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Summary of Contents for Barco NioWatch
- Page 1 NioWatch Installation & User Manual...
- Page 2 (This page intentionally left blank.) (This page intentionally left blank.) NioWatch...
- Page 3 Allows to close NioWatch and remove it from the systray Figure 1: NioWatch systray icon Note: After installation, a shortcut “NioWatch Client” is installed in the Nio- Watch installation directory. You can copy this shortcut to another location (e.g., desktop) if desired.
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Page 4: Installation
Installation Installation NioWatch installation 1. Insert your NioWatch CD into your computer’s CD drive. If the NioWatch installation start screen doesn’t appear within one minute, browse the contents of your NioWatch CD and double click on the file: “Setup.exe”. 2. Click “Install Now” on the start screen to begin the installation. - Page 5 In case you will be using the Barco LCD sensor with your system, you may have to install its driver. The Barco LCD sensor is a USB device. Connect the sensor to a free USB downstream connector. When you connect the sensor for the first time, the “New hardware found”...
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Page 6: Display Settings
General Figure 4: Display Settings dialog The numbered icons in the upper part of the dialog represent the display controller heads supported by NioWatch. The display controller heads are also listed in the Display drop- down box. If you wish to control a display in a multi-head system, you must select the display controller head to which the display is connected. - Page 7 Display Settings • To select another display function, select an item from the Display Function drop-down box. If the selected display has been calibrated to the selected display function in the past, the display will be set according NioWatch...
- Page 8 Display settings to this calibration. If no former calibration was found, default factory settings are selected. When you restart NioWatch, the last selected display function is automatically selected. The following display functions are available: Name Description DICOM Select a DICOM display function for most medical viewing applications.
- Page 9 After calibration, the luminance must remain in calibrated position to maintain DICOM compliance. • When you have used NioWatch to calibrate the display to the DICOM display function, it is the NioWatch application that ensures DICOM compliance. Be aware that if you use the display without NioWatch afterwards, the display is no longer DICOM compliant.
- Page 10 Display settings Graphic Board tab Figure 5: Graphic Board tab Here you can see information about the installed display controller: Name, serial number, driver version and firmware version. NioWatch...
- Page 11 1. If you control color displays and wish all grayscale levels on the display have the same chroma or color temperature, make sure the option “Use Constant Chroma Calibration for color displays” in the Application Settings dialog is set. See “Calibration tab” in the description of the Application Settings dialog. NioWatch...
- Page 12 2. Click the Calibrate button. 3. A message appears, showing the different calibration options. Figure 7: Calibration choices 4. Select “Using the BARCO LCD sensor” and click OK. This option is grayed in case NioWatch does not find a connected Barco LCD sensor. NioWatch...
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Page 13: Manual Calibration
Next. The display number that appears in this option, refers to the reference display, which is the first calibrated display in the system. Manual calibration 1. Follow step 2 and 3 of the calibration with Barco LCD sensor (see page 12). NioWatch... - Page 14 6. Click OK to finish. To reset to the latest calibration: 1. If you have multiple displays connected (multi-head system), select the display you wish to reset to the latest calibration. 2. Click the Reset button. NioWatch...
- Page 15 2. Click the Reset button. 3. In the next dialog box, select option Reset to the factory default calibration and click OK. 4. As a result, the settings are restored to the default factory values. NioWatch...
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Page 16: Test Patterns
(e.g., saved on the hard disk) as test pattern. 3. To hide the test pattern again, click inside the pattern. Note: The test pattern Auto Adjust can be used as test pattern for the Auto Adjust functions in the display OSD. NioWatch... -
Page 17: Application Settings
When this option is checked, calibrating, resetting calibration and selecting another display function can be performed only by users with administrator rights on this workstation. This option can be checked and deselected only by users with administrator rights on this workstation. NioWatch... - Page 18 (2) to have the same output luminance as display (1). Therefore first calibrate display (1). Next, calibrate display (2) while the Equalization option is checked. The first calibrated display in the system is the reference display. NioWatch...
- Page 19 When this option is checked, the next calibration with sensor will give all grayscale levels on the display the same chroma or color temperature, which is the panel native white chroma. This option has effect only when calibrating color displays with the Barco LCD sensor. NioWatch...
- Page 20 Via the user-friendly web interface, accessible from any client, users have access to all the information of the installed display base. For more information about MediCal Administrator, please contact Barco Medical Imaging Systems or consult our web site. NioWatch...
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Page 21: Update Niowatch
Update NioWatch Update NioWatch In the Windows Start menu, the Update NioWatch application is installed during installation of NioWatch. To update NioWatch: Select Update NioWatch from the Start > Programs > Barco NioWatch menu. The application will search via the Internet if NioWatch updates are available. - Page 22 B4100513 - 03 June 2005 www.barco.com...
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