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1. SV Figure 36 Calibration Report White Luminance dialog box Grayscale Characteristic tab The list contains the following items Display Function Number tab of Measurement Points Maximum Luminance Actual cd m Minimum Luminance Target cd m7 Minimum Luminance Actual cd m7 Maximum DDL Value Number of LUT Entries and Maximum LUT Value Calibration Report Display 1 al Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM hg Summary White Luminance Grayscale Characteristic _Display Function Item Result Display Function DICOM GSDF 1 00 Number of Measurement Points 33 Maximum Luminance Actual cd m2 400 13 Minimum Luminance Target cd m2 Minimum Luminance Actual cd m2 0 69 Maximum DDL Value 255 Number of LUT Entries 1021 Maximum LUT Value 4080 Figure 37 Calibration Report Grayscale dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 61 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Function tab Reports luminance characteristics measured in graph form Gamma curves can be shown or hidden by checking or un checking the boxes The curve for a specific color can also be shown by selecting that color Calibration Report Display 1 Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM v Summary White Luminance Grayscale Characteristic Display Function Gamma curve v Target curve Calibrated curve Before calibration Correction Output L
2. Figure 118 White Luminance Measurement Start dialog box Display Selection Displays can be selected by checking the checkboxes above the display numbers Multiple displays can be selected Cancel button Cancel the settings and close the dialog box OK button When the OK button is clicked measurement is started for the selected displays When an external sensor is used the sensor contact position guide as shown in Figure 57 page 81 is displayed Click the Continue button to switch to the Measurement Start screen Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 134 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Measurement Start CIE xy x 0 3119 ve 0 3411 Yi 144 30 cd m Color Temperature ik 0 0064 Auw E White and Black Luminance Measurement Report Display 1 Measurement Type White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Execution Date 01 11 13 12 00 PM Item Operator Name admin Display Model P232W Display Serial Number 230SP019UW sensor Model Rite i1 Display v2 sensor Serial Number 259764 Chromaticity Actual x 0 3119 Chromaticity Actual y 0 3411 Luminance Target cd m2 140 00 Luminance Actual cd m2 144 30 Luminance Tolerance Limits cd m2 30 Ambient Light Compensation No Support Figure 120 White Luminance Measurement Report dialog box 7 7 3 2 Black Luminance Measurement Click the Black Luminance Measurement in Administrator to display the Black Luminance Measur
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4. Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 130 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual gt QA Test Reports gt White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports gt Calibration Reports gt Conformance Test Reports gt Uniformity Test Reports Tools tab Figure 113 E Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QATest Reports Tools Network Execution Setup Schedule Setup Display Control Button Lock T Language Setup Backup Schedule Setup Operator Name admin Select All Deselect All ok Cancel Figure 113 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box Tools Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Assurance Tools menu gt Network Execution Setup gt Schedule Setup gt Display Control Button Lock gt Language Setup gt Backup Schedule Setup 7 7 2 2 User Password Setup This setup is only possible when the Display Maintenance menu has been opened If it has been opened with the Quality Assurance menu the item User Password Setup will not be listed in the Tools menu Click User Password Setup in Administrator to display the User Password Setup dialog box Figure 114 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 131 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E User Password Setup xs Radiologist Mod
5. Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB Figure 63 Conformance Test Reports dialog box Show the Conformance Test Report Summary dialog box for the selected display see Figure 64 The Summary tab will be shown first when the OK button is clicked Click the Graph Figure 65 or Primary Colors Figure 66 tabs to display the corresponding dialog boxes The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 84 Execution Date CSV Export button OK button Common settings for each tab GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual If the list box under Execution Date is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click the date you wish to view and that day s measurement report will be displayed saved as a CSV file Close the dialog Summary tab Shows Save Report in CSV Format dialog box Reports can be Shows the Conformance Test Report Summary dialog box see Figure 64 The list contains the following items Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Number Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Display Function Number of Measurement Points Maximum Luminance Target cd m Maximum Luminance Actual cd m Minimum Luminance Targe
6. NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 19 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 2 21 Using PIP Enabled Displays PIP MODE supported display models are able to display more than one inputs on one screen at the same time refer to the display s user manual for details A GammaCompMD QA client is performed where two or more inputs are displayed on one screen Set up according to the correct example of a setting Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 20 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Correct example Screen order in Windows setting view and actual display screen should be the same Screen setting in Windows Screen setting in Windows a Screen setting on display a Correct example 1 b Correct example 2 Screen setting in Windows Screen setting in Windows 2 F Screen setting on display Screen setting on display c Correct example 3 d Correct example 4 Screen setting in Windows Screen setting in Windows 3 Screen setting on display Screen setting on display e Correct example 5 f Correct example 6 Figure 3 Example of correct display setting when using PIP MODE Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 21 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual When you perform the Calibration Level Measurement or QA Test PIP MODE will be turned off automatically For this case you can setup the correct input by the following instruction 1 Turn OFF PIP MODE 2 For c
7. buttons again the previous selections are cleared Make the selections again Dialog boxes with OK and Cancel buttons Clicking OK performs the intended action enables setting start calibration view report Clicking Cancel closes dialog box without applying any changes Dialog boxes with OK Cancel and Apply buttons Clicking OK enables settings and closes the dialog box Clicking Cancel cancels changes and closes the dialog box However the settings that were applied by clicking the Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 18 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Apply button will not be changed back Clicking Apply applies settings but does not close the dialog box Dialog boxes with OK and View buttons Clicking OK closes the dialog box Clicking View will cause all changes to be lost in dialog boxes with checkboxes Clicking View will show the test pattern Checkboxes Select All Deselect All Checkboxes Checking these will check all available items in dialog box Un checking this will deselect all available items in the dialog box NOTE When the checkbox is in a tab such as in 7 7 1 5 Alert Setup page 117 it affects only those checkboxes in the currently selected tab Windows Commands Menus and Messages All instructions and menu references related to the Windows operating system are shown within brackets Example Select the General tab on the Windows Firewall screen Copyright
8. 3 Install GammaCompMD QA This function can set up validity and invalidity only at the time of installation If you modify this function the following methods are required 1 Open the StandaloneCalibration ini file in the same folder as installer setup exe 2 Change StandAloneCalibration 1 into StandAloneCalibration 0 and overwrite it 3 Backup data when you uninstall restore it after the reinstallation Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 103 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE Do not perform Stand Alone Calibration when you using the Main Screen of GammaCompMD QA Client The results could be corrupted if you perform above both functions simultaneously If the date time value of Stand Alone Calibration has future time stamp a warning dialog Figure 88 is displayed at the start up of a Main screen of GammaCompMD QA Client and a result cannot be merged Register the correct time when Stand Alone Calibration was performed Warning Importing standalone calibration data from following display s is aborted because the timestamp of the data is newer than PC s current time A MD301C4 091PP008UB MD210C2 2xX0PP023 TW Please correct PC s date time or repeat standalone calibration and input correct date time Figure 88 Warning Dialog When Gamma Adjust is performed both the result of Gamma Adjust and the result of DICOM Measurement are merged to database of GGmmaCompMD QA When DICOM
9. Color measurement not supported IBA LXchroma USB 1 6 Pre requisite Software Adobe Reader Version 7 0 or later To display the Help file An internet browser To read exported QA Test HTML files and to use the QAXRAY function i e Internet Explorer 7 or later Firefox 6 or later 1 7 Supported Display Models GammaCompMD QA Client supports the following display models NEC MultiSync 90 Series NEC MD Series Grayscale Sensor Model Grayscale Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 11 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NEC MultiSync PA Series NEC large format models Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 12 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 13 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 2 Checking System Dependencies 2 1 External Sensors External sensor drivers are included with the GammaCompMD QA Client Please install GammaCompMD QA Client before connecting external sensors to the system If multiple external sensors are connected simultaneously they will not be correctly identified Please connect only one external sensor 2 2 Attaching MD N2M5B Sensors and External Sensors The NEC MD N2MS5B external sensor can be used to perform automated calibrations on some display models Some MD N2M5B sensors and external sensors cannot be stopped by the operating system the Safely Remove Hardware icon is not shown in the
10. Radiologist Mode Visual test level Log Viewer If you double click GammaCompMD QA Client icon you can perform one of the three Display Maintenance Quality Assurance or Show Test Pattern directly NOTE If you see a communication failure message during the start of the Display Maintenance menu it is likely due to a change in the Display configuration that was made between the GammaCompMD QA installation and first start of the application GammaCompMD QA retrieves the display configuration from the Windows registry therefore may not identify the displays correctly anymore The following actions may solve the issue Rebooting the system will read in the latest display configuration which is then used by GammaCompMD QA If this does not help re install GammaCompMD QA Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 47 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 5 2 User Password Setup As shown in User levels GammaCompMD QA Client provides the following three user levels Advanced Mode Display Maintenance Expert level Technician Mode Quality Assurance Standard level Radiologist Mode Show Test Patterns Visual test level The functionality is different for each level By default all users can execute operations at all levels from Advanced to Radiologist without a password as no passwords are initially set To place restrictions on features that can be used in Technician and Radiologist level an Advanced user mus
11. Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Secondary 0 8 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 1536x2048 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 nn En 0 461 1920x1080 Native Native 1920x2160 3840x2160 Native 1920x1080 0 270 1200x1600 Blue Base MD21GS 2MP 0 270 1200x1600 Clear Base MD21GS 3MP 0 212 1536x2048 Blue Base MD21GS 3MP 0 212 Clear Base MD21M LCD2190UxXi 0 270 1600x1200 Native Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 0 212 1536x2048 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 0 270 1920x1200 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 0 212 1536x2048 O Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 O Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 1536x2048 O Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 1536x2048 a Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 Secondary 250 cd m2 1 2 cd m2 Native 2560 X 1600 1280 X 1600 Diagnostic 350 cd m2 1 2 cd m2 1920x2160 Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Mammography 1 2 cd m2 Mammography 1 2 cd m2 Mammography 1 2 cd m2 Mammography 1 2 cd m2 Diagnostic 1 2 cd m2 medical model mozme ips 0 212 MD304MC 1200x1600 Native 216 1536x2048 Native 0 0 270 1200x1600 Native Native Native 0 270 1600x1200 Native IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS PS Native LCD3090WQxXi IPS 0 251 2560x1600 medical model MD301C4 IPS 0 251 MD322C8 IPS 0 182 156 2048x2560 MD205MG 1 pus Native 3840x2160 Native 1920x10
12. 2014 66 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual White Luminance tab G Calibration Setup Display Selection Q Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MT021YW 9Z1PP013UB Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 White Luminance Grayscale Function Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation ICC profile Chromaticity Target White Luminance Calibration Mode Native v Edit Color Temp K Auv Chromaticity Target x y X Chromaticity Tolerance Limits x y Target White Luminance 400 0 gt cd m2 Luminance Tolerance Limits 10 cd m2 gt e 5 Uniformity Control ON OFF Chromaticity Feedback ON OFF Operator Name admin Restore Defaults Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 42 Calibration Setup White Luminance dialog box White Luminance Calibration mode Select the mode for setting the calibration target from the list box Depending of type of display not all modes will be selectable For most color displays the calibration mode is selectable in a List box Color Temp and Chromaticity Target x y Shows the target color temperature K and color chromaticity x y when executing calibration The optimum value is displayed according to the selected calibration mode The optimum settings depend on the display model If an i
13. Allow programs to communicate through Windows Firewall To add change or remove allowed programs and ports click Change settings What are the risks of allowing a program to communicate Change settings Allowed programs and features QAEngineService O O QAlnitialize vr Allow another program Figure 24 Allow programs to communicate through Windows Firewall Screen Inbound Rules of the Firewall Click Advanced Setting on the left side of the Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall menu see Figure 20 The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security menu see Figure 25 will now be shown Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 45 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual File Action View Help i Aj G sasana g Inbound Rules OOOO Actions mans Ds ee Group Profile Inbound Rules Security Distributed Transaction Coordinator RPC EPMAP Distributed Transaction Coo Domain al New Rule TETS PS i FEJ ie Connection gt El Monitoring v Distributed Transaction Coordinator RPC EPMAP Distributed Transaction Coo Private Filter by Profile 1 1 Distributed Transaction Coordinator TCP In Distributed Transaction Coo Private ee a Wo Filter by State File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPV4 File and Printer Sharing F Filter by Group File and Printer Sharing Echo Re File and Printer Sharing View rv File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv6
14. Client Select a suitable display from Display technology type list and continue the operation Display matching failed There is a limit to the Display Function that can support the display of destination Refer to 7 7 3 4 Display Matching page 139 165 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual No Occurrence Error Solution 38 The server can t communicate to client after setting of the firewall When EA model is calibrated by connecting Display port HDMI a luminosity is lower than target luminosity It may improve if a system service s port of the client is opened Please check the port number of the system service setup See 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 Open a port by the windows firewall or your firewall setup tool Select the SOUND INPUT on OSD Menu Touch the down key of UP DOWN key and input key simultaneously When displayed as EDID128 turn off and turn on a display again i eSOUND INPUT VIDEO DETECT MULTI PICTURE DISPLAY SUR PORT INPUT PICTURE PATTERN ACTIVE PICTURE Fraka POWER SAVE TIMER e LEDA ZZ DDC CI USB POWER e YEY h Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 166 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 13 MD215MG EDID Serial Number Update Tool 13 1 Overview The NEC model MD215MG is supported by GammaCompMD QA Client All communication is performed via DCC CI commands over a USB cable Multiple MD215MG disp
15. File and Printer Sharing Domain io File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv6 File and Printer Sharing Private File and Printer Sharing LLMNR UDP In File and Printer Sharing All csp Export List rv File and Printer Sharing NB Datagram In File and Printer Sharing Domain H Help 1 1 File and Printer Sharing NB Datagram In File and Printer Sharing Private ry File and Printer Sharing NB Name In File and Printer Sharing Domain me sand Panter S a Go File and Printer Sharing NB Name In File and Printer Sharing Private Enable Rule rv File and Printer Sharing NB Session In File and Printer Sharing Domain df Cut 1 1 File and Printer Sharing NB Session In File and Printer Sharing Private Go File and Printer Sharing SMB In File and Printer Sharing Private io File and Printer Sharing SMB In File and Printer Sharing Domain Delete 11 File and Printer Sharing Spooler Service RPC File and Printer Sharing Domain E Properties rv File and Printer Sharing Spooler Service RPC File and Printer Sharing Private H Help 4 INT t IQ Refresh B Copy Figure 25 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Select Inbound Rules from the tree on the left and select File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv4 In and File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv6 In in the center pane Two or more File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv4 In and File and Printer Sharing Echo
16. Uniformity Test VV VV V Display Matching Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 129 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual QATest tab Figure 111 fe Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QATest Reports Tools v QA Test Start QA Test Setup Test Pattern Setup Operator Name admin C Select All Deselect All Ok Cancel Figure 111 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box QA Test Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Assurance QA Test menu gt QA Test Start gt QA Test Setup gt Test Pattern Setup Reports tab Figure 112 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QATest Reports Tools Latest Results List V QA Test Reports 7 White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports W Calibration Reports W Conformance Test Reports Uniformity Test Reports Operator Name admin Select All Deselect All Ok Cancel Figure 112 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box Reports Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Assurance Reports menu gt Latest Results List
17. field is discernible from the 100 background Passed The gray levels between 0 5 and 95 100 seem to be same Passed L he low contrast letters are discernible with ambient lighting Passed The low contrast letters are discernible without ambient lighting Passed Reports Visual Test Friday January 11 2013 11 26 AM Complete Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 96 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Figure 79 QA Test Report dialog box if Monthly box is checked Reports List Box If the list box in the bottom left hand corner of the dialog box is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click the date you wish to view and that day s content will be displayed HTML Export button Reports will be saved in HTML file format CSV Export button Report will be saved in CSV file format OK button Closes the dialog box 7 4 4 QA Test Setup Select QA Test Setup in QA Test to display the QA Test Setup dialog box Figure 80 Select the name of the test standard to be used in the QA test Click the list box to the right of Standard and choose from one of the following three standards to use in the QA test gt AAPM TG18 2005 gt ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 gt DIN V6868 57 gt JESRA X 0093 E QA Test Setup Tester Name admin r Please select a name of test standard Standard AAPM TG18 2005 OK Cancel Figure
18. 105 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 25 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 3 Installation Administrator privileges are required in order to install this software If the user does not have administrator rights a prompt will appear requesting an administrator s username and password Follow the on screen instructions to continue with the installation Selecting Only for me in Select Options dialog box Figure 8 will set the input ID as the current user and a desktop shortcut will be created for the Administrator account Selecting the Anyone who uses this computer all users option will allow also Standard User accounts to run GammaCompMD QA Client External sensor drivers are included in the GammaCompMD QA Client package as described in 1 5 External Sensors page 10 Install GammaCompMD QA Client before connecting sensors to the computer GGmmaCompMD QA Client can be installed by double clicking setup exe from your GammaCompMD QA Client installation media or download package Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 26 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE GammaCompMD QA Version 5 cannot be installed on a system which has GammaCompMD Version 2 GammaCompMD QA Version 3 or SpectraView II installed as well The installation will stop notifying the user of the conflicting software Un install these applications as required You may re install GammaCompMD QA Version 3 or SpectraView II
19. 230SP019UW Sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 Sensor Serial Number 255784 Ambient Light Compensation No Support ICC Profile P232W 230SP019UW icc Result Successful Figure 33 Calibration Report dialog box NOTE When Native was selected as the target curve a grayscale calibration will not be performed Only the luminance response curve of the display will be measured In addition calculation for the conformance test will be performed when DICOM GSDF or L custom curve is selected For more information about setting the target curve refer to 7 2 5 Calibration Setup page 65 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 58 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Calibration may not be performed when using an external sensor without color support Please refer to Using sensor models without color measurement capability in 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 Additional considerations for details After Calibration a display of some models automatically overwrites GCMDQA to the name of PictureMode in OSD menu There are cases that the name cannot be rewritten though it does not affect the calibration There is a case where the Black Luminance Measurement fails depending on a sensor condition If it fails to measure the Black Luminance Level please try the other sensor 7 2 2 Rearrange Displays Click Rearrange Display in Calibration to rearrange display See 7 1 1 Rearrange Display page 53 7 2 3 Cal
20. 2X0SPO30TW 2Z100065NA Operator Name Figure 128 Display Matching dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 139 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Source display selection The source display can be selected with the radio button above the display number Only one unit can be selected as the source display Target display selection The target display can be selected with the check box above the display number Multiple target displays can be selected You cannot select a target display if a source display has not been selected Cancel button Closes the dialog box and cancels Display Matching OK button Start Display Matching with the OK button If the Calibration Setup dialog is displayed it will automatically close when display matching starts You can only click on OK if the source display and at least one target display are selected and the Operator Name is entered NOTE If you are using a sensor without color support or the target display is monochrome color temperature cannot be adjusted You cannot select displays where the interface mode for both the source display and the target display is set as NAVDisplay as the interface mode You cannot select the display either if StdDisplay is selected as the interface mode for the target display After all measurements on the source display have completed all calibration parameters of the source display will be used to calibrate the target
21. 7 3 4 White Luminance MEASUPEMENE cicscsccsicassaesvesaacesnes cacenncsaccgnncoacsasieasacasaraaacasaeosnsoaauoansaaceannesteaavensaanescnss 134 7 7 3 2 Black LUMINANCE Measurement akicsideascenctenssenttosdsenstesanenseessnensdensssnadeesdewsnestsensayeenonssentnensdenenesndensness 135 P O LS LEE aaee 137 7 7 3 4 Display Matching soscecctesscecctctcavectesetcnrdesetaticevetnnesacctnnscecedasscenebaaesvendsnedcnedeavannadanetueeaueettasaeeudnsseunitesetunetes 139 2 7 3 5 Create Modification Log Entry 4 4 sisssnsnescecssentesoasonscnencn esse cesdaescisscuescsesisesste 140 7 7 3 6 Display Control Button Lock ssesseosssecsecssssecsssecsecsssecsesecsecsesecsesecsecsesecsecsesecsesecsecsesecseseesecseseosesseseoee 141 7 7 4 Special RS DOS en done ne an da ec te 143 7 7 4 1 White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports sccsecssccssccsccssccsccssccsccsscesccsscesscsscesccsscessossenss 143 TIA UNION Test REDOT S ae sance nas nada ed dde ad ncn ss toi di dE da a dde id cdd tante io desde 144 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 5 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual TisP Gide LALEST RESUINS LIST SR PEER raiment 146 7 724 Ae Display INGONIMAUION vecinssacstvessercieeasexesncapeneiaarswnrsecenernsscenanaseensnssasensscouensasenenssaartnensscetenssesetveasensinesemnensss 147 261225 SYSTCM ALONE ALION wie ne de D D ni nc on nn ie none 148 LEZ 151 9 Alert and Warning Popup Windows 152 10 HOG MIG WEF wepci a ar did
22. 80 QA Test Setup dialog box EU Limited Edition If you are using GammaCompMD QA Client for EU and selected the QAXRAY during the installation QAXRAY execution screen is displayed when executing the functions of QA test Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 97 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual They differ from the above mentioned screens Please refer to the Help file which is displayed by pressing the button on the QAXRAY screen for details Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 98 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 5 Test Pattern Click Test Pattern in the Display Maintenance screen to display Figure 81 Test Pattern screen is displayed GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance CoCa eE 6 Calibration Manufacturer NEC Model Name MD212MC Rearrange Displays Serial Number 890MT021YW Conformance Test Asset ID Test Image 1 TG18 QC 1k_12b tif Test Image 2 Test Pattern Setup Test Pattern a Administrator Show Test Pattern Advanced Mode Figure 81 Test Pattern screen 7 5 1 Display the Test pattern Click Show Test Pattern in Test Pattern to display the Selected display s for Test Pattern Viewing screen fe Select target display s for Test Pattern Viewing mem Display Selection W W Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer N
23. Addresses is selected any IP address exceptions are allowed Valid IP address exceptions are Individual IP Version 4 addresses IP Version 4 wildcard address IP Version 6 NetBIOS names or Windows host names Multiple specifications are possible when separated by commas IP addresses must not contain any leading zeros 0 When you select Block all IP address on the IPv6 addressing system which do not have temporary IPv6 address Enter the all available IPv6 address include Link Local address on the Except addresses listed next field Select Allow all IP addresses on the IPv6 addressing system which have a temporary address IP address examples 1 Incorrect IPv4 address entry 010 125 172 029 correct entry 10 125 172 29 2 IPv4 wildcard addresses 192 168 4 10 125 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 111 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual gt Access log recording active If this box is checked an access log is stored in the GammaCompMD QA database Start button Click the Start button to start the QCMDQA Engine Service Stop button Click the Stop button to stop the QCMDQA Engine Service Reference The system service restarts operation when Start is clicked in the Initialize System Configuration dialog box The settings shown in Figure 95 were initially defined during installation of GammaCompMD QA Client The main reason to change IP address settings is to connect the Ga
24. Conformance 2 tab Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 119 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Alert Setup Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB White Luminance Conformance 1 Conformance 2 Others Type of Alert Send to client workstation Send to Server GSDF Error If the GSDF value exceeds the preset limit activate the alert AAPM Primary Display 10 AAPM Secondary Display 20 JESRA Grade 1 Display 15 JESRA Grade 2 Display 30 o User defined value 1 Select All Deselect All Operator Name admin Apply to same display modelis OK Cancel Apply Figure 103 Alert Setup Conformance 2 dialog box GSDF Error If the GSDF value exceeds the preset limit activate the alert Define the reset limit when the conformance test is performed If User defined value is selected the preset limit can be selected or entered gt AAPM Primary Display 10 gt AAPM Secondary Display 20 gt JESRA Grade 1 Display 15 gt JESRA Grade 2 Display 30 gt User defined value This can be set in a range from 1 to 50 Send to client workstation Send to Server To display a dialog box on the selected display when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement check t
25. ENABLE Refer to the display s documentation for details 2 16 Using NEC MD212G3 When using the MD212G3 model connecting a USB cable from the computer to the monitor is required 2 17 Using M Series Display Controllers from Matrox When using M Series display controllers from Matrox while the system is logged off any scheduled executions will not function Also when logging on to Windows after it was once logged off there can be a case where the displays are not correctly recognized by GammaCompMD QA Client In this case please execute re initialization of the display configuration Regarding how to operate refer to 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 2 18 ECO mode Auto brightness and Human sensing function Please turn off the above functions manually before the calibration Refer to the display s documentation for details 2 19 Using Windows 8 8 1 f you will upgrade to Windows 8 8 1 from Windows 7 in which GammaCompMD QA was installed GammaCompMD QA has not guaranteed subsequent operation For this case following operation is recommend 1 Backup data before upgrade to Windows 8 8 1 Refer to 3 6 Database Backup page 34 2 Uninstall GammaCompMD QA 3 Upgrade to Windows 8 8 1 4 Re Install GammaCompMD QA 5 Restore Backup data Refer to 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 If there is no Backup data perform step 2 3 and 4 GammaCompMD QA
26. Firewall on or off on the left side of this menu see Figure 20 The Customize settings for each type of network menu see Figure 21 will now be shown Select Turn on Windows Firewall and uncheck Block all incoming connections including those in the list of allowed programs Repeat this action in the Public network location settings area Click on the OK button to return to the Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall menu see Figure 20 G g All Control Panel Items Windows Firewall Customize Settings Customize settings for each type of network You can modify the firewall settings for each type of network location that you use What are network locations What twork locat Home or work private network location settings y ohum on Windows Firewall Bock all incoming connections including those in the list of allowed programs V Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program x Turn off Windows Firewall not recommended Public network location settings V Tum on Windows Firewall sic all incoming connections including those in the list of allowed programs V Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program i Turn off Windows Firewall not recommended Cancel Figure 21 Customize settings for each type of network Setting Firewall Exceptions Click on Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall on the left side of this menu see Figure 20 T
27. Good Current Luminance cd m2 400 0 Backlight Hours Hrs 1273 2 Estimated Backlight Lifetime Hrs Over 10 000 Refresh Display Information Test Pattern Last Calibration Date No data available Result No data available Administrator Calibration Reports Last Conformance Test Date No data available Result No data available RNA ER eee Last QA Test Date No data available Result No data available QA Test Reports Figure 28 Main Display and each Information Area Main Menu Area It shows the main menu It will switch the contents of Display Information Area and 6 Sub Menu by selecting each menu 2 User Level Area It shows the User Level that you are currently working It will switch the User Level by selecting each User Level in the list box You are prompted to enter the password if you have been set the User Password 3 Display Icon Area The various types of display icons are shown below Se Destin A color display is being used in landscape mode A color display is being used in portrait mode Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 50 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual A monochrome display is being used in landscape mode A monochrome display is being used in portrait mode A large screen display example Multeos is being used in landscape mode A large screen display example Multeos is being used in portrait mode A navigation display disp
28. Graph Primary Colors Graph JND per DDL JND per DDL Contrast Response E a CS buttons pe Graph JND per DDL Contrast Response JND per DDL 1 9982 0 0518 Average Std Deviation v Show Average v Show Linear Fit Contrast Response Maximum Error At JND Index Show ideal curve 64 d 2 160 22 Digital Driving Level Show 20 Limits CSV Export Figure 65 Conformance Test Report Graph dialog box Shows the graph of the JND interval per DDL calculated from the luminance characteristics after calibration in the conformance test Contrast Response Reports the contrast response calculated from the luminance characteristics after calibration in the conformance test contrast response is a logarithm with a base of 10 Click within the graph to display JND per DDL for a selected time Average and linear fit can be shown or hidden by checking or un checking the Show Average and Show Linear Fit boxes Click within the graph to display contrast response for a selected time Theoretical curve 10 limits and 20 limits can be shown or hidden by checking or un checking the Show ideal curve Show 10 Limits and Show 20 Limits boxes Click and drag to draw a rectangle around a certain section then use these buttons to zoom in or out Primary Colors tab Shows the Conformance Test Report Primary Colors dialog box see Figure 66 This shows Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2
29. LCD M461 LCD P401 LCD P461 LCD P521 LCD S401 LCD S461 LCD S521 LCD4020 LCD4620 LCD5220 LCD6520L LCD6520P LCDX461HB Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 LCD Type PVA IPS Pixel Pitch N NNNN mm 0 137 Native Resolution 1280x1024 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1080 2560x1080 3480x2160 2560x1600 1680x1050 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1366x768 1366x768 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1366x768 PbP Native Resolution 1920x2160 1280x2160 1920x1080 1280x1600 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Luminance Default Black Level Default White Point Default ACR Default Rank Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native Secondary Native 72 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual LCDX461UN PVA 0 746 1366x768 V Multeos M40 PVA Multeos M46 PVA 0 530 1920x1080 X841UHD IPS 0 485 MD21GS 2MP Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Native
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31. alert popup window when a warning level log entry is created To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox Send to client workstation To display a dialog box on the selected display when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement check this checkbox Send to Server Check this box to send an alert to the GammaCompMD QA Server when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement Select All Deselect All Select or deselect all tick boxes for both Send to client workstation and Send to Server NOTE When multiple alerts in the Alert Setup Others dialog box are activated at the same time only the alert that was activated first is displayed to the GammaCompMD QA Client To check whether multiple alerts were activated refer to 10 Log Viewer page 153 7 7 1 6 Network Execution Setup Click Network Execution Setup in Administrator to display the Network Execution Setup dialog box see Figure 105 This shows the status of network requests sent from the GammaCompMD QA server and can be used to suspend execution of tests The network executions can only work with Display sensors integrated front sensors or retractable sensors An external sensor cannot be used Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 122 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual A Network Execution Setup Exa Suspend execution of network and scheduled tests Check and clear the status of all tests Display Selection Displ
32. all control buttons except Brightness and Contrast Lock all control buttons except Picture Mode Lock all control buttons Select if the monitor s On Screen Display control buttons are locked after calibration Locking the controls is recommended to prevent accidental or unauthorized adjustment of the monitor once it is calibrated Operator Name admin Lo cance app Figure 130 Display Control Button Lock dialog box Display Selection The display can be selected by changing the radio button above the display number to ON Only one display can be selected at one time Lock OSD On Screen Display control buttons after calibration Select one of the following three types for the lock status The current settings will be selected when the display is selected gt Do not lock control buttons Enable all OSD control buttons gt Lock all control buttons except Brightness and Contrast Partial lock Lock OSD control buttons except for Brightness and Contrast ratio Only brightness changes will be possible on displays which do not support contrast ratio changes gt Lock all control buttons except Picture Mode Lock OSD control buttons except for Picture Mode gt Lock all control buttons Lock all OSD control buttons If all buttons are locked OSD LOCK OUT will be displayed when an OSD control buttons is pressed on the blocked display OK button Applies the settings and closes the screen The OK button cannot be clicked if the Operat
33. and PIP MODE to FULL in the OSD of the display Please set up to the PIP MODE not Picture in Picture but Picture by Picture If the operation with the PIP MODE PbP goes wrong connect PC with a display by USB Refer to the display s documentation for details If restoration of PIP MODE PbP takes time connect PC with a display by USB Refer to the display s documentation for details After the calibration the value of BLACK LEVEL may return to the value before the calibration when PIP MODE PbP is set to OFF or ON In this case please set the value of BLACK LEVEL to 50 0 by the OSD menu In MD302C6 when two inputs of INPUT1 INPUT2 will be displayed both inputs should be same type of connector and set up the same resolution Set up coordinates according to correct example If the calibration with the PIP MODE PbP goes wrong execute 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 24 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Configuration after setting PIP MODE to OFF Execute calibration again after re initialization When displaying two or more inputs on one screen please unify Picture Mode setting Luminance setting Contrast setting and Black level setting by OSD menu Refer to the display s documentation for details When upgrade installation was done while PIP MODE PbP has been in the state of ON please execute 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page
34. are selectable Closes the dialog box Display Latest Report List Display x dialog box for the selected Display see Figure 136 If no tests have been done No Data will be displayed The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected 146 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Latest Report List Display 1 Execution Date Result QA Test 12 16 12 11 31 AM Calibration 12 16 12 11 08 AM Conformance Test 12 16 12 11 08 AM White Luminance measurement Uniformity Test Figure 136 Latest Report List Display x dialog box 7 7 4 4 Display Information When Display Information is clicked in Administrator the Display Information dialog box as shown in Figure 137 is displayed This dialog box shows information about connected and supported displays Display Information lt Display Selection ae Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB Temperature Information Optical Sensor in Circuit Board Backlight Information Backlight Hours Hours Current Luminance 4oro cam2 Estimated Backlight Lifetime Figure 137 Display Information dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 147 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Selection Select a display one at a time by clicking the radio buttons above the dis
35. box Clicking the OK button will close the main window and the taskbar icon Bl will also disappear You will need to reopen the main window see 5 1 Start up and shutdown of GammaCompMD QA Client page 47 NOTE The Information dialog box will be displayed even if no changes were made to the Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 115 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual language or country settings 7 7 1 4 Asset ID Setup Optional When Asset ID Setup is clicked in Administrator the Asset ID Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 100 is displayed This dialog box may be used to enter a unique asset ID of the display for asset management purposes Asset ID Setup mx Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB Asset ID Operator Name admin OK Cancel Apply Figure 100 Asset ID Setup dialog box Display Selection Select the display one at a time by clicking the radio buttons above the display numbers A cursor is then displayed in the Asset ID input field at the same time If no asset ID is set this field will be blank Asset ID input field Enter an ID in the Asset ID field of the selected display Any ID consisting of a maximum of 12 upper case or lower case alphanumeric characters can be created NOTE As no duplicate check is
36. conformance test or QA test Immediately after Alert Setup is clicked in Administrator the White Luminance tab is displayed The other setup dialog boxes can be displayed by clicking the tabs where Conformance 1 Conformance 2 and Others appear Common settings for each tab Restore Defaults Change all alert settings to their default values Also uncheck all Send to client workstation checkboxes Apply to same display models When operating a system with multiple connected displays of the same model clicking this button copies the values that were set for the selected display to the other displays of the same model OK button Applies the settings and closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Cancel button Cancels the settings and closes the dialog box However any setting that was applied by clicking the Apply button cannot be returned to its previous state Apply button Applies the settings but does not close the dialog box The Apply button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 117 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual White Luminance tab y E Alert Setup Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 92Z1PP013UB White Luminance Conf
37. dati iii 153 Thy HREM NICWE ear e 156 HZ TOUDE SNO UNE dd ed a dd ho da 158 13 MD215MG EDID Serial Number Update Tool ccceccesseseeeseeeeseeeeesaees 167 SONO a ee a a 167 2 Hardware SO ae a tee 168 Tess DONWON Sle ANON ne a annee a nt 168 134 Staning th SOMMAIRE nee ent ss die 168 13 5 Writing Serial Number s to EDID Data ccccccceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeeseeeesaeeeeas 168 TG CAO eee ee 170 13 7 Troubleshooting ss 170 14 NOL CS iisncsicaxnnusecninuwhecnsunciacaannubnssnenutanraunaknessnnukiarkansdanceanakenuinennenuiwarsantinsaknsuiess 171 UW OSCAR on ee a ee eee eue 171 14 2 Copyright IAT OMAN OM seisine a annee ses eee 171 T APPNO ee E ee ee ee er eee 172 15 1 ACR AAPM SIIM Default RANK een 172 15 2 Saved Settings tor Upgrade 176 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 6 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual About GammaCompMD QA Client GammaCompMD QA is a Display Maintenance and Quality Assurance system specifically developed to maintain Diagnostic Imaging Displays in a Medical Environment and ensure compliance with Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Grayscale Standard Display Function DICOM GSDF GammaCompMD QA Client is the part of this system which is installed and used on workstations with NEC diagnostic imaging displays and review display in PACS environments GammaCompMD QA Client can be used stand alone as well as in a networ
38. descending Records total 178 Page 1 3 79 lice lt a ay CSV Export All logs CSV Export Current Page Update view OK Figure 140 Log Viewer Filters The displayed information can be filtered by Start Date End Date Level Origin and Display ID Click Update View after choosing your Filters settings Start Date and End Date Change the start and end date displayed using the A V buttons Start Date When the log viewer is opened all items with end dates in the last 30 days will be displayed If the date is changed the end date order may be automatically changed to accommodate the changes End Date When the log viewer is opened the system date will be displayed When changing this date using the A V buttons you cannot set a date later than the current system date If the date is changed the start date order may be automatically changed to accommodate the changes Level You can choose the log type level Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 153 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Information Level 2 Application task log Modification log Operation record Notice Level 3 Log of notices from applications Error Level 4 Application errors Origin You can choose the origin source of the logs which are displayed onga Explanation O Initialization Shows initialization modules shows inflation modules an Display ID You can choose to view lo
39. display in Windows Here are the main types of messages Alert Alerts set in 7 7 1 5 Alert D GammaCompMD QA Setup page 117 Alert Display 01 White Luminance Test Error E GammaCompMD QA Alert Display 01 Alert QA Test Error Warning Information about internal mec QA errors in GammaCompMD Warning Local alert s were logged QA Client Please see the Log Viewer for more details E GammaCompMD QA Scheduled Actions schedule execution Schedule Information about Messages shown before execution reports Now warming up for a schedule controlled test E GammaCompMD QA Schedule Dear User The routine test of the display s was finished successfully Thank you for your cooperation Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 152 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 10 Log Viewer The Log Viewer Figure 140 is a log in which operation logs operation records local alerts warnings application logs network access logs etc can be viewed in chronological order GammaCompMD QA Log Viewer Filters Start Date 12 12 12 End Date 01 11 13 E Level Network Original All Display ID E Show verbose data Date and Time Level Original Display ID Unique ID Event Result Details 01 11 1306 20 53PM Information Display Controller HAW Watcher Fail App log HAW Watcher not executed process Backlight With no exec pe 01 11 13 06 20 52 PM Information Display Controller HAW
40. display s The calibration will not return to the previous parameters if the calibration of the target display is cancelled or interrupted It is necessary to do the calibration in either DICOM L or LogLinear to copy the display in advance if the display does not support the import feature custom curve Supported Display Function is depends on the display Please perform the calibration in Grayscale Characteristic or Display Function And also it is not supported NATIVE curve 7 7 3 5 Create Modification Log Entry When Create Modification Log Entry is clicked in Administrator the Create Modification Log Entry dialog box as shown in Figure 129 is displayed Enter any text such as change display or execute calibration in the input field The entered log name is shown as an Event in the Log Viewer Level Modification Log Original Operator Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 140 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Create Modification Log Entry OK Cancel Figure 129 Create Modification Log Entry dialog box Input field Up to 127 Upper case or lower case alphanumeric characters or special characters etc are valid OK button Applies the settings and closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked unless any character is entered in the input field Cancel button The dialog box is closed without applying any settings 7 7 3 6 Display Control Button Lock When you
41. executed when you double click the GammaCompMD QA Client icon in the taskbar It is not affected by this setting when you perform a function in other than double clicking GammaCompMD QA Client icon E Startup User Lewel Radiologist Mode Technician Mode Advanced Mode Radiologist Mode the account for Show Test Pattern Technician Mode the account for Quality Assurance Advanced Mode the account for Display Maintenance ox canei Figure 117 Startup User Level dialog Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 133 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 7 3 Extra Features 7 7 3 1 White Luminance Measurement When White Luminance Measurement is click in Administrator the White Luminance Measurement Start dialog box as shown in Figure 118 is displayed If both display sensors and external sensors have been set for various displays measurement starts with the displays for which display sensors are set and then starts for displays for which external sensors are set Although measurement is executed simultaneously for multiple display sensors it is executed in ascending order of display numbers for external sensors 7 White Luminance Measurement Start lt Display Selection W 7 Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name P232W PA241W Serial Number 230SP019UW 92Z1PP013UB Operator Name admin
42. installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 12 Software Installation confirmation dialog 3 5 Un installation This application can be un installed in two different ways Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 33 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Using the Windows Control Panel Windows XP Start Menu gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs and double click on GammaCompMD QA Client to un install Windows 7 Start Menu gt Control Panel gt Category View gt Uninstall a program and double click on GammaCompMD QA Client to un install Windows 8 8 1 The windows key and the X key are pressed simultaneously Control Panel gt Category View gt Uninstall a program and double click on GammaCompMD QA Client to un install Using the GammaCompMD QA Installer Double click on setup exe in your GammaCompMD QA Client Installer source CD ROM DVD ROM stored locally or on a network drive 3 6 Database Backup Backup display information calibration and QA test results can be viewed by re installing GammaCompMD QA Client and restoring from the backup using the 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 option During un installation a dialog box will be displayed asking if existing QA data should be backed up as shown in Figure 13 Attention 2 Do you want to back up
43. of ACR AAPM SIIM Refer to 7 2 1 Perform the Calibration page 57 and 15 Appendix for the category of ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 page 172 If Confirm environment information before test checkbox is checked it will display the Test Environment dialog box Figure 69 after select the Type of Test then click OK button Please enter each item if necessary Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 89 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Test Environment Location Location Institution Department Department Manager Installation Site Site Description C Installed as the manufacturer directed Deviations Tester Tester Company Figure 69 Test Environment dialog box It will display the QA Test dialog box Figure 70 on the upper left of the selected display if you click OK button In case of ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 it will show the QA Test dialog box Figure 71 Please continue the operation if Standard and Type of Test are correct QA Test Display 1 Es standard AAPM 1616 2005 Type of Test Visual Test Latest Result 01 10 13 05 29 PM Latest Test Status Complete Display Category Primary Secondary Figure 70 QA Test dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 90 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual QA Test Display 1 Standard ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 Type of Test Daily Visual Test visual Test Latest Result No data available Latest Test Status
44. performed for asset IDs the same ID may be used for multiple displays such as using a group name However care should be taken since it will be more difficult to distinguish these IDs in log information which is collected by the GammaCompMD QA server OK button Applies any changes and closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Cancel button Closes the dialog box without applying the setting However any changes that were applied by clicking the Apply button cannot be returned to their previous state Apply button Applies any changes but does not close the dialog box The Apply button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 116 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 7 1 5 Alert Setup This dialog box is used to set error limits for measured values compared to predefined target values You can also select whether to issue an alert warning when a preset limit is exceeded during the measurement When Alert Setup is clicked in Administrator the Alert Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 101 is displayed For every alert item there is a checkbox option To display a dialog box to the related display of the local workstation To send alert information to the server in a GammaCompMD QA network environment when an alert is issued NOTE Set the required preset values before executing a white luminance measurement
45. taskbar To remove a sensor that does not have this icon only remove it after checking that the sensor is not in use It is recommended that the sensor be removed after stopping the GammaCompMD QA Client 2 3 Updating GammaCompMD QA Client with MD N2M5B sensor s If updating from GammaCompMD QA Client Version 4 0 10 the settings of MD N2M5B sensor will be discarded Set it up again after upgrading For more information about sensor settings refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 2 4 Using the CA 210 Color Analyzer If connecting with serial communication set the baud rate for the sensor unit to 9600bps The sensor will not be detected if it is set at another baud rate Settings are not necessary when connecting with USB communications Also special modes set at the CA 210 MEAS or 0 CAL will not be recognized by GammaCompMD QA Client Please follow the instructions displayed at the start of calibration and startup to properly set the mode You cannot use a CA 210 which supports two or more measuring probes Only one probe connection is supported Please refer to detailed instructions how to use this instrument in the CA 210 user manual 2 5 Using the IBA LXplus instrument For ambient light measurement the optional needs to be attached to the LXplus instrument Please turn the LXplus power to OFF when attaching detaching the Lux sensor At this time be careful to not pull out the USB cable when performing USB communications with a
46. to use them after GammaCompMD QA Client Version 5 has been installed Please do not use GammaCompMD QA Client Version 5 GammaCompMD QA Client Version 3 and SpectraView II concurrently because connected displays may not be set up correctly as these programs work with the same access method to control the displays resulting in access conflicts Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 27 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 3 1 Setup NOTE If GammaCompMD Version 2 or GammaCompMD QA Version 3 Client is still installed on the system these need to be un installed manually before this setup When installation begins a Choose Setup Language Figure 7 and then an Options Selection Figure 8 dialog box will be displayed Follow the instructions accordingly for any other dialog boxes that may appear In addition a Readme file is shown After reading the contents click on the x to exit Language Selection GammaCompMD QA Client InstallShield Wizard 4 Select the language for the installation fom the choices below English United States Figure 7 Choose Setup Language dialog box Select your language for the installation from the Choose Setup Language dialog box NOTE If you select Japanese during installation in other than Japanese version of Windows XP you need to insert East Asian languages in advance Please set up East Asian Languages from the Region and Language in Control Pan
47. will be executed This is used when Interval is set as Monthly End of Month Sets backup to be executed on the last day of each month This is used when Interval is set as Monthly If this box is checked Date of Month selections are not possible Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 125 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Hour s Minute s Set the time at which the backup will be executed This can be set with any Interval setting Backup Destination Indicate the directory local or on a network disk to which the backup file will be saved The following is set as the Default destination when the program is installed gt Windows XP C Documents and Settings ALL Users Documents gt Windows 7 and Windowss 8 1 C Users Public Documents To change the destination click the Edit button This will display the Backup Destination dialog box Figure 107 The backup file will be saved as Computer name Year Month Day Hour Minute Second gcmddat Example If the computer name is Medical and the backup was done at 1 15 30pm on September 1 2011 the file name will be MEDICAL20110901131530 gcmddat Backup Destination GO Libraries Documents gt X 4 Search Documents Organize New folder d 9 v g Ft Favorites Name Date modified Type EE Desktop di BackupDirectory 4715 2013 3 48 PM File folder mi Downloads Recent Places oy Libraries Documents d Music Pictures E
48. you are logged in as a user without administrative rights an ICC profile will not be created Also depending on the workstation environment the ICC profile may not be recognized automatically by the Windows Color Management System CMS In this case you need to set it up manually NOTE For most current applications in the medical environment an ICC profile is not required therefore this box can be unchecked Source of primary color chromaticities for ICC Profile Select from the following three options for the value to use when creating the ICC profile NOTE You cannot change any settings if the Generate ICC profile after calibration and set as Windows Color Management System Profile check is OFF Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 76 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Automatic When creating the ICC profile a suitable value is automatically selected between sensor measurement values and measured values from the factory Calibration sensor measurements Use the values of the sensor to create the ICC profile Factory data Use the values from the factory to create the ICC profile 7 2 6 Sensor Setup When Sensor Setup is clicked in Calibration or Conformance Test the Sensor Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 54 is displayed This dialog box is used to set up the optical calibration sensor which is used for each display E Sensor Setup mE Display Selection Q Display Number Display 1 Di
49. 014 86 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual the CIE x and y values measured for each primary color red green and blue E Conformance Test Report Display 1 Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM Summary Graph Primary Colors Primary Colors CE x y Red 0 6482 0 3357 Green 0 2847 0 6041 Blue 0 1442 0 0699 csv Expo Figure 66 Conformance Test Report Primary Colors dialog box 7 3 4 Schedule Setup Click Schedule Setup in Conformance Test to rearrange display See 7 2 4 Schedule Setup page 62 7 3 5 Sensor Setup Click Sensor Setup in Conformance Test to rearrange display See 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 7 3 6 Historical Trend View A trend graph is created and displayed from various measurement results See 11 Trend Viewer page 156 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 87 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 4 QA Test Click QA Test in the Display Maintenance to display Figure 67 QA Test screen is displayed E GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance 6 Calibration Manufacturer Model Name Serial Number Conformance Test Asset ID Last QA Test Date Result Test O Standard Test Pattern Administrator Advanced Mode NEC MD212MC 890MTO21YW No data available No data available AAPM TG18 2005 Rearrange Displays QA Test Reports QA Test Setup Start QA Test Figure 67 QA Test scre
50. 14 2 Copyright Information This product includes the following software QT 4 7 PostgreSQL 8 4 17 The Java TM Runtime Environment JRE JRE SE 6 update 24 Use of the Commercial Features for any commercial or production purpose requires a separate license from Oracle Commercial Features means those features identified Table 1 1 Commercial Features In Java SE Product Editions of the Java SE documentation accessible at http www oracle com technetwork java javase documentation index html OpenSSL 1 0 0 This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com Microsoft Visual C Runtime library 10 0 30319 Apache Commons BeanUtils 1 7 0 Apache Commons Collections 3 2 Apache Commons Digester 1 8 Apache Commons Lang 2 2 Apache Commons Logging 1 1 1 Apache Commons Math 1 1 Apache Xerces C XML Parser 2 7 Apache Xerces C XML Parser 3 0 Apache Commons Daemon 1 0 5 0 Qwt 6 1 0 This product is based in part on the work of the Qwt project http qwt sf net Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 171 15 Appendix 15 1 ACR AAPM SIIM Default Rank LCDEA193Mi LCDEA224WMi LCDEA234WMi LCDEA244WMi LCDEA273WMi LCDEA294WMi LCDEA244UHD LCDEA304WMi LCDP221W LCD P402 LCD P462 LCD M401
51. 1W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB Display Controller Infomation Model Name Driver Version Number of LUT Entries Calibration Schedules Calibration Last date Next date Conformance Test Last date Next date Figure 138 System Information dialog box Display Selection Display Controller Information Select a display one at a time by clicking the radio buttons above the display numbers Information is displayed for the controller used by the display whose radio button is selected in the Display Selection area No Data is displayed for any item where no information was received from the system gt Model Name Displays the model name of the display controller with which the selected display is connected gt Driver Version Displays the driver version of the display controller with which the selected display is connected gt Number of LUT Entries Displays the number of lookup table LUT entries for the display controller with which the selected display is connected Calibration and conformance test execution information is displayed for the display whose radio button is selected in the Display Selection area No Data is displayed for any item where no information was received from the system Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 149 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual gt Calibration Last Date Shows the last date and time of when the selected display was c
52. 2014 65 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Common settings for each tab Display Selection Restore Defaults Displays are selected one at a time by clicking the radio buttons above the display numbers Change values to the default values which are defined for the specific display model All items within each dialog box for White Luminance Grayscale and Black Level are reset to their initial values The function switch the illumination value and reflected luminance value for the ambient light compensation are read out from the display again The Restore Defaults button may not affect any changes made to the Ambient Light Compensation function measured Ambient Light values and Reflected Luminance values Apply to same display models OK button Cancel button Apply button When multiple displays with the same model name are connected copy all defined parameters from one display to the other displays Applies the calibration parameter settings to each display and closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Cancels the settings and closes the dialog box Any settings which were applied by clicking the Apply button cannot be returned to its previous state Applies the calibration parameter settings to each display but does not close the dialog box The Apply button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006
53. 5 If the screen is not correctly set calibration will end with an error Please set correctly again for PIP MODE and re execute calibration If the buttons of Sensor Contact Position Guide Figure 57 or Continue Operation dialog Figure 5 are not shown push the ESC key for cancelling the operation When displaying two or more inputs on one screen it is necessary that both inputs are connected to the same video card Display cannot be managed properly when each input is connected to a different video card When displaying two or more inputs on one screen please connect the signal cables of Same connector type Display Port DVI HDMI to the display Changing Windows display setting video card input after using GammaCompMD QA Client may require redoing its setting In such a case please execute Re initialization of the Display Configuration Executing QA Test with PIP MODE equipped displays will always show Continue Operation dialog Figure 5 regardless of PIP MODE setting ON OFF If the screen configuration is correct press Continue to continue your operation If using this function on a display with PIP MODE PbP you need to input the appropriate resolution on the screen to perform correctly the visual test When you change the resolution manually please return to the original settings after the visual test When the display sensor Front sensor model or Retractable sensor is used be sure to set the EXPANSION mode
54. 80 0 0 156 2048x2560 0 165 2048x2560 0 165 2048x2560 IPS IPS IPS IPS PS 0 212 1536x2048 Native Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 73 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual LCD1990SX PVA 0 294 1280x1024 Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Native PS come os oe romans sens rune oan mie ne Jr opera sean ta oven june sms fos oas omiee msn rune orn june mms os oaro ome sens runs own june mue Jr oorfone sean sa orn mie rome es nova san rune own me eme es oam mae san rune on june rome los ee mame san rune os june eme es or mame san rune orn mie soma los ei some sens rune ocr mie rom os ous sea rune own june raw os Lovers sens rune oon june roan es om mame sens rune orn june rw os os mame sean rune own june pew os ee mame san rune onome june nw es ozal aoao sens sta own june paw es oml seme sm sna own june 1920x2160 PA322UHD IPS 0 182 3840x2160 Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 Native 1920x1080 MD302C4 0 251 2560x1600 1280x1600 Secondary 250 cd m2 0 8 cd m2 om ne MD302C6 IPS 0 197 Diagnostic 350 cd m2 1 2 cd m2 3072x2048 1536x2048 poo es oo moam omone ase frame June pom r oo moam oman seta frame June pom es orn moam omone asc ize June poroa fes aml somo ome roue izma june pom ann fism
55. Browse programs to add Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is turned off Your computer is at risk of attacks and intrusions from outside sources such as the Internet We recommend that you click the General tab and select On Programs and Services Name O File and Printer Sharing Network Diagnostics for Windows sP QAEngineS ervice exe O Remote Desktop SMC Service SMAC Service Symantec Email CTUPnP Framework Display notification when Windows Firewall blocks program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Figure 17 Windows Firewall Exceptions program list Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 39 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Setting Firewall Advanced Select the Advanced tab on the Windows Firewall screen The Windows Firewall Advanced see Figure 18 is shown Choose from a Network Connection Settings list the connection used for communication with a server and click a Settings button Windows Firewall General Exceptid a Advanced Je Network Connection Settings Windows Firewall is enabled for the connections selected below To add exceptions for an individual connection select it and then click Settings Local 4rea Connection Settings Security Logging ou can create log file for troubleshooting purposes Settings ICMP With Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP the computers on networ
56. Client performs as Desktop Application If Start Screen Figure 2 and or Modern UI Application is showing the execution of Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 17 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual network and or schedule test are suspended You need to close Start Screen or Modern UI Application If Desktop is shown the execution of network and or schedule tests starts While the schedule test and or the execution of network performs a Main Screen can t be started If you need to operate a Main Screen complete cancel or postpone the execution of network and or the schedule test before operating a Main Screen Figure 2 Start Screen of Windows 8 8 1 Do not change to a start screen and modern UI application during execution of GammaCompMD QA Client Do not show the charm bar during execution of GammaCompMD QA Client Launch GammaCompMD QA Client after canceling a snap view LXcan and LXchroma are not supported on Windows8 1 When using MD215MG MD211G5 MD212G3 or MD302C6 on Windows8 1 it may cause GammaCompMD QA Client to malfunction In that case disable USB Selective Suspend 2 20 Common Dialog Box Conventions GammaCompMD QA Client displays separate dialog boxes for each its features The following describes the function of buttons and checkboxes in the dialog boxes Dialog boxes with only an OK button Clicking OK closes the dialog box When displaying a dialog box with display selection
57. Documents a Music Pictures F Videos Li Computer amp Win7 Ultimate C cw WIN7 SYSTEM D ca CommonData F cq WinXP32IT G Figure 23 Select Browse programs to add screen Name readme sqldrivers translations 6 QABackupHelper QACalibration 6 QAClientMain 6 QADisplayController 6 QADisplaySerialRewrite 6 QAEngineService B Alnitialize E QAlnitializeStarter 6 QALogViewer 6 QAPowerController QAServiceAssist QATest Date modified 20 08 2012 13 33 20 08 2012 13 33 20 08 2012 13 33 17 07 2012 09 11 17 07 2012 09 14 17 07 2012 09 25 17 07 2012 09 16 17 07 2012 09 12 17 07 2012 09 18 17 07 2012 09 20 06 06 2012 18 09 17 07 2012 09 20 17 07 2012 09 12 17 07 2012 09 12 17 07 2012 09 16 File folder File folder File folder Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application k 281 KB 8 044 KB 15 844 KB 2 375 KB 329 KB 8 835 KB 6 903 KB 1 814 KB 1 621 KB 254 KB 2 091 KB 8 957 KB Applications exe com icd The Menu as shown in Figure 24 allows programs to communicate through the Windows Firewall Verify that the QAlnitialize and QAEngineService are checked Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 44A GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual P All Control Panel Items Windows Firewall Allowed Programs v Search Control Pane
58. EC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 95 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual It will switch to the QA Test Report if Monthly box is checked dialog box Figure 79 by checking the Monthly box in the upper right corner of the dialog Standard AAPM TG18 2005 Type of Test Visual Test Monthly AAPM TG18 2005 Visual Test Report Created by NEC GammaCompMD QA Friday January 11 2013 11 28 AM Display Category Primary Sensor model X Rite i1 Display v2 Sensor serial number 255784 Quality Assurance Application GammaCompMD QA Client Ver 5 Location Institution Department Department Manager Installation Site Site Description installed as the manufacturer directed No Deviations image Generator Type Image Generator Manufacture a SR EE A an Ro Reports Visual Test Friday January 11 2013 11 26 AM Complete Figure 78 QA Test Report dialog box Standard AAPM TG18 2005 Type of Test Visual Test Monthly All areas of the screen show equal brightness with no dark spots Passed A Geometrical The patterns are straight without geometrical distortions Passed The grid lines represent squares Passed The lines are straight without any curvature Passed The vertical lines appear equally spaced Passed The horizontal lines appear equally spaced Passed Grayscale All gray levels are evenly discernible Passed The 5 field is discernible from the 0 background Passed L he 95
59. EC NEC Model Name P232W PA241W Serial Number 230SP019UW 92Z1PP013UB OK Cancel Figure 82 Selected display s for Test Pattern Viewing screen Select a display on this screen and click the OK button to display the Show Test Pattern dialog box as shown in Figure 83 Multiple displays can be selected The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 99 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Show Test Pattern Display 1 Image 1 TG18 QC1Kk_12b tif Image 2 View Figure 83 Show Test Pattern dialog Clicking View button right of each Image opens a full screen test pattern with the filename entered in the image file field The Show Test Pattern dialog box is shown as well NOTE By default the image file name field for Image 2 is empty not defined state To include add or change Image 1 set the file name as described in 7 5 3 Test Pattern Setup page 100 However when operating aGammaCompMD QA Client system in which passwords have been set a Radiologist cannot use Test Pattern Setup A Radiologist should ask an Advanced user to set up Image 1 and Image 2 if required Image files are installed in the following location Installation folder qa data Additional image files in TIFF format may be added in this folder for selection 7 5 2 Rearrange Displays Click Rearrange Display in Calibration to rearrange display See 7 1 1 Rearran
60. GammaCompMD QA Client Version 5 User Manual Version 5 1 20 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 This document contains proprietary information from NEC Display Solutions Ltd This information may not be reproduced or transmitted in whole or in part without a written agreement from NEC Display Solutions Ltd No patent or other license is granted to this information The software if any described in this document is furnished under license agreement The software may not be used or copied except as provided in the license agreement NEC Display Solutions Ltd provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose NEC Display Solutions Ltd may revise this document from time to time without notice Some states or jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you Information in this document about products not manufactured by NEC Display Solutions Ltd is provided without warranty or representation of any kind and NEC Display Solutions Ltd will not be liable for any damages resulting from the use of such information NEC and the NEC logo are registered trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows XP Windows 7 and Windows 8 8 1 are trademarks of M
61. If the Calibration box is checked all other boxes will automatically be checked If the Calibration box is un checked Conformance Test and the other tasks will automatically stay checked White Luminance Measurement and Black Luminance Measurement can be selected by un checking both the Calibration and the Conformance Test boxes OK button Closes the dialog box and applies the schedule information set Check that it has been added to the schedule list on Figure 39 Schedule Setup dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked if no Operator Name is entered or if no display is selected Cancel button Closes the dialog box without applying any settings Edit Schedule Select the schedule that you want to edit then click the Edit button Display the Edit saved schedule dialog box Figure 41 The content that is displayed in the dialog is registered schedule Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 64 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Edit saved schedule Display Selection 7 v Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB Edit schedule Start Date Year s Month s Day s Hour s Minute s 2013 1 1 0 110 Interval Day or Date Day of Week Days Date of Month Task Selection v Calibration Conformance Test White Luminance N Lr IL easurem
62. Information lv System Information Asset ID Setup E Create Modification Log Entry Reinitialize System Configuration 7 Sensor Setup Calibration Setup Alert Setup Soa Name admin OK Cancel C Select All Deselect All Figure 109 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box System Setup Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Assurance System Setup menu gt Display information System information Asset ID Setup Create Modification Log Entry Reinitialize System Configuration Sensor Setup Calibration Setup Alert Setup VV VV VV WV Calibration tab Figure 110 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 128 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual fe Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QATest Reports Tools W White Luminance Measurement W Black Luminance Measurement Calibration W Conformance Test W Uniformity Test F Display Matching Operator Name admin Select All Deselect All OK Cancel Figure 110 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box Calibration Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Assurance Calibration menu gt White Level Measurement Black Level Measurement Calibration Conformance Test
63. Luminance Grayscale Characteristic Display Function Result MD211C2 2X0PPO28TW MD211C2 2X0PPO28TW MD211C2 2X0PPO28TW ON Not generated Successful CSV Export Figure 86 The result of Gamma Adjust Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 102 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Conformance Test Report Display 1 eon Execution Date 11 12 13 10 00 AM Summary Graph Primary Colors Item Result Operator Name MD211C2 2X0PPO28TW Display Model MD211C2 Display Serial Number 2X0PPO28TW Sensor Model MD211C2 Sensor Serial Number 2X0PPO28TW Display Function DICOM GSDF 1 00 Number of Measurement Points 18 Maximum Luminance Target cd m2 426 00 Maximum Luminance Actual cd m2 400 39 Minimum Luminance Target cd m2 Minimum Luminance Actual cd m2 0 32 Maximum DDL Value 259 JND Interval Average 2 5064 JND Interval Maximum 2 5940 JND Interval Minimum 2 3647 JND Interval Standard Deviation 0 06005 Slope of the Regression Line 0 00003 Intercept of the Regression Line 2 50207 GSDF Error 1 16 Range of GSDF Error Ambient Light Compensation ON Result Successful Figure 87 The result of DICOM Measurement Using this function If you use this function the following methods are required 1 Open the StandaloneCalibration ini file in the same folder as installer setup exe 2 Change StandAloneCalibration 0 into StandAloneCalibration 1 and overwrite it
64. MD QA will need to be reinstalled if the Advanced User password is lost 2 12 Using NEC MD215MG When using the MD215MG model some additional action is required to support this model within GammaCompMD QA Client including connecting a USB cable from the computer to the monitor Please refer to 13 MD215MG EDID Serial Number Update Tool page 167 2 13 Using NEC MD211G5 When using the MD211G5 model connecting a USB cable from the computer to the monitor is required 2 14 Using NEC MD302C6 gt When using the MD302C6 model connecting a USB cable from the computer to the monitor is required gt When you use external sensor use a color sensor gt Ifa signal cable is changed after installation or calibration please execute re initialization of the display configuration and execute re calibration Regarding how to operate refer to 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 and 7 2 Calibration page 57 gt Ifan external sensor was used for the calibration a brightness becomes slightly lower than the target lt Environment which this phenomenon produces OS Windows7 or later Graphics Card The graphics card in which a Display Port 10bit output is possible Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 16 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 2 15 Using NEC X841UHD gt If GCMDQA has not recognized X841UHD model check the followings by the OSD menu SPECTRAVIEW ENGINE is ON DDC CI is
65. Measurement is performed only the result of DICOM Measurement are merged Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 104 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 7 Administrator ig Display Overview Calibration Q Conformance Test mo Test Pattern Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Uniformity Test Reports SENS User Password Setup Latest Results List Pe Setup HH Extra Features Reinitialize Display Configuration White Luminance Measurement Language Setup Uniformity Test Alert Setup Create Modification Log Entry Backup Schedule Setup 83 Special Reports User Setup a White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports Startup User Level Display Information System Information Figure 89 Administrator screen 7 7 1 System Setup 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration In Figure 90 the Initialize Display Configuration dialog box is displayed Confirm that the display arrangement and the display interface mode are set properly Display Interface tialize Display Configuration l Display Configuration Display Arrangement Logical Display 1 2 Physical monitor ID 0 1 Display Model MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MT021 9Z1PP013UB This dialog is used to define the relationship between the logical displays of the Windows desktop and the connected physical monitors In some cases it may be necessar
66. No data available Display Category Mammography Diagnostic Secondary Additional System Details LCD Type IPS Auto Detect Connection Type Digital DVI D z Auto Detect Graphics Bit Depth O0 Resolution Native W 12560 H 1600 Auto Detect Pixel Pitch 0 25 Auto Detect OK Figure 71 QA Test dialog box ACR AAPM SIIM Environment button Opens the Image Processing Environment dialog box E Image Processing Environment Image Generator Type Manufacturer Model Connection O Connected to a modality E Connected to a PACS workstation Figure 72 Image Processing Environment dialog box Image Generator Select the type CT MR PACS from the list box If required for documentation enter the manufacturer and model name of the Image Generator Connection Check the applicable connection status In most cases it will be a connection to PACS workstation Visual Test button Starts the visual test part of the QA test Follow the instruction in the QA Visual Test Verification dialog box and visually verify the screen Depending on selected QA test standard a series of QA test images will be displayed sequentially for your visual assessment Click Passed if there are no problems and Failed if you recognize any problem or Abort to exit the test Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 91 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual QA Test Display 1
67. Request ICMPv6 In are listed please see the Profile column of the Inbound Rules and choose a profile Public Private or Domain suitable for network composition Then please click the right column Enable Rule If File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv4 In and File and Printer Sharing Echo Request ICMPv6 In s icon is changed to green the operation is complete NOTE Be sure to adjust security settings when behind a software firewall Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 46 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 5 First Start 5 1 Start up and shutdown of GammaCompMD QA Client If you selected Create shortcut in Startup folder during installation GammaCompMD QA Client is started automatically when you start Windows If you do not have created a shortcut on the Startup menu or the user have terminated GammaCompMD QA Client manually please select GammaCompMD QA Client in the startup menu then active GammaCompMD QA Client manually All four methods actually place the GammaCompMD QA Client icon EI into the taskbar With a mouse right click on this icon a Popup Menu is displayed see Figure 26 Display Maintenance Quality Assurance Show Test Pattern Log Viewer Exit Figure 26 Popup Menu The Popup Menu and User Levels are related to the user levels as follows Display Maintenance Advanced Mode Expert level Quality Assurance Technician Mode Standard level Show Test Pattern
68. SDF Error 4 76 Range of GSDF Error 10 00 Ambient Light Compensation No Support Result Successful Figure 61 Conformance Test Report dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 83 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual A White and Black Luminance Measurement Report Display 1 Measurement Type White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Execution Date 01 10 13 09 02 PM item Result Operator Name admin Display Model P232W Display Serial Number 230SP019UW Sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 Sensor Serial Number 255784 Chromaticity Actual x 0 3138 Chromaticity Actual y 0 3421 Luminance Target cd m2 140 00 Luminance Actual cd m2 140 06 Luminance Tolerance Limits cd m2 30 Ambient Light Compensation No Support csv Expo Figure 62 White amp Black Luminance Measurement Report dialog box 7 3 2 Rearrange Displays Click Rearrange Display in Conformance test to rearrange display See 7 1 1 Rearrange Display page 53 7 3 3 Conformance Test Reports Click Conformance Test Reports in Conformance test to display the Conformance Test Reports dialog box see Figure 63 NOTE Conformance test reports are shown based on a DICOM standard Grayscale Display Function GSDF This function can only be used if the file selected has been set with a DICOM standard Grayscale Display Function GSDF in Calibration Setup G Conformance Test Reports xa Display Selection F2 7
69. SS IRSC POUR SUD A on sean a ae senc tons tdees ca ent 100 7 6 Stand Alone Calibration sise 102 7 6 1 Howto get the result of Stand Alone Calibration ss 102 Tides ROIS OO veeaamem eetanene co esserereeneeneseraueenectiaees 105 Tol Be SV SUCTY SSD de na eee aa ends sean eo nine cote dec cc ice 105 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration sscssccsscssccssccsccssccsccnsccsccssccsccnscsccssccsccsscesconccessonscescoscoess 105 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration cssccsccssccsccssccsccssccsccnscsccnscsccnsccsccescesccsscsccescescosscessosscescossoess 108 77 13 LAN GUAR SE errira 114 77544 AsseulD Setup Optional han ist iesiatliasseli esselitaletalilalenitets 116 PA AP CVE SQUID eats ates RP ER a a a a aS ean 117 7 7 1 6 Network Execution Set asia sentis dde asie ia ae sida diese ados d s E Eaei eiai 122 7 7 1 7 Backup Schedule Setup PR einir inior ninoi aieiaa ienris inian 125 Zales UST S U ee Re ee 127 7 7 2 1 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance essessssecsesessecsesecseceesecsssecseceesecseseesecsesecsecsesecseseosesseseoee 127 V7 22 User Password SCUUD vinsetescnisaceanesaadunnissncussasvensesccensunsdseniesecsetesactanivesctendessetesaevsnleadeeneieadeennseetnesniseueanees 131 PAS EE AS La User LEVE RS ERa 133 7 73 Extra FEATURES sisexssctsdccssndssweds sdedancansisiacdeded cdcssdanwsdssasdsusensseivadadadsaczesaun eds sacisusessausee 134 7
70. Standard AAPM TG18 2005 Category Artifacts Type of Test Visual Test The image is clear of pixel defects in the diagnostically relevant area Passed Failed Abort Figure 73 QA Visual Test dialog Dialog Box Showing a Clinical Reference Image Depending on QA standard requirements an additional dialog box to call up a Clinical Reference Image is displayed in the QA Test see Figure 74 The clinical reference image should be viewed and approved by a radiologist or other trained personnel Click the Edit button in the dialog box showing this clinical reference image to display the Test Image Selection dialog box as shown in Figure 75 QA Test Display 1 Standard DIN V6868 57 Category Overall Visual Assessment Type of Test Visual Test The overall assessment of this display system at test time complies with the requirements and legal obligation Clinical reference image selected Image Name Figure 74 Dialog Box Showing the Clinical Reference Image Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 92 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Edit Test Image Selection Display 1 select a test image No Image Image created by test pattern generator TG18 QC j Image File Add Delete File Name Date Modified 1 TG18 KN_2K tif 2 1G18 MMA 2K tif 3 1G168 MM22K tif 4 TG18 QC 1k 12bD tif 5 1G18 QC2Kk 12D tif Figure 75 Edit Test Image Selection dialog box Image created by test p
71. Test Setup Not Saved Test Pattern Test Pattern Setup Save Not Saved Administrator must choose a QA Standard on upgrade installation Administrator System DB port No will be re configured automatically Server Configuration connection settings System service configuration Event log server configuration must be re configured manually Initialize System Configuration Administrator Language Setup Save Administrator Asset ID Setup Save Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 176 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Administrator Network Execution Save Setup Administrator Backup Schedule Save Setup Administrator Access Rights for Save Quality Assurance Administrator User Password Save Setup Administrator White amp Black Save Luminance Measurement Reports Administrator Uniformity Test Save Reports Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 177 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual For your installation notes Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 178 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NEC NEC Display Solutions Ltd NEC Display Solutions of America Inc NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH 4 28 Mita 1 chome Minato ku Tokyo 500 Park Blvd Suite 1100 Itasca Landshuter Allee 12 14 Japan Illinois 60143 D 80637 Muenchen USA Germany Phone 630 467 3000 Phone 49 0 89 99699 0 Fax 630 467 3010 Fax 49 0 89 99699 500 Copyright NEC Display Soluti
72. USB serial conversion adapter Please refer to detailed instructions how to use this instrument in the LXplus user manual Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 14 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 2 6 Using the IBA LXcan or LXchroma instrument For ambient light measurement the optional needs to be attached to the LXcan or LXchroma instrument Please turn the LXcan or LXchroma power to OFF when attaching detaching the Lux sensor Please refer to detailed instructions how to use this instrument in the LXcan or LXchroma user manual The screen contact mask is needed for measuring directly on screens The distance mode requires a distance of about 50 cm for measuring an ultrasound range finder is integrated in the LXcan or LXchroma On the display the distance is shown as an arrow indicating in which direction the device must be moved to reach the right measurement distance 2 7 Using the Unfors Luxi instrument It must be equipped with a light detector at the time of calibration and measurement with Luxi Please turn the sensor s power OFF when attaching detaching the Light Detector Be careful to not pull out the USB cable when performing USB communications with a USB serial conversion cable NOTE Only Luxi instruments equipped with firmware version 5 05 or later are supported by GammaCompMD QA Client software Please refer to detailed instructions in the Luxi User Manual 2 8 Using the Windows Power Managem
73. Videos JM Computer tu Network Folder BackupDirectory Select Folder Cancel Figure 107 Backup Destination dialog box Apply user account for Sets the destination as a network folder requiring verification If accessing destination is checked an operator name and password can be entered The password must consist of alphanumeric characters Add button Adds the backup schedule to the list The schedule will be shown in the Backup Schedule List on the right hand side of Figure 106 page 125 The schedule will be effective immediately upon entry in the list This button cannot be clicked if no Operator Name is Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 126 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual entered Delete button Deletes a schedule from the Backup Schedule List on the right hand side of Figure 106 page 125 Select the schedule you wish to delete from the list and click the Delete button to delete the schedule Multiple schedules cannot be deleted at once OK button Closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked if no Operator Name is entered Backup Log File Shows backup history with Successful or Failed 7 7 2 User Setup 7 7 2 1 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance This setup is only possible when the Display Maintenance menu has been opened If it has been opened with the Quality Assurance menu the item Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance will not be listed in the Tools menu Cli
74. Watcher Fail App log H W Watcher not executed process Life Time With no exec pe 01 11 13 06 20 49 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Uniformity Compensation code 148 se 01 11 13 06 20 47 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Estimated life time code 145 serial 22 01 11 13 06 20 47 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Current Brightness code 135 serial 2 01 11 13 06 20 46 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Backlight Hours code 141 serial 230S 01 11 13 06 20 45 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Temperature Optical sensor code 13 01 11 13 06 20 37 PM Notice Display Controller Display Detection Fail App log Service detected incorrect configuration for one or more displa 01 11 13 06 20 37 PM Information Display Controller 1 1 Display Detection Fail App log Detected Difference AccessPortNumber Detect port 0 DB port 01 11 13 06 19 14 PM Information Display Controller HW Watcher Fail App log HAW Watcher not executed process Life Time With no exec pe 01 11 13 06 19 12 PM Information Display Controller H W Watcher Fail App log H W Watcher not executed process Backlight With no exec pe 01 11 13 06 19 11 PM Information Display Controller H W Watcher Fail App log H W W
75. ailable gt NECDisplay A NEC display fully managed and targeted for calibration gt StdDisplay Other displays where measurements are possible but calibration is not gt NAVDisplay Other displays like a Navigation or RIS monitor of a PACS system This type of monitor is not selectable for any action at all Change the Display Interface Mode within the Manual Setup area in the following sequence 1 Select the display targeted for change in the Display Output s recognized by system service pull down menu 2 Change the Display Interface Mode according to your requirements Repeat these steps for subsequent displays and confirm the correct assignment of the Display Interface Mode to each display in the Display Arrangement area Automatic Configuration If the Display Arrangement was changed and therefore the relation with the Display Output s recognized by system service was changed problems may occur with measurements on the correct target display If this was changed unintentionally an Automatic Configuration may help to correct this situation By clicking the Automatic Configuration button the currently connected displays and their Physical Monitor ID are automatically detected and the appropriate display interface mode is set NOTE Automatic Configuration will follow the arrangement as detected by Windows In case of a non standard display arrangement in Windows as shown in Figure 91 a Manual Setup is required to match
76. alibrated If there is no execution history No Data available is displayed gt Calibration Next Date Displays the next date and time when the selected display is scheduled to be calibrated If the next calibration is not scheduled No Data available is displayed gt Conformance Test Last Date Displays the last date and time when a conformance test was executed for the selected display If there is no execution history No Data available is displayed gt Conformance Test Next Date Displays the next date and time a conformance test is scheduled for the selected display If the next conformance test is not scheduled No Data is displayed OK button Closes the dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 150 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 8 Help This is a guide to the functions in the Display Maintenance displayed when Help is clicked on the menu bar a GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance GammaCompMD QA Client Version 5 0 0 Copyright c 2011 2013 by NEC Display Solutions Ltd This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit i Display Overview This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software written by Tim Hudson th cryptsoft com f Japan 6 Calibration NEG Display Solutions Ltd Website http www nec display com p
77. ase a c e and f you have to see 1 image otherwise some changes are required For case b and d you have to change some setting so as to see 2 image as well 3 Turn ON PIP MODE PbP hereinafter referred to as PbP and reconfirm the screen order 4 Refer to the display s documentation for PIP MODE The identify of the display on Windows can be changed by settings of screen resolution Perform procedure 1 to 3 if you changed settings Incorrect example If you changed the settings on the SWAP function Screen order in Windows setting view and actual display screen are the mismatch Screen setting in Windows Screen setting in Windows Screen setting on display Screen setting on display a Incorrect example 1 b Incorrect example 2 Screen setting in Windows Screen setting in Windows Screen setting on display Screen setting on display d Incorrect example 3 f Incorrect example 4 Figure 4 Example of incorrect display setting when using PIP MODE Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 22 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual If the main screen setting is correctly done Sensor Contact Position Guide will be shown before calibration or taking other measurements starts If QA Test starts the following message will be shown before calibration or taking other measurements starts When the circle and the rectangle are displayed correctly related to the center of screen
78. asurement Points for Conformance Test Select the number of measurement points for measuring the luminance characteristics of the display during a conformance test between 8 18 32 and 52 points When a Display Sensor was selected the selected number of measurement points here is ignored NOTE The number of measurement points may not be selectable depending on the display model Display Function The display function can be selected from the following four types Native When Native is selected as the target curve a grayscale calibration Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 69 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual is not performed The luminance characteristics of the display are only measured Gamma Curve Value Fixed Gamma correction values from 1 00 to 3 00 may be selected DICOM GSDF Default setting for DICOM Grayscale Standard Display Function calibration DICOM Standard Part 14 Values from 0 50 to 1 00 may set when the Use Scale Factor checkbox is checked Custom Curve When the Edit button is clicked the Custom Gamma Curve dialog box as shown in Figure 45 is displayed This shows a graphical representation the luminance characteristics of the display H E Custom Gamma curve ies NTSC Video SMPTE 240M Log Linear Import Output Luminance Co Cm Figure 45 Custom Gamma Curve dialog box gt L S buttons After dragging the
79. atcher not executed process Temperature With no exec 01 11 13 06 19 05 PM Information Display Controller 2 2 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Uniformity Compensation code 148 se 01 11 13 06 19 02 PM Information Display Controller 2 2 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Current Brightness code 135 serial 9 01 11 13 06 19 00 PM information Display Controller 2 2 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Backlight Hours code 141 serial 9Z1F 01 11 13 06 18 58 PM Information Display Controller 2 2 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Temperature Optical sensor code 13 01 11 13 06 17 34 PM Information Main Window 1 1 Calibration Execution Fail App log Cancel lastStatus 1 errStatus 1 01 11 13 06 17 23 PM information Calibration 1 1 Calibration Fail App log Calibration error model P232W serial 230SP019UW 01 11 13 06 12 57 PM Information Display Controller H W Watcher Fail App log H W Watcher not executed process Temperature With no exec 01 11 13 06 12 56 PM Information Display Controller H W Watcher Fail App log H W Watcher not executed process Life Time With no exec pe 01 11 13 06 12 55 PM Information Display Controller 2 2 Display Control Fail App log Display Get error func Current Brightness code 135 serial 9 01 11 13 06 12 53PM Alert Alert System 1 1 Alert Backlight Luminance Tolerance between CurrentLuminance 80 and targetLuminanc Sorted by Date and Time
80. ations gt Installation Folder QAlnitialize exe initialization of application gt Installation Folder QAEngineService exe Service The screen returns to the Windows Firewall Exception Program List screen see Figure 17 Verify that the tick box for QAlnitialize and QAEngineService which now has been added to the Exception List are checked and click OK Add a Program To allow communications with a program by adding it to the Exceptions list select the program or click Browse to search for one that is not listed Programs a Internet Reversi Ur Internet Spades wa Minesweeper WA MSN E Outlook Express Finball F GaAlritialize exe ia Solitaire A Spider Solitaire A windows Messenger D Windows Movie Maker C Program Files MECOS G Chent G 4lnitiali Browse Browse Figure 15 Add a Program Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 38 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Lookin GA Client O amp fie gt calplugin_lib OADisplayController exe i config QADisplaySerialRewrite exe My Recent LD database QAEngineservice exe Documents S drivers OAInitialize exe 9 imageformats OA Initializestarber exe O4ALog Viewer exe O4PowerController exe QAService ssist exe QATesk exe C sqldrivers translations B Q BackupHelper exe O4 Calibration exe G ClientMain exe Files of type Applications exe cam icd Figure 16
81. attern Select an image file from the list box on the right Image File button The list of the image files used for visual tests which are stored in the following specific folder Installation Folder qadata User created image files are placed in this folder and can be used for the visual test Add button This Select a test image dialog box is displayed after moving to the folder Select a file then click the Open button to return to the Figure 75 The selected file is added to the list of file names and the date modified is also displayed Delete button It is possible to click on a file in the list of file names only when the selected file has a modified date After clicking a pop up window to confirm the deletion appears When clicking on the OK button it is deleted from the list of file names If the Cancel button was clicked no action was applied After clicking both buttons Figure 75 is shown again It goes back to the QA Test dialog as shown in Figure 70 when all the visual tests are done In the measurement test the measurement button is displayed and then it will continue to operate after press the button Sensor Contact Position Guide Figure 57 will be displayed please put the external sensor on the screen It will start the measurement test when you Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 93 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual click the Continue button NOTE If an external sensor is not connected t
82. ay Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 92Z1PP013UB Process Status Warmup for Scheduled Test No pending request Warmup for Automatic Calibration No pending request Process Status Result Date and Time Calibration No pending request No data available 12 16 12 10 15 AM Conformance Test No pending request No data available 12 16 12 10 15 AM White Luminance Measurement No pending request No data available 12 16 12 10 15 AM Black Luminance Measurement No pending request No data available 12 16 12 10 15 AM Get Current Status Clear all pending processes ox Figure 105 Network Execution Setup dialog box Suspend execution of network and schedule tests When this box is checked no scheduled tests or network tests will be performed They will be resumed when the box is unchecked NOTE Scheduled tests will be performed when no user is logged into the system Display selection Check the box above a display to select the display Only one display is selectable at a time Process Status and Result The Status column shows the status of each display See Guide to Status Information and Results for information on the types of statuses and results that can be displayed Status information is listed for the following processes Results date and time are shown gt Warm up for Scheduled Te
83. ber Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number ICC Profile and Result Successful Failed f Calibration Report Display 1 Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM Summary l White Luminance Grayscale Characteristic Display Function item Result Operator Name admin Display Model MD212MC Display Serial Number 890MTO21YW Sensor Model MD212MC Sensor Serial Number 890MTO21YW Ambient Light Compensation No Support ICC Profile MD212MC 890MT021YW icc Result Successful CSV Export Figure 35 Calibration Report Summary dialog box White Luminance tab The list contains the following items White Luminance Calibration Mode Chromaticity Target x and y Chromaticity Tolerance x and y Chromaticity Actual x and y Luminance Target cd m Luminance Tolerance cd m and Luminance Actual cd m Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 60 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Calibration Report Display 1 xe Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM 1 Summary White Luminance Grayscale Characteristic Display Function Item Result White Luminance Calibration Mode Native Chromaticity Target x Chromaticity Tolerance x Chromaticity Actual x 0 31256 Chromaticity Target y Chromaticity Tolerance y Chromaticity Actual y 0 32316 Luminance Target cd m2 400 Luminance Tolerance cd m2 10 Luminance Actual cd m2 399 69
84. ble the chromaticity feedback feature which runs independently after a calibration has finished This option is grayed out for display models which do not support this feature Grayscale Function Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 68 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual fa E Calibration Setup a Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB White Luminance Grayscale Function _ Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation ICC profile Number of Measurement Points for Calibration 133 gt Points Number of Measurement Points for Conformance Test 18 gt Points Display Function Native Gamma Curve Value 1 80 DICOM GSDF Use Scale Factor 1 00 Custom Curve Edit Operator Name admin Restore Defaults Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 44 Calibration Setup Grayscale dialog box Number of Measurement Points for Calibration Select the number of measurement points for measuring the luminance characteristics of the display during a grayscale calibration When a Display Sensor was selected the selected number of measurement points here is ignored NOTE The number of measurement points may not be selectable depending on the display model Number of Me
85. ck Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance in Administrator to display the Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box see Figure 108 This function can allow or prevent access to various functions in the Quality Assurance in Technician level Standard User level Access to functions can be allowed or prevented by checking or un checking the boxes Figure 108 to Figure 113 show the checked and un checked boxes by default when the program is installed Main Window tab Figure 108 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance x Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QA Test Reports Tools 7 Reinitialize Display Configuration Rearrange Displays Operator Name admin Select All Deselect All OK Cancel Figure 108 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance dialog box Main window Allows or prevents access of a Technician Mode User to the following on the Quality Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 127 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Assurance main menu gt Reinitialize Display Configuration gt Active Display Setup A check box right of the display icon System Setup tab Figure 109 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance Allow access to the following items for the Quality Assurance role Main window System Setup Calibration QATest Reports Tools 7 Display
86. ck OK to delete the file from the list Click Cancel if you do not wish to delete it Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 101 7 6 Stand Alone Calibration GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Stand Alone Calibration can recalibrate the display without a computer by the integrated front sensor When you start a Main Screen of GammaCompMD QA Client the result of Gamma Adjust and or DICOM Measurement will be merged to the database of GammaCompMD QA You can browse and export the result of Gamma Adjust and DICOM Measurement as report of GammaCompMD QA Client The following models are equipped with Stand Alone Calibration MD211G3 MD211C2 MD211C3 MD210C2 MD242C2 MD302C4 MD210C3 AVM3N2N AVC2N1IN AVC3NIN 7 6 1 How to get the result of Stand Alone Calibration 1 Perform Gamma Adjust or DICOM Measurement X lt Refer to the display s documentation for details 2 Start a Main Screen of GammaCompMD QA Client 3 You can browse the result of Gamma Adjust and or DICOM Measurement For browsing results refer to 7 2 3 Calibration Reports page 59 and 7 3 3 Conformance Test Reports page 84 Model name and serial number are shown on the Operator Name Calibration Report Display 1 Execution Date 11 12 13 10 00 AM Item Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Number Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Ambient Light Compensation ICC Profile Result Summary White
87. click on Display Control Button Lock in Administrator the Display Control Button Lock dialog box see Figure 130 is displayed This function is used to lock the buttons which are used to control the On Screen Display OSD function of a display Locking the buttons of a calibrated display is very essential to prevent any changes of the display characteristics from intended or unintended tampering Displays other than those made by NEC and displays where the Interface Mode is set as StdDisplay or NAVDisplay cannot be selected Also NEC models MD215MG MD205MG MD205MG 1 and Large Screen displays cannot be selected because they do not support the Display Control Button Lock function Please refer to the list 1 7 Supported Display Models page 11 NOTE If one of the Lock commands is set it will be applied after the calibration is complete The Lock settings will not be applied if the calibration fails If Do not lock control buttons is set any Lock is released when the calibration starts Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 141 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Display Control Button Lock Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name P232W PA241W Serial Number 230SP019UW 92Z1PP013UB OSD Lock Unlock Unlock Lock OSD On Screen Display control buttons after calibration Do not lock control buttons Lock
88. d An error dialog appears saying Communication with the Event Logger Server failed No vacant license on the server side Communication with the Event Logger Server failed Incorrect version of server found Schedule execution is not performed HTML or CSV export failed in the QA Test Reports dialog box m Check that the destination folder is not set as read only and then try again There was no response from the server m Check that the client system and server system were able to obtain IP addresses and that the specified server address is correct Refer to 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 The number of available licenses in the GammaCompMD QA Server is exhausted m Contact your GammaCompMD QA Server Manager The software version of client s and server is different Please update either all GammaCompMD QA Clients or the GammaCompMD QA Server to use the same Version to enable proper communication m Check that the Pause box is not checked for Network Test or Schedule Test in Network Setup Uncheck the box for the schedule you wish to execute and try again Refer to 7 7 1 6 Network Execution Setup page 122 m Check that the main window and QA test dialog box are not open If they are close them and try again m f a password is needed to turn off the screen saver it cannot be turned off automatically 163 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual No Occurrenc
89. data when the Client communicates with aGammaCompMD QA Server in a networked environment In case that a problem occurs during database installation or initialization a message pops up with an error code Below find a small list of error codes and a short description related to the installation initialization of the GammaCompMD QA Client internal database during Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 31 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual installation 8 Database connection error Cancelled by another process Database initialization error Exceptional error in database GammaCompMD QA Client assumes that the user installing this application has full local administration rights The database communicates with the main application and with other system services via IP address 127 0 0 1 localhost and TCP port number 5432 To find the cause of an installation failure please check among other possible causes Are there any limitations to the local administrator rights or is an automatic creation of an account blocked i e via Microsoft s advanced group policy management Any TCP port conflicts with other applications or any firewall port blocking Does the system run another PostgreSQL or other database installation 3 3 Finishing the installation A dialog box will appear indicating the installation has finished Installation Complete dialog box Figure 11 is displayed GammaCompMD QA Clie
90. dialog box When the Others tab is clicked the Alert Setup Others dialog box as shown in Figure 104 is displayed This dialog box is used to select those alerts which need to be activated on all connected displays when a preset value is exceeded and an alert is activated NOTE These settings apply to all displays and therefore a display cannot be selected Display Communication Error Activates an alert when an error is detected while communicating with the display To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox Display Temperature Alert Activates an alert when an abnormal temperature is detected during routine monitoring To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox Backlight Lifetime Alert Activates an alert when an abnormal expected backlight lifetime is detected during routine monitoring To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox Backlight Luminance Alert Activates an alert when an abnormal backlight luminance is Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 121 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual detected during routine monitoring A value from 0 to 50 can be entered To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox QA Test Error Activates an alert when a failure is detected in a QA test To ignore the alert uncheck the Send to client workstation checkbox Log Alert on Client Workstation Displays a log
91. e omone fosoa iza fpo pono frs o aoa son farce frame June Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 174 AVM2NON AVM3NON AVM3N1N AVM3N2N AVMSNON GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual IPS 0 270 1200x1600 Diagnostic 350 cd m2 1 2 cd m2 IPS 0 156 2048x2560 ESS Mammography 420 cd m2 1 2 cd m2 ER Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 175 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 15 2 Saved Settings for Upgrade Saved for upgrade Save When there is a model previous GammaCompMD QA wasn t Display Overview Display Models supporting the information is saved If the composition is changed warning is indicated When there is a model previous GammaCompMD QA wasn t Display Overview Display Order Save Rearrange Displays Display Overview Alert Log Save Display Overview Display Calibration Save Reports Display Overview Display Save Conformance Reports Display Overview Display QA Test Reports Calibration Calibration Schedules Save Calibration Calibration Settings Save Calibration Setup supporting the information is saved Target is 200cd m2 Calibration Sensor Display Sensor Save Correction value for built in sensor is saved on the display Setup Reference Correction value and assignment information for MD N2M5B Calibration are saved on GammaCompMD QA Conformance Test Conformance Test Save Reports QATest QA
92. e Edit Technician Mode Add Edit Advanced Mode Add Edit Radiologist Mode the account for Show Test Pattern Technician Mode the account for Quality Assurance Advanced Mode the account for Display Maintenance Figure 114 User Password Setup dialog box Here you can define passwords for Radiologist Technician or Advanced expert users to access certain levels and functions Add button Shows the Password Registration dialog box Figure 115 for each user level This cannot be clicked if a password has already been set for that user level E Password Registration New Password Confirm Password Operator Name admin Figure 115 Password Registration dialog box Edit button Shows the Password Modification dialog box Figure 116 for each user level This cannot be clicked if no password has been set for that user level Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 132 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Password Modification Current Password New Password Confirm New Password Operator Name admin Figure 116 Password Modification dialog box OK button Closes the dialog box NOTE The Advanced Mode user must make sure not to lose any user passwords See 2 11 Lost Password page 16 7 7 2 3 Startup User Level When Startup User Level button is click in Administrator the Startup User Level dialog box as shown in Figure 117 is displayed It is set the User Level that is
93. e Error Solution 32 An X appears in Target Display Setting in the display information area A 2 question mark appears next to Target Display Setting in the display information area An error dialog appears saying Communication with the system service failed The service may not have been started An administrator account for the Operating System is required to start it manually If you want to start the service click OK An X appears next to Target Display Setting if a display is connected with a different display configuration compared last time or if the display is disconnected m f the display has been changed back to the previous display configuration click Update Display Information and check that the X has disappeared m If you wish to apply a new configuration you will need to Reinitialize Display Configuration Refer to 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 A appears next to Target Display Setting if the resolution or coordinates of a display have changed since the last time or if the display is not turned on m f the display has been changed back to the previous display configuration click Update Display Information and check that the has disappeared m f you wish to apply a new configuration you will need to Reinitialize Display Configuration Refer to 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 GammaCo
94. e Reflected luminance Unit cd m If you want to edit Reflected luminance click Manually adjust the Illumination value to modify the Reflected Luminance button to display the Reflected luminance Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 52 Manually adjust the Illumination value to modify the Reflected Luminance In order to update the candela value click this button to modify the value of reflected luminance Illumination Unit lux and Reflected luminance Unit cd m that was converted the Illumination are displayed in the Reflected Luminance Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 52 Reflected luminance value can be edited 0 01 9 99cd m if you select the check box It will write the edited value to display when you click the OK button If the check box is unchecked the edited value is not written to the display E Reflected Luminance Setup lllumination 20 lux Reflected Luminance 0 04 HI cd m Figure 52 Reflected Luminance Setup dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 74 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Retrieve both factory preset values from the display The reflected luminance coefficient converting the illumination value to a reflective luminance value is set back to the initial factory shipment value NOTE The display that Ambient Light Settings are already adjusted at the time of installation or factory preset and you can get these states it will display the status of Ambi
95. e screen If the measurement patch is not located in the center of the screen calibrations will not deliver correct results Please click on Cancel to stop the operation and reconfigure your Operating System display settings correctly Then execute the menu item Reinitialize Display Configuration and try again Figure 49 Ambient Light Measurement Screen Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 72 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Screen that describes the purpose of measure the Ambient Light is displayed when you click the Continue button at the bottom left of the screen Please follow the instructions on the screen After the measurement Information Q Ambient light measurement successful Figure 50 Success the Ambient light Measurement of pop up window NOTE Display that can measure the Ambient Light are i1 Display2 ColorMunki i1 Pro Spyder3 i1Display Pro LXPlus Luxi MD N2M5B LXcan or LXchroma Please make sure to measure that you connect the external sensor when you measured to using the display of the front sensor model Ambient Light Compensation tab Click the tab Ambient Light Compensation to display the Calibration Setup Ambient Light Compensation dialog box as shown in Figure 51 If this tab is active and Use Ambient Light Compensation has been selected it is possible to capture the ambient light and edit the captured value A Calibration Setup Ea Display Selection Qo D
96. educes brightness The Test Display Controller LUT function is performed on the Monitor s selected Test the Monitor Now click the Test the Monitor button and confirm that the display which was selected in step 2 slowly reduced brightness and then comes back to normal The Test the Monitor function is performed on the Display Output s recognized by system service selection If the tested NECDisplay displays are the same as selected with 2 in both tests then the change was successful Enter the Operator Name and click OK If however if the tested NECDisplay displays were different in both tests then the change was not successful Perform these again with step 1 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 107 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual In case of confusion the Automatic Configuration feature may be used to restore the Original settings and then to start the tests again with a defined display arrangement NOTE The Automatic Configuration function cannot detect whether one of the connected displays is the Navigation or RIS monitor of a PACS system Any display which cannot be detected as a NECDisplay will automatically be shown as a StdDisplay However it is helpful to manually change the Display Interface Mode for the Navigation or RIS monitor to NAVDisplay within this Initialize Display Configuration process in order to avoid operator mistakes Waray Sit Benefit In GammaCompMD QA Client a NAVD
97. el before the installation It is executed in the language that you selected during installation when you upgrade Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 28 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Options Selection GammaCompMD QA Client InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to different folder Creation of shortcuts on desktop Create shortcut in Start Menu NE eple N anena Create program group in Start Menu Create shorteut in Startup folder Quality Assurance show Test Pattern Start of System Service Automatically hl lly with G CompM D QA 0A Standard Setup anally with GammaCompMD gt C AAPM TG18 2005 To start the service administrator privileges are required ACA AAPM SIIM 201 2 O DIN Y 6868 57 JESRA 0093 Install this application Anyone who uses this computer all users Only for me Install to folder C Program Files SG MNECOSQ Client Change Ch lt Back Cancel Figure 8 Options Selection dialog box This box is available to select the following installation options Creation of desktop shortcuts Display Maintenance Quality Assurance Show Test Pattern QA Standard Setup AAPM TG18 ACR AAPM SIIM DIN 6868 57 JESRA X 0093 Create shortcut in Start Menu Start Menu Startup Menu Start of System Service Automatically Manually NOTE S
98. elect a Display Sensor as a Preferred Sensor with a display in which a front sensor is not installed it is necessary to select a serial number for the retractable sensor model MD N2M5B to be used If a display model sensor is shown then a serial number cannot be selected NOTE The following Serial Number Selection Dialog box will not be displayed Instead an inactive grayed out No sensor field is visible Serial Number Selection It is possible to select the serial number of the retractable sensor in use If a certain serial number has already been used for a different display and the OK or Apply button is clicked the last setting becomes effective and then a retractable sensor is no longer set up for previously specified display Test MD N2M5B Sensor button This starts a test by swinging the arm of the MD N2M5B sensor out and back in After selecting the serial number from the Serial Number Selection list box click the MD N2M5B Sensor Test button to check the operation of the MD N2M5B sensor assigned to the Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 78 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual selected display If a serial number has not been selected it is not possible to click the Test MD N2M5B Sensor button Reference Calibration button Reference Calibration is used to re adjust either the integrated front sensor of a display or a MD N2M5B mounted on top of the display To re adjust a display sensor b
99. elected in this dialog box and the Open button at the bottom right is clicked a Restoring Backup Data popup window is displayed until the restore process is completed NOTE Perform 7 7 1 1Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 after restoration Open button Close the dialog box The main window is closed at this time and the taskbar icon El will disappear please opens the main screen again 7 7 1 3 Language Setup Click Language Setup in Administrator to display Figure 98 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 114 Language Country Cancel button OK button GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Language Setup Language English Country UnitedStates Figure 98 Language Setup dialog box Six languages are available English Japanese German French Italian and Spanish Select your country from the list box The Date and time formats as well as Numbers format as set in Windows system locale will be used in GammaCompMD QA Client Closes the dialog box without changing any language or country settings Closes the dialog box and applies the language and country selected The Information dialog box will be displayed when the dialog box closes Figure 99 Information Any language or country change will take effect F only after program restart You will need to restart the program after the main window will be closed Figure 99 Information dialog
100. els 10 50 80 and 100 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 137 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Cancel button Closes the dialog box without any action OK button When the OK button is clicked a uniformity test is started for the selected displays Uniformity measurement patches similar to Figure 125 are shown on each target display The conformance test can be cancelled during execution using the Cancel button Figure 125 Uniformity Test dialog box When the test is completed the Uniformity Test Report dialog box similar to Figure 126 is shown on each target display Execution Date 12 16 12 11 29 AM L 406 4005 L 423 9185 x 0 3154 x 0 3150 Item y 0 3365 y 0 3365 Operator Name admin Display Model MD212MC Display Serial Number 890MT021YW Sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 L 427 4422 Sensor Serial Number 291747 x 0 3124 Top Left Deviation 4 9 i Top Right Deviation 0 8 Bottom Left Deviation 9 5 Bottom Right Deviation 4 0 Background Gray Level 100 SE Re CESSE Ambient Light Compensation No Support x 0 3160 x 0 3159 y 0 3375 y 0 3382 Figure 126 Uniformity Test Report dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 138 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE The luminance for the uniformity test reports refers to the output luminance for the target curve designated in the Grayscale Function tab within 7 2 5 Calibration Setup pa
101. ement dialog box as shown in Figure 121 If both display sensors and external sensors have been set for various displays measurement starts with the displays for which display sensors are set and then starts for displays for which external sensors are set Although measurement is executed simultaneously for multiple display sensors it is executed in ascending order of display numbers for external sensors Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 135 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Selection Operator Name admin Black Luminance Measurement Start 7 7 Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name P232W PA241W Serial Number 230SP019UW 9Z1PP013UB oma Display Selection Cancel button OK button Figure 121 Black Luminance Measurement dialog box Check the box above the display number to select the display Multiple displays may be selected Closes the dialog box The checks in the Display Selection and Operator Name are not applied When the OK button is clicked measurement is started for the selected displays When an external sensor is used the sensor contact position guide shown in Figure 57 page 81 will be displayed Click on the Next button to proceed to the Measurement Start Screen Measurement Start Color Temperature 15636 K 0 0020 Auw Figure 122 Black Luminance Measuremen
102. en 7 4 1 QA Test Start Click Start QA Test to display Select Target Display s for QA Test dialog box as shown in Figure 68 Verify that the Standard at the top left is correct If not correct change the test standard with 7 4 4 QA Test Setup page 97 You can click OK button after entering the Tester Name Select target display s for QA Test Standard AAPM TG18 2005 Type of Test Visual Test x Display Selection W WI Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD213MG LCD2090UXi Serial Number 8XOPTOOSYW 04300164U W Confirm environment information before test Tester Name admin x Figure 68 Select Target Display for QA Test dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 OK Cancel 88 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Select the type of test to be performed The selection varies with the selected QA standard The following test variants are available AAPM TG18 2005 DIN V6868 57 JESRA X 0093 ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 Visual Test Visual Test Daily constancy test Daily Visual Test Acceptance Test Acceptance Test Acceptance test Full Visual Test SMPTE pattern Monthly Quarterly Acceptance Test DIN Comprehensive Acceptance Test Test test pattern constancy test NOTE Please perform a calibration with recommended maximum amp minimum luminance value before performing the test
103. ent Light Compensation Status to the top of the Ambient Light Compensation tab You cannot change the settings if it is displayed the adjusted here because Ambient Light settings are already adjusted Please get the status of the display to open the calibration setting screen again after close the calibration setting screen The last value uploaded to the display is used to compensate ambient light changes by correction of the DICOM curve Therefore be very careful and do not change the ambient light conditions drastically around the display during this whole process Otherwise an incorrect reflected luminance coefficient will be stored in the display and the Ambient Light Compensation function will not work correctly ICC profile tab The Calibration Setup ICC profile dialog box is displayed by clicking on the ICC Profile tab Any changes in this tab are only possible when a color display is selected Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 75 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Calibration Setup Ex Display Selection o Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB White Luminance Grayscale Function Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation ICC profile 7 Generate ICC profile after calibration and set as Windows Color Management System Profile Au
104. ent Option When the power management option is used in Windows XP or when the Microsoft Windows PC Automatic Energy Saving Program is used an external sensor may not be recognized after the system returns from standby or sleep mode If a sensor is not recognized remove it reconnect it and check that the external sensor automatic detection and calibration are working normally 2 9 Using PIP Disabled Displays With a PIP MODE unsupported display GammaCompMD QA Client cannot be used when the display is connected to multiple inputs e g DVI input through cables Please make sure that only one input is connected to the display before using GammaCompMD QA Client Also please perform re initialization of the display configuration when you reconnect display cables to change connection Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 15 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 2 10 Calibration Test Level Measurements and QA Testing Do not turn off power enter the power management manually from OS side unplug cables or remove external sensors USB cables during calibration conformance test uniformity test white black level measurements or QA tests as doing so will have a negative effect on accuracy If re initialization is necessary follow the instructions in 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 2 11 Lost Password User passwords must be set by a user with local administrator rights GammaComp
105. er Black Luminance Measurement Start Date Tuesday January 01 2013 12 00 AM Interval Days 1 Start Time 12 00 AM Calibration Conformance Test White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Operator Name admin OK Cancel Figure 41 Edit saved schedule dialog box OK button Closes the dialog box and saves changes of the schedule Check the changes in the Schedule Setup dialog box on Figure 39 Cancel button Closes the dialog box without any action Delete button Click on the schedule which you wish to delete Then clickthe delete button Multiple schedules cannot be deleted at once OK button Closes the Schedule Setup dialog box 7 2 5 Calibration Setup When Calibration Setup is clicked in Calibration the Calibration Setup dialog box shown in Figure 42 is displayed This dialog box is used to define parameters and various settings for each display which are used during the calibration Since the actual calibration operation is executed sequentially in the order of White luminance calibration followed by Grayscale calibration these settings are required before calibration Immediately after Calibration Setup is clicked in Calibration the White Luminance tab is displayed The other setup dialog boxes are shown by clicking on the other available tabs Grayscale Function Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation and ICC Profile Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006
106. er IPv6 addressing system Address Port Number 443 Test Connection Restore Backup Data Figure 93 Initialize System Configuration dialog box This dialog box is used to set up Database Service System Service and Event Logger Server as well as to restore database content that was backed up when the GammaCompMD QA Client system was un installed Starting System Service also enables a connection to be established with GammaCompMD QA Server via network Database Service Setup Any change of the port number for the Database service called GCMDQADBService is made here The sequence of operation for a port number change is Stop gt Edit gt Start Use the Database Service Setup dialog box shown in Figure 94 to change the port number Edit button Click the Edit button to display the Database Service Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 94 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 109 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Database Service Setup Port Number Figure 94 Database Service Setup dialog box Start button Click the Start button to start the GCMDQA Database Service Stop button Click the Stop button to stop the GCMDQA Database Service NOTE The Database system service restarts operation when Start is clicked in the Initialize System Configuration dialog box The value shown in Figure 93 was initially defined during installation of GammaCompMD QA client The main reason to change this port
107. es Users of GammaCompMD QA Client appreciate the high level of automated procedures While the Auto Mode for a simplified calibration routine and Scheduled Tests ensure a more productive work process automated data backup increases data safety and QA peace of mind Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 7 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Full network capability With various supported network protocols NEC displays can be easily integrated and configured into a PACS network infrastructure The GammaCompMD QA network system performs network communication between GammaCompMD QA Server and associated GammaCompMD QA Client workstations These workstations can be either diagnostic imaging workstations or client clinical referral workstations as part of a PACS system The GammaCompMD QA network system uses a low bandwidth TCP IP socket protocol for communication between Client workstations maximum 1000 and the Server for display status information remotely initiated calibrations and conformance tests and central retrieval of calibration and QA test results The control center of the GammaCompMD QA Server is HTTP web browser based and therefore the server can be managed from any workplace within the LAN environment on the same site VPN concepts may be used to manage a network over several physical sites as long as routing schemes as well as Network Security policies allow the communication The following drawing show
108. etup page 77 and start calibration again m Close any other application which may use the sensor m An external sensor that supports color is necessary to run if the white luminance calibration mode is other than Native or No Change m Change the white luminance calibration 7 2 5 Calibration Setup page 65 or change to an external sensor which supports color 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 and try again m Check that the sensor and display are connected m Close any other application which may use the sensor m Check that the sensor and display are connected m Close any other application which may use the sensor 161 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual No Occurrence Error Solution 22 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 An error dialog appears saying Display Matching aborted with error An error dialog appears saying Display Matching failed White Luminance did not reach the target or failed to set the target curve An error dialog appears saying No External Sensor detected An error dialog appears saying CSV export failed Check the destination and try again An error dialog appears saying Could not write test data Check access right m Confirm that the external sensor and the display are connected m f there is another application using the sensor close it m Ensure that the target display s luminance and color temperature can reac
109. existing QA data a Figure 13 Backup confirmation Click Yes to create a backup Click No to continue without making a backup Backed up files are saved as follows Windows XP C Documents and Settings ALL Users Documents Windows 7 and windows 8 8 1 C Users Public Documents Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 34 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE gt The backup filename is created in the following format Computer Name Year Month Day Hour Minute Second gcmddat Example The filename for a backup made at 1 15 30 p m on September 1 2011 under the computer name Medical would be MEDICAL20110901131530 gcmddat Database restoration is only possible using the same GammaCompMD QA Client version which was used to create the backup Restoration with a newer version leads to inconsistent data in the database The restore operation with a newer version will actually be aborted gt Aninstallation folder may not be deleted after un installation If necessary you can delete it manually Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 35 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 3 7 Version Updates Older versions of GammaCompMD QA Client will be updated when installing a newer version Do not un install the previously installed version of GammaCompMD QA before an update if you want to keep history data All database content history data of the previous version will be converted if requi
110. f diagnostic imaging displays Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 71 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Calibration Setup ES Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO021YW 9Z1PPO13UB White Luminance Grayscale Function Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation ICC profile E Use Minimum Black Level as specified below 0 00 cd m2 Calculate from Contrast Ratio Measure Ambient Light Operator Name admin Restore Defaults Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 47 Calibration Setup Minimum Black Level dialog box Calculate from Contrast Ratio button Displays the Custom Black Luminance Level dialog box as shown in Figure 48 E Custom Black Luminance Level mym Minimum Black Luminance Level Target White Luminance Level Minimum Black Luminance Level 400 0 67 600 1 x Figure 48 Custom Black Luminance Level selection Measure Ambient Light button When an external sensor capable of ambient light measuring is connected to the system the Ambient Light Measurement screen as shown in Figure 49 is displayed Position the sensor gently on the screen and click Continue If necessary tilt the display back slightly so the sensor is resting flat against th
111. g related to a specific display Show verbose data Check this box and click the Update View button to view logs that are not usually shown Error for events Fail AppLog for reports etc Sorted by Change between descending and ascending orders Page buttons lt lt lt gt gt gt lt lt Go to first page lt Go to previous page gt Go to next page gt gt Go to last page Page Number box to select a certain page Choose the page number by clicking Y or typing a number then click the Update View Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 154 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual button to go to the page you wish to view CSV Export All logs Click CSV Export All logs to show the Log Viewer Save File dialog box Enter a file name for this csv file and click the Save button to save the complete log to a file CSV Export Current Page Click CSV Export Current Page to show the Log Viewer Save File dialog box Enter a file name for this csv file and click the Save button to save the current page to a file Update View button Updates log displayed according to your filter settings or other choices OK button Closes the Log Viewer Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 155 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 11 Trend Viewer The trend viewer displays the history of the calibration the conformance test and the QA test in a graph GammaCompMD QA T
112. ge 65 An external sensor is required for uniformity testing Even if a display sensor was selected the external sensor is automatically used If an external sensor is not connected or other application is using external sensor the Figure 127 is displayed Warning Uniformity test aborted with error Please check that the External Sensor is properly connected and close any other application that may be currently using the device Figure 127 Warning dialog box 7 7 3 4 Display Matching When you click on Display Matching in Administrator the Display Matching dialog box Figure 128 is displayed Display matching is a function to adjust the luminance color temperature and gamma correction curve from one display to one or more displays The goal is that a target display has the same luminance color temperature and gamma correction curve as the source display An external sensor is required to perform display matching Please refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 regarding correct sensor settings 2 Display Matching Start PT Source display selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD242C2 EA244WMi SerialNumber 2XO0SPO30TW 2Z100065NA Target display selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD242C2 EA244WMi Serial Number
113. ge Display page 53 7 5 3 Test Pattern Setup Click Test Pattern Setup in Test Pattern to show the Test Pattern Setup dialog box Figure 84 Select the image file to be displayed as a test image E Test Pattern Setup Tester Name admin Please select a test image Image 1 TG168 QC 1K_12b tif Figure 84 Test Pattern Setup dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 100 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Edit Test Image Selection E Select a test image No Image Image created by test pattern generator TG18 QC z Image File Add Delete File Name Date Modified 1 TG18 KN2Ktif 2 TG18 MM1 2k tif 3 TG18 MM2 2k tif 4 TG18 QC 1k_12b tif 5 TG18 QC 2k_12b tif oK Cancel Figure 85 Edit Test Image Selection dialog box No Image radio button Click to select no image Image created by test pattern generator radio button Select an image file from those in the list box on the right Image File radio button The list of file names below the dialog is a list of visual test images Add button After copying a file into the above folder and selecting it click the Open button to return to Figure 85 page 101 The file selected from the list will be added and the modify date will be displayed Delete button Only files in the list with a Date Modified can be clicked After clicking this button a popup window will appear confirming the deletion Cli
114. h the same values as the source display Confirm the range for each item in the user manual of each display model Run Display Matching again with displays with the same capabilities and roughly the same usage hours m Ensure that the target display s luminance and color temperature can reach the same values as the source display Confirm the range for each item in the user manual of each display model Run display matching again with displays which have the same capabilities and roughly the same usage hours m The target curve of the source display may not be appropriate Call up the Calibration Start dialog with Calibration and perform a separate calibration on each individual display See 7 2 Calibration page 57 Then start Display Matching again m Confirm that the external sensor and the display are connected m f there is another application using the sensor close it m Check that the destination folder is not read only and then try again In the backup schedule dialog the data could not be written to the destination m Change the backup destination or check that the destination folder is not set as read only and try again 162 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual No Occurrence Error Solution 27 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 An error dialog appears saying Could not open file An error dialog appears saying Communication with the Event Logger Server faile
115. he Allowed programs to communicate through Windows Firewall menu see Figure 24 is displayed If QAlnitialize and QAEngineService are already added the procedures below are unnecessary If it is not added click on Allow another program The Add a Program menu see Figure 22 is displayed Click on Browse The Browse menu see Figure 23 is displayed Select the following applications in the Installation Folder and then click Open Set for every applications gt Installation Folder QAlnitialize exe initialization of application gt Installation Folder QAEngineService exe Service The screen returns to Figure 22 Click on QAlnitialize with the mouse select it and then click Add Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 43 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Select the program you want to add or click Browse to find one that is not listed and then dick OK Programs e Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 64 bit Microsoft Security Essentials illa Firefox Windows DVD Maker J Windows Fax and Scan windows Media Center XPS Viewer Path C Program Files x86 NECDS QA _Client QA Qose What are the risks of unblocking a program You can choose which network location types to add this program to C Netnork location types Cac JE canc Figure 22 Add a Program menu A Jr Favorites BE Desktop pi Downloads S Recent Places a Libraries
116. his checkbox Check this box to send an alert to the GammaCompMD QA Server when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement Select All Deselect All Select or deselect all tick boxes for both Send to client workstation and Send to Server Other tab Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 120 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Alert Setup Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MT021YW 9Z1PP013UB White Luminance Conformance 1 Conformance 2 Others Type of Alert Send to client workstation Send to Server Display Communication Error If an error is detected during display communication activate the alert Display Temperature Alert If the monitored temperature alert is detected activate the alert Backlight Lifetime Alert If the monitored backlight lifetime is at the end activate the alert Backlight Luminance Alert If the monitored backlight luminance alert is detected activate the alert 10 5 QA Test Error If one or more tests failed during QA test activate the alert Log Alert on Client Workstation If one or more warning level information are logged activate the log alert window Select All Deselect All Operator Name admin Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 104 Alert Setup Others
117. hone 81 0120 610 161 fax 81 0120 134 516 Conformance Test Europe Middle East and Africa NEG Display Solutions Europe Website http medicalnec display solutions com phone 49 0 89 99699 666 fax M AT sno email med support nec displays com QARSI Hotline Support North America Website http um necdisplay com medical phone 1800 632 4662 ext 388 see fax 801 981 1353 HA Test Pattern email mdsupport necdisplay com LA _ Administrator Support Tools Log Viewer Reinitialize Display Configuration Advanced Mode Figure 139 Help screen Version Information Display such as Copyright and GammaCompMD QA Client Version Hotline Support Display the contact to support centre Support Tools View User s Manual PDF Display the User s Manual PDF Adobe Reader is required to read PDF File Recommended Ver7 0 or later Log Viewer Display the Log Viewer shown in 10 Log Viewer page 153 Reinitialize Display Configuration Re initialize the display shown in 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 151 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 9 Alert and Warning Popup Windows GammaCompMD QA Client displays popup windows with alerts warnings and information on schedules actions The popup windows appear in the bottom right hand corner of the display which is configured as the main
118. ibration Reports Click Calibration Reports in Display Overview to display the Calibration Reports Display Selection dialog box as shown in Figure 34 Calibration Reports Display Selection F 7 Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 92Z1PP013UB Lens Figure 34 Calibration Reports Display Selection dialog box The Summary tab will be displayed when the OK button is clicked Click the White Luminance Figure 36 Grayscale Figure 37 or Display Function Figure 38 tabs to display the corresponding dialog boxes The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected Common settings for each tab Execution Date If the list box under Execution Date is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click the date you wish to view and that day s measurement report will be displayed CSV Export button Shows Save Report in CSV Format dialog box Reports can be saved as a CSV file OK button Show the Calibration Report dialog box for the display selected see Figure 34 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 59 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Summary tab Display the Calibration Report Summary dialog box The list contains the following items Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Num
119. icrosoft Corporation Manufacturer NEC Display Solutions Ltd 13 23 Shibaura 4 chome Minato ku Tokyo 108 0023 Japan Importer into the United States of America NEC Display Solutions of America Inc 500 Park Blvd Suite 1100 Itasca Illinois 60143 USA European Representative NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH Landshuter Allee 12 14 80367 Muenchen Germany World Wide Web sites USA www necdisplay com medical Europe www medical nec display solutions com Sales information USA www necdisplay com medical Europe med info nec displays com Technical support USA techsupport necdisplay com Europe med support nec displays com Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 2 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Table of contents ADO OAMMACOMEMPEEO ACCES 7 Te OV SO EM OMAN a de gexcesanceucdgensexedeacqaect 10 ti Before VOU STANT 10 1 2 Operating System Environment is 10 1 3 Workstation Hardware 10 IE WIS DIA SONS ONS ep A N A N A ee ee ee tee 10 boa EECA E OS a ee eee ee ee eee eee ee 10 16 Prerceguible SONORE a a 11 1 7 Supported Display Models 4 11 2 Checking System Dependencies 14 21 Extemal SCN SO lo asace ceca nccesetaacg aE EEE AEAEE AE A EAEE AEA 14 2 2 Attaching MD N2M5B Sensors and External Sensors 14 2 3 Updating GammaCompMD QA Client with MD N2M5B sensor s 14 2 4 Using the CA 210 Color Analyzer
120. iew to display the results that was conducted the calibration in the past See 7 2 3 Calibration Reports page 59 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 55 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 1 5 Conformance Test Reports Click Conformance Test Reports in Display Overview to display the results that was conducted the conformance test in the past See 7 3 3 Conformance Test Reports page 84 7 1 6 QA Test Reports Click QA Test Reports in Display Overview to display the results that was conducted the QA Test in the past See 7 4 3 QA Test Reports page 95 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 56 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 2 Calibration Click Calibration in the Display Maintenance screen to display Figure 31 Calibration screen is displayed E GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance ole ex Select Display ed W a 9 Display Overview Manufacturer NEC ee ssp Rearrange Displays Serial Number 890MTO21YW cat tas Conformance Test Asset ID Last Calibration Date No data available f Result No data available Gabrain Repais Next Calibration Date No data available Schedule Setup Target White Luminance cd m2 400 White Luminance Calibration Mode Native Calibration Setup Test Pattern Display Function DICOM GSDF 1 00 Selected Sensor Display Sensor Setup Administrator Start Calibration Advanced Mode Figure 31 Calibration
121. isplay Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name P232W MD211G3 Serial Number 230SP019UW 1X0SP023UW White Luminance Grayscale Function Minimum Black Level Ambient Light Compensation ICC profile Don t use Ambient Light Compensation Use Ambient Light Compensation Iumination 20 lux Reflected luminance ca m2 Manually adjust the Illumination value to modify the Reflected Luminance value Retrieve both factory preset values from the display The above setting will not be applied to the other display s Please set up individually Operator Name admin Restore Defaults Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 51 Calibration Setup Ambient Light Compensation dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 73 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Use Don t use Ambient Light Compensation Illumination Reflected luminance You can select Don t use Ambient Light Compensation Use Ambient Light Compensation during Calibration Conformance Test White Black Luminance Measurement and Uniformity Test It is possible to edit the value of the acquisition or get the ambient light if you select Use Ambient Light Compensation It will display the value of illumination Unit lux The displayed value 1 1000lux can be edited It will convert the Illumination and then display th
122. isplay cannot be selected for any action Using GammaCompMD QA Server any NAVDisplay can be treated as non addressable for any remote controlled action or retrieval of display status information 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration When Reinitialize System Configuration is clicked in Administrator the Information dialog box as shown in Figure 92 is displayed Local System Administrator access rights are required to initialize the system configuration Information system administrator access rights are required to a initialize the GammaCompMD QA Client system i configuration If you want to proceed click OK ares Figure 92 Information dialog box Clicking the OK button will either display a confirmation dialog box reminding about system administrator access rights or a dialog box for raising the access rights level depending on the operating system Follow the instructions to complete this step Then the Initialize System Configuration dialog box as shown in Figure 93 will be displayed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 108 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Initialize System Configuration mm Database Service Setup Port Number 5432 Edit n asoa System Service Setup Port Number 53250 Edit Allow all IP address Except addresses listed next Block all IP address Access log recording active Event Logger Server Setup Disconnect from server Connect to serv
123. k can share error and status Information Settings Default Settings To restore all Windows Firewall settings to a default state i Restore Default click Restore Defaults Restore L TAUILE Cancel Figure 18 Windows Firewall Advanced Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 40 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Select the ICMP tab on the Advanced Settings screen see Figure 19 is shown Select tick box Allow incoming echo request and click a OK button Advanced Settings Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP allows the computers on a network to share error and status information Select the requests for information from the Internet that this computer will respond to LI Allow incoming mask request O Allow incoming router request O Allow outgoing destination unreachable O Allow outgoing source quench O Allow outgoing parameter problem O Allow outgoing time exceeded O Allow redirect Description Messages sent to this computer will be repeated back to the sender This i commonly used for troubleshooting for example to ping machine Figure 19 Windows Firewall Advanced Advanced Settings Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 41 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 4 2 Windows 7 and Windows 8 8 1 Opening the Windows Firewall Click on Start in the taskbar and select Control Panel Windows 7 The windows key and the X key are p
124. kbox manually Pixel Pitch Enter the Pixel Pitch of the display If it is unknown press Auto Detect button NOTE An Acceptance Test should be the first QA test completed before any other QA Test is made When trying to perform any QA test before an Acceptance Test was performed a Warning dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 76 E QA Test Display 1 No acceptance test data available Do you want to continue anyway Figure 76 Warning dialog box 7 4 2 Rearrange Displays Click Rearrange Display in Calibration to rearrange display See 7 1 1 Rearrange Display page 53 7 4 3 QA Test Reports Click QA Test Reports in QA Test to display the QA Test Report Display Selection dialog box Select target display s for QA Test Report ao Standard AAPM TG18 2005 Type of Test Visual Test Display Selection v Ki Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB OK Cancel Figure 77 QA Test Report Display Selection dialog box Standard and Type of Test has confirmed to correct then it will display the QA Test Report dialog box Figure 78 of the selected display when you click the OK button to select the display You can select the multiple displays Also the display is not selected even one you cannot click the OK button Copyright N
125. ked Display Maintenance and Quality Assurance environment and allows a user to gt Check display status current luminance active backlight hours and remaining backlight lifetime display temperature and other hardware status information gt Check PACS display information serial number and asset ID DICOM conformance and historical status data of the connected displays Perform conformance check and re calibration to DICOM Check luminance uniformity across the display surface Match pairs of displays Luminance and Color matching to other displays in the field Copy display performance settings from one display to another Automate maintenance schedule calibrations and conformance tests Generate reports of QC tests performed following AAPM TG18 ACR AAPM SIIM DIN 6868 57 and JESRA X 0093 guidelines VV VV V WV Different user levels GammaCompMD QA Client features an intuitive user interface with three different customizable user levels The Advanced user level contains access to the complete menu and configuration structure and is aimed at expert users PACS administrators and Service Providers A second Technician user level has slightly restricted menu options which are suited to medical physicists and radiographers who need to carry out conformance checks and QA tests The final Radiologist user level is aimed at Radiologists with visual tests to confirm the DICOM compliance of the display quickly Automated Procedur
126. lay Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 53 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Rearrange Displays Display Configuration Display Arrangement Logical Display 1 2 Physical monitor ID 0 1 Display Model P232W PA241W Serial Number 230SP019UW 9Z1PP013UB Display Interface NECDisplay NECDisplay To re arrange the order of displays on the Display Arrangement panel swap the displays via drag and drop identify Operator Name admin Cancel Figure 30 Rearrange Display dialog box Display Arrangement You can rearrange the display by dragging and dropping with the mouse to the display information that is displayed in the Display Arrangement Please use when you want to rearrange the information that is displayed on the display information area Identify Click the Identify button to display the Logical Display Number that is currently connected on each display OK button The changes will be reflected and then window is closed You must enter the Operator Name Cancel button The window is closed without saving changes 7 1 2 Alert Log The selected display status occurrence of errors and warnings for each test is displayed by the icon in the middle of the screen of display information area If flashing red or yellow icons are displayed click the Alert Log in the sub menu to display the Log Viewer 10 Log Viewer page 153 and then check the contents of the alert eon SSC ipo Q The f
127. lay that is not subject to any action is being used in landscape mode A navigation display display that is not subject to any action is being used in portrait mode Display is correctly recognized If any errors are detected on the connected display Display has not been recognized correctly An error occurred in the connected display at the QA test or calibration Different display is detected if before and after re initialization of display configurations 4 Display Information Area It shows the display information according to the selected item in the main menu Sub Menu Area It shows the sub menu according to the selected item in the main menu You will be able to perform each function by selecting a sub menu Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 51 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 GammaCompMD QA Main Menu Structure Display Overview Rearrange Displays Alert Log Refreshing Display Information Calibration Reports Conformance Test Reports QA Test Reports Calibration Rearrange Displays Calibration Reports Schedule Setup Calibration Setup Sensor Setup Conformance Tests Rearrange Displays Conformance Test Reports Schedule Setup Sensor Setup QA Test Rearrange Displays QA Test Reports QA Test Setup Test Pattern Rearrange Displays Test Pattern Setup Administrator System Setup Re initialization Display Configuration Reinitialize System Configuration Lang
128. lay the Uniformity Test Reports dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 144 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Selection Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MT021YW 9Z1PP013UB Figure 133 Uniformity Test Reports dialog box Display Selection Check the box above a display to select the display Multiple displays can be selected Cancel button Closes the dialog box OK button Shows the Uniformity Test Report dialog box for the selected display see Figure 134 The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected Execution Date 12 16 12 11 29 AM L 406 4005 L 423 9185 x 0 3154 x 0 3150 Item y 0 3365 y 0 3365 Operator Name admin Display Model MD212MC Display Serial Number 890MT021YW Sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 L 427 4422 Sensor Serial Number 291747 x 0 3124 Top Left Deviation 4 9 eee Top Right Deviation 0 8 Bottom Left Deviation 9 5 Bottom Right Deviation 4 0 Background Gray Level 100 Ambient Light Compensation No Support L 386 6799 L 410 4149 x 0 3160 x 0 3159 y 0 3375 y 0 3382 Figure 134 Uniformity Test Report dialog box Execution Date If the list box under Execution Date is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click
129. lays which are connected to the same system must be calibrated sequentially The serial number of each unit is required to identify a MD215MG display Normally it is stored in the EDID data of a display and retrieved and stored in the Windows registry during a system start In case of the model MD215MG the serial number is not stored within in the EDID but in a different storage location inside the display This chapter instructs on how to read the serial number from the MD215MG and to store it in the GammaCompMD QA Client database using the MD215MG EDID Serial Number Update Tool Operating System Environment Windows XP 32 64 Windows 7 32 64bit Windows 8 8 1 32 64bit Software Environment GammaCompMD QA Client Version 4 0 40 or later Hardware Environment One or more MD215MG with connected USB cable s directly connected to the system NOTE A daisy chain setup of the USB cables from display to display is not supported USB 3 0 connections are not supported Please use a USB 2 0 connector Using this tool is a one time action as long as the display display controller configuration is not changed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 167 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 13 2 Hardware Setup Connect one or more MD215MG display s to the workstation using the DVI and USB cables provided USB cable MD215MG i DVI cable GammaCompMD QA Client Figure 142 Connections 13 3 Softwa
130. lected display Please follow the instructions on the screen If both display sensors and external sensors have been set for various displays a conformance test starts with the displays for which display sensors are set and then starts for displays for which external sensors are set Although a conformance test is executed simultaneously for multiple display sensors it is executed in ascending order of display numbers for external sensors Display Validation Information Figure 60 Status screen on target display during conformance test Conformance Test is completed Conformance Test Report dialog box Figure 61 and White amp Black Luminance Measurement Report dialog box Figure 62 are displayed ad Conformance Test Report Display 1 Execution Date 01 10 13 09 02 PM Summary Graph Primary Colors Item Result Operator Name admin Display Model P232W Display Serial Number 230SP019UW Sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 Sensor Serial Number 255784 Display Function DICOM GSDF 1 00 Number of Measurement Points 18 Maximum Luminance Target cd m2 140 00 Maximum Luminance Actual cd m2 140 06 Minimum Luminance Target cd m2 Minimum Luminance Actual cd m2 0 20 Maximum DDL Value 255 JND Interval Average 1 9606 JND Interval Maximum 2 0810 JND Interval Minimum 1 7215 JND Interval Standard Deviation 0 09000 Slope of the Regression Line 0 00071 Intercept of the Regression Line 1 86467 G
131. ll not deliver correct results Please click on Cancel to stop the operation and reconfigure your Operating System display settings correctly Then execute the menu item Reinitialize Display Configuration and try again Figure 57 Sensor Contact Position Guide Black Level setup Some supported external sensor models require to adjust the Black Level Dark Current to be measured and stored for improved accuracy Black Level measurement is performed automatically before calibrations and tests Figure 58 X Rite Chroma 5 during black level adjustment Example Sensor selection rules Although the sensor selected here basically is used for tests an external sensor is not used for some operations The display sensor is used for scheduled display calibrations or remote Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 81 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual calibrations and DICOM conformance tests On the other hand some sensor models are unable to be used for Display Quality Assurance QA depending on regional national regulations NOTE If an external sensor was selected for a display model equipped with a Display Sensor but the external sensor is not connected during a measurement or calibration activity GammaCompMD QA will automatically change to the display sensor Using sensor models without color measurement capability Typical instruments used for Quality Assurance i e LXplus LXcan or Luxi do not sup
132. lor measurements is required to run the reference calibration for the color display s front sensor Confirm that the external sensor s settings are correct and retry Refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 Check that the sensor is connected If the sensor is connected check that this sensor is supported by GammaCompMD QA Client Refer to 1 5 External Sensors page 10 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 159 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Occurrence Error Solution An error dialog appears saying Calibration parameters could not be saved An error dialog appears saying Set first point to zero An error dialog appears saying Irregular increase in curve file figures An error dialog appears saying White level measurement was stopped due to an error An error dialog appears saying Black level measurement was stopped due to an error The import files were not found for the custom gamma curve In Calibration Setup go to the Grayscale Function tab gt Custom Curve gt Edit gt Custom Gamma Curve gt Import and check that the file to be imported exists and try again Refer to 7 2 5 Calibration Setup page 65 The curve data being imported in the custom gamma curve dialog is not suitable Make sure that the data starts from zero and the figures do not decrease The curve data being imported in the custom gamma curve dialog is not suitable Make sure tha
133. mber Display 1 Display 2 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PP013UB Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Edit schedule Start Date Year s Month s Day s 2013 i 1 Interval 1 Days Task Selection W Calibration Conformance Test White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Start Date Tuesday January 01 2013 12 00 AM Interval Days 1 Start Time 12 00 AM Operator Name admin Hour s 0 Day or Date Day of Week Date of Month Calibration Conformance Test White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Minute s 0 OK Cancel Figure 40 Add new schedule dialog box nterval Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 63 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Set the frequency with which the schedule will be executed days weeks months years Enter a number from 1 to 1000 Example If 6 months is selected the schedule will be executed on the schedule start date and then every 6 months after that Day or Date A preferred day of the week or month can be set for the next schedule execution date onwards Date of Month cannot be used for daily or weekly settings Task Selection Check the boxes Calibration Conformance Test White Luminance Measurement and or Black Luminance Measurement The tasks will be executed in the following ranking
134. minance Conformance 1 Conformance 2 Others Type of Alert Send to client workstation Send to Server LUM Test Error lf LUM test value exceeds the preset limit activate the alert 0 1500 FIT Test Error lf FIT test value exceeds the preset limit activate the alert 0 0010 M Select All Deselect All Operator Name admin Restore Defauits Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 102 Alert Setup Conformance 1 dialog box LUM Test Error Define the maximum permissible value for the standard deviation of the JND Index intervals which is back calculated from the luminance characteristics after grayscale calibration This can be FIT Test Error set in a range from 0 0001 to 0 9900 Define the maximum permissible range for the slope of the straight line that was calculated when executing a linear regression analysis for the JND Index interval data which is back calculated from the luminance characteristics after grayscale calibration This can be set in a range from 0 0001 to 0 9900 Send to client workstation Send to Server Select All Deselect All To display a dialog box on the selected display when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement check this checkbox Check this box to send an alert to the GammaCompMD QA Server when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement Select or deselect all tick boxes for both Send to client workstation and Send to Server
135. mmaCompMD QA Client with a GammaCompMD QA Server within the actual network installation Setting Up the Event Log Server Event logs may be transmitted to the GammaCompMD QA Server such as events specified for alerts or completion notices These settings are made with the Event Log Server Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 96 Edit button Click the Edit button to display the Event Logger Server Setup dialog box shown in Figure 96 E Event Logger Server Setup Disconnect from server Connect to server IPv4 addressing system Pv6 addressing system Address Port Number 143 Figure 96 Event Logger Server Setup dialog box gt Disconnect from Server Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 112 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual If selected GammaCompMD QA Client does not connect to the server for the Event Logger Server gt Connect to Server If selected GammaCompMD QA Client connects to the server for the Event Logger Server If Connect to Server is selected then it is possible to specify addresses and port numbers Select IPv4 addressing system or IPv6 addressing system gt Address Specifies the IP address of the server Valid IP addresses are The server s IP Version 4 address IP Version 6 address a NetBIOS name or Windows host name An IP address must not contain any leading zero 0 Do not input a temporary IPv6 address gt Port Number To specify the port number of the Event Logger Ser
136. mouse to specify a range on the graph in a rectangle these buttons can be used to zoom in or out on the curve gt L NTSC Video SMPTE 240M and Log Liner buttons Select pre defined custom curves with these buttons gt Import button Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 70 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual When the Import button is clicked the Import Custom Curve Points Text File dialog box as shown in Figure 46 is displayed Import Custom Curve Points text file ene Look in L C Users Public Documents a O O E C yy My Computer Name f Size Type Date Modifie R P216 Filename Open Files of type Text files txt Cancel Figure 46 Import Custom Curve Points Text File dialog box Minimum Black Level tab When the Minimum Black Level tab is clicked the minimum black level setup dialog box as shown in Figure 47 is displayed When the checkbox is checked the minimum black level can be set within a range from 0 00 to 4 99 cd m2 This option is grayed out for display models which do not support this feature NOTE This function is useful to lift the black level and make the dark portions of a typical DICOM image more visible against reflections of the ambient light veil luminance on the LCD panel of a display Due to this reason regional national obligations as well as recommendations from clinical studies may require artificially raising the black level o
137. mpMD QA Client cannot startup because the engine service GCMDQAEngineService is disabled Click OK to the error dialog to start the engine service Then manually start GammaCompMD QA Client Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 164 An error dialog appears saying Display Matching aborted with error The measurement results of the source display does not fit to the target An error dialog appears saying The application was not able to automatically determine the technology of this display In order to achieve the best possible color accuracy select the display technology from the list below Please refer to the display s documentation or contact the manufacturer if the display technology is unknown An error dialog appears saying Display Matching aborted with error Calibration not performed for the source display or it is performed with the target curve that can not apply to the Display atching Please check the source display s target curve and perform Calibration Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Occurrence Error Solution Display matching failed It may be that either the measured brightness or chromaticity of the source display is not supported by the target display Please prepare the target display that supports brightness and chromaticity of the source display Display does not support GammaCompMD QA
138. nd operation of this service The communication of these system services with the Applications and the GammaCompMD QA Server is managed using different IP addresses and different TCP Port addresses Therefore it is crucial for successful installation and operation of GammaCompMD QA Client that these addresses are not blocked firewalled or run in conflict with other applications on the workstation GammaCompMD QA Client is installed with the following IP addresses and TCP Port addresses numbers by default System Service including QAEngine service and Backup service IP Localhost TCP Port 53250 Database Service IP Localhost TCP Port 5432 If required these TCP Port addresses may be modified later with the 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 menu NOTE An additional Event Logger system service will be used to communicate with the GammaCompMD QA Server using the server s target IP address and HTTPS protocol with default TCP Port address 443 This service however is not enabled during Installation See 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 to configure the server connection Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 9 1 1 1 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual System Environment Before you start This manual contains instructions for using GammaCompMD QA Client software GammaCompMD QA Client is designed to run in the following operating environment Please check
139. ndividual color temperature or chromaticity target x y setting is required click the Edit button The Custom Chromaticity dialog box as shown in Figure 43 will be displayed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 67 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Custom Chromaticity White Point Black Body Curve 9302 K CIE color co ordinates x 0 2800 y 0 3040 Conca Figure 43 Custom Chromaticity dialog box Chromaticity Tolerance Limits x y Define the calibration chromaticity x y tolerance limits The default value and range that can be set depends on the display model When Native or No Change is selected for the calibration mode is displayed for this item No Change may not be selectable depending on the connected display model Target White Luminance Define the calibration target white luminance The default value and range that can be selected depends on the display model Luminance Tolerance Limits x y Uniformity Control Chromaticity Feedback Define the calibration luminance tolerance limits The default value and range that can be selected depends on the display model Switch the uniformity correction capability of the display between ON and OFF This is applied immediately by clicking the Apply or OK button regardless of whether or not calibration is executed This option is grayed out for display models which do not support this feature Enable or disa
140. nected A dialog box will be displayed after a successful update Figure 146 GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool 52 Supported Model NEC MD215MG Update of 1 display s successful Click OK when complete Figure 146 Update Successful Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 169 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Update of N display s successful Click OK when complete The value N will show the number of displays currently connected N 1 to 8 13 6 Calibration The model NEC MD215MG is now ready to be calibrated using GammaCompMD QA Calibration can begin after GammaCompMD QA software has been started and the MD215MG display s have been identified 13 7 Troubleshooting Unable to detect MD215MG Supported Model NEC MD215MG display E GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool Es Detecting connected display s failed Reconnect the display and try again Power has failed GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool X or cable has been Supported Model NEC MD215MG disconnected Updating serial number failed du ring u pdate Check status and try again Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 170 14 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Notes 14 1 Restrictions If you are using GammaCompMD QA Client in multiple accounts do not use the Windows Switch User function but either Log off or restart your computer to change the login account
141. ng processes scheduled tests postponed by the user will be shown These can be cleared by clicking this button The date and time will change as the statuses are updated internally NOTE The Result column also reflects execution of commands by GammaCompMD QA Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 124 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Client Calibrations etc when the system is not connected to GammaCompMD QA Server 7 7 1 7 Backup Schedule Setup Click Backup Schedule Setup in Administrator to display the Backup Schedule Setup dialog box Figure 106 This function is used to back up the database This database contains GammaCompMD QA Client setup and calibration QA test reports and schedule entries which will be backed up Backup Schedule Setup mym Backup Setup Backup Schedule List Interval Daily Day of Week Sun Date of Month End of Month 1 Hour s Minute s 10 44 Backup Destination C Users Public Documents Delete Apply user account for accessing destination User Name Password Backup Log file Operator Name admin Figure 106 Backup Schedule Setup dialog box Backup Setup Interval Set the frequency of backup execution Daily Weekly Monthly Day of Week Set the day of the week on which the backup will be executed This is used when Interval is set as Weekly Date of Month Set the date of the month on which the backup
142. nt InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing GammaCompMD QA Client on your computer lt Back Cancel Figure 11 Installation Complete dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 32 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 3 4 Options to consider during installation Backup User Account GammaCompMD QA Client automatically creates the following account GCMDQABackupUser account for backup features WARNING Do not edit the account It may cause GammaCompMD QA Client to malfunction Installation Location for Sensor Drivers Sensor models which are connected via USB and are not listed below will use the standard USB driver included in the OS Sensor Model Driver Install Location ColorMunki Installation Folder drivers ColorMunki Installation Folder drivers GretagMacbeth Spyder3 Installation Folder drivers Spyder3 Installation Folder drivers XriteEyeone CA 210 Installation Folder drivers CA 210 Installation Confirmation Dialog for Sensor Drivers The software installation confirmation dialog in Figure 12 may be displayed during the GammaCompMD QA Client installation If this dialog is displayed click on the Continue button Software Installation Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this
143. number is to avoid conflicts with other applications using the same port number on the same system System Service Setup The system service referred to is called GCMDQA Engine Service This system service communicates with both the GammaCompMD QA Client application on the local system and an active GammaCompMD QA Server in the same network The sequence of operation to set up or change this service is Stop gt Edit Start All system service setting changes are performed with the System Service Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 95 Edit button Click the Edit button to display the System Service Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 95 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 110 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E System Service Setup Port Number Allow all IP address Block all IP address Except addresses listed below Access log recording active Figure 95 System Service Setup dialog box gt Allow All IP Addresses If Allow All IP Addresses is selected access is allowed from all addresses other than those specified as exception addresses gt Block All IP Addresses If Block All IP Addresses is selected access is blocked from all addresses other than those specified as exception addresses gt Except addresses listed below Enter any IP address exceptions to the selected rule NOTE When Allow All IP Addresses is selected any IP address exceptions are not allowed When Block All IP
144. o the PC you cannot click the measurement button Click the OK button once then connect an external sensor to the PC and then after the recognition in sensor setup please perform the QA Test again Display Category The category is determined by required minimum luminance levels measured in cd m These are fixed in the AAPM or ACR AAPM SIIM or DIN or JESRA standard Select the appropriate one for the display under test Refer to 15 Appendix for the category of ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 OK button Displays the QA Test Report If performing tests on two or more displays these reports are shown after the OK button is clicked on all of the displays Refer to 7 4 3 QA Test Reports page 95 for details on this QA Test Report dialog box In case of ACR AAPM SIIM 2012 you will be able to operate the following functions LCD Type Select the LCD Type from the list box If it is unknown press Auto Detect button Connection Type Select the Connection Type from the list box If it is unknown press Auto Detect button Graphics Bit Depth Enter the Graphics Bit Depth of a video channel which connects to the target display If True color is specified it should be 8 bit Resolution The Resolution of the display In case of support model it will be Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 94 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual detected automatically For non support model select or deselect the native resolution chec
145. ollowing errors or warnings has occurred Flashing Red Display Communication Error Temperature Alert Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 54 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Backlight Time Alert e Backlight Brightness Alert See 7 7 1 5 Alert Setup page 117 for a description of the error or Alert 3 The following errors or warnings has occurred Flashing Orange White Luminance Test Error LUM Test Error FIT Test Error GSDF Error QA Test Error See 7 7 1 5 Alert Setup page 117 for a description of the error Normal status without any alerts The display is not enabled in Windows or the interface mode is set to NAVDisplay See 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 for setting display NOTE The occurrence of an error or warning is shown in the display status area regardless of whether checkboxes in 7 7 1 5 Alert Setup page 117 are checked or not 7 1 3 Refreshing Display Information Display status that is selected will be indicated by an icon in the middle of the screen of display information area When x or is displayed you must reinitialize the display configuration See 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 on eseription S Display cannot be detected Connected display power is not turned on or settings have been changed on the way 7 1 4 Calibration Reports Click Calibration Reports in Display Overv
146. on Applies the settings but does not close the dialog box The Apply button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Additional considerations Using external sensors When acalibration or test is executed the sensor contact position guide as shown in Figure 57 is displayed Position the sensor on the display according to the guidance and click the Continue button at the bottom left of the screen The measurement will begin A LCD display is fragile and may be damaged if the external sensor is forcefully pressed against it Never attach a sensor with suction cups to the display Always use the supplied cable and suspend the Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 80 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual sensor with a weight so that the sensor is stationary in front of the display If the external sensor is separated from the screen during calibrations or tests i e by falling off the process may fail Be sure to keep the external sensor from becoming separated from the screen until the process is completed If it is separated from the screen position the sensor on the screen again and continue or restart the process Position the sensor gently on the screen and click Continue If necessary tilt the display back slightly so the sensor is resting flat against the screen Never use suction cups to hold the sensor in place If the measurement patch is not located in the center of the screen calibrations wi
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148. or Name is not entered Cancel button Closes the dialog screen without any action Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 142 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Apply button The settings are applied but the dialog is not closed The Apply button cannot be clicked if the Operator name is not entered NOTE For EA series the following 2 lock types will get the same result Lock all control buttons except Brightness and Contrast Lock all control buttons 7 7 4 Special Reports 7 7 4 1 White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports Click White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports in Administrator menu to display the White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports dialog box E White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports Display Selection v Fi Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB CR anes Figure 131 White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports dialog box Display Selection Check the box above a display to select the display Multiple displays can be selected Cancel button Closes the dialog box OK button Show the White and Black Luminance Measurement Report dialog box for the selected display The OK button cannot be clicked if no display is selected The list contains the following items Operator Name Display Model Display Se
149. ormance 1 Conformance 2 Others Type of Alert Send to client workstation Send to Server White Luminance Test Error If White Luminance value exceeds the preset limit activate the alert 30 0 gt cd m2 Select All Deselect All Operator Name admin ok Cancel Apply Restore Defauits Apply to same display models Figure 101 Alert Setup dialog box White Luminance Test Error Define the maximum deviation from the target value when the White Luminance value is measured The target luminance value for white luminance calibration is used as the target value The maximum deviation can be set in a range from 10 0 cd m to 100 0 cd m Send to client workstation Send to Server Select All Deselect All To display a dialog box on the selected display when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement check this checkbox Check this box to send an alert to the GammaCompMD QA Server when the preset limit is exceeded during measurement Select or deselect all tick boxes for both Send to client workstation and Send to Server Conformance 1 tab Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 118 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E Alert Setup x Display Selection Display Number _Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 92Z1PP013UB White Lu
150. oth the display sensor and an external sensor need to be connected Click the Reference Calibration button and perform the re adjustment by following the displayed messages NOTE The Reference Calibration button is inactive grayed out if the selected display does not have a front sensor or a serial number of a MD N2M5B sensor was not selected MD215MG MD211G5 does not support Reference Calibration This button is inactive grayed out if MD215MG or MD211GS is selected During a calibration using an External Sensor the integrated front sensor of this model is re adjusted automatically Luminance Offset An integrated front sensor or MD N2M5B sensor can only measure luminance in the periphery of the display screen surface However due to the characteristics of an LCD display there are differences in luminance and color between the central region and the periphery of the display screen surface When a front sensor or MD N2MS5B sensor is being used it is necessary to re adjust such differences offset in comparison with an external sensor In case of integrated front sensors the offset is stored in the display itself In case of the MD N2M5B sensor the offset is stored in GammaCompMD QA Client Special care using MD N25B After the OK button is clicked in the Initialize Display Configuration dialog box as shown in Figure 90 it is necessary to specify the serial number again If the new specification causes the combination of the display and
151. play numbers Temperature Information and Backlight Information Temperature and backlight information are displayed for the display whose radio button is selected in the Display Selection area However No data is displayed for any item where no information was received from the display gt Optical Sensor Display the Celsius temperature of the optical sensor for the selected display gt Circuit Board Display the Celsius temperature of the circuit board for the selected display gt Backlight Hours Display the number of hours that backlighting was active on for the selected display gt Current Luminance Display the current luminance value for the selected display gt Estimated Backlight Lifetime Display the estimated backlight lifetime for the selected display OK button Closes the dialog box 7 7 4 5 System Information When System Information is clicked in Administrator the System Information dialog box as shown in Figure 138 is displayed This dialog box shows information about displays that are connected This dialog box shows display controller information and calibration schedule information for each supported display Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 148 Calibration Schedules GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E System Information Ex Display Selection Oo Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA24
152. port color measurements White luminance calibration modes other than Native and No Change as well as Reference Calibration of a color display front sensor are not supported Please refer to 7 2 5 Calibration Setup page 65 regarding the White Luminance Calibration mode and Reference Calibration button in this chapter regarding reference calibration 7 3 Conformance Tests Click Conformance Tests in the Display Maintenance screen to display Figure 59 Conformance Test screen is displayed GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance Select Display EA ig Display Overview 6 Calibration Manufacturer Model Name Serial Number Asset ID Last Conformance Test Date QaATest Result Next Conformance Test Date Selected Sensor Test Pattern Administrator Advanced Mode NEC PA242W 310SP012UW No data available No data available No data available External ce C faa Rearrange Displays Conformance Test Reports Schedule Setup Sensor Setup Historical Trend View Start Conformance Test Figure 59 Conformance Test Screen Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 3 1 Perform the Conformance Test Select the display to select the check box at the top of the display icons Multiple displays can be selected And then click Start Conformance Test at the bottom right of this screen the calibration will start for the se
153. re Installation This tool is included in the GammaCompMD QA Client software package GammaCompMD QA Client must be installed prior to use 13 4 Starting the Software During the installation of GammaCompMD QA Client this tool will be installed into the following default directory Windows 32 bit versions C Program Files NECDS QA_Client QADisplaySerialRewrite exe Windows 64 bit versions C Program Files x86 NECDS QA_Client QADisplaySerialRewrite exe Double click on this file name to start the software 13 5 Writing Serial Number s to EDID Data The software will start and show Detecting connected display s Figure 143 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 168 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool x Supported Model NEC MD215MG Detecting connected display s Figure 143 Detecting Connected Display s The message Start updating serial number will appear after the display has been successfully detected Figure 144 Click OK to update the serial number GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool pa Supported Model NEC MD215MG Start updating serial number Click OK when ready Ca Cam Figure 144 Serial Number Update Tool ie GammaCompMD QA Serial number update tool EX Supported Model NEC MD215MG Updating serial number Figure 145 Updating Serial Numbers Serial numbers will be updated for all displays currently con
154. red and then read into the new version s database to keep all history data NOTE If you connected a NEC display that is not supported by GammaCompMD QA it will be recognized as StdDisplay In that case Initial target luminance will be set to 200cd m2 and the grade of quality assurance test will be set to match to the target luminance If this display is supported by future version of GammaCompMD QA and you Install it for update a part of following configurations will be kept Calibration configurations Alert configurations A grade of quality assurance test Please check and re configure them manually if required Refer to 15 2 Saved Settings for Upgrade Page 176 for the saved settings by update installation Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 36 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 4 Firewall Settings An active firewall may block network communication between a GammaCompMD QA Client and a GammaCompMD QA Server if a firewall is enabled 4 1 Windows XP Opening the Windows Firewall Click Start on the task bar then click Control Panel gt Windows Firewall The Windows Firewall screen is displayed Enabling the Firewall Select the General tab on the Windows Firewall screen The Windows Firewall general screen as shown in Figure 14 is displayed Select ON and do not check the Do Not Allow Exceptions box Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Windows Fire
155. rend Viewer Display Selection PA242W 310SP012UW Show history Canin ceux unies nn Maximum GSDF Error Maximum GSDF Error White Luminance Black Luminance Data source All Calibration Reports Conformance Test Reports QA Test Reports Luminance Measurement Reports 07 06 14 07 11 14 07 16 14 07 21 14 07 26 14 07 31 14 12 00 PM 12 00 PM 12 00 PM 12 00 PM 12 00 PM 12 00 PM CSV Export Update View OK Figure 141 Trend Viewer Display Selection Select a display to make into a graph A model name and serial number are displayed on a list Show history Select the history to make into a graph Select one from the following o Maximum GSDF Error o White Luminance o Black Luminance Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 156 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Data Source Select a data source to make into a graph The report without data cannot be selected You can select as follows D Maximum GSDF Error White Luminance Black Luminance All Selectable Selectable Selectable Calibration Reports Not selectable Selectable Selectable Conformance Test Reports Selectable Selectable Selectable QA Test Reports Selectable Selectable Selectable Luminance Measurement Reports Not selectable Selectable Selectable When all is selected the measured value of all the reports is unified Graph area A graph is drawn according to a user s selection No data a
156. ressed simultaneously and select Control Panel Windows 8 8 1 Click on System and Security gt Windows Firewall The Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall menu see Figure 20 will appear CS S M Control Panel All Control Panel Items Windows Firewall gt Search Control Panel p Control Panel H i i i auria Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall Allow a s feature Windows Firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining access to your computer through Windows Firewall through the Internet or a network amp Change notification settings How does a firewall help protect my computer Turn Windows Firewall on or What are network locations off E Restore defaults a Home or work private networks Connected A Advanced settings Networks at home or work where you know and trust the people and devices on the network Troubleshoot my network Windows Firewall state On Incoming connections Block all connections to programs that are not on the list of allowed programs Active home or work private networks lin Network 5 Notification state Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new See also program Action Center Network and Sharing Center za y Public networks Figure 20 Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 42 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Enabling the Firewall Click Turn Windows
157. rial Number Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Chromaticity Actual x y Luminance Target cd m Luminance Actual cd m and Luminance Tolerance Limits cd m Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 143 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual White and Black Luminance Measurement Report Display 1 Measurement Type White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM Item Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Number sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Chromaticity Actual x Chromaticity Actual y Luminance Target cd m Luminance Actual cd m2 Luminance Tolerance Limits cd m2 Ambient Light Compensation admin MD212MC B90MTO21YW MD212MC B90MTO21YW 400 00 400 13 30 No Support Figure 132 White and Black Luminance Measurement Report dialog box Measurement Type Select White Level Measurement or Black Level Measurement to display a list measurement reports for the item selected Execution Date If the list box under Execution Date is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click the date you wish to view and that day s CSV Export button OK button measurement report will be displayed Reports can be saved as a CSV file Closes the dialog box 7 7 4 2 Uniformity Test Reports Click Uniformity Test Reports in Administrator to disp
158. ror Solution An error dialog appears saying System service start failed An error dialog appears saying An unforeseen error was detected in communication with the system service An error dialog appears saying The test using the specified number failed Try a different number An error dialog appears saying Reference calibration failed An error dialog appears saying Reference Calibration can t be performed with the selected external sensor Please use color sensor An error dialog appears saying No enabled external sensor found Check the connection and try again A start command was given to the engine service enabling the database service but the service could not start Restart the system and try again An unforeseen internal error occurred Restart the system and try again Check that the MD N2M5B sensor is connected If the sensor is connected try again with a different serial number Refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 Case 1 When using a display with integrated front sensor Check that an external sensor is connected Case 2 When using a display without a front sensor Check that the retractable sensor MD N2M5B and an external sensor are connected Refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 If the sensors are connected check that the sensors are supported and try again Refer to 1 5 External Sensors page 10 An external sensor that supports co
159. ror dialog appears saying Incorrect Image File An error dialog appears saying System service restart failed GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual The database service or system service could not be accessed 1 Go to 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 and restart the database service or system service 2 Check that the port number is not being used in another application Display information could not be obtained from the QAengine service Go to 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 and restart the database service or system service The database service could not be accessed 1 Go to 7 7 1 2 Reinitialize System Configuration page 108 and restart the database service or system service 2 Check with your IT Administrator to ensure that all firewall exceptions are in place as noted in About GammaCompMD QA Client page 7 Data from an external sensor could not be obtained during measurement Check that the sensor is connected and set it again in Sensor Setup Refer to 7 2 6 Sensor Setup page 77 The image file selected for the test pattern may be corrupted Check that the image file is not corrupted and that the image format and size are correct and try again A restart command was given to the engine service enabling the database service but the service could not start Restart the system and try again 158 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Occurrence Er
160. s the structure of the GammaCompMD QA Client software when installed on a workstation GammaCompMD QA User Interface 2 t Ir ANNES WELLS AOPEN De QA User Interface Applications ea re Re We re a Scheduled Backup Engine Service GammaCompMD QA Server y a 2 C Database Service fy Database l d Figure 1 GammaCompMD QA Client software structure GammaCompMD QA Client consists of several Graphical User Interface GUI Applications and several System Services running in the background even when no user is logged in Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 8 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual The Applications are called up from a taskbar icon where a user depending on user level checks display status does calibrations conformance tests QA tests or visual tests The three most important System Services are The QAEngine Service Communicating with the connected displays and sensors the Applications the Database Service and when connected with the GammaCompMD QA Server The Database Service Controlling a local database system to save all events and results and communicating with the Applications via the QAEngine Service The Scheduled Backup Service Taking care of automated backups of the database contents when enabled and maintained active schedules During installation of GammaCompMD QA a GCMDQABackupUser account is created to manage the backgrou
161. screen 7 2 1 Perform the Calibration Select the display to select the check box at the top of the display icons Multiple displays can be selected And then click Start Calibration at the bottom right of this screen the calibration will start for the selected display Please follow the instructions on the screen If both display sensors and external sensors have been set for various displays calibration starts with the displays for which display sensors are set and then starts for displays for which external sensors are set Although calibration is executed simultaneously for multiple display sensors it is executed in ascending order of display numbers for external sensors The calibration process includes gt White Luminance Calibration gt Grayscale Calibration gt Conformance Tests Calibration status screen is displayed as shown in Figure 32 Overall Progress becomes 100 it will complete the calibration Running calibration can be interrupted by Cancel button Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 57 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual White Luminance 139 9 cd m Figure 32 Status screen on target display calibration Once calibration is completed the Calibration Report dialog box is shown on each target display as shown in Figure 33 See 7 2 3 Calibration Reports page 59 Execution Date 01 10 13 08 53 PM Operator Name admin Display Model P232W Display Serial Number
162. splay 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MT021YW 92Z1PP013UB Preferred Sensor Type Display External MD N2M5B sensor ID no sensor no sensor Preferred Sensor Selection Display Sensor Display Sensor Selection MD212MC no sensor Test MD N2M5B sensor Reference Calibration External Sensor Selection X Rite i1 Display v2 Auto Detect Operator Name admin ok Cancel Apply Figure 54 Sensor Setup dialog box Display Selection Displays can be selected one at a time by clicking the radio button above the display Preferred Sensor Selection A list box to select the principal type of sensor which is used for the selected display see Figure 55 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 77 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE For scheduled execution or test from the network the display sensor is used regardless of the sensor selection When a display sensor is used with a wide format display be sure to set the EXPANSION mode to FULL in the OSD of the display Preferred Sensor Selection Display Sensor External Sensor JA Figure 55 Preferred Sensor Selection List Box Display Sensor Selection A display in which a front sensor is installed shows the model name of the display and a display in which a front sensor is not installed shows MD N2M5B To s
163. splay Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 30 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual GammaCompMD QA Client InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Mest to install to this folder or click Change to install to a different folder Creation of shortcuts on desktop Create shortcut in Start Menu Pointe V Create program group in Start Menu MV Create shortcut in Startup folder F Quality Assurance J show Test Pattern Start of System Service Automatically CM lly with G ComphiD QA QA Standard Setup J Manually with GammalomphiD L AAPM TG1 2005 To start the service administrator privileges are required O ACR AAPM SIIM 201 2 Install this application Anyone who uses this computer all users JESAA 0093 gt QAXRAY IEC 625631 DIN v686857 Only for me Install to folder C Program Files S86 NECOS Clients ChangelC lt Back Cancel Figure 9 Options Selection dialog box EU Limited Edition 3 2 Installation of the internal database During the installation process GammaCompMD QA also installs a PostgreSQL database as shown in Figure 10 GammaCompMD QA Client Database installation in progress Figure 10 Database installation in progress This database is used to save all calibration actions measurement data QA tests and alerts to build a history of the status of the connected display over time In addition the database is used for providing actual and historical
164. sssoesssoessssessssesseseo 59 224 Schedule SCCUD sic ssesvesscssecsvnneresndancenosnsatesteuncsnetienauecedondvnennectordesnsteetevnctwedndanssnennewes 62 7 2 5 Calibration SO CUD vac a an cn annee den nee Rene de a der 65 7 20 CNO CU Gone ascension ace agua cena c cet 77 7 3 Conformance Tests cisiisnsisvecsinisscasaniabindasarsnsdivedsdedscudiniGonedslindided savdanecavediiedsetisendabncans 82 7 3 1 Perform the Conformance Test seen ere essence nico ane 83 7 3 2 Rearrange Displays de ne aan ad en no co 84 7 3 3 Contormance Test Reports ssiiscciscsssvsccuccniensedusnavesotedacssevssveosssevescessesevcestosecssavasswessssns 84 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 4 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 7 3 4 Schedule SetUp essssescsssssosesssssssoosunssossssossesosssscsseossssssssessssossssesssoessssossssossssessssss 87 13 SENSO O oirun EE ETE T T 87 7 36 Hist rical Trend View sisi sestesescccisscusariecunesonnnssssncenscwsatavascawionsdesannnandacdanas sotnaseudrwsases 87 TA A TO EEE E E EE E eee ES 88 Ziddi QA TEST Sta ucisi EE EEE 88 7 4 2 Rearrange Displays scssessssesssosusoosscsosssoosucsossesossesssssosssesssssssssesssosssssessssossssesssses 95 TAS QASIR DONS oure a aaa 95 Tes ONES a aE N 97 rE e E e e E E E E E E E ce 99 7 5 1 Display the Test pattern sessesessssesssssoessscesseoesosossssoessssesssoesssoesssoesssososssessssesseseo 99 7 5 2 Rearrange DIS DONS ee dance ae da nn one de ne 100 T
165. st gt Warm up for Automatic Calibration gt Calibrations gt Conformance Test gt White level measurement gt Black level measurement Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 123 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Status Information Explanation No execution command No execution command was provided Command suspended When it was time for execution to start either the Display Maintenance or Quality Assurance or Visual Test main menu was active Or when at time for execution to start the box to Suspend execution of network and schedule tests was checked In the case of using Windows 8 8 1 a Start Menu or Modern UI Application is showing Command postponed The operation was suspended by the user Successful The command was executed successfully This refers to an execution instruction being provided successfully but does not mean that the activity has been completed successfully Needs to be executed The display sensor is not correctly assigned manually to the display and or an external sensor has been selected Command cancelled The operation was cancelled Command completed with The operation failed errors No Data Execution of the process has not been completed This message is also displayed when the Clear Pending Processes button was clicked OK button Closes the dialog box Get Current Status Shows latest status for the display selected Clear all pending processes For pendi
166. t cd m Minimum Luminance Actual cd m Maximum DDL Value JND Interval Average JND Interval Maximum JND Interval Minimum JND Interval Standard Deviation Slope of the Regression Line Intercept of the Regression Line GSDF Error Range of GSDF Error and Result Successful Failed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 E Conformance Test Report Display 1 Execution Date 12 16 12 11 08 AM Summary Graph Primary Colors Item Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Number Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Display Function Number of Measurement Points Maximum Luminance Target cd m2 Maximum Luminance Actual cd m2 Minimum Luminance Target cd m2 Minimum Luminance Actual cd m2 Maximum DDL Value JND Interval Average JND Interval Maximum JND Interval Minimum JND Interval Standard Deviation Slope of the Regression Line Intercept of the Regression Line GSDF Error Range of GSDF Error Ambient Light Compensation Result admin MD212MC 890MTO21YW MD212MC 890MTO21YW DICOM GSDF 1 00 18 400 00 400 13 0 69 255 2 4139 2 4551 2 3351 0 03120 0 00012 2 39743 0 90 10 00 No Support Successful Result av Eon Figure 64 Conformance Test Report Summary dialog box 85 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Graph tab Shows the Conformance Test Report Graph dialog box f E Conformance Test Report Display 1 Execution Date Summary
167. t NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 48 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E User Authorization User Level Advanced Mode a Password Figure 27 User authentication dialog 5 3 Changing the Display Configuration If the screen orientation resolution logical display position the number of connected displays or PIP MODE has changed the Reinitialize Display Configuration is required See 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 for the re initialization procedure 5 4 Changing the Sensor When clicking on Auto Detect the sensor connection is recognized Also a display sensor or external sensor can be selected from the Preferred Sensor Selection list box This function is only active for either a display with a front sensor or a display for which a retractable sensor has been set up 5 5 Change of Installation Location or Ambient Light Environment If the location or indoor lighting environment has changed please complete the Ambient light Measurement Then execute the described in 7 4 1 QA Test Start page 88 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 49 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual 6 Main Display GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance boba Ig Display Overview Calibration Q Conformance Test QATest Manufacturer NEC Model Name MD212MC Serial Number 890MTO21YW Asset ID Rearrange Displays Display Status Good Alert Log Target Display Setting
168. t Start screen Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 136 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual E White and Black Luminance Measurement Report Display 1 Measurement Type White Luminance Measurement Black Luminance Measurement Execution Date 01 11 13 02 11 PM tem Operator Name admin Display Model P232W Display Serial Number 230SP019UW sensor Model X Rite i1 Display v2 sensor Serial Number 290 764 Chromaticity Actual x 0 2566 Chromaticity Actual y 0 2704 Luminance Target cd m Luminance Actual cd m2 0 19 Luminance Tolerance Limits cd m2 Ambient Light Compensation No Support Figure 123 Black Luminance Measurement Report dialog box 7 7 3 3 Uniformity Test Click the Uniformity Test in Administrator to display Figure 124 Uniformity Test Start dialog box fa E Uniformity Test Start H Display Selection W WI Display Number Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 Display 8 Manufacturer NEC NEC Model Name MD212MC PA241W Serial Number 890MTO21YW 9Z1PPO13UB Background Gray Level Operator Name admin OK Cancel Figure 124 Uniformity Test Start dialog box Display Selection Check the box above the display number to select the display Multiple displays are selectable Background Gray Level For uniformity testing the gray level of the measurement patches M1 E1 to E4 can be selected for luminance lev
169. t set passwords within 5 2 User Password Setup page 48 Advanced Mode Assumes a user who is typically a PACS system administrator or Expert level third party Service Provider All features of Display Maintenance are available Since the user at this level can set password and or access rights for the Technician Mode level this level may also be able to execute all Display Maintenance functions The Advanced Mode user should have local system administrator rights to be able to restart system services and set backup schedules Technician Mode Assumes a user who is typically a Medical Physicist or Biomedical Standard level Engineer who does not make any adjustments to the displays Depending on the password setting only Quality Assurance may be executed The available features are limited to the items as specified with 7 7 2 1 Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance page 127 Note The Access Rights Setup for Quality Assurance can only be modified by an Advanced Mode user Radiologist Mode Assumes a user who performs visual tests Typically this is a Visual test level Radiologist or a Radiographer Depending on the password setting only viewing of test patterns may be executed It is recommended that for the Advanced Mode Expert level a password should be set to operate GammaCompMD QA Client in a secure way For further information about setting passwords refer to 7 7 2 2 User Password Setup page 131 Copyrigh
170. t the data starts from zero and the figures do not decrease m Check whether sensor and display are connected m Close any other application which may use the sensor m Check whether sensor and display are connected m Close any other application which may use the sensor Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 160 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual No Occurrence Error Solution 18 An error dialog appears saying Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 Calibration was stopped due to an error An error dialog appears saying Calibration can t be performed with the current external sensor Please change the White Luminance Calibration Mode or use a color sensor An error dialog appears saying Conformance test was stopped due to an error An error dialog appears saying Uniformity test was stopped due to an error Check that the external sensor is connected and close any other applications using the sensor m Check whether sensor and display are connected m Calibration may not be possible with the selected calibration target values Open the Calibration Setup dialog box check the selected calibration target values refer to 7 2 5 Calibration Setup page 65 and start calibration again m Check that the correct preferred sensor is selected in Sensor Setup Open the Sensor Setup dialog box check the Preferred Sensor refer to 7 2 6 Sensor S
171. the MD N2MS5B sensor to change then it is necessary to repeat the reference calibration Reference calibration cannot be done with an external sensor without color support Please also refer to Additional considerations Using sensor models without color measurement capability below for details External Sensor Selection The external sensor can be selected from the External Sensor Selection list box as shown in Figure 56 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 79 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual NOTE Only one external sensor is supported at time and it will be the last selected sensor model NEC MDSVSEN SOR3 NEC SpectraSensorPro Custom i1 Display Pro v2 X Rite i1 Display Pro X Rite 11 Display v2 NEC i1 Display v2 NEC i1 Display v2 WG NEC SpectraSensorPro Custom i1 Display Pro X Rite Chromas Lxcan DI irect Mode Figure 56 External Sensor Selection List box Auto Detect button Clicking on this button allows the external sensor to be automatically detected even if no sensor was selected from the External Sensor Selection list box described above OK button Applies the sensor setting to the selected display and closes the dialog box The OK button cannot be clicked unless the Operator Name is entered Cancel button Closes the dialog box without applying any changes However any settings that were applied by clicking the Apply button cannot be returned to its previous state Apply butt
172. the date you wish to view and that day s measurement report will be displayed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 145 Graph GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual The graph on the left hand side displays the 5 point measurement graph The graph shows the luminance and chromaticity x y values for each screen area and compares the luminance to the center area by lightening or darkening the area visually The list on the right hand side contains the following items Operator Name Display Model Display Serial Number Sensor Model Sensor Serial Number Top Left Deviation Top Right Deviation Bottom Left Deviation Bottom Right Deviation and Background Gray Level CSV Export button OK button Reports can be saved as a CSV file Closes the dialog box 7 7 4 3 Latest Results List Click Latest Results List in Administrator to show the Latest Calibration Reports Display Selection dialog box Latest Calibration Reports Display Selection Vv Display Number Manufacturer Model Name Serial Number Display 1 NEC MD212MC v Display 2 Display 8 NEC PA241W Display 3 Display 4 Display 5 Display 6 Display 7 890MT021YW 9Z1PP013UB Figure 135 Latest Calibration Reports Display Selection dialog box Display Selection Cancel button OK button Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 Check the box above a display to select it Multiple displays
173. the logical display configuration with the physical display arrangement on the work desk Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 106 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Change the appearance of your displays Keak Detect Identify Figure 91 Example of a non standard Display Arrangement in Windows NOTE If Asset IDs were entered for the previously connected displays these will be re initialized The Asset ID field for each display in the Display Information Area is shown blank OK button Applies the settings and closes the dialog box If no Operator Name is entered this button is inactive Cancel button Closes the dialog box without applying the settings Test Functions Test display controller LUT There are occasions when the Logical Display and the Physical Monitor ID are switched with Windows identification specifically with dual display controller arrangements as shown in the example in Figure 91 In such cases the measurement and calibration operations may not be performed on the correct target display and proper results cannot be achieved Use the following procedure to confirm the correct display connection 1 Select the ID number in Display Output s recognized by system service 2 Select the target display in Monitor s 3 Click the Test Display Controller LUT button in the Test Functions area and confirm that the display which was selected in step 2 quickly r
174. the system environment before installing GammaCompMD QA Client software 1 2 Operating System Environment 1 3 0e r Windows XP professional SP2 or later 32 64bit 32 bit compatibility mode Japanese English German French Spanish Italian Windows 7 professional SP1 or later 32 64bit 32 bit compatibility mode Japanese English German French Spanish Italian Windows 8 8 1 professional 32 64bit 32 bit compatibility mode Japanese English German French Spanish Italian An IPv4 IPv6 based network Workstation Hardware CPU Minimum Pentium 4 1 6 GHz Recommended Core2Duo 2 1 GHz or greater HDD 300MB of free space Memory Minimum 512MB Recommended 1GB or greater LAN Minimum 100 Mbps Recommended 1000 Mbps or above Display Sensors Front Sensors MD212MC MD213MC MD211C2 MD211C3 MD210C2 MD213MG MD215MG MD211G3 MD242C2 MD211G5 MD302C4 MD302C6 MD212G3 MD210C3 Retractable Sensor MD N2M5B External Sensors MDSVSENSOR3 by NEC USB i1 Display version 2 by X Rite GretagMacbeth USB Chroma 5 Colorimeter by X Rite USB i1Display Pro by X Rite USB ColorMunki by X Rite USB Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 10 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual i1Pro by X Rite USB Spyder3 by Colorvision USB Konica Minolta CA 210 RS 232C USB IBA LXplus RS 232C Color measurement not supported Unfors Luxi RS 232C Color measurement not supported IBA LXcan USB
175. the user is allowed to continue the operation If the circle and the rectangle are displayed incorrectly click the cancel button In this case execute 7 7 1 1 Re initialization Display Configuration page 105 after setting according to the correct example Click on Continue when the circle and the rectangle are displayed correctly related to the center of the screen If the circle and the rectangle are not located correctly measurements will not deliver correct results Please click on Cancel to stop the operation and reconfigure your Operating System display settings correctly Then execute the menu item Reinitialize Display Configuration and try again Figure 5 Continue Operation dialog When the main screen setting is not correctly done the following message may be shown In this case please check and redo the setting Screen setting is incorrect Cancel the operation and reconfigure your OS display settings Then execute Reinitialize Display Configuration and try again Figure 6 Abort Operation dialog Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 23 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual WARNING Unlike other sensors retractable sensor executes calibration automatically when connected to the system As long as PIP MODE main screen setting is correctly done calibration will be completed properly without showing Sensor Contact Position Guide Figure 57 or Continue Operation dialog Figure
176. tomatically selects and associates the generated display ICC profile with the Color Management System CMS If your application does not take advantage of a display ICC profile you may deselect this option to skip the generation of the profile after calibration Source of primary color chromaticities for ICC Profile Automatic Automatically selects the optimal settings based on sensor model and display model Calibration sensor measurements Uses the measurements of the color sensor to encode the color gamut information in the generated ICC profile This setting is suitable for all sensors on standard gamut displays Some sensors however are inaccurate when measuring wide color gamut displays This may cause color shifts when viewing images in color managed applications Factory data Use the measurements taken during production of the display to encode the color gamut information in the generated ICC profile These measurements may be more accurate than those of some color sensors when measuring wide color gamut displays Operator Name admin Restore Defaults Apply to same display models OK Cancel Apply Figure 53 Calibration Setup ICC profile dialog box Generate ICC profile after calibration and set as Windows Color Management System Profile If this checkbox is checked an ICC profile will be created after the calibration and will be automatically added to the Windows Color Management System However if
177. uage Setup Asset ID Setup Optional Alert Setup Network Execution Setup Backup Schedule Setup User Password Setup Uniformity Test Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 52 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Matching Create Modification Log Entry Display Control Button Lock Special Reports White and Black Luminance Measurement Reports 7 1 Display Overview Click Display Overview in the Display Maintenance screen to display Figure 29 Display Overview screen is displayed E GammaCompMD QA Display Maintenance Col fE Display Overview 1 21 Calibration Manufacturer NEC Model Name MD212MC Rese Dites Serial Number 890MTO21YW nue ES Conformance Test Asset ID Display Status Good Alert Log QATest Target Display Setting Good Current Luminance cd m2 400 0 i Backlight Hours Hrs 4273 2 Refresh Display Information Estimated Backlight Lifetime Hrs Over 10 000 j Patter PUR Last Calibration Date No data available RER Result No data available gt P am a Last Conformance Test Date No data available Administrator Result Nu daa ses Conformance Test Reports Last QA Test Date No data available 2 Result No data available On eS Repas Pa Help Advanced Mode Figure 29 Display Overview screen 7 1 1 Rearrange Displays Click Rearrange Display in Display Overview to display the Rearrange Display dialog box Copyright NEC Disp
178. uminance Color All Red Green Input Level Blue CSV Export Figure 38 Calibration Report Display Function dialog box 7 2 4 Schedule Setup Click Schedule Setup in Calibration to display the Schedule Setup dialog box see Figure 39 NOTE Scheduled actions require a Display Sensor External sensors cannot be used If both of the display sensor and the external sensor are connected regardless of the Preferred Sensor Selection Settings it will schedule by using the display sensor When it performs the schedule by display without the Display Sensor it will display a pop up window of the start and end notice However it does not processing such as the calibration Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 62 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Schedule Setup Schedule List Active Schedules Displays Last Next Figure 39 Schedule Setup dialog box Schedule List Time Table The main window must be closed in order to allow processing of scheduled tests If the list box under Execution Date is clicked the latest report will be displayed at the top with previous reports underneath in order of date and time Click the date you wish to view and that day s Add button Displays the Add new schedule dialog box Figure 40 to add scheduled tasks as well as start date and interval lt Add new schedule Display Selection WI W Display Nu
179. vailable is displayed if there are no report data The default indication range is the past 30 days from the present You can move the range of a graph by the mouse dragging also zoom in and zoom out by the mouse wheeling Buttons for graph operation lt gt The drawing range of a graph can be updated by button operation The display range moves to the left The display range moves to the right Zoom out the graph Zoom in the graph CSV Export Button The graph data can be saved as a CSV file The graph data which is out of indication range will also be saved Update View The graph is updated with the latest data OK Button Clicking OK closes the trend viewer Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 157 12 Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 Troubleshooting No Occurrence Error Solution O gt OOOO O Solution An error dialog appears saying Communication with system service failed Please check System Configuration Initialization in Settings and try again An error dialog appears saying Communication with display failed Please check settings and try again An error dialog appears saying Communication with database failed Please check System Configuration Initialization in Settings and try again An error dialog appears saying Communication with sensor failed Please check the connection and try again An er
180. ver Test Connection button After Connect to server is selected and set up the Event Logger Server Setup dialog box shown in Figure 96 Test Connection is used to confirm the communication with the Event Logger Server The button cannot be clicked if Disconnect from Server is selected or if no address has been entered NOTE After a successful connection test a success message is displayed If the connection test is not successful please wait at least for two minutes until the connection test times out and returns with an error message NOTE All Port address number settings as shown in Figure 96 were initially defined during installation of GammaCompMD QA Client Restore Backup Data Restores history data which was either Backed up during a scheduled backup or A database backup during un installation of GammaCompMD QA Client When Restore Backup Data is clicked the Select a backup file to be restored dialog box as shown in Figure 97 is displayed Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 113 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Select a backup file to be restored Look in J C Users Public Documents Q 90 Li E yy My Computer Name i Size Type Date Modifie R MCT MCT PC2013 42 gacmddat 1 1 MB gc le 1 11 3 PM File name MCT PC20130111145742 gcmddat Files of type Backup Files gcmddat Figure 97 Select a backup file to be restored dialog box When the file to be restored is s
181. wall iz helping to protect pour PL Windows Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab pon allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports ou will not be notified when Windows Firewall blacks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored Off not recommended Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Firewall Figure 14 Windows Firewall General Setting Firewall Exceptions Select the Exceptions tab on the Windows Firewall screen The Windows Firewall Exception Program List menu see Figure 17 is shown If QAlnitialize and QAEngineService have already been added to the Exception Program List the following procedure is Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 37 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual unnecessary If it has not yet been added click Add a Program The Add a Program menu see Figure 15 is displayed Click Browse The Browse menu see Figure 16 is displayed Select the following applications in the installation folder and click Open Set for every applic
182. y to manually specify which display related to which monitor Click on the display above or select from the list below To re arrange the order of displays on the Display Arrangement panel swap the displays via drag and drop NECDisplay Test Functions Manual Setup Display Output s recognized by system service 0 X Monitor s Display Interface Mode MD212MC 890MT021YW NECDisplay M Tests the display controller LUT support by flashing the screen brightness Test display controller LUT Mealy thal ie conect scmen fhiadies when clicked ot Tests the monitor communication by flashing the monitor s brightness Verify that the Test the Monitor correct screen flashes when clicked on If the wrong monitor flashes please change the desktop display to monitor relationship above Automatic Configuration Attempts to automatically select the monitor for each display on the desktop Operator Name admin Figure 90 Initialize Display Configuration dialog box Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 105 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual Display Arrangement The displays shown in Display Arrangement can be dragged and dropped to change the display arrangement Use this method to re order the logical display configuration to match the physical display arrangement on the work desk Display Interface Mode This is used to classify each display Three Display Interface Modes are av
183. ystem Service refers to installed Windows System Services These system services access the database control the display and communicate with aGammaCompMD QA Server If Automatically is selected these services are started at boot up time of the system and run Copyright NEC Display Solutions Ltd 2006 2014 29 GammaCompMD QA Client User Manual permanently in the background even if no user is logged in If Manually with GammaCompMDQA is selected these services must be manually started using the following steps Open Display Maintenance menu then enter gt System Setup gt Reinitialize System Configuration Install this application Anyone who uses this computer all users Only for me Install to folder By default GammaCompMD QA will be installed in the following folder Windows 32 bit versions C Program Files NECDS QA_ Client Windows 64 bit versions C Program Files x86 NECDS QA Client NOTE In the following this user manual refers to these folders as Installation Folder EU Limited Edition If you are using GammaCompMD QA Client for EU you can select QAXRAY at installation Figure 9 When you select QAXRAY installation dialog box for QAXRAY will be displayed during the installation Install QAXRAY according to the message of the dialog box In addition please note that it will be canceled also the installation of GammaCompMD QA Client when the installation of QAXRAY is canceled Copyright NEC Di

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