ..................................................................................... 18

HP Display Assistant Software Update .............................................................................................. 18

Asset Management (Select HP Display Models Only) ....................................................................... 19

Cautions for Theft Deterrence Function Operation (Select HP Display Models Only) ....................... 19

If HP Display Assistant Is Not Working .............................................................................................. 19

Laptop Users ...................................................................................................................................... 20

Technical Support .............................................................................................................................. 20

1Overview

What is HP Display Assistant?

Monitor performance can vary due to the graphics cards, host computers, lighting conditions, and other environmental factors. To get the best image on a monitor, you must adjust it for your unique setting. Using the manual controls to adjust the image can often be challenging. In most cases, even simple adjustments to brightness or contrast require navigation of the multi-level, on-screen display (OSD) menus that can be difficult to understand. Furthermore, there is no feedback to help you correctly adjust the monitor settings.

HP Display Assistant is a software utility that allows you to quickly and accurately adjust the display settings and save the configurations that are best suited for you and your environment. The utility guides you through the monitor adjustment process with easy-to-understand instructions and background patterns designed for each adjustment so that you can obtain the best overall picture quality. You can save multiple display settings to files called “presets” that can be quickly loaded for multiple users or a single user working under various environmental conditions.

HP Display Assistant allows for monitor adjustment and color tuning using the Display Data Channel Command Interface (DDC/CI) protocol. All adjustments to the display are controlled by software, eliminating the need to use the monitor on-screen display (OSD) manual controls.

HP Display Assistant supports Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, Windows NT, XP Home, XP Professional, and Vista.

Installing HP Display Assistant

1. Insert the Software and Documentation CD included with your monitor into a CD or DVD drive on

your computer. The CD will automatically run and display the HP Monitors Software and Documentation window.

2. Select a language from the drop-down list and click the >> button.

3. Click Install HP Display Assistant Utility.

4. Select a language from the drop-down list and click the OK button.

5. Follow the instructions in the InstallShield Wizard to complete the installation.

What is HP Display Assistant? 1

Uninstalling HP Display Assistant

HP Display Assistant can be uninstalled from either Add/Remove Programs or the Start menu.

Follow the steps below to uninstall HP Display Assistant from Add/Remove Programs:

1. From the Start menu, select Settings, then select Control Panel. (For Windows XP, select

Control Panel from the Start menu).

2. In the Control Panel, click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. From the Add/Remove Programs window, click HP Display Assistant to highlight it.

4. Click the Remove button to uninstall the program.

5. Click the Yes button to begin uninstalling HP Display Assistant.

6. Wait until Windows shows the dialog box to confirm a successful uninstall.

7. Once the uninstall is complete, you will be prompted to restart your system.

8. Click the Yes button to complete the uninstall.

Follow the steps below to uninstall HP Display Assistant from the Start menu:

1. From the Start menu, select All Programs > HP Display Assistant > Uninstall HP Display

Assistant.

2. Click the Yes button to begin uninstalling HP Display Assistant.

3. Once the uninstall is complete, you will be prompted to restart your system.

4. Click the Yes button to complete the uninstall.

Opening HP Display Assistant

HP Display Assistant runs in the background and can be accessed through any of the following methods.

Click the HP Display Assistant icon in the task tray. (This method can be turned on or off in the

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Options tab.)

Right-click on the desktop and select Tune Display. (This method can be turned on or off in the

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Options tab.)

Double-click the HP Display Assistant shortcut icon on the desktop.

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From the Start menu, select All Programs > HP Display Assistant > HP Display Assistant.

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Wizard and OSD Modes

HP Display Assistant has two modes of operation: Wizard mode and OSD mode.

The recommended mode of operation is Wizard mode, which takes you through a step-by-step process to accurately calibrate all the monitor settings.

OSD mode allows you to make changes to any single monitor setting without the need to go through a predefined sequence of steps for all settings. This method is less accurate than Wizard mode, but allows you to quickly adjust any monitor setting.

2 Chapter 1 Overview

Common Controls

The following are common controls used to adjust many of the monitor settings.

?: Opens the online help file in the default browser window.

X: Closes HP Display Assistant.

+/-: Increases or decreases the monitor value by one unit for the current adjustment pane.

Slider: Increases or decreases the monitor value for the current adjustment pane.

Pattern: Displays the adjustment image used to tune the display in OSD mode. To close the adjustment image, click the Pattern button again.

Undo: Restores the monitor value for the active adjustment pane to its previous setting.

Reset: Restores the monitor value for the active adjustment pane to its factory setting.

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2OSD Mode

Adjust Tab

OSD mode provides quick access to adjust any of the of the monitor settings. The adjustment controls for OSD mode are located on the Adjust tab. Each button on the left side of the tab opens an adjustment pane for that setting. The center section of the tab provides instructions for adjusting the selected setting. The right side of the tab provides adjustment controls.

Adjusting the Settings

Click on a settings button on the left side of the tab to open the adjustment pane for that setting.

Brightness: Opens the Brightness adjustment pane. Click the Pattern button to load the adjustment image then use the slider or the +/- buttons to adjust the brightness.

Contrast: Opens the Contrast adjustment pane. Click the Pattern button to load the adjustment image then use the slider or the +/- buttons to adjust the contrast.

Focus: (This settings button is not available if you are using the digital connection of your graphics card and monitor.) Opens the Focus adjustment pane. Click the Pattern button to load the adjustment image, then click the Auto Setup button to use the manufacturer's recommended settings. If there still appears to be movement in the patterns, use the Pitch slider to reduce any noise on the screen. Then use the

Phase slider to completely eliminate residual noise.

Resolution: Opens the Resolution adjustment pane. Click the Preferred button to set the display to the

manufacturer's recommended settings. If your display is any resolution other than the preferred setting, the clarity of fonts and graphics will be compromised.

NOTE: The Color Calibration feature requires the display to be set to the preferred resolution.

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