Monitor basic color settings

To get an accurate calibration, we recommended that you set the basic color settings on your screen display before you continue. This ensures that you have a good starting point when you begin to calibrate your screen display using Display Color Calibration.

1. With the Set basic color settings page in view, press the Menu button, which is found on the front edge of many monitors.
   An on-screen menu will appear. Press the monitor buttons, which also appear on the front edge of many monitors, to navigate through the on-screen menu and adjust the different settings for your screen display.
   The menu and monitor buttons vary by model and manufacturer. Check the documentation that came with your monitor to learn how to use the buttons for your particular display.
2. On the Set basic color settings page, use the monitor buttons to navigate through the on-screen menu to verify (or adjust) one or more of the following settings (depending on your specific display), and then click Next:
   • Locate the color menu that lets you specify the color mode, and then set your display to sRGB.
     If you can't set the color mode on your display, but you can select a color temperature (also called a white point), set the color temperature to D65 (or 6500).
   • Locate the menu to set gamma. Set gamma to 2.2, which is the default setting.
   • If you can’t locate any of these settings, locate a setting in the on-screen display menu that allows you to reset your display to the factory default color settings, and then choose that option.
   • If you can't set one or more of the color settings on your display because the setting isn't shown in the on-screen display menu, click Next to continue without modifying any color settings at this time.