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We have made every effort to to ensure that the the the images in this digital atlas reproduce as as as closely as as as possible what you see under the the the the the the microscope However the the the the the the colors of of the the the the the the the the the images on
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your your monitor monitor at at at at least 30 minutes before you you you you want to to to to calibrate the screen so your your your monitor monitor monitor can warm up to to to to to to its its normal operating temperature and conditions • • Set your your monitor monitor to to to to its its native default screen resolution • • Make sure you’re carrying out the the calibration procedure in in a a a a a a a room which is neither too too brightly nor too too dimly lit Basic Monitor Settings
Use the picture below as as a a a reference The top horizontal bar shows a a a a a a a a a a a a a range of of grayscale tones equally spaced from true true black black black to to to true true true true white white white Below are are two two circles that include three areas of of of different intensities of of black black black (A (A B B B C) or or white white white (X Y Y Z) Z) and and two two true true true black black black (A) and and true true true white white white (Z) vertical bars that include slightly lighter (B) or or darker (Y) rectangles IMPORTANT TECHNICAL NOTICE