Samsung 2025 AutoCal Guide

Step 1

• From the Calman Menu in the top-left, choose Open Workflow Template -> Display Specific and then AutoCal – Samsung.
• On the introduction screen, select SDR from the dropdown and click Next to proceed to the hardware connect page.

• • 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 (this will vary by meter and display in use)
  • Connect Pattern Source to your computer.
    • Click the Find Source button then select your source
    • Select the pattern window size
      • SDR: Full Field
    • Select the pattern delay
      • 2 seconds
  • Connect to your Samsung TV
    • Click the Find Display Button
    • Choose the year and model you are calibrating in the drop-down under Model.
    • Enter your TV’s IP Address into the connection dialog box, and click Connect.
      • After clicking connect, the Samsung TV will display a permission dialog on-screen, use the Samsung Remote to allow the Calman connection.
      • If the permission dialog is not displayed, ensure IP remote is enabled (Settings > Connection > Network > Expert Settings > IP Remote)

• Once all hardware has been connected, click Next to continue

Step 2

Confirm the calibration targets.

• For SDR, calibration targets should be:
  • Colorspace: Rec709
  • Whitepoint: D65
  • Gamma: ITU BT.1886
• Click Next to continue

Step 3

In this step, you’ll take readings of the display before the calibration. These will be used to compare the calibration results.

• To take Pre-Calibration Measurements click the Read Series […] button to measure the display’s grayscale and ColorChecker response
  • This will provide a point of reference to compare the calibration results
• Once complete, click Next to continue

Step 4

Here, the target picture mode can be selected, and the TV will be reset to prepare for calibration.

• Select Picture Mode to Calibrate.
  • Each Picture Mode is a separate memory slot for calibration data. Calibrations to one mode and colorspace do not affect the other picture modes.
• Using the picture mode dropdown menu, select which picture mode you would like to calibrate.
  • SDR Picture Modes:
    • Movie
    • Filmmaker
    • Cal-Day
    • Cal-Night
    • Game
      • Note: To calibrate Game Mode, use the Game Mode control to set the Game Mode to On before clicking Reset. This will enable Game Mode on the TV, which is treated as a separate picture mode from the ones in the dropdown above. Performing a reset when Game Mode is “On” will only reset the Game Mode and not affect the Mode listed in the dropdown or any other modes. 
• After selecting the picture mode, click the Full DDC Reset button. This resets and prepares the picture mode for calibration.
• Click Next after the DDC reset is complete

Step 5

In this step, you will be able to adjust the Luminance of the display to match your desired target. Luminance is a subjective target. SDR reference luminance is 100cd/m2, but you may need to target higher to account for the ambient light in your environment.

• Click the Read Continuous button to measure your TV’s light output at 100% white and adjust the display’s peak white to the desired luminance.
  • Luminance is a subjective target. SDR reference luminance is 100nits, but you may need to target higher to account for the ambient light in your environment.
• Adjust your TV’s backlight/OLED light control so your TV is about 15% brighter than your final target to account for a reduction in luminance when calibrating the 1D LUT in the next step.
• Press Stop when luminance adjustment is complete

Step 6

On this page, Calman will adjust your display’s White Balance

• Click the AutoCal button to perform the 2pt greyscale AutoCal
  • SDR calibration should use 20% and 100%
• Once complete, click Next

Step 7

Here Calman will adjust the Multipoint Greyscale of your display.

• Press the AutoCal button and select the SDR greyscale points on the AutoCal dialog
• Once complete, click Next to proceed to post-calibration verification

CMS Calibration Note:

• CMS calibration quality varies greatly by the display model being used. In some cases, the post-calibration results will be better without performing CMS autocal.
• If you would like to attempt CMS Autocal, click the CMS Adjustment button in the top-right

CMS Autocal

• Click the CMS Adjustment button in the top-right of the Greyscale Autocal page
• Press the AutoCal button to open AutoCal dialog. Configure the dialog as follows:
  • Saturation Set: 100%
  • Saturation Point: 100%
  • Stimulus Level: 75
• Click OK to begin CMS AutoCal process

Step 8

It’s common to lose some overall luminance after calibration. Use step this to adjust back to your luminance target if it has changed.

• Click the Read Continuous button to measure the TV’s light output at 100% white and adjust the display’s peak white to the desired luminance.
• Press Stop when luminance adjustment is complete

Step 9

Post-calibration readings to document the post-calibration condition of the display.

• Click the Read Series […] button to measure the display’s grayscale and color gamut response.

• Click Next.
• On the Calibration Complete page, you can choose to…
  • Save and Report
    • Select Save and Report to generate the calibration report
  • Calibrate Next Mode
    • Returns to the beginning of the workflow where a new mode or colorspace can be selected
    • Note: Does not save workflow data
  • Additional Validation
    • Allows measurement of the display using more thorough Saturation Sweeps and ColorChecker® patch sets

SDR Calibration is complete.

Step 1

• From the Calman Menu in the top-left, choose Open Workflow Template -> Display Specific and then AutoCal – Samsung.
• On the introduction screen, select HDR from the dropdown and click Next to proceed to the hardware connect page.

• 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 (this will vary by meter and display in use)
• Connect Pattern Source to your computer.
  • Click the Find Source button then select your source
  • Select the pattern window size
    • HDR: 10% Window
  • Select the pattern delay
    • 2 seconds
  • Configure your pattern generator for HDR output
• Connect to your Samsung TV
  • Click the Find Display Button
  • Choose the year and model you are calibrating in the drop-down under Model.
  • Enter your TV’s IP Address into the connection dialog box, and click Connect.
    • After clicking connect, the Samsung TV will display a permission dialog on-screen, use the Samsung Remote to allow the Calman connection.
    • If the permission dialog is not displayed, ensure IP remote is enabled (Settings > Connection > Network > Expert Settings > IP Remote)
• Once all hardware has been connected, click Next to continue

Step 2

Confirm the calibration targets.

• For HDR, calibration targets should be:
  • Colorspace: Rec.2020
  • Whitepoint: D65
  • Gamma: ST.2084 HDR (PQ)

Step 3

In this step, you’ll take readings of the display before the calibration. These will be used to compare the calibration results.

• To take Pre-Calibration Measurements click the Read Series […] button to measure the display’s grayscale and ColorChecker response
  • This will provide a point of reference to compare the calibration results

Step 4

Here the target picture mode can be selected, and the TV will be reset to prepare for calibration.

• Select HDR Picture Mode to Calibrate.
  • Ensure you select one of the HDR picture modes
  • If an HDR signal is not being sent to the TV, you will receive an error when attempting to switch
• Using the picture mode dropdown menu, select which picture mode you would like to calibrate.
  • HDR Picture Modes:
    • Movie – HDR
    • Filmmaker – HDR
    • Cal-Day – HDR
    • Cal-Night – HDR
    • Game
      • Note: To calibrate Game Mode, use the Game Mode control to set the Game Mode to On before clicking Reset. This will enable Game Mode on the TV, which is treated as a separate picture mode from the ones in the dropdown above. Performing a reset when Game Mode is “On” will only reset the Game Mode and not affect the Mode listed in the dropdown or any other modes. 
• Check the HDR (Mode Reset) box
• After selecting the HDR picture mode and checking the HDR checkbox, click the Full DDC Reset button. This resets and prepares the picture mode for calibration.
• After clicking Reset, using the OSD, set the HDR Tone Mapping setting to Static and set the Custom Color to BT.2020
• Click Next after the DDC reset is complete

Step 5

On this page, Calman will adjust your display’s White Balance

• Click the AutoCal button to perform the 2pt greyscale AutoCal
  • HDR calibration should use 30% and 80%
• Once complete, click Next

Step 6

Here Calman will adjust the Multipoint Greyscale of your display.

• Note: To improve HDR greyscale calibration, select your model from the menu at the top. This will use a set of greyscale points specific to your model
• Press the AutoCal button and select the HDR greyscale points on the AutoCal dialog
• Once complete, click Next to proceed to post-calibration verification

CMS Calibration Note:

• CMS calibration quality varies greatly by the display model being used. In some cases, the post-calibration results will be better without performing CMS autocal.
• If you would like to attempt CMS Autocal, click the CMS Adjustment button in the top-right

CMS Autocal

• Click the CMS Adjustment button in the top-right of the Greyscale Autocal page
• Press the AutoCal button to open AutoCal dialog. Configure the dialog as follows:
  • • Saturation Set: 50%
    • Saturation Point: 50%
    • Stimulus Level: 50
• Click OK to begin CMS AutoCal process

Step 7

Post-calibration readings to document the post-calibration condition of the display.

• Click the Read Series […] button to measure the display’s grayscale and color gamut response.

• Click Next.
• On the Calibration Complete page, you can choose to…
  • Save and Report
    • Select Save and Report to generate the calibration report
  • Calibrate Next Mode
    • Returns to the beginning of the workflow where a new mode or colorspace can be selected
    • Note: Does not save workflow data
  • Additional Validation
    • Allows measurement of the display using more thorough Saturation Sweeps and ColorChecker® patch sets