SpectraCal Panasonic BT300 - Manual

Panasonic
VX200/VX300/BT300 Plasma Displays
CalMAN Setup Guide
Panasonic VX200/VX300 (BT300 below)
CalMAN automatically calibrates the Panasonic VX200/VX300 display’s two point grayscale controls. The
display’s two custom picture modes, ISF Day and ISF Night, can each be calibrated with individual picture
menu adjustments and two point grayscale adjustments.
Recommended CalMAN Workflows:
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HT Basic or SI Basic to optimize display Picture controls and calibrate white balance tracking.
Recommended Test Patterns:
Plasma displays exhibit power supply luminance limiting with high brightness, high APL test patterns.
This can cause incorrect luminance measurements. To avoid this situation with plasma displays, use test
patterns with the smallest window size available from your test pattern source. Under Window Size, on
the Source Settings panel, select the smallest window size that works with your color meter.
Required Panasonic Firmware:
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Any version is acceptable
Panasonic Control Connection:
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DB9 female to DB9 female straight through RS-232 (pin2 to pin2, pin3 to pin3), or
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Ethernet straight through (standard) cable for direct connection, or
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Wireless (WiFi) connection
Panasonic Setup Process:
To connect your computer to a VX200/VX300 with a serial cable:
1. Connect a DB9 female to DB9 female straight through RS-232 cable between the display and the
CalMAN computer (if necessary, use a USB to serial adapter).
CalMAN Connection Procedure
To connect CalMAN to the Panasonic display and enable the ISFccc mode:
1. In CalMAN, under Find Display, select “Panasonic – VX200, VX300, BT300.”
a. Under Serial Connection, select the com port connected to the display.
b. Click Connect on the display connect panel.
2. In CalMAN, on the Direct Display Control panel.
a. Under Display Mode Selection, select ISF Day or ISF Night.
b. Under Active Grayscale Points, select 2 points.