Glossary

Ideal for any Colour Users who require the best Colour Replication and Previewing across alternate ICC (Internal Colour Consortium) Profiles.

3D-Reform™

Many models take advantage of an innovative microprocessor that allows horizontal, vertical and diagonal trapezoid corrections for distortion-free pictures – even when they are projected from the side or at an angle.

AAPM TG18

For quality assurance in the field of radiology for medical diagnostic and review monitors, in which the monitor is commissioned through a conformance check of brightness uniformity and successful calibration to the DICOM standard.

Advanced NTAA and NTAA

Perfect ergonomics achieved through automatic optimisation of the image settings at 30 minute intervals and when a new input source is connected.

AmbiBright

Ambient light sensor feature offering ergonomic and power-saving benefits. AmbiBright measures the lighting conditions and automatically adapts brightness accordingly.

Investment protection and connectivity for up to three PCs: DVI-D,DVI-I and VGA, with any combination being possible, whether up to two digital (interfaces) and two analogue (interface) or with a direct switching option to the various signal inputs.

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American National Standards Institute = standard of measuremeant for the luminosity of projectors. Projectors are first standardised with regard to contrast and brightness with the help of test images. Projecting onto a screen with a 102 cm diagonal, the brightness is measured in nine fields. The average value found is called the ANSI Lumen value for this projector.

Auto Focus

Just turn it on; the projector adjusts the focus automatically and in a matter of seconds.

AutoBright

Automatically adjusts brightness of the picture to suit the screen content. At very bright screen contents, the intensity of the background lighting is automatically reduced.

Automatic Black-Level Adjustment

Individual control of grey-level images for optimum representation. The black level is automatically adapted to the represented image and can be further adjusted manually.

Backlight Ageing Correction

This function is an additional feature to assure stable colour reproduction and luminance during the warm-up phase, as well as over the lifetime of the product.

BrilliantColor™

Technology developed by Texas Instruments for an improved representation of colours with greater accuracy of detail.

Excellent image quality without colour shifts – for cable lengths up to 100 metres with analogue and up to 30 metres with digital cables.

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Carbon Footprint Meter

The Carbon Savings Meter calculates and totals the CO2 savings that have been accrued by using the monitor/projector in Eco Mode. The Carbon Savings Meter displays the estimated carbon savings information in kg.

ColorComp

Creates the best uniformity of brightness and colour across the whole screen area.

Colour Management System

The unique Colour Management System from NEC enables the perfect colour balance and an outstanding representation of colours by means of an uncomplicated, yet precise adjustment of seven separate colours (red, green, blue, white, cyan, magenta and yellow). You can bring more vibrancy to your presentation with the help of the fine colour tuning. Six "colour modes" allow frequently used settings to be stored.

Component (Y, CB(PB), Cr(PR))

This high-performance video interface separates a video signal into its three basic components – enabling achievement of top image quality with a DVD player or HDTV receiver.

ControlSync®

Based on the human contrast sensitivity (CS), this function makes it easier to see small relative changes in luminance in the bright areas of the image than in the dark areas. Some level of similarity in Grayscale perception or basic appearance for a given image between Display Systems of different Luminance is also assured. The Luminance difference that the average human observer can just perceive is known as a Just Noticeable Difference (JND). The JND Index is the input value to the GSDF, such that one step in JND Index results in a luminance difference that is a JND.

DICOM Simulation

Predefined gray scale allocation for an accuracte depiction of details in medical graphics (e.g. X-ray images). DICOM is a standard from the field of medicine and defines a standardised display function for gray scale images based on human sensitivity to contrast. Simulation means that the gray scale representation approximates the strict definition of the DICOM standard.

DIN V6868-57

For quality assurance in the field of radiology for medical diagnostic and review monitors in the German-speaking regions of Europe, in which the monitor is commissioned through a conformance check of brightness uniformity and successful calibration to the DICOM standard.

Display Port

The Display Port allows the simple Plug & Play transfer of image and audio signals from PCs and DVD players, etc. over a licence-free connection to the display. Use of Display Port allows a higher bandwidth so that higher resolutions can be achieved as well as visibly increased colour quality and up to 15 m cable lengths.

DLP

DLP™ (Digital Light Processing) is a technology to project data and video images in the highest brilliance and sharpness. The path from the source of the signal to the screen stays completely digital. Also see the explanation given under "Technology" on this Web site.

DynamicBlack™

Feature to improve contrast behaviour by reducing the black value.

Eco Mode function

The "Eco Mode" energy-saving option enables the projector brightness to be lowered in order to prolong the service life of the lamp and to cut power consumption, providing the surrounding light conditions allow this. This mode is furthermore characterised by lower operating noise.

EcoModes

By gradually reducing the brightness, power consumption can be simply and quickly reduced even further at the touch of a button, which also brings about a reduction in heat emission.

EdgeComp (Dark Edge Compensation)

without EdgeComp

with EdgeComp

Due to the characteristics of CCFL lamps, the edges of the panels are not illuminated as well as the centre. This can result in poor uniformity in a video wall where the egdes are darker than middle of screen. NEC has developed an electronic compensation which matches the brightness of the centre to the level of brightness at the edges.

• Uniformity is enhanced considerably
• Brightness of the screen is reduced by up to 30%
• This feature can be deactiviated in the OSD if high brightness
  is needed and dark edge compensation is not required

EPEAT

EPEAT is a system to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select electronic products based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT is based on the IEEE 1680 family of standards for electronic product environmental assessment. Monitors that meet at least 23 required environmental performance criteria may be registered and rated as Gold, Silver or Bronze depending on the percentage of 28 optional criteria they meet above the baseline criteria.

ErgoDesign®

Individual comfort and ergonomic working position thanks to a heightadjustable stand and a display which can be tilted and swivelled.

GammaCompMD Administrator Suite

Calibration and quality assurance software

Standard for all NEC MD Series display systems and NEC MDview Series displays. Consists of the GammaCompMD Server software. Communication between Clients and Server is provided by SNMP Network Management Software. GammaCompMD Client software provides DICOM calibration and permanent quality assurance checks, ensuring consistent image quality on a PACS workstation. In a few steps, users or QA adminstrators can set NEC display systems in accordance with DICOM part 14. GammaCompMD Client supports several calibration instrument models, both attachable colorimeter types as the spot luminance meter types for calibration processes which include veil luminance measurement.

Geometric Correction

Innovative function that enables hasslefree projection on curved, round or uneven surfaces, e.g. on columns, posts or onto corners.

HDCP compatible

HDCP is a system for encrypting audio and video data via the DVI and HDMI interfaces. HDCP compatiblity ensures that even encryted content can be displayed.

The integrated High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) supports standard, enhanced or high-definition video.

Hollywood Quality Video

Special image processing technology for better sharpness of movement and reduction of image artefacts and noise with outstanding scaling quality and lossless de-interpolation.

Intelligent Power Management

Using intelligent power management yields energy cost savings of up to twothirds, as well as reducing emissions and air-conditioning costs.

Colour is one of the most important design tools there is. In all parts of our media world, colour plays a decisive role in the communication process. Companies define themselves via the colours of their corporate designs, operators of online businesses need the depictions of their product to be as precise as possible, and designers want their work to make the precise impression they intend on the viewers of their work. Exact display of colours, even across media boundaries, is thus an important and difficult objective. The sRGB standard offers possibilities enabling even the computer user at home to manage and control colour.

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Keystone Correction

If the image is projected onto the screen at an angle, the display could be distorted. Electronic Keystone Correction compensates for this distortion through calculations made in the projector. If projection at a right-angle is not possible, electronic Keystone Correction provides an effective solution. However, the image quality suffers somewhat as a result of the necessary digital scaling of the image contents.

LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. This system enables single pixels to be represented on a display of any size. A sophisticated control system allows each pixel to be addressed in such a way that a clean, contrasted image is generated. This is the digital technology most widely used for projectors and flat panel displays.

Lens Shift Function

Enables images to be shifted on the projection surface with no distortion. An innovative feature that provides distortion-free images even in rooms where projector placement is difficult. Presenting without a PC or laptop Running a presentation simply from the NEC projectors – without the need of a PC or laptop. The required data can easily be transfered from a USB stick or PCMCIA card.

Ideal for any Colour Users who require the best Colour Replication and Previewing across alternate ICC (Internal Colour Consortium) Profiles.

Rapid, clear monitor adjustment to the users own requirements via mouse and keyboard. Central servicing and remote diagnosis in the network.

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NeCycle, NEC's Revolutionary approach to Bio-Degradable Plastics.
NeCycle™, which is the brand name of NEC's newly developed bioplastics, indicates a new style of recycling: a recycling of the material itself as well as a recycling of the CO2 that is absorbed by the plant component that constitutes the material's main resource.

NVIDIA certified

The projector is certified as a display device for NVIDIA® 3D Vision™.
A video signal of NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ format can be viewed in 3D via the projector’s COMP1/COMP2 (15pin) inputs. Refer to the user’s manual included with the projector for instructions or notes on viewing 3D images.

Optimum colour precision and colour fidelity guarantees RGB support and six-axis colour control/matching.

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OPS stands for Open Pluggable Specification and was developed by NEC and Intel in 2010.

The standard defines the mechanical and electrical specification of an option slot for display devices. It allows an easier installation, an easier use and maintenance of digital signs as it helps making digital signage devices everywhere more intelligent and connected. OPS is the standard for various devices as PCs, HDSDI interfaces and WiDi-receivers plus more still to come in the future that can be simply slotted in to any display device having an OPS compliant slot.

OPS-based products need no cables as all connectors are inside the display with the device getting power, video, audio and RS232-connectivity internally.

OptiClear DVM

Brilliant, streak-free colour reproduction, especially when it comes to moving pictures in video or gaming applications. Dynamic Visual Mode (DVM) dynamically optimises the colour display based on the picture content.

OverDrive Technology

Improvement of response times to minimize blurring with moving pictures.

Picture-in-Picture Mode

Picture-in-picture (PIP) places a smaller video frame within the full-screen frame. A PC signal and a video signal can be processed simultaneously.

Picture-on-Picture Mode

Picture-on-picture (POP) places a smaller video frame next to the fullscreen video frame.

Quick-Power-Off

The Quick-Power-Off function shuts down the projector faster than a notebook is being turned off.

Quick-Start

Time-saving and highly efficient: Thanks to the Quick-Start function, NEC projectors are ready to go in just a few seconds.

Rapid Motion Technology

The Rapid Motion Technolgy enables the perfect visualisation of moving content on the screen.

Rapid Response Technology

Virtually uninterrupted, undistorted viewing of high-speed, full-motion video.

EU directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic devices (RoHS). This directive basically prohibits the use of six hazardous substances in the manufacture of various types of electrical and electronic devices. NEC installed wide-ranging in-house analysis systems to ensure reliable conformity with the RoHS directive. The new RoHS regulations apply to all products brought onto the European market as from July 2006.

Scheduler Function with integrated Real-Time Clock

Individual assistance by automatically switching the monitor on and off – programmable for every day of the week.

Colour is one of the most important design tools there is. In all parts of our media world, colour plays a decisive role in the communication process. Companies define themselves via the colours of their corporate designs, operators of online businesses need the depictions of their product to be as precise as possible, and designers want their work to make the precise impression they intend on the viewers of their work. Exact display of colours, even across media boundaries, is thus an important and difficult objective. The sRGB standard offers possibilities enabling even the computer user at home to manage and control colour.

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TCO Certified is more than an eco-label for IT products. TCO Certified goes beyond green by combining features such as high performance and ergonomic design with the toughest environmental requirements on the market.

TCO Certified makes it easy to choose IT equipment that is designed for the benefit of both the user and the environment.

TileComp

Optimises the picture for multi-screen applications with compensating optical variations. Simulation of a frameless display wall without distracting transitions between panels.

TileMatrix

Solution to build-up a display matrix up to five monitors by five in size, so that video walls can be created over five meters wide by three meters tall without needing any additional hardware.

TN Technology

The twisted nematic (TN) TFT technology is both the simplest and most commonly used LC technology. Its low-cost, simple design and ease of manufacturing are highly advantageous for mass-production. However the TN technology has a weaker viewing angle compared to IPS and VA technologies in which the image colours and contrast change when viewing position is changed (known as colour shift).

Top Security

Protection against thieves and unauthorised users. Integrated security functionality utilising passwords, PCMCIA, keyboard lock and personalised start-up logo.

TORO™Design

90° rotation of the display to portrait orientation for optimum use of screen surface.

USB Viewer

Allows files to be displayed directly from a USB stick.

VIDI technology

Lamp technology from Philips for improved colour reproduction, gray scale display and extended colour spectrum.

Viewer PPT converter

NEC software to convert PowerPoint presentations into JPG files, which can then be stored on a USB stick. This enables presentations to be made without a PC directly from a USB stick.

Adaption of images to coloured projection surfaces at the press of a button. Thus, images will always be true to colour, no matter what the presentation environment is. Available for many NEC projectors.

Whisper quiet

A special advantage of NEC projectors is their extremely quiet operation. Almost inaudible, they become even quieter – a minimal 25 dB – in the Eco Mode.

White LED Backlight Technology

LED backlighting technology is the modern alternative for rear illumination in LCD monitors

Windows Vista Certification

A product certified by Microsoft for Windows Vista. The projector can establish a Plug&Play WLAN connection in conjunction with Windows Vista.

Further Benefits:

• Unique Document Camera Function
• Projector detection in same network
• Basic Projector Control
• Extended picture viewer with annotation
• Office viewer with annotation supporting following formats:
  PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, Bitmap,PowerPoint , Word, Excel (MS-Office), Keynote, Numbers (iWorks)

Supported NEC projector series: M / UM / P / PA / PX / PH Series
Supported iOS Releases: iOS 5.0 / 5.1 / 6
Supported Devices: iPhone 4 / 4S / 5; iPod touch 4G / 5G; iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3

Wireless LAN Function

Newest technical standards guarantee the highest transmission speeds. Sends presentations through the network from several PCs to one projector, controls several projectors from one PC, or monitors various projectors from one central location.

X-Light®

X-Light® technology further improves stable and reliable imaging. A predefined and calibrated colour tint is continuously controlled and re-aligned in parallel with the brightness level. Multiple head display systems can be easily matched at the installation site.

X-Light® 3

NEC X-Light^TM 3 ensures that brightness values and colour settings remain constant and stable over the entire operating lifetime of the display. An RGB 3-color sensor integrated within the front display bezel directly measures the brightness as well as white point, and automatically adjusts the backlighting to the required settings. This means that more exact measurements (i.e. exact setting values) are achieved, since the sensor being situated outside of the LCD module ensures that the measurements correspond exactly to what is being seen by the viewer.

X-Light® Pro

The X-Light® Pro function ensures that brightness values and colour temperature settings remain stable during the warming up period of the display. Therefore a sensor measures brightness and colour temperature of the backlight and corrects, and stabilises it automatically.