Understanding Color Temperature; Adjusting Color Temperature; Color Balancing A Single Display - Planar m52L Installation Manual

Understanding Color Temperature

Understanding Color Temperature
Different "pure white" light sources do not always have the same color. For instance,
light from an incandescent bulb has more yellow than light from direct sunlight.
"Color Temperature" is a way of measuring these color differences. In general, higher
color temperature numbers are bluer or "cooler. " You may have a reason for wanting
your display to be a specific color temperature. For instance, if you are using the
m52L in a television studio where you will be videotaping the content, you will want
a low color temperature. The m52L defaults to the brightest setting possible, which is
100 in the
different color temperature by setting it in the

Adjusting Color Temperature

Select the
from 3200°K (Warm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, 8500°K (Cool) or
brightest display, select the
Changing the color temperature changes the three
also change the
temperature. Once you have changed the values, a new
on the

Color Balancing a Single Display

If you have only one display, the Color Balance controls are only used to set the color
temperature of the single display.
60
, and
RED GREEN BLUE
COLOR TEMPERATURE
NATIVE
WHITE BALANCE
COLOR TEMPERATURE
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lines under
WHITE BALANCE
COLOR BALANCE
line in the
COLOR BALANCE
option.
values individually to create a custom color
line.
. You may choose a
menu.
menu and then select
. If you want the
NATIVE
values. You can
WHITE BALANCE
option is available
CUSTOM