Supported Display
Monitors
SpectraView System Requirements
Mac OS version of SpectraView - Compatibility Information
Windows version of SpectraView - Compatibility
Information
Linux version of SpectraView - Compatibility
Information
The latest version of the SpectraView II software supports the following display monitor
models:
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| Operating System |
Apple Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher. Note: Mac OS 10.5.2 or higher required
for some Macs. See Compatibility Information for further details. |
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003, Vista 32 bit and 64 bit. |
Suse Enterprise Desktop 10 and higher. Other Linux
distributions may be available by special request. Please contact NEC
for details. |
| Video Graphics Card |
All Apple standard video graphics cards, including most newer
PowerBooks. Digital (DVI) output is highly recommended. |
ATI Radeon, Nvidia, Matrox, 3DLabs. Digital (DVI) output is highly
recommended. |
Nvidia open source and proprietary drivers. Digital (DVI) output is highly
recommended. |
| Video color depth |
At least 24 bit color (Millions of colors). |
At least 24 bit color. |
At least 24 bit color. |
| Video Resolution |
Displays native resolution highly recommended (1280x1024, 1600x1200,
1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, or 2560x1600 depending on monitor). |
Displays native resolution highly recommended (1280x1024, 1600x1200,
1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, or 2560x1600 depending on monitor). |
Displays native resolution highly recommended
(1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, or 2560x1600
depending on monitor). |
| Supported Color Sensors |
- GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1
- X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2
- X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor, Eye-One Pro.
- X-Rite ColorMunki.
- Monaco OptixXR (X-Rite DTP 94).
- ColorVision/Datacolor Spyder 2.
- Datacolor Spyder 3.
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- GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V1
- X -Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2
- X-Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Monitor, Eye-One Pro.
- X-Rite ColorMunki.
- Monaco OptixXR (X-Rite DTP 94).
- ColorVision/Datacolor Spyder 2.
- Datacolor Spyder 3.
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- X -Rite/GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display V2.
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| USB |
At least one available USB port for Color Sensor. |
At least one available USB port for Color Sensor. |
At least one available USB port for Color Sensor. |
- SpectraView V1.1.00 and higher requires Mac OS X
version 10.3.9 or higher.
- SpectraView V1.1.03 and higher is required for Mac OS X version 10.6 and higher.
- Installing SpectraView requires an account
with administrator privileges.
- This version of SpectraView is a Universal
Binary and supports both PowerPC and Intel based Macs.
- The following Apple Macs require Mac OS
10.5.2 or higher in order to use SpectraView. SpectraView not compatible with these Macs using earlier versions of Mac OS due to
issues with the video chipsets and drivers:
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- Intel based Macs using Intel graphics
processors:
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- Intel Mac mini
- 13" MacBook with Intel GMA X3100
graphics processor
- 17" iMac with Intel GMA 950 graphics
processor
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- Second generation MacBook Pro 15" and 17"
that have NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics chipsets.
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- The following models of NEC display monitors
are not compatible with SpectraView when using an Apple MacBook Air or MacBook 13" with
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor. This issue is due to a hardware
incompatibility with the Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor and can
not be fixed by a future software update. Note that these monitors
will otherwise function normally on these models of Apple Macs.
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- NEC LCD2490WUXi
- NEC LCD2690WUXi
- NEC LCD3090WQXi
- NEC LCD4020
- NEC LCD4620
- NEC LCD5220
- NEC LCD6520
- NEC Multeos M40
- NEC Multeos M46
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- Apple Macs with an Nividia graphics card or chipset and Mac OS 10.5.6 or higher may give a "No communications" error in SpectraView on some early production (before mid-2007) models of LCD90 series displays, including the LCD2690WUXi and LCD2490WUXi. Please contact NEC Technical Support directly for assistance.
- Mac OS 10.5.6 prevents SpectraView from being able to communicate with the display monitor on PPC based Macs. Customers should update to Mac OS 10.5.7 or higher to avoid this issue.
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- The 13-inch MacBook, and 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pros with Mini DisplayPort video outputs released by Apple in October 2008 and January 2009 require Mac OS 10.5.7 in order to work with SpectraView using the DisplayPort to SingleLink DVI adapter from Apple. SpectraView will not be able to calibrate NEC monitors when using Mac OS 10.5.6 and earlier on these machines.
The Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter is necessary to provide full resolution support for the LCD3090WQUXi (2560x1600 pixels) on newer Macs with DisplayPort video outputs. Support for communicating with the display monitor when using this adapter was added by Apple in Mac OS 10.5.8 and Mac OS 10.6. However issues with the implementation have meant that the only way of communicating using the device is to make a special version of the SpectraView software specifically to provide a workaround for these issues. This special build of SpectraView is available for download for users with the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter, Mac OS 10.5.8 or Mac OS 10.6. Future updates to Mac OS by Apple will hopefully resolve the issues that this version is working around, in which case the normal build of SpectraView must be used. Please see the README included with the download for additional information.
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- The following models released by Apple in March 2009 have not yet been tested by NEC for compatibility with SpectraView. Compatibility information for these models will be posted as it becomes available.:
- MacMini with Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort outputs
- iMacs with Mini DisplayPort output
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This version of SpectraView is supported on Microsoft
Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home and Professional editions), Windows XP x64, and
Windows Vista 32 bit and x64 versions.
Installing SpectraView requires an account with
administrator privileges.
This version includes support for ATI, Nvidia, and Matrox
(Parhelia P650 and newer) video cards and most Intel video chipsets.
A Linux version of SpectraView is available for customers
with large installations of NEC display monitors. This restriction is due to the
specific system requirements and individual configuration necessary to support
the different Linux distributions and versions. If you are interested in finding
out more about the Linux version please submit a request via the online feedback form.
Suse Enterprise Desktop 10 and higher distributions are
currently targeted. Other Linux distributions may be available by special
request. Please contact NEC for details.
Nvidia open source and proprietary video drivers are supported.
Modification of access rights on the system may be necessary in order to
correctly interface to the display monitor and color sensor. Installation of
some dependency libraries may also be necessary. |
