Installing Software and Utilities

The CD that comes with the monitor contains files you can install on the computer:

●an .INF (Information) file

●an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file

●auto-adjustment pattern utility and its documentation file

●HP Display Assistant and its User Guide

●Monitor Driver and its Readme file

●PDF Complete, a utility for viewing PDF files

●additional software for the monitor model

NOTE: You may not need any of these files if the plug-and-play automatic installation meets your needs.

If you have set your monitor up in portrait position and have a ZR2040w, ZR2240w, or ZR2440w, install the HP Display Assistant from the CD; you will need it to rotate your image into portrait mode. More information on Display Assistant can be found in Using the HP Display Assistant Utility

on page 36 and in the HP Display Assistant User Guide on the CD.

Installing PDF Complete allows you to read the PDF files on the CD. It is a limited use complimentary PDF document creation product from HP.

NOTE: If the monitor does not include a CD, the .INF, .ICM and driver files can be downloaded from the HP monitors support Web site. See Downloading from the Internet on page 22 in this chapter.

The Information File

The .INF file defines monitor resources used by Microsoft Windows operating systems to ensure monitor compatibility with the computer’s graphics adapter.

This monitor is Microsoft Windows Plug and Play compatible and the monitor will work correctly without installing the .INF file. Monitor Plug and Play compatibility requires that the computer’s graphic card is VESA DDC2–compliant and that the monitor connects directly to the graphics card. Plug and Play does not work through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution buffers/boxes.

The Image Color Matching File

The .ICM files are data files that are used in conjunction with graphics programs to provide consistent color matching from monitor screen to printer, or from scanner to monitor screen. These files are activated from within graphics programs that support this feature.

NOTE: The ICM color profile is written in accordance with the International Color Consortium (ICC) Profile Format specification.

Installing the .INF and .ICM Files

If you need to the .INF, .ICM, or driver files, you can install them from the CD or download them from the internet.

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