What is the ambient light tool and how do I use it with my monitor?

Figure 1 , Ambient Light Tool

To create an ambient light setting:

1. Open the Monitors and Sound Control Panel and click the Color button. To get truer color rendering, you should set a white point for the monitor before correcting for ambient light.

2. Set the monitor to millions of colors.

3. From the Ambient Light pop-up menu, choose Custom.

4. Because your monitor needs to be calibrated, a dialog box appears asking if you want to recalibrate now. Click OK. (The screen will flash for a minute or two while the monitor recalibrates.)

5. You will then be presented with a palette of color samples. Hold the ambient light tool up to the screen and select the sample that best matches the light tool.

6. If none of the predefined color samples match the light tool to your satisfaction, select the sample that is closest to a match, then click the More Choices button. Drag the Brightness slider (above the color triangle) until the color sample matches the ambient light tool exactly. (When the tool and the sample match, the circle in the center of the tool seems to disappear.)

7. Click Save. Give the current setting a name and click Save. This name should show up in the Ambient Light menu as the currently selected setting.


To use an ambient light tool setting:

1. Open the Monitors and Sound Control Panel and click the Color button.

2. Choose an ambient light setting from the Ambient Light pop-up menu. If you haven't created any custom ambient light settings, then Custom or None will be the only choices available in the menu. Follow the previous steps to create a setting.


To modify an ambient light setting:

1. Open the Monitors and Sound Control Panel and click the Color button.

2. Open the Ambient Light pop-up menu and choose the custom ambient light setting that you want to modify.

3. Then open the Ambient Light pop-up menu again, and choose the Modify command at the bottom of the menu. (The Modify command should include the custom ambient light setting you selected.)

4) Follow steps 5 and 6 above in creating an ambient light setting.


To remove an ambient light setting:

1. Open the Monitors and Sound Control Panel and click the Color button.

2. Open the Ambient Light pop-up menu and choose the custom ambient light setting that you want to remove.

3. Then open the Ambient Light pop-up menu again, and choose the Delete command at the bottom of the menu. (The Delete command should include the custom ambient light setting you selected.)