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Calman Meter Settings Menu

An overview of common options in the Calman Meter Settings Menu

  1. Status Indicator

    • Indicates Current hardware connection status
      • Yellow – No Hardware Connected – Simulated Meter
      • Green – Hardware Connected
      • White – Meter Reading in Progress
        • Note: If the meter is unplugged from your computer before it is disconnected in Calman, the status indicator may stay green. If you receive a read error, disconnect and reconnect the meter.
  2. Find Meter

  3. Meter Selection

    • Allows selection of active meter
    • Note: If the meter is shown in red text, then your meter is not compatible for your current Calman License
  4. Meter Mode Selection

    • Allows selection of the Meter Mode specific to connected meter
    • Select the display type that matches your target display
  5. Disconnect Meter

    • Disconnects current meter from Calman
      • Note: If the meter is unplugged from your computer before it is disconnected in Calman, the status indicator may stay green. If you receive a read error, disconnect and reconnect the meter.
  6. Meter Exposure Settings

    • Standard Exposure Mode
      • Allows you to change the number of samples taken by a single read
      • Fixed values are time based
    • Low Light Handler
      • Enables or Disables the Low Light Handler
      • This setting allows a meter to take additional samples when the available light output of the display is low, to increase accuracy.
    • Low Light Mode
      • Controls exposure mode specific to when Low Light Handler is enabled
    • Low Light Trigger
      • Controls the light level (nits) that the meter will trigger the Low Light exposure mode
  7. Meter Profiles and Offsets

    1. Allows selection or creation of a new Meter Profile or Offset
    2. See Meter Profiling in Calman