The Video On-Screen Display
Video Input Selection and the
On-Screen Display
When using the Video Monitor output with the On-Screen Dis- play, the DC-1 automatically puts up a blue or grey background when no video signal is present.
Occasionally, an incoming video signal may be so weak that it is recognized as essentially no sig- nal, triggering the background overlay. If this occurs, simply reselect the input.
In addition to the front-panel display, the DC-1 contains a character genera- tor for a video overlay display on monitors. Since the on-screen display is capable of showing the full menu of options available at any point, calibra- tion of the system is faster and easier if the DC-1 video output is connected to a video input on a video monitor. This display will also show any dynamic adjustments to controls such as volume, contrast, etc.
Adjustments to the on-screen display are made from the Display Adjust menu. To display this menu, press the MENU ▲, ▼ or SELECT buttons on the Remote to enter the Main Menu. Press MENU ▼ twice to select
DISPLAY ADJUST.
Press SELECT to enter the Display Adjust menu. Press SELECT to open the On-Screen Display menu.
This menu allows you to choose the position and duration of items dis- played on-screen during normal operation, as well as the options of color or black and white display and conformance to local broadcast format.
Adjusting the position allows you to move the DC-1 display items to a location where they will not interfere with any other video overlays your system may generate.
The STATUS option allows you to choose to have the on-screen display always off, always on, or on for a two-second duration. Note that if you choose to have the display "time out", this will not affect the display of the main menu. Note also that parameter changes will still be performed when you make adjustments with MENU ▲ or ▼, even if the display is inactive. If you choose ALWAYS OFF, you will not be able to use the video overlay, and even setup will have to be done using only the front-panel display.
COLOR allows you to have the on-screen display presented in mono- chrome or color. FORMAT allows you to select NTSC, PAL or SECAM formats. (Note that SECAM format is available only in monochrome).
Press DONE twice to return to the main menu.
