Digital BW, The Print

I thought someone on the list might know the answer to this - I can't find
it.  My monitor is the Samsung 213T and I'm using the Pantone Spyder and
OptiCal Pro.  The only instructions for an LCD monitor relate to the Apple
21" Cinema display, and suggest setting brightness to 50% and contrast to
max before calibrating.  Is this the case for LCD's in general, or more
specifically mine? Thx for any help.

  --Ken Carney