Camera Display Setup - First Alert DVRA0405 User Manual

INITIAL SETUP
SYSTEM OPERATION
Video Display Live View Set Up
To customize the video display on your monitor, use the DISPLAY screen.
Access the DISPLAY screen from the SETUP menu, by selecting SETTING
from the drop down menu, and then Display. The following screen appears.
Channel: Select the channel for setup.
Display name: Place a check in the box to select whether to display the
Channel name or not.
Name: Use the virtual mouse to select a name identifier for the channel.
Names are alphanumeric.
Position: The Channel name can be positioned on either the bottom or
top of the channel screen view. Modify the position of the channel name as
desired by selecting the appropriate drop down position.
Copy To: Apply all settings to all channels.
Video Setting Adjustments
Each camera channel can be adjusted individually for brightness, contrast
and saturation. Adjustments can be made by selecting SET VIDEO from the
Drop Down menu. The Video Adjustment Screen appears.
To adjust:
1. Channel: Select the proper channel for adjustment using the Channel
drop down.
2. Brightness, Contrast & Saturation may be adjusted by placing
and clicking the mouse cursor with the appropriate rectangle. Finer
adjustments can be made by clicking the + and - squares.
3. Repeat process for all channels as desired. Or click DEFAULT, to return
video to the original factory settings.
4. Click SAVE.
Video Resolution
The Video Resolution Screen allows for adjusting the video to fit or
match the DVR with the monitor's video settings. This includes the Video
Resolution (size), and Standard (NTSC or PAL). It also allows the pop up
menu screen adjustments to range from transparent to opaque. To make
these adjustments select SETTING from the drop down menu, select
DEVICE and then VIDEO.
Video Setup Screen
Resolution: 3 resolutions are available are 800 x 600, 1024 x 768,
1280 x 1024.
PAL/NTSC: Select either NTSC (used in North America) or PAL ( used in
Europe and other continents)
Transparency: Used to allow the pop up menu to appear with a clear view
so that the channel video to be seen live while making adjustments to the
NTSC or PAL?
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is the
video system or standard used in North America and most
of South America. In NTSC, 30 frames are transmitted
each second. Each frame is made up of 525 individual
scan lines.
PAL (Phase Alternating Line) is the predominant video system or stan-
dard mostly used overseas. In PAL, 25 frames are transmitted each sec-
ond. Each frame is made up of 625 individual scan lines.
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Display SETUP Screen
Video Adjustment Screen
Video Setup Screen