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Philips AutoCal Walkthrough

September 21, 2025

Calman Studio and Ultimate support direct calibration of 2025 Philips OLED, MiniLED (MLED), and LCD televisions. Using Philips’ integrated calibration interface, Calman communicates with the display over a local network connection to perform automated grayscale, color, and gamma adjustments. This ensures accurate, reference-grade image performance for both professional and consumer applications.

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Calman Required Version

  • Calman Studio or Ultimate v5.16.5 or higher

Hardware Requirements

Step 1

  • From the Calman Menu in the top-left, choose Open Workflow Template -> Calman Ready and then Philips.

 

  • On the introduction screen, select your display type (LCD/OLED) and calibration mode (SDR/HDR) from the dropdown and click Next to proceed to Hardware Setup

Step 2

  • Plug your meter into a USB port on the computer and press the Find Meter button on the left.
    • When your meter is connected, select your display type from the dropdown
  • Connect Pattern Source to your computer.
    • Click the Find Source button then select your source
    • Select the pattern window size and delay
      • OLED
        • Window 10%
      • LCD/MLED
        • SDR: Constant APL 18
        • HDR: Window 10%
    • Ensure your source is set to SDR or HDR corresponding to your choice in Step 1
    • Set Pattern insertion
      • Click the Reset to Defaults button to set the appropriate pattern insertion for the display and calibration type in Step 1
        • LCD models do not need Pattern Insertion enabled. 
  • Click Next to proceed

Step 3

  • Select the calibration targets
  • Confirm/configure your calibration targets. These will be automatically set to common defaults by the options from Step 1
    • Configuration Examples:
SDR HDR

(Optional) Current State Measurements

  • This workflow page is intended to document the monitor’s current operational state before establishing any DDC connection or selecting a calibration mode.
  • This step can be skipped if documenting the current state is not needed. Another set of Pre-Calibration measurements will be taken in later steps.

  • To take Current State Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s grayscale and color response.
  • Click Next to proceed

Step 4

  • Connect your Philips TV
    •  On your TV:
      1. Press the Menu button on the Remote
      2. Select Frequent Settings>All Settings>Picture>AI Picture
      3. Select Calman (if locked press 225626)
      4. Press the Green button on the remote to initiate calibration connection
      5. The TV will show the IP address once in connection mode, enter that IP address in the field and press the ‘Find Philips TV’ button
    • Click the Find Display Button
    • Select Philips and your TVs year/model from the dropdown
      • Enter the IP address assigned to the TV
        • To find the IP address: Press Menu to open the monitors settings and scroll down to System
      • Click Connect

Pre-Calibration Measurements

  • This workflow page is intended to document the target picture mode prior to calibration.

 

  • To take Pre-Calibration Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s rayscale and color response.
    • This will provide a point of reference to compare the calibration results
  • Click Next to proceed

Step 5

  • Here, the Calman picture mode will be reset to prepare for calibration.

 

  • Click the Reset button. This resets and prepares the picture mode for calibration.
  • Click Next to proceed

SDR Only – Measure and set Luminance

  • Here, you can adjust the monitor’s Backlight setting to one that meets or exceeds your target luminance

 

  • Click Measure and adjust the Backlight slider as needed.
  • Click Next to proceed

Step 6

  • Here, Calman will adjust the Multipoint Greyscale.

 

  • Click the AutoCal button and select the correct data points in the AutoCal Dialog to auto-calibrate the Grayscale/Luminance response on the display.
    • This should match the video range you chose in Step 1.
  • Click OK to begin greyscale AutoCal.
  • When AutoCal is complete, click the Next button to proceed.

Step 7

  • On this page, Calman will calibrate the Color Management System.

 

  • Click the AutoCal button to open the AutoCal dialog
    • Recommended CMS Settings (SDR or HDR):
      • Saturation Set: 75% Only
      • Saturation Point: 75%
      • Stimulus Level: 75%
  • Click OK to begin the colorspace AutoCal process
  • When AutoCal is complete, click the Next button to proceed

Step 8

  • In this step, you’ll take measurements of the calibration results.

 

  • To take Post-Calibration Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s grayscale and color response.
  • Click Next to proceed

  • On the Calibration Complete page, you can choose to…
    • Save and Report
      • Select Save and Report to generate the calibration report
    • View Comparison
      • Displays Pre and Post Calibration measurements of the calibrated mode side-by-side
    • Restart
      • Returns to the beginning of the workflow where a new mode or colorspace can be selected
      • Note: Does not save workflow data