UniColor Pro User`s Manual
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1. Simulates protanope vision Deuteranope mode Simulates deuteranope vision Tritanope mode Simulates tritanope vision Original mode Displays original images eUniColor Pro is designed for simulation on a single monitor When connected to multiple monitors you can specify the monitor to be simulated in the Monitor Selection window For the details refer to 2 3 Selecting Monitor For details of protanopia deuteranopia and tritanopia refer to the Color Universal Design Handbook 4 1 Using Floating Window To execute a simulation click one of the modes shown on the floating window Gaz x a mode eIf the floating window does not appear take the following steps 1 Open the menu 2 Click Floating window 4 2 Using Hotkey A simulation can also be executed by pressing the hotkey assigned to each mode For information about hotkey settings refer to 6 2 Hotkey Settings 13 5 Screen Capture 5 Screen Capture 5 1 Executing Screen Capture 14 Executing the screen capture function allows you to save images displayed on the monitor in the following format Macintosh TIFF file format Windows BMP file format eTo capture the color of the screen must be set to the followings Macintosh Thousands or more Windows 16 bit or more e When Capture can not be clicked the button is displayed in gray the screen capture function should be set to be available in Manua2. Space alphanumeric home page up page down end key etc Windows Windows logo key Delete BackSpace Tab Enter key etc The set keys cannot be used for other software as long as UniColor Pro is running 6 3 Enabling Disabling Splash Screen To hide the splash screen at startup uncheck the box next to Enable splash screen 6 4 Enabling Disabling Floating Window 16 To hide the floating window while the program is resident uncheck the box next to Enable floating window 1 Open the menu 2 Click Floating window EIZO EIZO NANAO CORPORATION http www eizo com 9th Edition November 2012 03V22114J1 Copyright 2006 2012 EIZO NANAO CORPORATION All rights reserved U M UCPRO
3. software For information about color vision and Color Universal Design refer to the Color Universal Design Handbook No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electric mechanical or otherwise without the prior written permission of EIZO NANAO CORPORATION EIZO NANAO CORPORATION is under no obligation to hold any submitted material or information confidential unless prior arrangements are made pursuant to EIZO NANAO CORPORATION s receipt of said information Although every effort has been made to ensure that this manual provides up to date information please note that this products specifications are subject to change without notice Apple Mac Macintosh iMac eMac Mac OS MacBook PowerBook ColorSync QuickTime and iBook are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Windows Windows Vista Windows Media and Xbox 360 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries ColorNavigator EIZO EasyPIX EcoView NET EIZO ScreenSlicer is Sound Screen Administrator and UniColor Pro are trademarks of EIZO NANAO CORPORATION EIZO the EIZO Logo ColorEdge DuraVision FlexScan FORIS RadiForce RadiCS RadiNET Raptor and ScreenManager are register
4. 128 MB or more USB 1 1 or more port OS OS X 10 8 Mac OS X 10 7 10 6 10 5 Color Thousands or more recommended e Monitor UniColor Pro supported FlexScan and ColorEdge series monitors EIZO USB cable MD C93 accessory Windows e Computer OS Microsoft Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit edition Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit edition Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit edition Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit edition CPU Pentium compatible Processor 1 GHz or more recommended Physical RAM Windows 8 1 GB or more 2 GB for 64 bit Windows 7 1 GB or more 2 GB for 64 bit Windows Vista Series 1 GB or more Windows XP Series 128 MB or more 256 MB for 64 bit USB 1 1 or more port Color 16 bit or more recommended e Monitor UniColor Pro supported FlexScan and ColorEdge series monitors e EIZO USB cable MD C93 accessory 2 Setting Up 2 2 Installing UniColor Pro Macintosh Note The user account to be used for installing UniColor Pro must have the Administrators privilege For user account privilege settings contact your system administrator Connect the computer and the monitor with the EIZO USB cable eRefer to the setup manual or user s manual of the monitor for USB cable connection 2 Double Click the downloaded file The UniColor Pro for Mac OS X icon appears on the desktop Double click the icon to open the window 3 Double click
5. Starting and Exiting 3 Starting and Exiting 3 1 Starting UniColor Pro UniColor Pro starts automatically when you log on the PC When it has started up the UniColor Pro icon is displayed on the Dock Macintosh notification area Windows to indicate that the program is resident Once UniColor Pro has been exited it can be restarted by the following Macintosh Double click the UniColor icon in the Application UniColor Pro folder Windows 8 Click the tile displayed as UniColor Pro in the Start Screen Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Click Start All Programs EIZO UniColor Pro UniColor Pro If any of the following messages appear at startup check the corresponding item not supported described in 2 Setting Up One or more hotkeys are already used by other applications The hotkey setting will be lost when the startup process is continued Do you continue Selecting YES will start up the program but the hotkey settings registered in UniColor Pro will be lost Set these hotkeys if necessary Selecting NO will not start up the program For information about default hotkeys and how to change their settings refer to 6 Changing elf the user account of the PC is switched while UniColor Pro is still running the new user account after the switch over cannot be used to operate UniColor Pro 3 2 UniColor Pro Icon in the Notification Area Co
6. User s Manual UniColor Pro Color Vision Deficiency Simulation Software Important Please read this User s Manual carefully to familiarize yourself with safe and effective usage The latest software and User s Manual are available for download from our web site http www eizo com Relerence IMONMaton nes 2 LL TL tete fe 1e 4 PER eager ee 3 Ve MeO AUN OS us nn nn eaae 3 pee Nila 10 AU Oeean per A nena ere nore rennet nee eae 4 2 1 System Requirements issues Seces sede dies deta 4 222 Installing WihiG lot PrO aisicom 5 229 Solet MONO sn ised hentai hante 7 2 4 Uninstalling UnICGCIOr Pro 2 22 2228 2e dre lniesntennel 9 Be Stenting And Ema ase nee eee cen pease 10 ely Starting WIC OSE Pro i smic 10 3 2 UniColor Pro Icon in the Notification Area 10 3 9 Displaying the Men s nus 11 3 4 Displaying the Software Version 11 3 5 EXN UNICOlON PTS es vise 12 PEO ae hak eee eee ea 1 4 1 Using Floating Window nus 13 4 2 Using HO TRE he nsestuttet ssh ds ess 13 65 Screem Capture tecer mea te bana 14 5 1 Executing Screen Capture visaisia 14 Chan Sens ee 15 6 1 Displaying Setting Dialog box 15 BaP Motk y SOINS toes fetes tates atta ss surement 16 6 3 Enabling Disabling Splash Screen 16 6 4 Enabling Disabling Floating Window 16 EIZOD Reference Information Reference Information This document describes how to use UniColor Pro a color vision deficiency simulation
7. ed trademarks of EIZO NANAO CORPORATION in Japan and other countries All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 2 1 Introduction 1 Introduction UniColor Pro is the software that reproduces the views experienced by people with some sort of color deficiency strong protanopia deuteranopia and tritanopia on your monitor 1 1 Features UniColor Pro is built on hardware based simulations that allow the user to control colors displayed on the monitor using the computer via a USB interface Therefore it is different from competitors products which need to convert images one by one by using software With our product the user can convert and view all of the images displayed on the monitor even movies in real time Furthermore using the Screen Capture function you can save images displayed on the monitor UniColor Pro can be used to simulate protanopia deuteranopia and tritanopia For details of each color vision type refer to the Color Universal Design Handbook If the brightness of your monitor is low yellow color may look reddish during color vision simulation However it has no effect on the performance to check the difficulty of color distinction 2 Setting Up 2 Setting Up 2 1 System Requirements UniColor Pro operates under the system shown below Macintosh e Macintosh satisfy the OS requirement except iMac PowerPC iBook iBook G4 RAM
8. epending on the setting elf your OS does not meet the system requirements the installation will not be executed When the installation is completed the UniColor Pro icon appears in the notification area 10 13 2012 10 24 2 Setting Up 2 3 Selecting Monitor When install is completed Monitor Selection window appears Set the monitor to be simulated according to the following procedure e This setting can be changed later Monitor Selection window can be displayed in the following way 1 Display the menu Refer to 3 3 Displaying the Menu 2 Click Select Monitor Monitor Selection Monitor Serial No Screen Capture Selected CG241W Lo Available S2411W U Not available Mar Cancel OK 1 Click the line of the monitor to be simulated The color of the clicked line will be reversed When using the screen capture function gt Go to Step 2 When not using the screen capture function gt Go to Step 5 2 Conform that Available is displayed in Screen Capture column of the reversed line When Available is displayed gt Go to Step 5 When Not available is displayed gt Go to Step 3 3 Click Manual Settings to start the manual setting wizard 2 Setting Up 4 3 Select Screen capture function is available and then follow the instruction of the window Manual Settings Select the availability of screen capture function and click Next a Sc
9. l Settings of the Monitor Selection window For the details refer to 2 3 Selecting Monitor 1 Open the menu 2 Click Capture The Save as dialog box will appear 3 Select Save in and then enter a File name 4 Press Save 6 Changing Settings 6 1 Displaying Setting Dialog box To change settings take the following steps to open the setting dialog box 1 Open the menu 2 Click Preferences Macintosh Settings Windows AOC UniColor Pro Preferences Hotkey Settings Ss Protanope mode option control F2 9 Deuteranope mode option control F3 S Tritanope mode option control F4 amp Original mode option control F5 E Window Settings M Enable splash screen M Enable floating window Setting Dialog box Default The setting can also be opened by the following Macintosh Hold Command key and press key Windows Double click the UniColor Pro icon on the notification area 15 6 Changing Settings 6 2 Hotkey Settings To change hotkeys assigned to each mode move the box to change item then press any key Press either BackSpace key Windows only Delete or Space key to cancel the setting e Multiple keys can be set in combination For example when press three keys Ctrl Shift and F2 at the same time Ctrl Shift F2 is displayed The OS assigned keys cannot be set as hotkeys Macintosh Command key Delete
10. lor amp If the icon is in color UniColor Pro is active If the icon is in monochrome UniColor Pro is not active Confirm the following points e ColorNavigator is not active If ColorNavigator is active UniColor Pro can not be Monochrome used e USB cable is correctly connected e Your monitor meets the system requirements described in 2 1 System Requirements 10 3 Starting and Exiting 3 3 Displaying the Menu Macintosh Press the UniColor Pro icon in the Dock to open the menu Capture Preferences Monitor Selection v Floating Window About UniColor Pro Keep In Dock v Open at Login Show In Finder Hide Quit 1 _ C37 Or click the UniColor Pro icon in the Dock to open the menu in the menu bar LeO Tools About UniColor Pro Preferences Capture Select Monitor Floating Window Hide UniColor Pro 36H Hide Others X3H Quit NewApplication Q Windows Right click the UniColor Pro icon on the notification area to open the menu Capture Settings Monitor Selection v Floating window About Exit 3 4 Displaying the Software Version 1 Open the menu 2 Click About UniColor Pro Macintosh About Windows 11 3 Starting and Exiting 3 5 Exiting UniColor Pro 1 Open the menu 2 Click Quit Macintosh Exit Windows 12 4 Simulation 4 Simulation UniColor Pro performs simulations using the following three modes Protanope mode
11. reen capture function is available tu 1 t Next gt Cancel A mark which indicates that the function is available will appear on the center of the screen and Available manually set be displayed in Screen Capture column of Monitor Selection window Monitor Selection Monitor Serial No Screen Capture Selected CG241W LL LE Available S2411W U Available manually set Cancel OK The screen capture function may not be available depending on the types or settings of graphics board When connected to multiple monitors that are compatible with UniColor Pro we recommend each monitor displays independent screen Displaying the same screen on each monitor or over the multiple monitors may cause the failure of the screen capture function Independent screen Same screen on each monitor A screen over the multiple on each monitor monitors recommended Click OK in Monitor Selection window to close the window 2 Setting Up 2 4 Uninstalling UniColor Pro Macintosh 1 Drag the UniColor Pro folder from the applications folder to trash Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista 1 Select Control Panel Uninstall a Program 2 Select UniColor Pro from the list and click Uninstall Windows XP Select Control Panel and double click Add or Remove Programs 2 Select UniColor Pro from the list and click Remove to remove the software 3
12. the UniColor Pro pkg The UniColor Pro installer starts up 4 Install the software Follow the instruction of the menu to install the software elf your OS does not meet the system requirements the installation will not be executed When the installation is completed the UniColor Pro icon appears in the Dock ANS BDO a Mall ol 2 Setting Up Windows eThe user account to be used for installing UniColor Pro must have the Administrators privilege For user account privilege settings contact your system administrator 1 Connect the computer and the monitor with the EIZO USB cable e Refer to the setup manual or user s manual of the monitor for USB cable connection 2 After unzip the downloaded file click ucinst msi 3 The UniColor Pro installer starts up Install the software Click Install UniColor Pro then the setup wizard starts Follow the instruction of the menu to install the software elf your OS is Windows 8 Windows 7 or Windows Vista the User Account Control dialog box may appear Click Yes Windows 8 Windows 7 Continue Windows Vista to open the menu E User Account Control Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer Program name heed Verified publisher M ae un 0 File origin show details Change when these notifications appear 1 The User Account Control dialog box does not appear d
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