Datacolor User to User Support Group.

>Hi David,
>Is the while calibration tile dedicated to my spectro?

Yes...:-)

>I noticed it too
>has the same serial no. Why would it be necessary to have a dedicated
>white tile when the spectro only needs to calibrate to the white tile
>and make all subsequent readings from that calibration? Wouldn't just
>about any white tile from PFP be good enough?

No. Every white tile is a little different; if they were all exactly the
same, it would be too expensive to manufacture them. Each spectro is
"calibrated" at the factory to work with its own white calibration tile.

>In case the white tile is lost, soiled or damaged, what do we do then?

Don't let it get lost, soiled, or damaged...:-)

Seriously: you would probably have to send it back into the factory to
be recalibrated to a different white tile, and I'm sure this would cost
a bit, just not sure what the official procedure is. David Tobie will
chime in with something about this, I'm sure.

>I have kept mine in a plastic bag to protect it.

You can do that, if you want, but it's not necessary. You can keep it on
your desk, or in a drawer. There's probably not much that's going to endanger
it. Don't write on it, submerge it in coffee, etc. etc. and it will be fine.

>
>Thanks.

You're welcome!


Best regards,

-- 
David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
ColorVision