🪄Looking Glass 27" Light Field Display (Portrait)

1. Set up your Looking Glass 27"

Download the latest version of the Setup, Safety & Wall Installation Guide below ⤵️ to setup your Looking Glass 27" (Portrait)

2. Plug in and power on your Looking Glass 27"

There are 3 ways to connect the display to your computer: (Please make sure to use Looking Glass power adapters, power cords and cables only)

1. USB-C DP Alt Mode

   1. Plug in the power adapter with power cord to a wall socket to deliver power to the display.

   2. Plug in the included USB-C Cable to your computer through a USB-C port that supports USB-C DP Alt Mode.

   3. Your display should turn on automatically. If not, press the On/Off Button

1. DP Mode

   1. Plug in the power adapter with power cord to a wall socket to deliver power to the display.

   2. Plug in the DP Cable into the Looking Glass 27” and the other end into your computer.

   3. Plug in the USB-C Cable into Looking Glass 27” and the other end into your computer USB-C port.

   4. Your display should turn on automatically. If not, press the On/Off Button

1. HDMI Mode

   1. Plug in the power adapter with power cord to a wall socket to deliver power to the display.

   2. Plug in the HDMI 2.1 Cable into the Looking Glass 27” and the other end into your computer.

   3. Plug in the USB-C Cable into Looking Glass 27” and the other end into your computer HDMI 2.1 output port.

   4. Your display should turn on automatically. If not, press the On/Off Button

Setting Up Your Computer

To ensure your displays works seamlessly with your supporting devices, make sure they are calibrated to the following settings on your computer:

With a Mac (Apple Silicon only)

With a PC

1. Open up Settings > Displays

1. Change the Looking Glass display resolution to 2880 x 5120 and the rotation to 270°

• Ensure True Tone is toggled off

1. The display mode should be in Extend these Displays. Looking Glass display should be selected

2. Night Light should be off (optional, as it will impact the color performance of our displays)

3. Scale should be set to 100%

4. Display orientation should be set manually to Portrait (flipped)

5. Confirm the resolution is 2880 x 5120

Setting Up Your iPad

You can also use an iPad Pro (M4 chip or newer) to display content onto your displays.

For optional optimization purposes, you can find the additional setting changes for the iPad here. (Under “Looking Glass 16” Displays”)

You must first select the calibration file for your Looking Glass device to run any application. When you run your app, you will be prompted to:

• Connect your device via USB-C

• Load a calibration file via the file browser. Calibration files are under Locations -> LKG-XXXXXX (your device serial number) -> LKG_calibration -> visual.json. Select the visual.json file

• Your calibration is now loaded — applications will store this for future use

4. Download Software (for PC only)

In order to use your displays with a PC, you will need to download Looking Glass software to run 3D content. You will require:

Once you've got Looking Glass Bridge installed, run this test below and you should see a hologram appear on your display! For more information about Bridge check out our documentation here.

5. Download demos & plugins to test your display

Once your computer and/or iPad has been set up, it’s ready to use! You can test your display with the following demos via iPad/PC, or directly upload your own creations with our new Unity plugin.

You can download demo apps for your Looking Glass 27" Light Field Display here:

iPad:

• Replicas

• Shoecase

Note: You will need to download and use the TestFlight app in order to test the above demo apps

Windows and MacOS:

• Unity Plugin (NEW - V.3.2.7)

Note: Existing demos found on Looking Glass’ User Guides cannot be used for the 27” Light Field Display

6. Download plug-ins & software to create your own applications

• Download Looking Glass Model Viewer here to easily load your own 3D models onto the display.

• Download the latest Looking Glass Unity plug-in here to create your own interactive applications.

• Access our native SDK here to integrate your custom OpenGL, DX, or Metal renderer.

• See our other creator tools for more content possibilities here.