Eizo CG220 User's Manual
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1. requirements of a project it is necessary tO kak fine tune an otherwise perfectly calibrated PEN ma Black Level 127 ae monitor to match target colors Color Minimum Navigator lets you easily adjust hue and Camma saturation for all six colors red green G 1 86 a 1 80 4 blue cyan magenta and yellow as well as white balance brightness black level io 14 is 227 2s All RGB and gamma to achieve the closest possible tano Ga visual match Color Profile Generation ColorNavigator can save up to 20 different calibration profiles Any of these can be used for setting the monitor or for generating a ColorSync or ICM color profile for the computer s operating system For example if you use one monitor for both web design and printing you can save a different calibration profile for each task then call up each profile as you need it Convenient Calibration Profile Management ColorNavigator also 01 Select a record of adjustment result from the pull down menu and click Configure The monitor screen will be changed to the selected color settings Proceed 6 Colors adjustment after setting the monitor screen 66220400660061 BOcd 1 0cd 6500x RI B0 C1 80 la 52 makes it easy to keep track of calibration profiles 3 CE chromaticity coordinate x y Brightness Duplicate When you want to adjust Red 0 6285 0 3371 Whee a profile i2. With conventional LCD monitors when the brightness is raised small details in the image are lost but the ColorEdge CG220 gives you the best of both worlds high brightness and sharp detail This remains true even when viewing from off center thanks to the LCD panel s 170 viewing angle and minimal color shift ma a ama 3 a J ex Zz po aa Pu li e a Er 2 SG A 1 7 5 r 8 7 pi pe ia m ooo ae 3 Tri ek TTL 4 a Py get gp Par Se oe e ia PP E Na r 3 a al pas SES se 7 ars a a ba E i s ci a a a la ad ack L k 3 F TE AB br 2 9 Waka Bar 7 gt pr T r 1 3 a 5 E Tu EC a a P 5 a gt eg BA D 1 y A wa i PN p 7 i a r 4 i 7 7 Kr 7 ka ing 1 a 2 L Li E a a y 3 a as ia x i r Ba a r 5 a a 5 i TFL i a 3 F 7 L OM ColorNavigator Software Unmatched Calibratio
3. resolution operating time OSD Menu Settings Adjustment Lock Lan guages English French German Italian Japanese Spanish Swedish Reset c Tick CE CB UL cTUVus CSA cTUVus FCC B Canadian ICES 003 B TUV S VCCI B EPA ENERGY STAR EIZO Eco Products 2004 SWOP AC power cord signal cables DVI D DVI D DVI I D Sub mini 15 pin USB cable setup guide EIZO LCD Utility Disk ColorNavigator software HTML user s manual ICC Profile adjustment certificate screen cleaner kit monitor hood quick reference warranty registration card Five Years The usage time is limited to 30 000 hours or less and the warranty period of the LCD panel and backlight is limited to three years from the date of purchase With current LCD technology a panel may contain a limited number of missing or flickering pixels 13 All Product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies PowerManager is EIZO NANAO CORPORAT ION a trademark and ColorEdge ScreenManager and EIZO are registered trademarks of Eizo Nanao Corporation 153 Shimokashiwan o Hakus an Ishikawa 924 8566 J apan MA Specifications are subject to change without notice Published on chlorine free paper 2005 Eizo Nanao Corporation All rights reserved Phone 81 76 277 6792 Fax 81 76 277 6793 050102 Printed in Japan 1 2005 4K www eizo com EIZO
4. work EIZO s so lution is the ColorEdge CG220 an LCD monitor that covers the Adobe RGB color space It thus encompasses not only the sRGB color space widely supported by many computer monitors operating systems and digital cameras but also the ISO coated and US web coated CMYK color spaces used in printing This ultra high performance monitor finally provides all the color reproduction capabilities graphics profes sionals have been seeking in the compact LCD format Advantages Of Adobe RGB In order to realize the advantages of soft proofing a color manage ment system for sharing accurate colors among photographers graphic artists and printers is a necessity The most efficient way to achieve this is for all parties to use a standardized color space with a wide 3D representation in CIE Lab of comparisons between ISO Coated and sRGB Adobe RGB Color Spaces Created in ColorThink A Adobe RGB white wire frame encompasses the ISO coated color space multicolor solid B sRGB white wire frame does not cover many of the green cyan and yellow areas of the ISO coated color space multicolor solid range of colors The ColorEdge CG220 now makes it possible to adopt the Adobe RGB extended color space which has become the de facto standard for professional color processing It ensures guaranteed color reproduction across all digital platforms providing a color management environment that fully supports soft proofing from t
5. 0 N 1 ColorEdge CG220 Color as it s meant to be Cyan Magenta Yellow Black RGB E DES 5 25 50 75 95100 5 25 50 75 95100 5 25 50 75 95100 5 25 50 75 95100 See all the colors of life When you first experience the ColorEdge CG220 you will rethink all your assumptions about LCD monitors Not only does it deliver colors that are stunningly rich and natural but it is capable of displaying the Adobe RGB color space so you see colors that you have literally never seen on an LCD monitor From delicate cyans to deepest blues as well as rich emeralds and magentas every color looks just as it should and every detail is sharp even in difficult shadow areas With perfor mance like this there s no longer any reason to hesitate in making the switch to an LCD monitor 1 5 Ki 4 Adobe RGB Coverage Expanded Color Space Meets 9 Professional Needs ar Graphics professionals are well Color Reproduction Area xy Coordinate Adobe RGB sRGB ISO Coated Color Space aware that a totally digital worktlow and the ability to do soft proofing y results in higher efficiency and lower costs Many also want to switch to space saving LCD monitors but are hesitant to do so because of concerns pa regarding the color accuracy required 0 0 for professional color
6. contrast ratio of 10 1 200 cd m 1 37 ms typical 1920 x 1200 478 x 299 mm Diagonal 563 mm 0 294 x 0 294 mm 16 77 million from a palette of 1 06 billion Black Analog 202 5 MHz Digital 162 MHz 31 94 kHz 49 86 Hz 31 76 kHz 59 61 Hz VGA Text 69 71 Hz Analog RGB Analog Digital DVI Standard 1 0 DVI I 29 pin x 2 Switchable 1 upstream 2 downstream USB Standard Rev 2 0 VESA DDC 2B AC 100 120 V 200 240 V 50 60 Hz 90 W typical Less than 100 mm 30 Up 3 Down 35 Right 35 Left With Stand 565 x 452 5 552 5 x 272 mm Without Stand 565 x 394 5 x 101 mm With Stand 14 5 kg Without Stand 10 4 kg Auto Brightness Stabilization Auto Adjustment Range Adjustment Fine Contrast SRGB Custom Calibration Emulation ScreenManager OSD Adjustment Functions Screen Adjustment Color Adjustment Power Save Analog Settings 9 Digital Other Settings Certifications and Standards Supplied Accessories Warranty Clock Phase Position Resolution Signal Filter Screen Size full screen enlarge normal Smoothing 5 stages Border Intensity Range Adjustment RGB Independent 6 Color Control Gamma Temperature 14 stages in 500 K increments from 4000 K 10000 K including 9300 K Saturation Hue Gain Reset PowerManager VESA DPMS Off Timer PowerManager DVI DMPM Off Timer Signal Settings Input Priority Product Information product name serial number
7. he photography stage to final CMYK printing Color Management Photography 7 Design Prepress Printing 002 Po lt Adobe RGB color space throughout entire workflow Shoot as ha Layout Layout Print Masking Enlarging Compositing Reducing Edit Adjustment Clipping Paths No need for Photoshop Edit Adobe RGB image color engine gt Soft proof Edit while simulating CMYK color space A common color space throughout the workflow lets you switch from hardcopy proofing to soft proofing By covering the Adobe RGB color space the ColorEdge CG220 is not subject to influence from the OS color engine or software and allows final color checks in Adobe RGB This offers a great advantage over SRGB monitors whose smaller palette is not capable of accurately reproducing colors in certain areas of the spectrum notably emerald greens and cyans Retouching images with these monitors requires numerous printouts to achieve accurate color matching By enabling on screen retouching and color confirmation the ColorEdge CG220 makes your work faster easier and more accurate ColorEdge CG220 1 ko ur bd pie yh SRGB Monitor ON This photo is for illustrative purposes only Actual display of color may vary depending on the monitor Precision Color Reproduction 14 Bit Processing The ColorEdge CG220 inco
8. n Capabilities The EIZO developed Color Colo avg ator Set target valias fer the following criteria Brightness 80 cd jm 4 Bad the target ranga 3 Adjust the black level 1 5 3 E Navigator software makes cas calibration both simple and 02 72 atang accurate Instead of having to PT 03122 y 0222 judge colors and do time con Gamma suming inputting or having 14 1 0 14 1 5 2 2 26 a specialist do it for you all Back Hast Cancel you need to do is input target values for brightness white point and gamma ColorNavigator directly utilizes the 10 bit Look Up Table and automatically calibrates the monitor in less than 10 min utes The ColorEdge CG220 incorporates the latest generation of this software which gives you a number of other useful functions some of which are as follows Calibration Parameters 30 cd m 200 cd m2 5 cd m increments Possible to set to the monitor s maximum and minimum values Brightness Black Level 0 5 cd m 3 5 cd m 0 1 cd m increments Possible to set to the monitor s minimum value Color Temperature 4000 K 10000 K 100 K increments Color Coordinates X Value Y Value Depending on LCD panel performance it may not be possible to set the brightness to the maximum value 200 cd m Post Calibration Color aan Adjustment Sometimes due to variations in out put from different printers or the special
9. n order to match 5 am 0 3135 22046 0 diw basana your monitor to other magarang somm Gamma Target equipment such as print Red 1 00 Creen 1 80 ers or lightboxes you can Measured on tue 0 0 Monday September 13 2004 935 PM Measurement Device use the Duplicate function 0 hows passed Coleridge O1 Eye One Display to make a copy of it then Ganiyan adjust the duplicate profile and give it a new name Naturally you can make as many duplicates and thus adjusted profiles as desired Recalibration Reminder After initial calibration a monitor needs to be recalibrated at regular intervals to maintain color accuracy ColorNavigator includes a recalibration reminder that will appear after a certain number of user determined hours When the monitor is first calibrated the date and time are saved After the time you set has elapsed an LED on the front panel lights up and a reminder message appears the next time ColorNavigator starts up If you prefer to calibrate according to the amount of change that has occurred you can measure the color differ ence Delta E between the original target points and the actual current points at any time 0 5 Delta E Difference The combination of the monitor s 10 bit look up table Color Navigator software and a calibration device see page 12 for details produces extremely accurate colors with a very low Delta E difference of le
10. n screen Accessories ColorEdge 1 Color Calibrator This compact colorimeter easily attaches to the screen and works with ColorNavigator software to take full advantage of the hardware capabilities of ColorEdge monitors GretagMacbeth Eye One Series Compatibility ColorNavigator is compatible with the following GretagMacbeth Eye One products Eye One Monitor Eye One Publish Eye One Photo Eye One Beamer Eye One Publish with DC Eye One Photo with DC Eye One Display Eye One Display 2 Eye One Pro Eye One Pro with i1 Match These models have been discontinued JMD For more information on Eye One products visit www ilcolor com Dimensions Unit mm 565 481 1 452 5 552 5 aaosvasa co 272 p co LO ColorEdge CG220 Panel Panel Size and Type Viewing Angles H V Brightness Contrast Response Time Native Resolution Active Display Size H x V Viewable Image Size Pixel Pitch Display Colors Cabinet Color Dot Clock Scanning Frequency H V Analog Digital Input Signals Input Terminals USB Port Standard Plug amp Play Power Power Requirements Power Consumption Power Save Mode Physical Height Adjustment Range PBFA Tilt Swivel Pivot Dimensions W x H x D Net Weight Auto Brightness Functions Auto Adjustment Functions Display Mode Options 56 4 cm 22 2 TFT color LCD panel 170 170 at
11. rporates a powerful new EIZO developed ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit with 14 bit color processing capability 16 times more accurate than 10 bit This allows a larger number of grayscale increments for grayscale rendering that is on a par with high end CRT monitors The result is a much greater degree of color detail especially in dark areas and shadows 14 bit v 10 bit processing Error Rate Error Rate Internal 14 Bit Processing nnn Opm Internal 10 Bit Processing 0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 255 0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 255 Tones 0 255 Tones 0 255 With 10 bit processing the error rate is high in low tonal areas during calculation With 14 bit processing accuracy is significantly improved resulting in fewer conversion errors Emulation Function To take full advantage of the 14 bit internal processing capabilities EIZO has equipped the ColorEdge CG220 with an emulation func tion Simply by obtaining the ICC profile of another monitor and using EIZO s ColorNavigator software the ColorEdge CG220 can emulate its color characteristics This is useful when another monitor is the Monitor for Emulation Obtain target ICC profile Emulate colors of target monitor CG220 Select ICC profile of target monitor in ColorNavigator standard monitor in a workflow when different model
12. s are used in a multi monitor setup or for a remote proofing environment where the client designer and printer want to be sure that their various monitors are displaying color the same way Factory Adjustment Of Gamma Each ColorEdge CG220 monitor is adjusted at the factory to a gamma level of 2 2 This is accomplished by measuring the R G and B gamma values from 0 to 255 then using the monitor s Look Up Table LUT with its 1 021 tone palette to select the 256 most appropriate tones to achieve the 2 2 value The benefit of factory adjustment is that precise non fluctuating gamma values are necessary for the accurate display of colors If colors are not based on specific values and cannot be adjusted images will be displayed differently by different monitors The ColorEdge CG220 pro vides both precision and consistency so you can be sure that the final product will look exactly the way you want it to 22 2 Inch Screen Supports 1920 x 1200 Resolution The extra wide 22 2 inch screen supports 1920 x 1200 resolution 16 10 aspect ratio meaning that it can display a two page A4 spread with no clipped edges In an application such as Adobe InDesign the tool palettes can be displayed at the same time without overlapping Conventional monitor working ColorEdge CG220 full working space and tool palettes are displayed simulta neously with no overlap space and tool palettes overlap High Brightness With No Loss Of Detail
13. ss than 0 5 Delta E is the color difference between the target white point and the monitor s white point 11 12 Additional Features Ergonomic Design The monitor swivels smoothly through 70 tilts 33 and moves up and down over a 100 mm range The panel can be removed for mounting Touch Sensitive Switches The front panel features highly sensitive electrostatic touch switches Ports and modes are listed on the panel and LEDs indicate which port and mode is in use The LEDs can be set to low middle or high luminance or can be turned off entirely Monitor Hood Supplied The ColorEdge CG220 comes supplied with a monitor hood for glare reduction The inside of the hood is coated with an anti reflective material A panel on the top cover slides open so the hood does not need to be removed in order to use a calibration device Screen Cleaner Kit Keep your screen free from dust and finger prints with this screen cleaner kit Includes pump spray and cloth Five Year Warranty 5year EIZO and its authorized distributors offer a five year limited 5 Warranty Warranty for the ColorEdge CG220 SWOP Certification we The ColorEdge CG220 is part of the SWOP certified Remote 3 SWOP Director a monitor based proofing system from Integrated SYSTEM Color Solutions Inc SWOP certification means graphics professionals can use this system in place of hardcopy proofs and perform all color checks o
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