General Tools and Instruments DCS1700 v.1 User Manual

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The SETTINGS submenu

Submenu name

Options

Instructions/Comments

AUTO POWER OFF

OFF (default)

Choose OFF to disable the Auto Power Off

function (not recommended). Choose 5 or 10 to

automatically power off the DCS1700 after 5 or
10 minutes of inactivity on the keypad. When
your selection is highlighted, press the
button to save the setting and return to the
SETTINGS submenu.

RECORDING TIMER 0 (default)

Choose 0 to never limit the duration of video

recordings. Choose another value to limit the

duration of video recordings to that value, in

minutes. When your selection is highlighted,

press the

button to save the setting and

return to the SETTINGS submenu.

The Special Function menu that opens when you press the

button provides access

to two display controls and the option to operate the display in either of two custom
modes.

The two display controls are for brightness and contrast. The controls let you establish
baseline levels of those two display attributes that remain in effect in both Preview and
Playback mode after you exit the Special Function menu and until you power off and on
again.

Note: Unlike the Main menu and its submenus, the display controls made available
through the Special Function menu must be manipulated within four seconds. If
you do not adjust the baseline level of brightness or contrast within four seconds,
the on-screen display control will disappear and you will have to start over, from
Preview mode, by pressing the

button.

To set a baseline level for display brightness:

1. Enter the Special Function menu by pressing the

button.

2. Use the

button to scroll down to and highlight the

line.

3. Press the

button

4. Use the

and

buttons to increase or decrease the display brightness, as

represented by the number of green bars in a horizontal row. The default baseline
level is represented by the blue bar in the middle of the row.

To set a baseline level for display contrast: