Sources of information ............. 4 User interface................4 Graphic board control panel ...........6 Languages supported ............... 6 Barco Driver Properties............. 7 Advanced properties for MXRT controller ........ 9 Advanced Properties for BarcoMed Coronis or BarcoMed Nio ................. 14 Configuring the Windows desktop......... 19 Display information .............20...
Using the online User Guide Using the online User Guide Sources of information Overview of product documentation Document Content Quick install sheet Gives a short overview of the installa- (poster in box) tion of a complete system. Getting started guide Gives a detailed description of the (booklet in box) installation and connection of a com-...
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Using the online User Guide Item Description Favorites Allows to add and remove help topics to a list of favorites. (requires cookies) Items in the toolbar frame Item Description Press this button to show the location of Synchronize the help item in the Contents. Press this button to move to the previ- Previous ous help topic.
Display System using the tools available through ORONIS AMMO the Advanced button on the Settings tab of the Windows Display Control Panel. Note: If you purchased Barco Medical Displays only and not a complete B 5MP M Display System you will ARCO...
The second section provides information about the display. The bottom section allows access to two Barco tools, Barco System Report and MediCal QAWeb. Also, there is a active link to the Barco Medical Imaging Systems web site.
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Barco system report The Barco System Report, also known as BarcoMed SelfExam, is a wizard based tool which collects data about the components that are...
Graphic board control panel installed in your system. This information is used by the Barco MIS Support team when trying to resolve customer issues. MediCal QAWeb Clicking on the QA Web button will launch the MediCal QAWeb application. Please refer to the MediCal QAWeb manual for information about this application.
If it is unchecked, then it will be the largest mode in the Cloned displays mode list. Clone mode can only be exited through the Barco Adapter Configuration page in the Barco Advanced Control Panel. Note: Not all options are available at all times. Please select...
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There is also a checkbox provided for enabling Custom Settings. Custom Settings Note: Barco recommends that you use the default settings, unless your viewing application vendor provides detailed information on custom settings.
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Rotation The Rotation page is visible only when the display connected to the current (active) head of your Barco MXRT display controller does not support rotation internally. The Rotation feature allows the user to rotate the Windows desktop to match the physical orientation of the display.
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Graphic board control panel OpenGL Profiles The Configuration page enables you to customize display profiles for individual applications. Typically, you would change these settings for one or more of the following reasons: • Diagnostic purposes. • Fine-tuning a specific application/system configuration. •...
Click the Apply or OK button to enable your Configuration settings. Advanced Properties for BarcoMed Coronis or BarcoMed Nio Palette modes Barco Drawing Modes From the tab you can select one of four palette modes. • Color to Gray compatibility •...
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Graphic board control panel Figure 2: User Modifiable Palette Note: If you are unsure whether or not your application requires this “User Modifiable Color” mode, contact your application provider. Static Gray Palette including standard system colors This option sets the palette to be a static set of 256 gray values. Applications are denied the ability to dynamically change or allocate palette entries.
Graphic board control panel between applications, which can cause image color values to appear distorted in the background application. As shown in figure 4, each of the 256 entries in the palette has an RGB value of (i, i, i) where i is the index from 0 to 255. Figure 4: Static Gray Palette with NO system colors If you wish to use a static gray palette we recommend using the “Static Gray Palette including Standard System Colors”...
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Graphic board control panel More information about DirectDraw is available through the on- line help. Enable Dithering This option allows the user to enable or disable dithering. Dithering is a technique for increasing the perceived range of colors in an image at the cost of spatial resolution.
The user will be prompted to select a firmware update file to use for the update process. This file will be provided by Barco Medical Imaging Systems if and when a firmware update is required.
Barco grayscale display(s). You must have logged on to Windows using an account with administrator privileges in order to use the Barco portions of the Windows Display Control Panel to change any display settings.
To do this, go to “Power Options Properties” in the “Control Panel”. Barco recommends setting DPMS activation after 20 minutes of non-usage. 2. Use a screen saver to avoid image retention Prolonged operation of an LCD with the same content on the same screen area may result in a form of image retention.
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Display information diagnostic performance of the product. To ensure optimal product quality, Barco applies strict selection criteria for its LCD panels. To learn more about LCD technology and missing pixels, consult the dedicated white paper available at www.barcomedical.com. 4. Enhance user comfort Every Barco multi-head display system is color matched with the highest specification in the market.
Display information Display controls Overview of controls Figure 5: Front side Power LED The LED is off when the display is disconnected from the power. The LED is also off when the LED function is disabled in the on- screen display (OSD). The LED is green when the display is on (when enabled in the on-screen menus).
Display information Stand-by switching When the display is on and no on-screen display is visible, press the control wheel at the front twice to switch the display into stand-by. The LED turns orange. Press twice Figure 6 When the display is in stand-by, press the control wheel to switch it back on.
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Display information Press the control wheel to enter the Settings menu. SETTINGS DPMS Power LED User Controls Language English Auto Menu Exit Preffered Input Native EXIT Figure 7: Settings menu Rotate the control wheel to select User Controls. Press then rotate the control wheel to switch from “On” to “Off”. Exit the menus.
Display information On-screen display (OSD) About the On-Screen Display (OSD) About the on-screen display The on-screen display (OSD) has a hierarchical tree structure, with several levels. The top level is the “Main Menu”. MDMG-5121 MAIN MENU Luminance Display Function Settings Information EXIT How to navigate through the OSD...
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Display information MDMG-5121 MAIN MENU Luminance Display Function Settings SETTINGS DPMS Information Power LED EXIT User controls EXIT 1. Rotate the control wheel 2. Press the control wheel To exit from a menu, rotate the control wheel to select EXIT and press the control wheel shortly.
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Display information Luminance menu Luminance menu Name Description Measured luminance Indicates the actual luminance mea- sured by the I-Guard sensor. This is a read-only value. Luminance target Allows to manually adjust the lumi- nance target. See note below. Viewing mode Allows to select the viewing mode: Diagnostic or Text.
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Display information Name Description ALC & DICOM options Jumps to the ALC & DICOM Options sub- menu, which allows to edit the settings for the DICOM display function. This function is available only when the DICOM DF is selected. ALC & DICOM Options submenu Name Description DICOM offset...
Display information Reading room definition submenu Name Description Reading room Indicates the reading room type you are editing. You can select another room to edit. Max. ambient light This indicates the maximum ambient light that corresponds to the selected reading room. If the measured ambient light is higher than the value entered here, you should take measures to darken the room or...
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This function takes effect with plug- and-play graphic boards only. Note: • The DPMS system will power down the display when the connected computer is left idle for a certain time. Barco recommends to switch DPMS on to optimize its diagnostic lifetime.
Display information Information menu Information Name Description Product The display type Serial No Indicates the display serial number SW Version Displays the current internal software version Display runtime Indicates the total time the display has been operating, including the time in stand-by Backlight runtime Indicates the total time the display has been operating, excluding the time in stand-by...
Display information Switching DPMS on/off To switch DPMS on/off: Open the main menu. Open the Settings menu. Select DPMS. Select On or Off. Return to the Settings menu. Changing Display Functions Concepts • The Display Function menu lets you select a display function (DF).
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Display information • The reading room parameters are pre-defined in the display according to the AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine). However they can be changed within certain limits. Display function selection To select a display function (DF): Open the main menu. Open the Display Function menu.
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Display information Name Description Gamma 2.2 Select one of these display functions in Gamma 1.8 case the display is to replace a CRT dis- play with a gamma of 1.8 or 2.2 respec- tively. User This is a user-definable DF. ALC &...
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Display information Value Description Preset The DICOM DF will be recalculated tak- ing a preset ambient light value into account. This value is determined by the selected Reading Room and can be adjusted manually within certain limits. Reading room selection This function is available only when the DICOM display function is selected.
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Display information Name Description Staff Office Corresponds to light conditions in office rooms. Clinical Viewing Corresponds to light conditions in diag- nostic reading rooms for clinical view- ing. Emergency Room Corresponds to light conditions in emer- gency rooms. Operating Room Corresponds to light conditions in oper- ating rooms.