User Guide

4 Operating the Monitor
Installing the Monitor Driver
The CD that comes with the monitor contains monitor driver files you can install on your computer:
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an .INF (Information) file
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an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file
NOTE: If the monitor does not include a CD, the .INF and .ICM files can be downloaded from the
HP monitors support Web site. See Downloading from the Internet on page 11 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. The .ICM file
contains a monitor color system profile. This file is 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.
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