General Tools and Instruments DCS1600 - Manual (Page 10)

Menu mode has a hierarchical structure and uses prompts and dialog boxes familiar to anyone who
has used an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). The only constraint on using the menu is your own
response speed. If no selection is made within 10 seconds following Menu mode startup, the
console will automatically revert to Preview mode. The same time constraint applies to selections
within submenus. If you do not respond to a prompt (indicated by a flashing word or line of text)
within 10 seconds, the H16 will switch back to Preview mode—its default operating state.
To access the main menu, press the OK button to enter Menu mode.
Doing so brings up the screen shown at right.
To navigate the main menu, use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to move up and
down until the parameter you wish to change is highlighted and
flashing in green. Then push the OK button to select it and call up its
submenu.
The DELETE ALL FILES line gives you two options (yes and no) that
can be selected using the ▲ and ▼ buttons. The sequence is similar
to the previously described procedure for deleting an individual photo or video.
The AV OUTPUT line allows you to send the real-time video stream shown on the display unit out
through the unit’s TV out jack to an NTSC or PAL TV monitor. The H16’s display will turn black until you
select this option again. Before activating this function, make the physical connection described in the
“Viewing Live Video on a TV Monitor” section.
The DATE/TIME SETUP line allows you to set the H16’s calendar and clock. Doing so is necessary
only if you wish to keep track of your photo and video files by date and time.
When DATE/TIME SETUP is selected, the screen that appears has the year flashing in green. To
increase the value, press the
button. To decrease the value, press the button. Once you have
set the year, advance to the next field—the month—by pressing the ▼ button. Set the month as you
did the year, by using the ▲ and ▼ buttons to increase or decrease the value by one unit per button
press. Repeat this process until all six date and time components have been set. To back up from any
field to the previous field, press the ▲ button.
The bottom line of the DATE/TIME SETUP screen also allows you to choose whether or not to
superimpose the date and time on the display in Preview mode. The default condition is “display off”,
meaning the date and time are not displayed. To always superimpose the date and time, navigate
down to the bottom line until the word OFF below the word DISPLAY is flashing green. Then push
either the
or button to change the flashing word to ON. Finally, press the OK button to save
the setting.
The LANGUAGE line of the main menu allows you to view the main menu, as well as the DELETE
screens for individual photos and videos, in any of 14 languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French,
German, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simpified Chinese, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Russian
and Bulgarian). Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to navigate to the language you wish to use and then push
the OK button.
The VIDEO FORMAT line enables you to choose either NTSC or PAL formatting of the videos you
export to a TV monitor. Press either the ▲ and ▼ button to make your choice and then push the OK
button to save the setting.
Pressing the button with either NTSC or PAL flashing in green on the VIDEO FORMAT submenu
opens a sub-submenu with the following lines: Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. You can use
this submenu to change any of those four video attributes from the default factory settings.
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DELETE ALL FILES
AV OUTPUT
DATE/TIME SETUP
LANGUAGE
VIDEO FORMAT
AUTO POWER OFF
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