General Tools and Instruments DCS800 - Manual (Page 18)

NAVIGATING THE MENUS
The Main menu of the DCS800—accessible by pressing the button—has
six submenus for accessing and controlling the following operational and
housekeeping functions:
• The DELETE ALL FILES submenu lets you bulk-erase the contents of the
SD card
• The AV OUTPUT menu’s function is automatically enabled when you plug
the included Analog video output cable into the console’s Analog video out
jack.
• The DATE/TIME submenu lets you set the current date and time (together
known as system time) and the date format. It also lets you choose
whether to superimpose the system time on live video. Be aware that you
cannot change the Year/Month/Day (Y/M/D) format used for photo time
stamps.
• The LANGUAGE submenu lets you choose one of 27 languages for
on-screen notifications and menu items
• The TV SYSTEM submenu lets you choose the analog video output format
(NTSC or PAL) compatible with your TV or TV monitor
• The AUTO POWER OFF submenu lets you determine the triggering time of
the Auto Power Off function (never, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes or
30 minutes)
The six submenus are navigated in identical fashion. When
any submenu is selected and opened by pressing the
button, its name is displayed in white at the top of the LCD.
No more than three options are presented in rows below, as
in the figure at right:
Scrolling an option to the middle of screen highlights it and
makes it available for selection. Pressing the
button saves the setting and
automatically switches the display to the next-highest level of that menu or
submenu. The effect is identical to what happens when you press the “up one
level” button in a traditional computer folder-subfolder hierarchy.
Finally, remember that once you open any menu or submenu, you have two
minutes and 30 seconds (2:30) to select an option before the menu
automatically closes, returning the DCS800 to its default Preview operating
mode.
18
DCS800-manual_fiNAL-030313_awb 3/1/13 12:37 PM Page 18