BENQ Palette Master Element LCD Monitor User Guide

LCD Monitor
Palette Master Element How to
Use Guide

V 3.6

Proprietary Calibration Software

Palette Master Element software simplifies calibration and reliably produces accurate color results.

Palette Master Element can be used to fine-tune the color engine in SW series monitors and fully supports certain X-Rite / Calibrate / Datacolor colorimeters.

NOTE:

• Illustrations for reference only. Vary by purchased model.
• To find out the fully supported colorimeters, visit the BenQ website for the latest information.

Launching Palette Master Element

For Windows
Double-click on the icon

Attention

• Check to see that the USB cable is connected to both the monitor and the computer.
• Check to see that colorimeter is connected to the monitor’s USB port.
• You are recommended to use the original USB-C™ cable that came with the monitor. If a separately purchased USB-C™ cable is used, make sure the cable is certified by USB-IF and is full-featured, with power delivery and video/audio/data transfer functions.
• Converters/adapters are not recommended to connect your source device to the monitor, as the compatibility of the converters/adapters in the market cannot be guaranteed.
• Before monitor calibration, turn on both the monitor and the computer to warm up for 30 minutes.
• Disable the power management functions of the computer and the monitor. Make sure that both will not in power save mode and the screen saver will not be activated during adjustment or measurement.

Connection via USB-C™ ports
USB-C™ ports on both PC/laptop and monitor

USB-C™ ports on PC/laptop only

One USB-C™ port on PC/laptop

Connection via non-USB-C™ ports
No USB-C™ ports on both PC/laptop and monitor

• If your OS is Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7, and the Windows Display Calibration function is enabled, please follow the steps below to disable this setting.

1. Select Control Panel, Color Management, and Advanced.
2. Click Change system defaults and select the Advanced tab of the displayed dialog box.
3. Uncheck Use Windows display calibration check box.

• When multiple monitors are connected, each monitor should display an independent screen. For details on changing the settings, see the user manual of the graphics card.
• If you wish to maximize compatibility with other software (e.g., Photoshop), choose V2 in Profile Version.

In Basic Mode

•  Plug the colorimeter into a USB port and select the model name, then click Check Sensor to make the connection.

•  Select Basic.

•  Click Start to enter the Basic mode.

•  Select the desired Default profile, White Point and Luminance. You can choose the Photographer (Adobe RGB), Web Design (sRGB), Graphics (Adobe RGB), Cinema (DCI-P3), Designer (Display P3), or Video Editing (Rec.709) profile according to your demand (see Profiles and Scenarios on page 17 for details). After setting, click Next.

•  Select Calibration 1, Calibration 2, or Calibration 3 to save the calibration result into the monitor, then click Start Measurement to calibrate the monitor. This will take around 7 minutes.

•  Before calibrating, tilt the monitor up to ensure that the colorimeter snaps onto the monitor.

•  Follow the instructions to open the sensor for calibration, then click Continue.
  NOTE: The illustration is for i1 Display Pro. Instructions vary by device.

•  Put the colorimeter on the screen and match the colorimeter image to get the best calibration result, then click Continue to start calibration.

• Once calibration finishes, you can see a brief calibration report of luminance, color temperature, and Delta E.
  NOTE: The ICC profile after calibration can be accessed from the following:
  Win: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\colors
  Mac: /Users/[User Name]/Library/ColorSync/Profiles

In Advanced Mode

•  Select Advanced.

•  Click Start to enter the Advanced mode.

•  Click Profiling and Next.

•  You can choose the Photographer (Adobe RGB), Web Design (sRGB), Graphics (Adobe RGB), Cinema (DCI-P3), Designer (Display P3), or Video Editing (Rec.709) profile according to your demand (see Profiles and Scenarios on page 17 for details). After setting, click Next.

•  You can adjust White Point, RGB Primaries, Luminance, Gamma, and Blackpoint as desired.

Note:

• Use RGB primaries to change the desired color gamut. Apart from the default standard gamut, you can choose panel native to reach this panel’s maximum gamut, or select Custom to create a custom gamut.

• If the Photographer profile is selected, usually the maximum contrast ratio is required, set Blackpoint to Absolute Zero. If you need a smooth grayscale without extreme black, especially for printing, set Blackpoint by nits.

•  After customization, you can save the profile set by customized naming. If you want to delete or change the profile names, you can do so by finding the profile files on
  Win: C:\ProgramData\rd\strings\benq_params
  Mac: /Users/Shared/RD/strings/benq_params

•  Select Calibration 1, Calibration 2, or Calibration 3 to save the calibration result on the monitor. If you want to get a more precise result, change the patch size to Medium or Large. Yet it will take more time to calibrate. After all, settings are finished, click Start Measurement to calibrate the monitor. Before calibrating, tilt the monitor up to ensure that the colorimeter snaps onto the monitor.
  Note: If you wish to maximize compatibility with other software (e.g., Photoshop), choose V2 in Profile Version.

•  Before calibrating, tilt the monitor up to ensure that the colorimeter snaps onto the monitor.

•  Follow the instructions to open the sensor for calibration, then click Continue.
  NOTE: The illustration is for i1 Display Pro. Instructions vary by device.

• Put the colorimeter on the screen and match the colorimeter image to get the best calibration result, then click Continue to start calibration.

•  Once calibration finishes, you can see the brief calibration report of luminance and color temperature.

•  You can set up the desired Delta E value range then click Validate Calibration for further validation.

• After validation, you can know if the calibration result meets the desired Delta E range. If needed, you can export the report into HTML format.

NOTE: The ICC profile after calibration can be accessed from the following:
Win: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\colors
Mac: /Users/[User Name]/Library/ColorSync/Profiles

Calibrating two monitors in a row

• Connect two monitors to a computer properly. Different cables are required depending on the types of I/O ports available on your monitors and computer. Refer to Connection via non-USB-C™ ports on page 4 and Connection via non-USB-C™ ports on page 4.

• Power on the computer and the monitors.

• Set to extend your screen from the operating system of your computer.

• Launch Palette Master Element. The software detects the connected monitors and selects one for calibration first.
  Confirm the model name and attach the colorimeter to it.
  NOTE: If you prefer to start with the other monitor, change from the model list. A suffix is added to the model name if monitors of the same model name are connected.

• Adjust the calibration settings as needed.

• Prepare the colorimeter as instructed. Put the colorimeter on the screen and match the colorimeter image to get the best calibration result, then click Continue to start calibration.

•  You can set up the desired Delta E value range then click Validate Calibration for further validation.

•  After validation, click Finish to close the Palette Master Element.

•  Launch Palette Master Element again, the software selects the second monitor that is not calibrated.

•  Move the colorimeter from the first to the second monitor without unplugging and plugging the cables.

•  Follow the on-screen instructions to aim the colorimeter to the colorimeter image and proceed with calibration of the second monitor.

Profiles and Scenarios

Photographer
Web Design
Graphics
Cinema
Designer
Video Editing| Adobe RGB
sRGB
Adobe RGB
DCI-P3
Display P3
Rec. 709| For professional photo editing.
For web designers.
For soft proofing to match the colors on the screen and on the prints.
For video post-production.
For Mac OS / iOS UI design.
For HDTV video editing.

NOTE: Available options vary by model.

System Requirements and Supported Colorimeters

• Intel®  Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™  64 X2 or better CPU
• 2GB of available disk space
• The graphic card must support at least 16.7 million display colors.
• Minimum resolution 1024 x 768
Supported colorimeters| Visit the BenQ website for the latest information.

NOTE:

• (*): When you color calibrates with Palette Master Element, HDR needs to remain off. In macOS 10.15.4, HDR turns on by default whenever an HDR-capable display is connected and detected. This results in a screen that cannot display the dark areas as dark enough and the whole screen in low contrast. To turn off HDR on MacOS, choose Apple menu > System Preference > Display, then uncheck High Dynamic Range.
• For more Q&A information, go to Support.BenQ.com > Palette Master Element > Q&A.

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V 3.6 04/18/2022

References

• LCD Monitors, Projectors, Speakers and Lighting | BenQ UK
• Support | BenQ UK

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