Calibrating Samsung TVs with Calman

Calman Studio and Ultimate support direct calibration of Calman-Ready Samsung televisions. Using Samsung’s integrated calibration interface, Calman connects to the TV over a local network to automate grayscale, color, and gamma adjustments. This process ensures accurate, consistent image performance for both home entertainment and professional workflows.

Calman Required Version

• Calman Studio or Ultimate v5.16.5 or higher

Hardware Requirements

• Calman Ready Samsung TV
  • Models by Year:

• Calman Compatible Meter
• Calman Compatible Pattern Generator

Step 1

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

• 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
    • QD-OLED
      • SDR/HDR: Window 2%
      • 2-second delay
    • LCD/QLED
      • SDR/HDR: Window 10%
      • 2-second delay
  • 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 require Pattern Insertion to be 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 TV
  •  On your TV:
    • Enable IP Remote found under Connection > Network > Expert Settings > IP Remote > Enable
  • Click the Find Display Button
  • Select Samsung and your TVs year/model from the dropdown
    • Enter the IP address assigned to the TV
      • Settings > Connection > Network > Network Status > IP Settings
    • Click Connect
      • Accept the connection via the popup on the TV

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.
• In the Samsung OSD, disable Color Booster
• 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

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

• Click the AutoCal button to perform the 2pt greyscale AutoCal
• Click Next after AutoCal has completed to 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.

• In the OSD on the Samsung TV, change the Color Space Settings to Custom
  • Settings > All Settings > Picture > Expert Settings > Color Space Settings > Color Space
  • Confirm the Color Adjustment point is set to 100%
• Press the AutoCal button to calibrate the TV’s CMS
  • Settings: Saturation Set: 50% Saturation Point: 50% Stimulus Level: 50
  • Multipoint CMS: In Cal-Day or Cal-Night modes, you may use Samsung’s Multipoint CMS feature. 
    • When Multi-CMS is selected, a Multi-CMS saturation set should also be selected

• Click OK to begin the colorspace AutoCal process
• When AutoCal is complete, press 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