11.GLOSSARY

Afterimage

The Afterimage is particular to LCD monitors when the monitor screen is left on for a long period without use. The “Afterimage” can be removed gradually by changing the displayed image.

Clock

With the analog input signal display, the analog signal is converted to a digital signal by the LCD circuitry. To convert the signal correctly, the LCD monitor needs to produce the same number clock pulse as the dot clock of the graphics system. When the clock pulse is not correctly set, some vertical bars of distortion are displayed on the screen.

Color Temperature (Temperature)

Color Temperature is a method to measure the white color tone, generally indicated in degrees Kelvin. At high temperatures the white tone appears somewhat blue, while at lower temperatures it appears somewhat red. Computer monitors generally give best perfoemance at high temerature settings.

5000K: Slightly reddish white.

6500K: Warm-white tone, similar to white papaer or daylight.

9,300K: Slightly bluish white.

EIZO MPMS

EIZO MPMS, “EIZO Monitor PowerManager Signaling”, also enables power saving on the monitor side. EIZO MPMS recognizes video signals from the PC when the PC is in a power saving mode, and reduces energy consumption of the monitor.

Gain Adjustment

Adjusts each color parameter for red, green and blue. The color of the LCD monitor is displayed through the color filter of the LCD panel. Red, green and blue are the three primary colors. The colors on the monitor are displayed by combining these three colors. The color tone can change by adjusting the illumination amount passed through each color’s filter.

Phase

The phase adjustment decides the sampling timing point for converting the analog input signal to a digital signal. Adjusting the phase after the clock adjustment will produce a clear screen.

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