[argyllcms] Huey used with Samsung XL20?
- From: Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:02:16 -0500
I got my new Samsung XL20. It comes with a Huey, and the cradle even
says XL20 on it. I thought I would see what happens if I use it for
calibration.
But the information about how to use it seems minimal. The user manual
for the monitor tells me the functions of various parts of the device.
And it tells me various things about the cradle, including
1. The cradle allows the calibrater to stand at a similar angle to the
monitor.
2. There are grooves in the circumference and at the bottom of the
cradle, which you can use to arrange the USB cable neatly. When not
used, you can also place the USB port here.
So what is the cradle for? As far as I can see, in use I would have to
hold the Huey against the monitor or hang it over the top, but item (1)
above suggests that the cradle might be used somehow.
There is more information in the documentation for Natural Color Expert,
which seems to say I am just supposed to hold the Huey on the monitor.
I probably didn't look too carefully, but I couldn't find any
information in the Argyll documentation about these matters.
When I connect the Huey t o a USB port, and run dispcal, I get
dispcal: Error - Configuring USB port 'usb:/bus0/dev0 (GretagMacbeth
Huey)' to 1 failed with -1 (could not set config 1: Operation not
permitted)
This is presumably a simple permissions problem, and I can probably
figure out quickly how to solve it, but any hints to save me time would
be appreciated. I couldn't find the place in the documentation
discussing how to set things up under Linux to deal with such problems.
Finally, the monitor has two USB ports, and a place to connect to a USB
port on the computer. The Samsung instructions say I should plug the
Huey into a monitor USB port, but doesn't at the same time say that the
connection to the computer has to be in place. Is there some way the
Huey is supposed to be running directly from the monitor?
I will search the archives to see if I can find some of this
information. Also running the vendor software under Windows will
probably clarify some things, but perhaps some kind souls will help me
save some time about how the HUey is supposed to be used, whether
specific to the XL20 or not..
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Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Mathematics Department, Northwestern University
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